I got a couple of custom actions that I need to run elevated so I've got them
setup as deferred. I understand these run on a thread outside the execution
of the main installer session so I've setup my installe/custom actions to use
the CustomActionData property.
Some detail on one of the
I've got a deferred custom action that I need the installer to run after
InstallFinalize as I need it see a directory...
Is this possible ???
Note: It used to be immediate but I'm trying to get the installer to work with
UAC ( to get proper elevation) so I'm setting it to Deferred ...
buttons either.
Not sure I can assist any further though I am going to try my installer
now to make sure mine doesnt do the same!!!
Chris
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From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:09 PM
To: General discussion
When I goto to remove my installed product by running the installer twice and
going into maintenance mode, here is the sequence of dialogs I get
1. MaintenanceWelcomeDlg. Click next
2. MaintenanceTypeDlg click remove
3. VerifyReadyDlg click remove
4.
for the VerifyReadDlg.
What do you have for the Remove button?
Chris
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From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 3:43 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Wix Uninstall - MaintenanceTypeDlg
away versus the second
sequence ...
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From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 4:00 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix Uninstall - MaintenanceTypeDlg
I've done some research in using system wide environment variables (not wix
installer session variable) and the exit dialog. I've been able to setup an
environment variable and then run the installer and echo the value of the
variable in the Exit Dialog screen.
I take it one step further and
After some more research .. I got my answer.
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From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:15 PM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] System wide Environment variables
within wix
On 12-Aug-11 16:17, Robert Hermann wrote:
I need this information to be echoed back into the installer.
Once the install session ends, its properties go away with it. You need
another mechanism, like a temporary file.
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I've got an installer than either installs a database and a backend service or
upgrades (using a utility) a database along with the backend service. The
database upgrade utility reports back to the installer whether or not the
database upgrade went fine.
This utility compares the database
name
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From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:14 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files
I've got a wix installer that installs
the error.
At this point, I don't think its so much of a Wix issue, rather an .NET issue
.. unless somebody knows different.
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From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:02 PM
To: General discussion for Windows
I've got a wix installer that installs a backend service and a front end to
control the backend service.
The Admin front end is being placed in one directory and the service is being
placed in another directory. They have a few dlls that I would like to share
between them.
My plan is to
[mailto:jfarr...@pillardata.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:12 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] One install for multiple OS
And the problem is?
From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
I've got an install
![CDATA[VersionNT 601 or AdminUser]]
Did the trick. ...
Thanks !
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From: cwss [mailto:christian.wern...@simtra.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9:23 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] One install for multiple OS
The condition
I'm writing an installer that for a service that needs to have 3.5 SP1 to be
installed.
My wix logic is
Condition Message='This setup requires the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack
1 or higher (3.5.30729.01).'
![CDATA[MsiNetAssemblySupport = 3.5.30729.01]]
/Condition
From what
]]
/Condition
-Original Message-
From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:32 AM
To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net'
Subject: [WiX-users] Looking at .Net Version in Launch Conditions
I'm writing an installer that for a service that needs to have
I've got an install for a backend service that needs to consider a couple of OS
and then scenarios within that os.
For the time being I need my project to first detect the os and if its not at
least Windows 2003, to throw an error.
If its Windows 2008 R2, then the install needs to detect if
I'm doing a TFS 2008 build with wix 3.0 and I'm getting the error:
SQLServerCustomAction.vbproj(101,11): error MSB4019: The imported project
C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.0\Wix.CA.targets was not found.
Confirm that the path in the Import declaration is correct, and that the file
I've built an installer for a backend service which communicates with a
database. When the installer is run, the user selects the database from a
list of detected databases on the network.
The person who is running the install may not have rights to these databases
so I give them the
I've got some custom actions that creates some sql server functions and
create an xml config file as one of the last things that happens in an
install.
If an error occurs in the custom action, I need the install to roll
back, basically to uninstall itself.
The sql server scripts are installed
Does Wix have any limitations with regards to the number of Custom
Dialogs or Custom actions it can perform ?
My scenario is a relatively complex install where the install does some
database checks and user permissions checks
in custom actions. I have one custom action that is called from my
I've got a WIX project where I have some custom dialogs along with the standard
dialogs.
One of the custom dialogs, the next button was advancing the install to the
next dialog with a single click.
I put in a small change to the install and the next button then needed two
clicks in order to
is the publish events on the dialog's Next button.
Maybe something is getting called that isn't doing anything or calling the same
dialog. If you can post the XML for the dialog here, folks may see something
you don't.
John Harvey
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From: Robert Hermann
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From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 11:42 PM
I've got a custom install project where I have overridden the
Wix_UI_InstallDir.wxs because I did not want the
ARPNOMODY set to one. I've created a CustomUI_InstallDir.wxs that is very
close to the original document with
A couple of exceptions.
I've remove the APRMODIFY. I want my install to
I've been working on an installer that uses custom dialogs and some
standard dialogs.
Once installed, I want the app to have the Change button under add
remove programs.
I understand that I need to use
Property Id=ARPNOMODIFY0/Property
In order to do this (change button appear).
What I have
I'm writing an install that will create a sql database. I've got my server
set to Windows and Sql Authenication mode.
When I run the install and ask for a user with permission to install the
database, I've got two scenarios:
1) Using a windows network based user. This user is a sql user
How do you program WIX to display custom dialogs during an uninstall ?
I'm uninstalling my app from the Control Panel and I want to give the user the
ability to keep or drop
A database.
Rob Hermann
Senior Software Developer
Niceware International, LLC
10437 Innovation Drive
Suite 147
I've posted this a couple times and have not seen it come across on the boards
so I'm trying again. Please excuse duplicates.
Rob Hermann
Senior Software Developer
Niceware International, LLC
10437 Innovation Drive
Suite 147
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Tel: 414-476-6423 x110
Fax: 414-476-7955
Hello,
I'm writing (or trying to write) a WIX installer that based upon what the user
selects, installs SQL Express 2008 to the local machine.
I've got the command line down ...
Binary Id=SQLServerExecutable SourceFile =SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe /
CustomAction Id=ExtractInstallSqlServer
From: Robert Hermann [rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:10 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] I need help with installing MS SQL Server Express 2008
from a wixinstaller.msi
Hello,
I'm
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