Re: [WiX-users] Installation with Windows restart - how to maintain consistency?

2011-02-28 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
ssage for each chained MSI. Thank you for your help Ondřej Zarevúcky On 28.2.2011 16:17, Rob Mensching wrote: > Unfortunately, no. The Windows Installer cannot do what you desire. It would > have been nice if they had though. > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 6:09 AM, Ondrej Zarevucky

[WiX-users] Installation with Windows restart - how to maintain consistency?

2011-02-28 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi, I'm having problem with a scenario where the user has a program running while he installs an update (implemented as Major upgrade). The Windows Installer cannot replace all the files so it finishes with error code = ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED. After the installation is completed the user

Re: [WiX-users] How to update shared MUI libraries in a consistent state?

2010-06-01 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
lternately, you would need to check the installed features of the previous > product (either in your bootstrapper or in your MSI) and add all already > installed features to the ones you selected. > > -Original Message- > From: Ondrej Zarevucky [mailto:ondrej.zarevu...@fine.cz] >

Re: [WiX-users] How to update shared MUI libraries in a consistent state?

2010-05-31 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
" package, which contains shared libraires and updates them in a consistent state (products would ask our bootstrapper to install the required ones). Sadly this solution is losing reference counting feature from Windows Installer and we would have to do our own reference counting :( Th

[WiX-users] How to update shared libraries in a consistent state?

2010-05-28 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi everybody, we've just encountered a problem with our WiX setup when using shared libraries. We have two installations: - first one is installing only one shared component "SharedBase.dll" - second one is installing two shared components "SharedBase.dll" and "SharedAdvanced.dll" The issue is,

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Digital Signature to MSI

2010-04-19 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
he "DigitalSignature" element for external cabinets? http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_digitalsignature.htm doesn't describe the element very much :( Thank you for your help Ondrej Zarevucky On 13.4.2010 23:00, Mike Carlson (DEV DIV) wrote: > Christof is correct that WiX

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: Bug in LIGHT

2010-04-01 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi Markus, I had the same problem with one of our COM objects. I'm was told there problem in our COM object registration and I "fixed" it by moving the version independent class entry under the version dependent one using our custom built WiX post processing tool: More about this issue can

Re: [WiX-users] error LGHT0204 : ICE03: Invalid format string when use "[" in value

2010-03-19 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
As stated in the documentation for Formatted Column Data Type ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368609(VS.85).aspx <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368609%28VS.85%29.aspx> ) you should replace "[" with "[\[]" "]" with "[\]]"

[WiX-users] Problem with dialog added by Merge Module - wrong Sequence number

2010-02-19 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi, I'm creating an installation of software, which depends on third party software. To install the third party software we are using merge modules (created by the third party) to add their software to our installation package. This worked fine until they decided to add a dialog to the merge mo

Re: [WiX-users] Component Rules 101

2010-02-01 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi, I've asked about similar issue a few days ago (on 7th January 2010): http://n2.nabble.com/Question-about-Shared-Components-and-their-Key-Paths-td4265681.html#a4265681 There is a blog post mentioning the components are tracked for each product independently: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archiv

Re: [WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation

2010-01-27 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
08 Express or any edition of Visual Studio 2008 with > ::Visual C++ default libraries installed > ::* HTML Help SDK 1.4 or higher > > > 2010/1/27 Ondrej Zarevucky > > >> Yes, I've been using -cc and -reusecab switches for months and it has >> been great

Re: [WiX-users] Get Bootstrap Name

2010-01-27 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
What are you trying to accomplish? - If you want to detect, whether the MSI is run from your setup.exe or from other place, this property is enough for you. - Missing property means it is not your setup.exe :-) - Your setup.exe can send its path through a property (instead of sending the numbe

Re: [WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation

2010-01-27 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
t; **Design, Simulate + Innovate with 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- > Fro

Re: [WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation

2010-01-26 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
ARC, however, since the exact same cabinet creation code is used by > light.exe as cabarc.exe uses to create cabinet files. > > -Original Message- > From: Ondrej Zarevucky [mailto:ondrej.zarevu...@fine.cz] > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:12 AM > To: General discussion

[WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation

2010-01-26 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi, I have a bit weird question/feature request: - Is there a way, how to skip cabinet creation? I would like Light to create only the MSI package. We are packaging all the files manually using CABARC from "Microsoft Cabinet Software Development Kit" and it takes unnecessary time and disk space

[WiX-users] CNDL1033, LGHT1079 - question about long cabinet file names

2010-01-18 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi everybody, I have question about these two warnings thrown by Candle and Light tools: CNDL1033 and LGHT1079 - both are about long cabinet file names. The warning is telling me I should use short (8.3) file names referencing some Windows Installer team recommendation, but I couldn't find any

[WiX-users] Question about Shared Components and their Key Paths

2010-01-07 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi everybody, we have more products sharing the same shared libraries and I'd like to clarify some things, before I proceed. 1) Shared component between two products using same KeyPath and same Guid. - From earlier discussion I understand this is the proper solution and in my tests everything wo

Re: [WiX-users] Partial major upgrade?

