Re: [WiX-users] wix preprocessor and votive

2010-09-30 Thread Travis Gaff
This might work: ... ... CONFIDENTIALITY The information contained in this message is confidential. It is intended to be read only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed or by an authorized designee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, be aware t

Re: [WiX-users] Advantage of using Patch Creation Properties over plain WiX?

2010-09-30 Thread Travis Gaff
I recently worked with both and failed to get the Pyro method to work to my liking. WiX was excluding obviously changed files in some of my early builds and I couldn't find definitive information on how it determines which files to include in the patch cab. Later I also discovered that it was in

Re: [WiX-users] How does patching decide which files to includeinmsp?

2010-09-23 Thread Travis Gaff
Oleksandr Y. Nechyporenko: >What is the way to extract msp without apply patch? Install 7-zip and right-click the .msi/.msp file to extract it. Inside you'll find the cab. > Travis have you tried using the PatchWiz method? I'm trying to work out a patchwiz patch right now. Not sure if there's

Re: [WiX-users] How to allow 32-bit installer to write toC:\Program Files

2010-09-18 Thread Travis Gaff
That may not work on localized or non-standard installations. For example, in Spanish C:\Program Files can become C:\Archivos de Programas CONFIDENTIALITY The information contained in this message is confidential. It is intended to be read only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed

Re: [WiX-users] How does patching decide which files to include in msp?

2010-09-17 Thread Travis Gaff
: [WiX-users] How does patching decide which files to include in msp? These are not WiX rules but MSI rules and are documented on MSDN site, somewhere in install patching section. -Original Message- From: Travis Gaff [mailto:tra...@pc-doctor.com] Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:48 PM To

[WiX-users] How does patching decide which files to include in msp?

2010-09-16 Thread Travis Gaff
am using 3.5.1916.0, however I had similar issues in 3.0. Thank you for any help you can offer. Travis Gaff, Software Engineer PC-Doctor, Inc. 9805 Double R Boulevard, Suite 301 Reno, NV 89521 CONFIDENTIALITY The information contained in this message is confidential. It is intended to

Re: [WiX-users] FileInUse doesn't work in XP?

2010-08-04 Thread Travis Gaff
I think we found similar issues. The RMFilesInUse behavior is different in XP vs. Windows 7 and possibly in Vista as well. We ended up adding several custom actions to try to stop our executables both with and without elevation. You can try the WiX util:CloseApplication to get started, but we