Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall stops Explorer but doesn't restart it

2011-12-07 Thread Brad Lemings
doesn't restart it > > On 10-Oct-11 16:29, Brad Lemings wrote: > > I have a package with a background process that is normally running. When > the user uninstalls the software, Wix and/or Windows Installer prompts to > shutdown both the process and Explorer (to unregister

[WiX-users] Uninstall stops Explorer but doesn't restart it

2011-10-10 Thread Brad Lemings
Hi, I have a package with a background process that is normally running. When the user uninstalls the software, Wix and/or Windows Installer prompts to shutdown both the process and Explorer (to unregister extensions) but it does not restart Explorer. I'm sure this is a known issue. Can anyo

Re: [WiX-users] WixUIMondo

2011-10-03 Thread Brad Lemings
lease: Wix Toolset 3.5". So I located the .wxl sources with the appropriate text strings. I'm assuming I don't need the special markup in comments (e.g. _locIDText, _locComment)? Thanks. > -Original Message----- > From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] > Sent: Mond

Re: [WiX-users] WixUIMondo

2011-10-03 Thread Brad Lemings
.@joyofsetup.com] > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 1:54 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixUIMondo > > On 30-Sep-11 18:06, Brad Lemings wrote: > > Is it possible to change the text of the Typical button? If so, how? > > How about th

[WiX-users] WixUIMondo

2011-09-30 Thread Brad Lemings
Is it possible to change the text of the Typical button? If so, how? How about the text below the button? Yes, I'll have to localize custom text. :) Thanks. -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is s

[WiX-users] Removing/Deleting data at uninstall

2011-09-30 Thread Brad Lemings
This question has probably been asked many times before. If there is a web page that answers it, please provide links. If I have a software package that creates a database, user settings, and other data files while it is installed and I want to allow the user to delete or keep this data when u

[WiX-users] Subscribe Events

2011-07-18 Thread Brad Lemings
Is it possible for an external program or embedded script to subscribe to events (e.g. SetProgress)? Thanks. -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has b

Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?

2011-07-18 Thread Brad Lemings
displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: > Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release > notes near the end of an installation sequence. See "How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup" and replace "my

Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?

2011-07-15 Thread Brad Lemings
aying release notes? Lots of properties built in listed here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(v=VS.85).aspx This one might be interesting: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372384(v=VS.85).aspx On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Brad Lemings wrote: > And how can the

Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?

2011-07-15 Thread Brad Lemings
-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: > Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release > notes near the end of an installation sequence. See "How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup" and replace "myapplication.exe" with "myrelease

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-Lingual MSI

2011-07-12 Thread Brad Lemings
. 2011/7/11 Brad Lemings : > Greetings, > > Just wondering if there is an easier way to accomplish this: > http://www.geektieguy.com/2010/03/13/create-a-multi-lingual-multi-language-msi-using-wix-and-custom-build-scripts/

Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?

2011-07-11 Thread Brad Lemings
Oh nevermind. I didn't look at the whole example. "myapplication.exe" IS a Wix reference. -Original Message----- From: Brad Lemings Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 1:51 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying relea

Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?

2011-07-11 Thread Brad Lemings
users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes? On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: > Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release > notes near the end of an installation sequence. See "How To: R

[WiX-users] Multi-Lingual MSI

2011-07-11 Thread Brad Lemings
Greetings, Just wondering if there is an easier way to accomplish this: http://www.geektieguy.com/2010/03/13/create-a-multi-lingual-multi-language-msi-using-wix-and-custom-build-scripts/? Thanks. -- All of the data gene

[WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?

2011-07-11 Thread Brad Lemings
Hi, Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release notes near the end of an installation sequence. Thanks. -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? I

[WiX-users] Install Directory Structures

2011-07-05 Thread Brad Lemings
Hi, I was wondering if there were techniques, methods for accommodating both single-level and multi-level install directory structures using the same set of Wix XML source files? If I'm not mistaken, the directory structure is currently reflected directly in the XML code. Example:

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-21 Thread Brad Lemings
L compared to your reg script. > > I could be way off base, but I think I could generate a reproducible test > case. > > -Original Message- > From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 4:47 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Ins

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-20 Thread Brad Lemings
; DLL, and then pass it as a parameter to the Heat call for your component. > > The only problem would be writing the logic to identify which attributes > were changed by your DLL compared to your reg script. > > I could be way off base, but I think I could generate a reproducib

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-20 Thread Brad Lemings
XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements > > -Original Message- > From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 1:19 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-20 Thread Brad Lemings
- From: Dave Brotherstone [mailto:dav...@pobox.com] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 1:58 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements > > -Original Message- > From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] >

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-20 Thread Brad Lemings
Found a regdiff tool. Hopefully this should do the trick. :) -Original Message- From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 1:19 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-20 Thread Brad Lemings
] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements Use heat <http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/heat.htm> to harvest your registration information and create a wix fragment that you can include or copy/paste from... It's actually very easy :) -Original Message- From: Brad Leming

[WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-20 Thread Brad Lemings
G'morning (or evening wherever you are): Our software has a couple of Explorer extensions - a namespace and shell extension to be exact - which we've always installed and uninstalled by running regsvr32 commands. Are there any helpful Wix tutorials circulating on the net that describe the Wix

Re: [WiX-users] Combined 32-bit and 64-bit MSI?

