Re: [WiX-users] Fixing a broken uninstall

2008-01-08 Thread JCWrs
JCWrs wrote: > > I have customActions scheduled just after ProcessComponents that uninstall > my services if the uninstall is being run. However, when the first one > fires, I get an error saying that one of my dlls or one of its > dependencies cannot be found. I check the

[WiX-users] Fixing a broken uninstall

2008-01-08 Thread JCWrs
I have customActions scheduled just after ProcessComponents that uninstall my services if the uninstall is being run. However, when the first one fires, I get an error saying that one of my dlls or one of its dependencies cannot be found. I check the file system and all the files necessary are p

Re: [WiX-users] Duplicate GUIDs caused by managed merge modules

2008-01-07 Thread JCWrs
Richard-45 wrote: > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > JCWrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> [...] The merge modules I use which are generated by VS setup projects >> (I have no say in this) are read in by wix and their base components are &g

[WiX-users] Duplicate GUIDs caused by managed merge modules

2008-01-07 Thread JCWrs
I used to build my wix installer with SharpDevelop and I never noticed this problem since it didn't throw an error. I'm migrating it to Visual Studio so it can be built alongside everything else, nightly, and I'm seeing a problem. The merge modules I use which are generated by VS setup projects

Re: [WiX-users] SQL Elements are not recognized in Visual Studio?

2008-01-03 Thread JCWrs
I did not have those so I added them, the top of my file now looks like this: http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"; xmlns:sql=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/SqlExtension"; xmlns:ui="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UIExtension";> I added a reference to WixSqlExte

[WiX-users] SQL Elements are not recognized in Visual Studio?

2008-01-02 Thread JCWrs
I Installed Votive 3.0 and I started testing out a project in Visual Studio. When I tried to build the project it did not recognize SQLDatabase and User as valid tags. I checked the help file to make sure I had the proper version and it shows the definition for both. Have I missed some versions

[WiX-users] Unknown Error: InstallUtilLib.dll

2007-12-19 Thread JCWrs
I am aware that it is not the suggested practice to use Installer class derived custom actions in Wix. However, I don't get to make that decision, I simply need to make it work in the installer. I followed the instructions posted here: http://blogs.msdn.com/josealmeida/archive/2004/11/08/253831

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder.

2007-07-30 Thread JCWrs
> MSI shouldn't remove directories that aren't empty. Check a verbose log > to see which files are getting deleted and then when the folder's > getting deleted. > > I've continued to track this problem and I'm still no where. I have combed the verbose log, but there is no reference to any

[WiX-users] Uninstall removes everything in the folder.

2007-07-09 Thread JCWrs
Ok, I am having a problem with the uninstall of my app. Whenever I run the uninstall, the entire folder that I installed to is removed including anything that may have already been in that folder or was added in later. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong? -- View this message in context: htt

[WiX-users] Change in UI New Install VS Change

2007-05-23 Thread JCWrs
Hello all, At present when I go to Add\Remove Programs and click the Change button, my installer launches and runs as if a new installation is happening. This is ok as the features box does show what is installed and what is not correctly, but one major drawback is that the user has to re-enter w

[WiX-users] DIRCA_NEWRETARGETABLEPROPERTY1?

2007-05-15 Thread JCWrs
This lovely CustomAction resides in a merge module I use in my installer. 1) This CA comes with a condition that its directory="". Does anyone know how to keep that from happening (generating the merge module via Visual Studio)? I can always manually remove the condition, but if I could remove

Re: [WiX-users] Merge Modules not retargetable during install?

2007-05-15 Thread JCWrs
I really need an explanation here as I'm obviously not understanding what is going on. Basicly my merge module and my components all install to INSTALLDIR. INSTALLDIR has a default value of c:\Program Files. During the installation the user can change that value through the UI to, lets say, c:\

[WiX-users] Merge Modules not retargetable during install?