2009-12-04 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
n to any other ideas, which would help us solve this issue. This is not supported solution for our customers, but we need them to have a way to use different versions of programs from our package. (We know of some compatibility problems when ProgramOne 1.0 doesn't properly communicate with Pr

[WiX-users] Partial major upgrade?

2009-12-03 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
es WcaAddTempRecord, which uses MsiViewModify(..., MSIMODIFY_INSERT_TEMPORARY, ...) Sadly, I didn't find any MSIMODIFY_UPDATE_TEMPORARY, only MSIMODIFY_UPDATE ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370519(VS.85).aspx <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370519%28VS.8

Re: [WiX-users] Maintenance mode when installed from temp

2009-08-14 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
only small setup package which will download only files for the features selected by the user) which will need some "fixed" (will be saved in registry) location to download all required CAB files and leave them there for Maintenance. Ondrej Zarevucky Peter Shirtcliffe wrote: > The pro

[WiX-users] Maintenance mode when installed from temp

2009-08-14 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
mode from Add/Remove programs and require users to run the 7zip package again. Ondrej Zarevucky. -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design,

Re: [WiX-users] Multiple shortcut localizations in one MSI - solution

2009-08-13 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
3.01. .... Ondrej Zarevucky Ondrej Zarevucky wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to solve a problem, how to install multiple shortcuts in > different locales using one MSI and one installation process. All > application files are using file name in base lat

[WiX-users] Multiple shortcut localizations in one MSI

2009-08-13 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
ram_EN.lnk=Localized name Program_CS.lnk=Přeložený název Any help is greatly appreciated Ondrej Zarevucky PS: The solution needs to work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2003, ... -- Let Crystal Reports ha

[WiX-users] External Installer App with UI quietly controlling MSI installation

2009-08-12 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
nfigureFeature or MsiSetFeatureState? The uninstallation will be completely handled by MSI with no UI. Thank you for any advice Ondrej Zarevucky -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day t

Re: [WiX-users] problem with ICE82 - duplicate sequence number 1 from third party merge module

2009-07-30 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
Hi, I'm using Orca and it's validation tools. It has list of preselected validation methods and there is one for merge modules ;-) I thank Peter for clarification, I understand the problem now. Ondrej Zarevucky John H. Bergman (XPedient Technologies) wrote: > Ondrej, How did you

[WiX-users] problem with ICE82 - duplicate sequence number 1 from third party merge module

2009-07-28 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
each of these tables is between ProgramFilesFolder.51E8CEE5_77F2_4D1B_82DF_14F19991D833 and SystemFolder.51E8CEE5_77F2_4D1B_82DF_14F19991D833 both sharing sequence number 1. Does anybody know, where this is coming from and how to solve it? I'm using WiX 3.0.5419. Thank you very m

[WiX-users] Reguirements for shared DLLs between more then one product of one company

2009-07-28 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
here. Until the process of upgrading all installations to MSI is done, there may be some products installed with InstallShield and with MSI and they have to work side by side. Thank you for clarification. Ondrej Zarevucky ---

[WiX-users] Adding Visual Styles manifest to MSBuild Bootstrapper

2009-07-23 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
veloper/msbuild/2003"; ToolsVersion="3.5"> .NET Framework 2.0 (x86) Windows Installer 3.1 Thank you Ondrej Zarevucky --

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with a shortcut on Desktop to Shortcuts folder in Star Menu

2009-07-22 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
. Example: Ondrej Zarevucky Ondrej Zarevucky wrote: > Hi,

[WiX-users] Install files to Public documents folder

2009-07-21 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
esolve to Public Documents folder. Can someone hint me, how to install these public/shared samples there? Thank you Ondrej Zarevucky -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in

[WiX-users] Problem with a shortcut on Desktop to Shortcuts folder in Star Menu

2009-07-20 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
and testing on Windows XP SP3. Can you please help me create shortcut on Dektop to our shortcuts folder? It should have the Windows default shortcuts folder icon and it should be installed for "All Users". When I tried to change the HKCU root to HKLM Candle

[WiX-users] Reevaluating Component Conditions on Repair

2009-05-27 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
settings and list of installed features and bonus components, which I don't know how to do. My current solution is something like this: InstallBonus> 0

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with Heat and COM (and subsequentlyCandleand Light)

2009-05-19 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
t able to provide the DLL files with the COM objects :( Is this ok? Should I use the SourceForge bug tracker at: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=105970&atid=642714 ? Ondrej Zarevucky - Original Message - From: "Simon Dahlbacka" To: "General discussion for Wi

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with Heat and COM (and subsequently Candleand Light)

2009-05-19 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
23) : error LGHT0311 : A string was provided which do esn't match the specified database codepage '1252'. Either set your database cod epage to match these characters, or change these characters to ones that exist i n the database's codepage. Ondrej Zarevucky - Origina

[WiX-users] Problems with Heat and COM (and subsequently Candle and Light)

2009-05-19 Thread Ondrej Zarevucky
or. Is there a way, how can I make Unicode MSI? Legacy.wxs(523) : error LGHT0311 : A string was provided which doe sn't match the specified database codepage '1252'. Either set your database code page to match these characters, or change these characte