2011-06-13 Thread Brad Lemings
Wilson -Original Message- From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 10:38 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Combined 32-bit and 64-bit MSI? Is it possible to combine a 32-bit and 64-bit install in the same MSI file? If so, are there

[WiX-users] Combined 32-bit and 64-bit MSI?

2011-06-13 Thread Brad Lemings
Is it possible to combine a 32-bit and 64-bit install in the same MSI file? If so, are there some examples, tutorials to look at? Thanks, Eric. -- EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content au

Re: [WiX-users] Elevated Custom Actions

2011-05-23 Thread Brad Lemings
h the ** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] Sent: 23 May 2011 16:05 To: General discu

Re: [WiX-users] Elevated Custom Actions

2011-05-23 Thread Brad Lemings
imer -Original Message- From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] Sent: 22 May 2011 00:31 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.(wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Subject: [WiX-users] Elevated Custom Actions AFAICT, it is not possible to execute a custom action a

[WiX-users] Elevated Custom Actions

2011-05-21 Thread Brad Lemings
AFAICT, it is not possible to execute a custom action after InstallFinalize. Is this true? -- What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging Custom Actions

2011-05-20 Thread Brad Lemings
ld give this a try first, rather than trying to start the service > manually with a custom action. I'm sure somebody with a lot more experience > with _BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION can say whether the authoring above is > expected to work or not. > > Edwin G. Castro > Softwa

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging Custom Actions

2011-05-20 Thread Brad Lemings
nce > with _BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION can say whether the authoring above is > expected to work or not. > > Edwin G. Castro > Software Developer - Staff > Digital Channels > Fiserv > Office: 503-746-0643 > Fax: 503-617-0291 > www.fiserv.com > Plea

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging Custom Actions

2011-05-20 Thread Brad Lemings
Digital Channels Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -Original Message- > From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 10:32 AM > To: General discussion for

[WiX-users] Debugging Custom Actions

2011-05-20 Thread Brad Lemings
ction ended 11:24:45: InstallFinalize. Return value 3. ... Not much help there. How does one go about determining why the action/command failed? Thanks, Eric. -Original Message- From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:24 PM To: General discussion for W

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging/Troubleshooting Service Installs

2011-05-19 Thread Brad Lemings
erv > Office: 503-746-0643 > Fax: 503-617-0291 > www.fiserv.com > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > >> -Original Message- >> From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] >> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:21 PM >> To: General discussio

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging/Troubleshooting Service Installs

2011-05-19 Thread Brad Lemings
3-617-0291 www.fiserv.com P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -Original Message- > From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:43 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] Debugging/Troubleshooting Service Installs

2011-05-19 Thread Brad Lemings
cified so I'm guessing >the latter case is the real problem although its somewhat inconceivable that >the ServiceControl element does not imply Administrator privileges. I'm guessing the Account and Password attributes are the real culprit. Now to prove it... -Original Me

[WiX-users] Debugging/Troubleshooting Service Installs

2011-05-19 Thread Brad Lemings
Greetings, The following excerpt of a Wix file is supposed to install, stop, start, and uninstall a service (exact names have been tweaked): /uninstall I'm trying to install the resulting .MSI with the following com

[WiX-users] Grouping Merge Modules?

2011-05-18 Thread Brad Lemings
Currently, I have a .wxs file with the following: ... ... ... I was wondering if and how these merge modules could be grouped somehow and referenced with a single Wix element. Thanks. P.S. Sorry for the HTML. Is pla

Re: [WiX-users] How to use a particular version of runtime merge modules?

2011-05-18 Thread Brad Lemings
particular version of runtime merge modules? 1. Open the msm with Orca 2. Go to the file table 3. Check out the "Version" column 2011/5/18 Brad Lemings > Moving to the latest runtime version means a couple days work > rebuilding/redistributing our 3rd-party tools. That&

Re: [WiX-users] How to use a particular version of runtime merge modules?

2011-05-18 Thread Brad Lemings
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Re: [WiX-users] How to use a particular version of runtime merge modules?

2011-05-18 Thread Brad Lemings
ience Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] Sent: 18 May 2011 03:22 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to use a particular version of runtime mergemodules? All of our software - both 3rd-party and in-h

[WiX-users] How to use a particular version of runtime merge modules?

2011-05-17 Thread Brad Lemings
All of our software – both 3rd-party and in-house – is built against a particular version of the VS/VC runtimes – specifically "9.0.30729.4148". How does one utilize merge modules in Wix sources using a particular manifest/version of the VS/VC runtimes? Thanks, Eric. -