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-Original Message-
From: Yu, Brian [mailto:b...@easyscreen.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:39 AM
To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.; phildgwil...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [WiX
product code/upgrade
code/version as needed to check for a higher version update or major upgrade
and a way of asking the client if they want to download it.
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Phil Wilson
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Yu, Brian b...@easyscreen.com wrote:
Hello
We want to write installers
your product code/upgrade
code/version as needed to check for a higher version update or major upgrade
and a way of asking the client if they want to download it.
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Phil Wilson
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Yu, Brian b...@easyscreen.com wrote:
Hello
We want to write installers
Hello
We want to write installers in WIX as it gives us lots of flexibility. But we
also want the auto-update system that ClickOnce provide.
We want the end client to see an icon at the bottom right informing them that
there is a newer version available.
Can WIX do this?
I found this article
Can I ask how I am to do self registration of com dll?
I've been using SelfRegCost='0' on the file element
Even it's not advisable as seen below because it's quick and easy.
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/resons-avoiding-self-registration
I remember trying to do it the proper way
Hi Nick
I've just found out about your book and I'll buy it soon
Point1) I am using WIX to write registries, an example is provided
Component Id='SPRegChange'
Guid='51a1f782-f0f7-4798-82c4-723596a8c140' KeyPath=yes
...
RegistryKey Root=HKLM
All,
What I want to achieve:
I'd like to do a major upgrade with old registry settings retained from
previous installer.
i.e. registry values previously installed by an older installer which
later got updated
I tried the following ways but still failed.
Example:
I have a previous
Hi there
I found by testing that in 64 bit XP, the registry path is somehow
different
It should be hklm/SOFTWARE but now becomes hklm/SOFTWARE/wow6432
How do I get WIX to selectively install into the right paths depending
on whether it's XP or Win7
Brian
Hi there
Since ClickThrough is not ready yet, can anyone suggest what other
alternatives are available?
I googled some third party software that seem to handle auto upgrade but
I'm not sure how well they work.
http://www.catenalogic.com/products/updater/information
Hi there
Since ClickThrough is not ready yet, can anyone suggest what other
alternatives are available?
I googled some third party software that seem to handle auto upgrade but
I'm not sure how well they work.
http://www.catenalogic.com/products/updater/information
I want to install file shortcuts based on a value in registry, can it be
done?
If HKLM\software\myapp\myKey1 exists, then don't install shortcut
If HKLM\software\myapp\myKey2 exists, then install shortcut
How can I add conditions to components and features? Do I have to use
custom
Is there a way in WIX to add icon to the dialog boxes at Top left
corner?
Regards
Brian
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Try using this http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com/
As far as I know, WIX doesn't support multiple msi's
-Original Message-
From: MacDiarmid, James D [mailto:james.macdiar...@eds.com]
Sent: 01 July 2009 16:21
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users]
If it helps, there's Adobe Robohelp
Brian
-Original Message-
From: zett42 [mailto:sa...@gmx.de]
Sent: 01 July 2009 16:40
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] How does the WiX team generate wix.chm from
wix.xsd?
I assume you have some nifty tool to do this?
I like
RemoveRegistryValue Id=dummy1 Root=HKLM Key=SOFTWARE\DOT\blahblah
Name=dummyvalue /
Regards
Brian
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From: Alex Ivanoff [mailto:alex.ivan...@shavlik.com]
Sent: 29 June 2009 22:33
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Delete
Is it still the case where we cannot custom uninstallation?
On 10/5/06, Bob Arnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alex Mendes da Costa wrote:
I'm working on setting up an installer using WiX. When I uninstall
my product, there's a dialog box displayed that just has a progress
bar.
I want to the installer to prompt for passwords when user uninstalls,
this prevents any joe bloggs uninstalling my software.
Is this possible?
Brian
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Hi there
I am trying to get my installer to run dotnet2.exe and others as
pre-requisites before running my msi.
After some googling, the term I was looking for was bootstrapper /
chaininstaller
Is it still the case where WIX don't really support it? Even with using
custom action?
If so I'll
How do I make sure shortcuts created will appear for all users? Not just
the user who installs the application?
Component Id='LogFileCollectionIntraday'
Guid='csdsd1-ac46-4f91-a3f5-b0a18a48692a'
File
I managed it by adding Property Id=ALLUSERS Value=1 /
But I notice the HKCU registry does not get deployed on all users
Is there a way to have this done?
-Original Message-
From: Yu, Brian [mailto:b...@easyscreen.com]
Sent: 09 March 2009 13:56
To: General discussion for Windows
if the Registry value was not found (Which
means MYREGKEYPROP was assigned the default value YetNotSet.
Kind regards,
Hans
On Mon, February 9, 2009 14:33, Yu, Brian wrote:
Thanks for this, I'll give it a try.