2007-05-14 Thread JCWrs
Hi all, I've asked a similar question before, but after much slamming of my head against the wall I'm back again. I got my installation package working correctly with a file system defined using components. Later it was decided that, for ease of use and ability to always have the latest files in

[WiX-users] Stuck with an uninstall that doesn't work?

2007-05-04 Thread JCWrs
So I ran my installer and all was well. On my attempt to uninstall, however, I run into an error. I understand why I'm getting the error and I'm pretty sure I can fix it, but because of it I can't uninstall the app. Everytime I try to re-run the installer (after I've made the changes to make su

[WiX-users] Merge Modules evaluating earlier then Components?

2007-04-24 Thread JCWrs
Here is what I've got: I have looked in Orca and edited the directory structure so that my merge module installs to the INSTALLDIR directory as all of my other components do. However, when I run my install the Merge Module installs to the default value of INSTALLDIR while the components install

[WiX-users] Merge Modules in Wix

2007-04-23 Thread JCWrs
For various reasons, I need to use a previously built merge module in my wix installer. I looked around and found the syntax for this and put it into my wxs file. However, I got no output. I have confirmed that the merge module files are in the Module Retargetable Folder and I'm certain this me

Re: [WiX-users] Sequence of Install?

2007-04-19 Thread JCWrs
Yes it does. Thanks! Does it fix that if you schedule it after='InstallFiles' instead of CreateFolders? Daryn. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Sequence-of-Install--tf3608713.html#a10085591 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -

Re: [WiX-users] Sequence of Install?

2007-04-19 Thread JCWrs
Julie, thanks! That helped quite a bit. I'm still having one problem, however. When my CA runs it looks to see if the installed files are there by looking at INSTALLDIR. I've run the installer with the CA commented out and the files do get installed correctly. The CA program also works if I m

[WiX-users] Sequence of Install?

2007-04-19 Thread JCWrs
Ok, I have an installer with 2 custom actions I want to run AFTER all the files have been installed on the target computer. I thought that by using an InstallUISequence that had them run after ProgressDialog that would occur, but no such luck. Each time I run the installer my second CA fails bec

[WiX-users] File not found?

2007-04-16 Thread JCWrs
I have these two lines for my files: The 2 files are present in the Source directory named exactly what the long name specifies. I get this error message: The file with id 'Co0' and name 'Configur.svc|ConfigurationService.svc' could not be found with source path: 'c:\CabFilesIn

[WiX-users] Changing the value of TargetDir?

2007-04-12 Thread JCWrs
Hello all, In my installer I have the user set the folder to which they wish to install the app. I get this value in the INSTALLDIR property and that works just fine. However, I am having trouble figuring out how to get my files to install to the INSTALLDIR directory. How do I make TARGETDIR e

[WiX-users] Custom Action that references C# classes?

2007-04-11 Thread JCWrs
One of our developers has written a class that is able to set-up all of the virtual directories, websites and IIS that our app requires. Is there a way to write a custom action that executes a file that calls functions from this C#.Net class? I realize that I can call pre-defined Custom Actions

[WiX-users] SelectionTree example?

2007-04-10 Thread JCWrs
Does anyone know where to find a good example of the WiX code necessary to implement a SelectionTree correctly? What I'm trying to do is simply put a form in my UI to select which features are installed and which are not, but I can't seem to figure out how to do so. Can anyone give me a code s

Re: [WiX-users] Why is it skipping my UI?

2007-04-05 Thread JCWrs
Bob Arnson-3 wrote: > > > > Why are you specifying ExecuteAction? By placing it at sequence number > 1, no other UI will run before it. > > -- > sig://boB > http://bobs.org > > > Ok, I took that out, but I get the same result...no UI. I've been trying different things (including not h

[WiX-users] Why is it skipping my UI?

2007-04-04 Thread JCWrs
I'm working on a WiX Installer and, though I've added UI code, the msi produced doesn't display any UI and simply installs the files. Anyone know what I'm missing here?