[WiX-users] Application Requirements and how they translate to installation requirements.

Hi all, For years our company struggled with a per user-per machine install and application marriage. If used to be that the install and the app accessed 'stuff' in both machine and user locations. Accessing the user locations caused repair installs to occur when non-installing users would att

Re: [WiX-users] BAFunctions.dll to set WixBundleName from the language of the user's computer

I don't know if changing WixBundleName at run time is a very good idea. I never tried that. I would use the WixLocalization files to set strings displayed to a user. See here

[WiX-users] Registering TypeLib in both native and Wow6432Node

HI there, I am installing a x64 bit app along with a 32-bit dll. The 32-bit DLL is being hosted in a 32-bit dllhost. Both my x64 App and the 32-bit dllhost communicate using COM. Therefore, I need to install my type lib under both the native (x64) registry path and under the Wow6432Node path alo

Re: [WiX-users] 3.7 vs. 3.9R2

You can't have them both installed at the same time, but they don't need to be installed in order to be able to build them. My advice would be to upgrade to 3.9R2, so you have the latest votive bits within Visual Studio, and use MSBuild to build your older applications with 3.7. http://wixtool

Re: [WiX-users] WIX force GUI on uninstall

You'll need to rewrite the MSI UI for the bundle. A starting point should be: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/bundle/ If the built-in UI's are not good for you you'll need to author a theme . Of course you can

[WiX-users] 3.7 vs. 3.9R2

Can WiX 3.7 and 3.9R2 live happily on the same machine? We're using 3.7 now but have a big project coming in where we should modernize a bit but not break some stuff ... Keith Douglas Programmer Analyst | Programmeur analyste Questionnaire Development Services - CAI Social | Services de dévelo

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper custom background

You should author a theme using thmutil The Theme 's @ImageFile attribute specifies a background image. - Nir Bar Freelance Developer Mail: nir@panel

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Burn ResolveSource event and SetLocalPath(newPath) not working

The header file that I pointed to before tells you what to do - return Retry. On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Marco Tognacci wrote: > I have a WiX Burn Mamaged Bootstrapper with WPF UI.I need to locate the

[WiX-users] BAFunctions.dll to set WixBundleName from the language of the user's computer

Hi, I’m trying to create my own BAFunctions.dll. All I want to do with it is set WixBundleName based on the language of the user’s computer. Does something like that already exist somewhere? If not: I’ve tried to build src\burn\Samples\bafunctions VS2013 and VS2010. Lots of errors with VS2

[WiX-users] WiX Burn ResolveSource event and SetLocalPath(newPath) not working

I have a WiX Burn Mamaged Bootstrapper with WPF UI.I need to locate the msi package included in the exe in another location, (I need to deploy my setup on 2 dvd).I have attached to the ResolveSource event (or overriding the method OnResolveSource) that report in the LocalPath the path of the pac

Re: [WiX-users] Which Process Executes Custom Actions

The custom action is called from the MSI, right? So if it's unmanaged (not DTF) it will be an msiexec.exe process. Windows will launch or use an appropriate bitness msiexec.exe process to call the CA. The bootstrapper is a diferent process, so I don't see how there could be a connection. An immedia

[WiX-users] Patching with melt.exe and pyro - Custom Action and Merge Module issues.

Hi All, I'm having some success with creating patches using the melt.exe approach. However, I have a stumbling block with custom actions and merge modules, as outlined here: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Creating-Wix-Pure-patch-with-Melt-exe-and-Pyro-exe-fails-td

Re: [WiX-users] Wix bootstrapper only works on .net 4.5

Bootstrapper Prerequisite does not equal Product Prerequisite. If you're using a managed bootstrapper (such as the WiX installer), it has its own .NET requirements. If you have a custom bootstrapper written to .NET 3.5, then it's a bug that you hadn't modified the prerequisite of the bootstrap

[WiX-users] Which Process Executes Custom Actions

I have two custom action functions (A and B) that use LoadLibraryEx() to load a DLL that already exists on the target system (NOT installed by my MSI) and then proceeds to call a few functions in that DLL. My MSI is installed by the WiX Standard Bootstrapper. These custom actions functions in a tot

[WiX-users] Wix bootstrapper only works on .net 4.5

?Hi, When I run the bootstrapper setup on a Windows 7 machine it only works when .Net Framework 4.5 is installed. My WPF classlibrary is build for .Net Framework 3.5. The setup only needs 3.5. What is going wrong?! Robin Lutteke Disclaimer Dit bericht met eventuele bijlagen is vertrouweli

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper custom background

Dear Wix Users! I would like to realize a bootstrapper installer, with a custom background image. The installer, and the chain is working perfectly. However I couldn’t figure it out how to use a background on which the other control objects are visualized. Is it possible to do? If yes, h

Re: [WiX-users] Predicting Bootstrapper Cache Location

Sorry. Thanks for the correction. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Predicting-Bootstrapper-Cache-Location-tp7599709p7599736.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --

Re: [WiX-users] WIX force GUI on uninstall

Thanks for your response.I am new to WIX so could you please give me a link to a tutorial or an exampleof how this can be made. On the internet I found some thinks but i don't know were to start from.(I want something more simple so I can understand how bootstrapper works.) Ily On Thursd

Re: [WiX-users] KB2918614

To give some contradictory feedback: Installing KB3000988 did not fix the error 1316 issue on my machine. >From the log: MSI (s) (5C:94) [10:14:49:895]: SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext succeeded MSI (s) (5C:94) [10:14:49:895]: Determining source type MSI (s) (5C:94) [10:14:49:896]: Note: 1: 2203