Re: [WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-07 Thread b . rasing
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Re: [WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-07 Thread Phil Wilson
A couple of "best practice" suggestions related to this, if I'm guessing the intent behind those CAs: 1. Why task kill? If this is a program that responds to Windows commands, the WiX util CloseApplication custom action might be better, especially if an orderly closedown is preferred rather than

Re: [WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-07 Thread Pavan Konduru
This way: In your customaction(MyCA here in the example). C# code: string location = session["CustomActionData"]; location would hold the INSTALLFOLDER value. --Pavan -Original Message- From: dysert [mailto:b...@rocketmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2

[WiX-users] Running DOS commands from installation

2014-05-07 Thread dysert
*I posted the following at the main forum, and it was suggested I post here instead...* I've written an installation package with WiX (3.6), and I want to be able to do a few extra things (that it apparently doesn't do out of the box) that can easily been done at the Command level. I understand, th

Re: [WiX-users] The problem with admin rights of custom auctions.

2014-05-07 Thread Aleksey Tikhonov
Hello, Phil! It is cool. Now all custom auctions are finished successfully. impersonate="no": Thank you. 2014-05-07 19:40 GMT+04:00, Phil Wilson : > You may need to clarify exactly what your custom action does - your > first post says you want to copy fi

Re: [WiX-users] The problem with admin rights of custom auctions.

2014-05-07 Thread Phil Wilson
You may need to clarify exactly what your custom action does - your first post says you want to copy files to the target directory (which is why I mentioned CopyFile) but the recent post says you want to modify a config file. Your custom actions seem to be deferred, which means that in a per-machi

Re: [WiX-users] Getting 2819 error on clicking “Next” button in WelcomeDlg. Please help.

2014-05-07 Thread Phil Wilson
A verbose log should tell you which dialog. --- Phil Wilson On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 3:56 AM, Namrata Kumari wrote: > ok But how to understand which control and what property ? or do u have a > complete sample to customdialogs in Wix > > > > -- > View this message in context: > ht

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Strange behavior about the TempFolder Directory.

2014-05-07 Thread David Connet
My first thought is that it's REALLY bad (actually, another word comes to mind...) to be actually installing a file into %TEMP%. That directory, by nature, is for temporary files. A file installed by MSI is not temporary. (plus, as was pointed out, you're installing a per-machine file into a per

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Strange behavior about the TempFolder Directory.

2014-05-07 Thread Uni Gauldoth
I've found what caused this problem. The user installed the product under the "Administrator" account. After installation, the "Administrator" account was deleted. The user then repair the product under another account named "Admin". But when repairing the "MyDir" still point to "C:\Users\ADMINI~1

Re: [WiX-users] Getting 2819 error on clicking “Next” button in WelcomeDlg. Please help.

2014-05-07 Thread Namrata Kumari
ok But how to understand which control and what property ? or do u have a complete sample to customdialogs in Wix -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Getting-2819-error-on-clicking-Next-button-in-WelcomeDlg-Please-help-tp7594531p759

Re: [WiX-users] The problem with admin rights of custom auctions.

2014-05-07 Thread Aleksey Tikhonov
Wix Disigner does such project.wsx But I need to modify config file with parametr which is setted in the settings dialog. It does not work also. All my custom auction start without admin rights, but directory in program files is created with admin rights and UAC showing 2014-05-06 20:36 GMT+