Re: [WiX-users] Need some help on Deferred Custom Actions

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 ...

[WiX-users] Need some help on Deferred Custom Actions

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 cu

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Uninstall - MaintenanceTypeDlg, VerifyReadyDlg Dialog sequence is Shown Twice

;Back" 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 -Original Message----- From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:09 PM To: General disc

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Uninstall - MaintenanceTypeDlg, VerifyReadyDlg Dialog sequence is Shown Twice

away versus the second sequence ... -Original Message- 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

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Uninstall - MaintenanceTypeDlg, VerifyReadyDlg Dialog sequence is Shown Twice

quot; buton does for the VerifyReadDlg. What do you have for the "Remove" button? Chris -----Original Message- 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

[WiX-users] Wix Uninstall - MaintenanceTypeDlg, VerifyReadyDlg Dialog sequence is Shown Twice

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. MaintenanceTyp

Re: [WiX-users] System wide Environment variables and the Exit Dialog (or just installer in general) .. got my answer

After some more research .. I got my answer. -Original Message- 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 var

Re: [WiX-users] System wide Environment variables and the Exit Dialog (or just installer in general)

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 o

Re: [WiX-users] Handling exceptions within wix

exceptions 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. -- sig://boB http://j

[WiX-users] Handling exceptions within wix

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 confi

Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files

the error. At this point, I don't think its so much of a Wix issue, rather an .NET issue .. unless somebody knows different. -Original Message- From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:02 PM To: General discussion for Wi

Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files

ilto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:46 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files We place some of our shared files in C:\Program Files\Common Files\ -Original Message-

[WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files

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 inst

Re: [WiX-users] One install for multiple OS .. Im good

![CDATA[VersionNT < 601 or AdminUser]] Did the trick. ... Thanks ! -Original Message- 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 didn

Re: [WiX-users] One install for multiple OS

Message- From: Jeremy Farrell [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]

[WiX-users] One install for multiple OS

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 it

Re: [WiX-users] Looking at .Net Version in Launch Conditions - I found my answer already

I found my answer already... -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&#x

[WiX-users] Looking at .Net Version in Launch Conditions

I'm writing an installer that for a service that needs to have 3.5 SP1 to be installed. My wix logic is >From what I've read, when >fails, the dialog will be shown. When I run the install using /l*v , The log file show s Property(C): MsiNetAssemblySupport = 2.0.50727.3053

[WiX-users] The imported project .... Wix.CA.targets" was not found

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 declaration is correct, and that the file exis

[WiX-users] Impersonating different users during install

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 opportu

Re: [WiX-users] How do you rollback an install after an error in custom action

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

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Install - Limitations in Custom Dialogs / Custom Actions

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 .wx

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Install - Custom Dialog, Next button needs to be clicked twice dialog to advance - XML Source

he 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 -Original Message- From: Robert Hermann [mailto:ro

[WiX-users] Wix Install - Custom Dialog, Next button needs to be clicked twice dialog to advance

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 ge

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing the Install and Mainenance Dialogs - Different Approach

Unless you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not authorized to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it -Original Message----- From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com] Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 1

[WiX-users] Customizing the Install and Mainenance Dialogs

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 g

[WiX-users] Finding on APRNOMODIFY .. is this right ?

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 0 In order to do this (change button appear). What I have found is once I have In my in

[WiX-users] How do you set APRNOMODIFY in WIX - I get a compile error when I do it.

In my wix program I have set ARPNOMODIFY to 0 which prevents doing it through ARP. But when I compile I get this error what am I doing wroing Error 2 The primary key 'ARPNOMODIFY' is duplicated in table 'Property'. Please remove one of the entries or rename a part of the pr

Re: [WiX-users] sql database creation and Users

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 (ins

Re: [WiX-users] Dialogs during the uninstall

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 Milwauke

Re: [WiX-users] I need help with installing MS SQL Server Express 2008 from a wixinstaller.msi

iners that install MSI-based setups sequentially. Phil ____ 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

[WiX-users] I need help with installing MS SQL Server Express 2008 from a wixinstaller.msi

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 ... I know the command line works because I can run in it in command window without any problems at all. I run it

[WiX-users] Trying to install SQL Server Express 2008 using WIX

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 Email: