[WiX-users] hyperlinks and MSI 5.0

Hi all, I would like to add hyperlink text to the Bootstrapper and to Condition messages within the MSI Within the MSI I have set up MSI 5.0: InstallerVersion="500" Then tried: NETFRAMEWORK45 >= "#379893" or in Bootstrapper (as a test): I get a hyperlink but clicking does nothi

[WiX-users] Can you replace a MSI in a Burn/Bootstrapper package?

Hi folks, Just a quick question I think I know the answer but I want to make sure... Here is what I have done... Did a build in the morning which created my products MSI's. Created an uncompressed Bootstrapper project that has the EXE and RedistSuite folder with all my product (multiple componen

[WiX-users] Building WIX on build machine issues...

Hi folks, I have a Build VM where I have installed VS2012 but have NOT installed WIX 3.9 I have rebuilt WIX 3.9 with some changes to the bootstrapper (I added some pre requisite checks that our product requires) (If I install WIX 3.9 and replace the binaries built and is good, but we do not want

[WiX-users] bizarre trying to install MSI but it thinks it is installed but can't find any references to it

Hi all, I have a client that is trying to install our product on one of their systems. One of our MSI's (a service installer) is skipped when installing our product using the Bootstrapper, it runs the pre reqs, it runs our 1st install, skips the service install and tries to run our client install

Re: [WiX-users] burn and upgrades

is there a way in the burn.sln to detect if it is an upgrade or not? sample code I am using: // ** Is Bootstrapper EXE running? PROCESSENTRY32 entry; entry.dwSize = sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32); hSnapShot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, NULL); int iCount =

[WiX-users] burn and upgrades

Hi folks, quick question... MSI can use the property "WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" to determine if an upgrade is in progress, does burn have a similar property to determine if an upgrade is happening with the Bootstrapper? if not then what is the point of having the UpgradeCode in the bundle? thanks,

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade issue

Sigh... False alarm.. I am an IDIOT... I put code in to ensure a 2nd running Bootstrapper isn't running... duh... so on uninstall of the Bootstrapper it quits (because it is the 2nd one) and doesn't remove it self... Guess I didn't think of upgrades... will have to think of how to distinguish b

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade issue

I could really use some help with this... -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Upgrade-issue-tp7599324p7599393.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade issue

Once again, the “new” build was a one off build with the version number changed to make it a major upgrade… Version changed: Old 15.1.4.x New 15.2.4.x GUID changes every build Upgrade Code remains the same steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wi

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade issue [P]

Classification: Public Once again, the “new” build was a one off build with the version number changed to make it a major upgrade… Version changed: Old 15.1.4.x New 15.2.4.x GUID changes every build Upgrade Code remains the same steve This message has been marked as Public by Ste

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade issue [P]

Classification: Public The version changed from 15.1.4.x to 15.2.4.x and the GUID changed and the upgradecode remained the same... This message has been marked as Public by Steven Ogilvie on February-25-15 3:53:03 PM. The above classification labels were added to the message by TITUS Message C

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade issue [P]

Classification: Public same This message has been marked as Public by Steven Ogilvie on February-25-15 3:48:49 PM. The above classification labels were added to the message by TITUS Message Classification. For more information visit www.titus.com. [Latest TITUS News!]

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade issue [P]

Classification: Public Hey Phil, I am not using at all I have 1 EXE (SQL Server Express 2012 CU2) and 1 MSI only (but I have to MsiPackage's one for a silent install and one for non silent) The only PackageGroupRef I have is for .NET i.e.

[WiX-users] Upgrade issue

Hi folks, I have an installer (MSI) with a bootstrapper, installs and uninstalls perfectly The GUID is set to * and the upgrade code is the same each build. (the version of the MSI/Bootstrapper and binaries that we are installing is 15.1.4.x) To test that an Upgrade will work, I have built our bi

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade issue

Hey Phil, I am not using at all I have 1 EXE (SQL Server Express 2012 CU2) and 1 MSI only (but I have to MsiPackage’s one for a silent install and one for non silent) The only PackageGroupRef I have is for .NET i.e.

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper and buttons...

I have modified the theme for the boostrappers I am using but I noticed on the Welcome screen hitting the enter key does not advance to the next screen is this a bug in 3.8 or as designed? Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Boo

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: setting permissions when creating folder... [GB]

so is using this okay?? [WIX_ACCOUNT_NETWORKSERVICE]? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/RE-SPAM-Re-setting-permissions-when-creating-folder-GB-tp7597876p7597885.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: setting permissions when creating folder... [GB]

Classification: General Business So I would use: ?? Steve [Latest TITUS News!] This message has been marked as General Business by Steven Ogilvie on November-12-14 12:10:52 PM. The above classification labels were added to

Re: [WiX-users] setting permissions when creating folder... [P]

Classification: Public So below is to "translate" localservice built in account, cool Thanks, Steve Sigh Why would Microsoft localize specific accounts, guest/administrator/network service/localsystem etc... sigh... [Latest TITUS News!]

[WiX-users] setting permissions when creating folder...

Hi all, I am setting a permission on a folder: " Permanent="no" Shared="no"> This has been working fine for a LONG time... However, someone is trying to install our software on a German Windows 7 or 8 OS and getting this error: ExecSecureObjects: Secu

[WiX-users] burn upgrades...

Am I missing something here? I have installed my product with version 14.8.6.x. Each build the GUID is changed, i.e.: The UpgradeCode is not changed, i.e.: “” The bundle.wxs has: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/burn-upgrades-tp7597628.html Sent from the wix-users m

Re: [WiX-users] Patch question (been a while since I did patches, and haven't used WIX for Patches) [P]

bootstrapper/ -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: 431050 |[hidden email] -Original Message- From: Steve-Ogilvie [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Thursday, S

[WiX-users] Patch question (been a while since I did patches, and haven't used WIX for Patches)

Here is what I did: created: patch\rtm which holds the admin install of the RTM version of our software (WIX 3.5 MSI 3.0) patch\upp which holds the latest hotfix admin install of our software (WIX 3.5, MSI 3.0) patch\tempholds icons/binaries that are internal to MSI rtm

[WiX-users] easy way to exclude installing merge module from product.wxs source file?

Hey Instead of creating a new MSI installer for our services for a "new" project I want to use our "old" services MSI... However I want to disable installing the merge modules via a MSI property... I have: I would like: any ideas?? Steve -- View this message in context: h

Re: [WiX-users] create registry value with product code

thanks John, I will try that out steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/create-registry-value-with-product-code-tp7596476p7596479.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] create registry value with product code

Hi all, I require to create a registry key with the product code, which I have set up like so: in a Variable.wxi file: in my product.wxs I have: but after the install runs that registry value shows up as: "msiexec /x * /q" if I use: it shows up as "msiexec /x /q" What am I doing wrong? t

Re: [WiX-users] trying to add XML element to a web.config file

thanks Nicholas, got it removed on uninstall :) -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/trying-to-add-XML-element-to-a-web-config-file-tp7596447p7596455.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -

Re: [WiX-users] trying to add XML element to a web.config file

thanks James and Nicholas... phew trial and error and Google for about a day and a half :) steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/trying-to-add-XML-element-to-a-web-config-file-tp7596447p7596456.html Sent from the wix-users mailing

Re: [WiX-users] trying to add XML element to a web.config file

Got it working :) AND it is the last line in the parent element which is perfect... now to figure out how to remove it on uninstall, I guess it would be the same as "install" but "uninstall"? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset

Re: [WiX-users] trying to add XML element to a web.config file

Okay I have it "working"... the only problem is that it is replacing the first -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/trying-to-add-XML-element-to-a-web-config-file-tp7596447p7596448.html Sent from the

[WiX-users] trying to add XML element to a web.config file

Hi folks, I am trying to add a new element to a web.config file, new element would be similar to: The web.config file looks like this (it has other element: ... ... ... I need to add my element below the 1st

[WiX-users] question re changing MSI default behaviour

Hi Rob and Bob, Quick question. I would like your honest opinion about changing default MSI behavior, i.e. Upgrades by changing a WIX installer to modify its behavior to act like an upgrade when the version number has not changed? i.e. you have version 1.2.3.x installed and then the user upgrade

Re: [WiX-users] 2 questions re build to build stop installing...

thanks David and Rob/Carter some basic testing and I came up with this: NOT SAMEFOUND OR Installed thanks for your help Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/2-questions-re-build-to-build-stop-installing-tp7595417p7595437.

Re: [WiX-users] 2 questions re build to build stop installing...

ssage- From: Steve-Ogilvie [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 12:55 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 2 questions re build to build stop installing... Our productcodes change build to build (that way when we release a new version the productcode is different, so th

Re: [WiX-users] 2 questions re build to build stop installing...

[via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] [mailto:ml-node+s687559n7595419...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: June-23-14 3:53 PM To: Steven Ogilvie Subject: Re: 2 questions re build to build stop installing... Set the ProductCodes to the same value as 14.4.6.7 in both situations Carter Quoting Steve-Ogilvie

[WiX-users] 2 questions re build to build stop installing...

Hi folks, I have 2 questions... (Using WIX 3.8) 1. MSI I would like to stop build to build installs (bring up warning?) i.e. i have 14.4.6.7 installed, then I run today's build which is 14.4.6.8 (the product code is different, the upgrade code is the same) this is my upgrade element: the .8 v

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading...

what if at build time I change the name of the MSI to be the same as the original MSI's name and use the same upgrade code? Would that work ? Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Upgrading-tp7595079p7595124.html Sent from the wix

[WiX-users] Upgrading...

I have a quick question... We released 4.2.0.x about 3 months ago. and our Services MSI was named TITUS_Services_Setup_x86 we shipped only the 32 bit services with our Client installer with a different GUID and upgrade code. now we have changed our Services MSI to TITUS_Client_Services_x86 and

Re: [WiX-users] Is there some existing tool I can use when I work with WiX localization?

Check out the " ThmViewer.exe" in the WIX bin folder. " To view a theme file without having to build a bundle, you can use the ThmViewer.exe which is located in %WIX%\bin\. " It sometimes is a hit and miss that it works, it is very fussy... Steve (for it to work I needed to copy ALL my resource f

[WiX-users] what exactly is this: WixMsiNetAssemblySupport?

I can't find any help on it but I am curious what is the difference between this: NOT NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL NOT NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL and this: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download then restart the setup."> NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL = "#1" thanks, Steve -

[WiX-users] within MSI capture user cancelled...

Hi On an upgrade (after the user selected yes to upgrade on a messagebox) I stop our Web App Pool, and our Web Site. However if the user Cancels the install BEFORE choosing to install the upgrade (verify ready screen install button) our application is in limbo because the web app pool and web sit

Re: [WiX-users] displaying action data text in ExecuteProgressActionDataText

well I guess I don't think this is a bug... However I did fix the issue. 1. took '.' out of my progress text strings 2. changed balextension DLL (WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.cpp) in method: OnExecuteMsiMessage from: ThemeSetTextControl(m_pTheme, WIXSTDBA_CONTROL_EXECUTE_PROGRESS_ACTIONDATA

Re: [WiX-users] DTF custom action not working but an almost identical is...

-04-14 2:10 PM To: Steven Ogilvie Subject: Re: DTF custom action not working but an almost identical is... You've seen this? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3560370/custom-action-in-c-sharp-used-via-wix-fails-with-error-1154 --- Phil Wilson On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 10:47 AM,

[WiX-users] DTF custom action not working but an almost identical is...

Hi folks, I have spent WAY TOO much time on this... I get an error 1154 (please don't tell me to refer to blah blah) I have 2 custom actions... 1 works, the other doesn't The custom action CA_UPGRADE_GET_WEBPORTNUM works, the CA_UPGRADE_GET_CONNECTSTR doesn't... scenario: When we run an upgrad

Re: [WiX-users] displaying action data text in ExecuteProgressActionDataText

Another frustrating item I have had to take out of the bootstrapper :( I ONLY want the progressText of the Action Text displayed (as it does in a MSI) however the bootstrapper is displaying all sorts of fluff in the prefix of the progress text... i.e.: Here is a "normal" progress text I have:

Re: [WiX-users] alt key in bootstrapper messes up the foreground/background of controls

This was frustrating, I ended up taking out the background .png and got a new image for the side banner .png that is only 1/3 of the real-estate so that the controls do not sit on top of the image... Hitting ALT key would ALWAYS set the controls to the background and the background image and side

Re: [WiX-users] alt key in bootstrapper messes up the foreground/background of controls

sorry if I sound dimwitted... what does that have to do with controls going into the background and the images into the foreground? i.e. launch bootstrapper and I have a light gray background image to have the full area of the bootstrapper dialog a light gray colour (couldn't see how to change the

Re: [WiX-users] alt key in bootstrapper messes up the foreground/background of controls

Has anyone else had this issue?? have a bitmap that covers text/button/etc controls... launch your bootstrapper, then hit the ALT key, do your controls go in the background (behind the bitmap?) Steve anyone know of a work around??? STeve -- View this message in context: http://windows-insta

Re: [WiX-users] how to keep a web site during upgrade...

Then how do you uninstall it? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/how-to-keep-a-web-site-during-upgrade-tp7592935p7592937.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] how to keep a web site during upgrade...

. ___ FireGiant | Dedicated support for the WiX toolset | http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Steve-Ogilvie [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 1:48 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [WiX-users

[WiX-users] how to keep a web site during upgrade...

