[WiX-users] Resigning MSI package

Hi, I have a question about resigning MSI packages. My scenario: I built a .NET application to handle a whole bunch of MSI packages as a complete product suite (platform). Those MSI packages hold some custom properties that are used for install/update logic and visual appearance of the

Re: [WiX-users] Resigning MSI package

Hi, You can just use signtool to sign them like an .exe. There are some issues around this though, you will probably not have access to the 3rd party certificate which means you will have to use your own and explain to your users that you resigned them should they care or notice. If any of

[WiX-users] Remote Installation Progress

I am installing an MSI on a remote machine via the WMI method Win32_Product.Install. After invoking Install is it possible to get the installation progress via WMI or some other remoting mechanism? I'd like to report the status back up to another application, ultimately displaying a progress

[WiX-users] Adding 3rd party assemblies to the GAC

Hello, Quick question regarding adding third party libraries to the GAC. Naturally if our app is used we don't want the 3rd party dlls to be uninstalled unless they are not being used. So my question is, does wix increment and decrement the reference counts when installing and uninstalling?

Re: [WiX-users] Handling the cancel button in a deferred custom action

If it's deferred I assume it's running from the execute sequence, not the UI. This example shows how to use the progress bar during long running custom actions, but the interesting part for you is that MsiProcessMessage () returns cancel if the install has been canceled. This is a Dll call,

Re: [WiX-users] Adding 3rd party assemblies to the GAC

In these situations you hope that the 3rd party has some docs explaining how to share correctly (giving you component ids maybe) or a redistributable exe or a merge module. The short answer is that neither WiX nor Windows Installer will manage the ref counts correctly unless they are shared

Re: [WiX-users] Handling the cancel button in a deferred custom action

...and here's the missing link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370354(v=vs.85).aspx --- Phil Wilson On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Phil Wilson phildgwil...@gmail.com wrote: If it's deferred I assume it's running from the execute sequence, not the UI. This example

Re: [WiX-users] Adding 3rd party assemblies to the GAC

WiX doesn't, it just builds MSIs. Windows Installer (aka: MSI) does. ___ FireGiant | Dedicated support for the WiX toolset | http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: James McConville

Re: [WiX-users] Handling the cancel button in a deferred custom action

and another, sheesh... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367525(v=vs.85).aspx --- Phil Wilson On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Phil Wilson phildgwil...@gmail.com wrote: ...and here's the missing link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370354(v=vs.85).aspx

[WiX-users] Heat command line vs HarvestDirectory task

I have been experimenting with and creating a project which uses heat to harvest files. Initially I did the development by creating a batch (cmd) file which calls heat. Now I am in the process of modifying my project file to use the HeatDirectory task, and implement the equivalent of my batch

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper config file/Answer file

No. By design no. The Bundle makes a lot of security guarantees and does not use external files to define the chain. A custom BA could use external data (like a .config file) to decide what packages to install from a chain, but the chain definition is built into the Bundle.

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper config file/Answer file

Hi all, I have been looking everywhere to find the answer to this question. Does WIX Bootstrapper support the use of an xml config file or answer file to obtain the chain of packages to install? I have seen bootstrapper.confg files and some other information but I feel like I am going down rabbit

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper config file/Answer file

My experiences is the bootstrapper captures info on the signature or hash of files it is to manage installation of. You have to assemble the content, up the bootstrapper version number and re-compile every time any of the bundles change. This is a good thing as it ensures cohesion of

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper config file/Answer file

Thank you for the quick feedback. On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:24 PM, Wheeler, Blaine (DSHS/DCS) bwhee...@dshs.wa.gov wrote: My experiences is the bootstrapper captures info on the signature or hash of files it is to manage installation of. You have to assemble the content, up the bootstrapper

[WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

I've got an installer that is just one feature, and the user can select where to install the application. I decided to use the WixUI_InstallDir template for this, because it's 90% of what I need. However, the user needs to be able to modify the install and change the install location. I've updated

Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

This Link might help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9669207/how-can-i-allow-msi-features-to-be-selected-in-a-wix-burn-bootstrapper But let's be practical for a moment: Why allow the user to select feature(s) in the Feature Tree, if there is only one feature? If the Application can run

[WiX-users] just curious

Just curious, can you still use session.log for error logging during deferred execution? Thanks Woody -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [WiX-users] just curious

Yes, you can. -Original Message- From: Harold Wood (H10 Capital) [mailto:v-wow...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 4:18 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] just curious Just curious, can you still use session.log for error logging during

Re: [WiX-users] just curious

Great! Thanks! -Original Message- From: Pavan Konduru [mailto:pavan.kond...@accelrys.com] Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 4:29 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] just curious Yes, you can. -Original Message- From: Harold Wood

Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

Thanks for the reply Carter, but I'm not using the Feature Tree. The WixUI_InstallDir template is just Welcome - License - InstallDir - VerifyReady - Complete. There's only one feature to this application, I just want to Change the install and move the files to a different location. Thanks, Adam

Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

Then use the checkbox I recommended earlier. Carter On Thursday, April 03, 2014 09:50:37 PM Adam Kadzban wrote: Thanks for the reply Carter, but I'm not using the Feature Tree. The WixUI_InstallDir template is just Welcome - License - InstallDir - VerifyReady - Complete. There's only one

[WiX-users] Reference for logical operators, conditions, etc

I feel foolish asking, because I know it's a RTFM moment, but my problem is that I can't find the M. I see scraps of WiX input that look like: ![CDATA[Installed OR NETFRAMEWORK20]] but I can't find the reference for the logical operators, comparison operators if any, etc. Can someone

Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in change mode

I don't see how a checkbox will help with my problem. I have an application installed in folder X. I want to run the installer and change the application to be installed to folder Y. On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Carter Young ecyo...@grandecom.net wrote: Then use the checkbox I recommended

[WiX-users] Fwd: Problems with signing the bootstrapper

Hi! I have an BA, contains one exepackage (third-party, signed), and on pre-install exepackage (.net). I am trying to sign BA. it does not matter if it is signed before or after signing the engine (detached by insignia), I have tried every variant of signing packages and bootstrappers, but after