Is it possible to add a flag in the RegistryValue to say don't
write/create if value exists
I wrote an installer ABC.1.2.3.0.msi which installs the full product
I then create ABC.1.2.3.1msi as a patch and to install it I have to run
in command line
msiexec /i ABC.1.2.3.1.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus
I put the above string in a ABC.cmd so that users can just run it by
Is it possible for wix to search for existing registry value and if it
exists or equal to a certain value, then leave the registry untouched
But if it does not exist, then create?
Is it a combination of using RegistrySearch and RegistryKey? How would
it work?
Brian Yu
12:19, Yu, Brian wrote:
Is it possible for wix to search for existing registry value and if it
exists or equal to a certain value, then leave the registry untouched
But if it does not exist, then create?
Is it a combination of using RegistrySearch and RegistryKey? How would
it work
I got this from http://www.dalun.com/wix/06.26.2005.htm
c:\WiX\msiexec /i product.msi /L*v log.txt
Is this the only way to write out logging?
I find it difficult to work out what the installer is doing, is there
any way to change the logging level?
Is there some sort of reference document
My installer writes default values to the registry for a new install
However, I'd like the installer to skip writing if it already exists as
they are user created
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the custom action before
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From: Yu, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:04 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] backuponinstall
Hi there
I am trying to backup all files under INSTALLDIR
Hi there
I am trying to backup all files under INSTALLDIR before installation
M plan is to use custom action to run a bat file that does the copying.
I tried running the bat file as is and deploying the bat file itself
first
The problem is that MSI InstallFiles action install all files
Bit of google and found the following
wix 2.0 - Tallow.exe -reg reg_file.reg
Is there a way for wix 3 to do the same?
http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg17985.htm
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Brian Yu
EasyScreen
155 Bishopsgate
London
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0207 650 4410
Hi there
Is there a way to get WIX to load registry values from a .reg file?
If I have to write registry entries for each line it'll take a long time
I also tried using the heat, but as I passed in the file it just treats
it as normal file.
Brian
Is there a method to simply include the .reg file and exec that on the
client as part of the install?
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: 29 September 2008 15:48
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] running .reg file
No, for good reason. How would you reference count that content? What
about rollback? Patching?
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From: Yu, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent
I am struggling to find a good example to follow to insert a dialog box
to prompt for service account user name and password. Can anyone help?
http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: 11 September 2008
Hi there
I followed the tutorial and was trying to pass in different language
settings.
e.g. -cultures:nl-nl but it errors. Does it have to be -cultures:en-us
for wix version 3.0.4318.0?
c:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\candle.exe
InstallProduct.wxs -ext WixComPlusExtension -ext
Please ignore this as I found a language code in package and product
which I can use.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yu, Brian
Sent: 12 September 2008 14:35
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users
Systems Limited
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Yu, Brian
Sent: Fri 12/09/2008 02:08
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix Add Dialog to prompt for username and pwd
I
Hi there
I've set up 3 msi. One base install(309) and 2 minor upgrades (499 and
599)
I expect that 599.msi can only br run when 499 is previously patched.
However, I am able to run 599.msi straight after installing 309.msi
How do u specify this range?
309.wxs
Upgrade
How do u grant logon rights to services created by custom actions?
CustomAction Id='InstallService' FileKey=IdService
ExeCommand='/Service' Execute=deferred Return='check' HideTarget=no
Impersonate=no/
InstallExecuteSequence
Custom Action=InstallService After=InstallFiles Not
I had the same issue and used the following custom actions
But double clicking the new msi still fails to run as it complains
there's already a version running.
CustomAction Id='AlreadyUpdated' Error='program is already
installed.' /
CustomAction Id='NoDowngrade' Error='A
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:13 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] does running upgrade msi or patch msistill
require additional command line switches?
I had the same issue and used
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Sent: 05 September 2008 20:05
To: WiX Users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix Add Dialog to prompt for username and pwd
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Yu, Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I read section 8 of http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson8.php but
there's
I ran dummy1.msi which updates what dummy.msi puts into installdir
Dummy.msi deploy 50 files, dummy1.msi deploy 10 files to the same
installdir
However, the 40 files remains after running the below command.
How can I get rid of the old files?
msiexec /i dummy1.msi REINSTALL=ALL
I read section 8 of http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson8.php but
there's no mention on how to write a dialog box that prompts for user
name and password and use them to register COM+.
Can anyone help?
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I use the following and it works in terms of putting the file in the
right place but fails to create COM+.
Please help
The error I am getting is as follow:
C:\wixdev\ERCalc2c:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML
v3\bin\candle.exe ERC
alcManual.wxs ERCalcUI.wxs ERCalcCom.wxs
I am new to WIX and found myself supporting it. It's a great tool and
I'm sure there are more fun to be had.
My question is
At Uninstall, I want the msi to create a machine.config file and
populate with important registry settings
I used xmltask to get it to populate an existing file I
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