[WiX-users] Redistributing Burn for building bundles on client's machine

2014-08-31 Thread Gregory Beaty
What do I need to include in my installation in order to build bundles/bootstrapper applications on my client's machine (excluding the obvious)? -- Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters.

[WiX-users] Editing files within a compiled bundle

2012-12-27 Thread Gregory Beaty
In WiX 3.5 I was able to open a handle to the MSI, edit some internal user properties that I created during development of the MSI, and save the MSI with these updates. With WiX 3.6 the bundle that is created is a shell for the internal MSI and other associated files for bootstrapping. Is there

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdba same version upgrades (was Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection)

2012-09-22 Thread Gregory Beaty
Too bad I still can't figure out why my previous bundle won't complete the uninstallation. Thanks for the information I may just go with a native approach as well. On Sep 22, 2012 11:06 AM, Neil Sleightholm n...@x2systems.com wrote: Thanks to Rob's input I have finally got same version upgrades

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-21 Thread Gregory Beaty
Any answer to this? Greg Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.com On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Neil Sleightholm n...@x2systems.comwrote: This is what I tried, in OnDetectRelatedBundle() save the operation. In OnPlanRelatedBundle() if the saved operation == BOOTSTRAPPER_RELATED_OPERATION_NONE (which

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-18 Thread Gregory Beaty
, Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.comwrote: I'm a bit confused. Why do you call Detect and Apply twice? I assume you called Plan in there some place as well, right? On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Gregory Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.com wrote: So after doing a ton of analysis I figured out my

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-17 Thread Gregory Beaty
the version; the cause was multiple entries in ARP. It might we worth checking this, I found if I removed all the versions then the upgrades started working. Neil -Original Message- From: Gregory Beaty [mailto:greg.bea...@gmail.com] Sent: 16 September 2012 17:36 To: General

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-17 Thread Gregory Beaty
the Bundle but keep the version the same, you have multiple bundles registered on your machine. Go to ProgramsFeatures (aka: ARP) and remove them all. Package reference counting with all those Bundles still installed will likely be very confusing. smile/ On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 4:38 AM, Gregory Beaty

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-17 Thread Gregory Beaty
is failing. You should see the new Bundle kick off an uninstall of the old Bundle at the end of the new Bundle's install. If you take a walk through the log files you should be able to see all the calls. On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Gregory Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry for all

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-17 Thread Gregory Beaty
source code for the wixstddba?) Greg Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.com On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Gregory Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.comwrote: I don't have access to the logs right now but Rob I think you are right. I remember when I provided an uninstall button inside of the upgraded bundle

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-16 Thread Gregory Beaty
the NETFX 3.5 may be trickier but creating an ExePackage and referencing that via the WixMbaPrereqPackageId is all the same. On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Gregory Beaty gbe...@spsu.edu wrote: Thanks Rob. I do have another issue. How do I disable the ability for the BA to install

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-16 Thread Gregory Beaty
Also I just re-ran the upgrade and the versions are different, but it still places two different versions into the Add/Remove programs list. Greg Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.com On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Gregory Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.comwrote: 1. Wix supports same version major upgrades

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-16 Thread Gregory Beaty
but can't find it now. Neil -Original Message- From: Gregory Beaty [mailto:greg.bea...@gmail.com] Sent: 16 September 2012 15:27 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection 1. Wix supports same version major upgrades

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-16 Thread Gregory Beaty
Thanks for the reference. Greg Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.com On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Gregory Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.comwrote: Even my different version upgrades don't remove the previous installed version. I seem to have problems uninstalling a previous bundle from an upgraded

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-16 Thread Gregory Beaty
had this issue when I had done some same version installs and then started changing the version; the cause was multiple entries in ARP. It might we worth checking this, I found if I removed all the versions then the upgrades started working. Neil -Original Message- From: Gregory Beaty

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-13 Thread Gregory Beaty
Hello, My WiX MSI package allows same version upgrades with: MajorUpgrade Schedule=afterInstallInitialize AllowSameVersionUpgrades=yes DowngradeErrorMessage=A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed. /. However when using this with my Manager Bootstrapper Application I never get the

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-13 Thread Gregory Beaty
and never installs my program. My application is instead replaced by UI shell that the framework installer uses. Does that make sense, and if so is that a bug? *Thanks, Greg Beaty * *LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gregory-beaty-jr/42/b6a/a96 | Personal http://goog_419374978**Website http

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-13 Thread Gregory Beaty
know. In WiX v3.7 you also get the relation type which will further inform you that you have a related Bundle that is an upgrade but it's operation is None (i.e not upgrade and not downgrade). On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 4:54 AM, Gregory Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, My WiX MSI

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Detection

2012-09-13 Thread Gregory Beaty
Sorry for the double post. Greg Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.com On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Gregory Beaty greg.bea...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Rob. I do have another issue. How do I disable the ability for the BA to install multiple versions of my application? It seems that during

Re: [WiX-users] Custom BootstrapperApplication installation failure

2012-09-11 Thread Gregory Beaty
Hello I have created a custom BootstrapperApplication based on the Wix 3.6 Installer. I am now up to point where I am ready to test actual installations. The log indicates that the log gets up to the point where it creates a system restore point then it does nothing. After closing the