Hi, I am not sure if I can do this but... I have created a web site using the WIX IIS::WebAppPool/IIS::WebSite/IIS::WebServiceExtension/IIS::WebDir I would like to know if there is a way NOT to remove the website during an upgrade? (major upgrade, does an uninstall then install...) thanks, Ste

Re: [WiX-users] alt key in bootstrapper messes up the foreground/background of controls

what happens when you click the ALT key? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/alt-key-in-bootstrapper-messes-up-the-foreground-background-of-controls-tp7592823p7592885.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---

Re: [WiX-users] transparent background on text that changes i.e.: OverallProgressPackageText leaves solid background of text foreground colour in Bootstrapper

bug: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4325/ -Original Message----- From: Steve-Ogilvie [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:27 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] transparent background on text that changes i.e.: OverallProgressPackageText leaves solid background of text

Re: [WiX-users] alt key in bootstrapper messes up the foreground/background of controls

sigh looks like I will have to remove the background image and the side banner image and cut the side banner image to just use the first 1/3 of the dialog... too bad, since the UI looked really nice and what management wanted! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-t

Re: [WiX-users] transparent background on text that changes i.e.: OverallProgressPackageText leaves solid background of text foreground colour in Bootstrapper

sigh looks like I will have to remove the background image and the side banner image and cut the side banner image to just use the first 1/3 of the dialog... too bad, since the UI looked really nice and what management wanted! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-t

Re: [WiX-users] alt key in bootstrapper messes up the foreground/background of controls

okay to see if it was my stuff that was messing up, I created a new boostrapper project I took the RTF theme xml/wxl from the 3.8 RTM source added my background.png (used MS Paint 500 x 390 light gray color saved as png) launch the bootstrapper and the background bitmap is covering the whole dial

Re: [WiX-users] transparent background on text that changes i.e.: OverallProgressPackageText leaves solid background of text foreground colour in Bootstrapper

I really need help on this! I have a background image that is the "same" (or really close) to the background colour of the MSI progress page (light gray) but the progress text and action text has a white background don't know how to get the same hexidecimal numbers for the light gray I choose. pu

Re: [WiX-users] alt key in bootstrapper messes up the foreground/background of controls

I really need help with this, management is asking me to put in the background image and the side banner image in the bootstrapper but as soon as you hit the ALT key the other controls go in the background -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.n

[WiX-users] transparent background on text that changes i.e.: OverallProgressPackageText leaves solid background of text foreground colour in Bootstrapper

Hi, Using Burn 3.8 On the progress page I have a background that is similar (as close as I good get) to the MSI screen background (a light gray) I am using: Segoe UI (transparent background) or Segoe UI (white background) #(loc.OverallProgressPackageText) However the font (FontId 4) has

[WiX-users] alt key in bootstrapper messes up the foreground/background of controls

Hi using WIX 3.8 create a Bootstrapper and have a side panel bitmap for the welcome screen, hit the ALT key on keyboard and the controls on top of the .png are now "behind" the bitmap... Anyway I can fix this? I have tried various hexstyle to no avail... hmm weird, but if I go next from Welco

Re: [WiX-users] Event Source not populating on upgrade... [P]

Sigh... I finally figured out what was causing this issue :( I was creating some registry values in EventLog\My Company and these registry keys had forcecreateoninstall forcedeleteonuninstall... Fixed that up... nuts! thanks, Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-x

Re: [WiX-users] displaying action data text in ExecuteProgressActionDataText

In the bootstrapper the burn engine is tacking on: Action : CustomAction name. progress text I don't believe I can change the first two elements (Action :) I am just using straight forward strings to describe what the custom action is doing, my dev manager wants to filter out the extra fluff. As

Re: [WiX-users] Event Source not populating on upgrade... [P]

e other event sources show up? -----Original Message- From: Steve-Ogilvie [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 6:41 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [WiX-users] Event Source not populating on upgrade... Hi all, I have a RTM version of our software which has 2 client MSI’s The Even

[WiX-users] Event Source not populating on upgrade...

Hi all, I have a RTM version of our software which has 2 client MSI’s The Event Source on the RTM install is fine, all there, but on the upgrade only 1 of the Event Source is showing up: RTM:

[WiX-users] displaying action data text in ExecuteProgressActionDataText

Hi, I have ExecuteProgressActionDataText set in the bootstrapper: Action: Time: ActionName Action Text I would like to just show: ActionName Action Text Is it this code that is setting the Action: Time: in WIUTIL.cpp case INSTALLMESSAGE_ACTIONDATA: if (WIU_MSI_PROGRESS_INVALID != pConte

Re: [WiX-users] Extract contents of .MSP file just like dark does for.MSI

There is a nicer tool called instedit shows the relationship of each element... __ Steven Ogilvie 3 - 45 Bertrand Street Ottawa, ON Canada K1M 1Y5 Mobile: +1 613 299-2121 E-mail: sogil...@msn.com -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:1