Re: [WiX-users] How to change the Windows Integrity level in Vista/Win7 when launching the application

2011-02-28 Thread little.forest
Sorry to bring up the issue again. Does anyone happen to know the answer of this issue? Thanks. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tue, February 22, 2011

Re: [WiX-users] How to change the Windows Integrity level in Vista/Win7 when launching the application

2011-02-21 Thread little.forest
toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Sat, February 19, 2011 9:26:54 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change the Windows Integrity level in Vista/Win7 when launching the application When is your custom action scheduled? On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 3:17 PM, little.forest little.for

[WiX-users] How to change the Windows Integrity level in Vista/Win7 when launching the application

2011-02-18 Thread little.forest
We found a problem in Vista/Win7: If we launch the application from the installer for the fresh installation, the Integrity level is empty. The process is on the same level as explorer.exe. If we start the application from Start menu after the installation, the Integrity level is Medium(just

Re: [WiX-users] How to write conditions for 'Change' mode

2010-12-15 Thread little.forest
=no Impersonate=no / InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action=DoDllRegistration Before=InstallFinalize (NOT REMOVE ~= ALL) AND (amp;Feature_XYZ = 3)/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence Thanks. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: General discussion for Windows

Re: [WiX-users] How to write conditions for 'Change' mode

2010-12-13 Thread little.forest
- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:00 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to write conditions for 'Change' mode Hi Blair, Thanks for your reply. We'd like to detect whenever the user

Re: [WiX-users] How to write conditions for 'Change' mode

2010-12-10 Thread little.forest
it is either added or stays? It's hard to write conditions when you don't know the scenario. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 10:25 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to write conditions

[WiX-users] How to write conditions for 'Change' mode

2010-12-09 Thread little.forest
Hi all, We have a customaction: Custom Action=DoDllRegistration Before=InstallFinalize (Not Installed) AND (amp;Feature_XYZ = 3)/Custom This works in initial install, but not in 'Change' mode. From

[WiX-users] How to detect Outlook 2010 64Bit version

2010-11-05 Thread little.forest
We need to detect if Outlook 2010 is installed. Here is the code: Property Id='QUERY_OUTLOOK_2010_REG' RegistrySearch Id='QueryOutlook2010Reg' Root='HKLM' Key='SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\InstallRoot' Name='Path' Type='raw' / /Property The property is set if Outlook 2010 32Bit

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect Outlook 2010 64Bit version

2010-11-05 Thread little.forest
. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Fri, November 5, 2010 3:32:25 PM Subject: [WiX-users] How to detect Outlook 2010 64Bit version We need to detect if Outlook 2010 is installed. Here is the code: Property Id='QUERY_OUTLOOK_2010_REG

[WiX-users] FeatureTree: how to disable the feature selection ability if certain condition isn't met

2010-10-07 Thread little.forest
We have a feature which is an Outlook plugin. Two questions - 1. We allow the end user to install the feature only if the user has Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010. So I added some code to detect if Outlook is installed in target machine. Then when I installed it in a machine who doesn't have

[WiX-users] Feature: how to reinstall it or uninstall it alone?

2010-10-06 Thread little.forest
Hi, We added a feature in our installer. The feature is a plugin for Outlook. We defined a Feature element in our Wix file. We also integrated CustomizeDlg in our version of WixUI_InstallDir.wxs. Things work fine. Here are two more requirements: 1. If the end user chooses NOT to install this

Re: [WiX-users] Feature: how to reinstall it or uninstall it alone?

2010-10-06 Thread little.forest
, ARPNOMODIFY should NOT be defined. Change can be used to both add and remove features without removing the entire product. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:13 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX

[WiX-users] How to change to a directory and run customaction inside that directory?

2010-09-10 Thread little.forest
Hi all, We have an urgent issue. We install some 3rd party files. After installing, we need to run its registration program. It's something like this: adxreg.exe /install=myapp.dll The problem is, this 3rd party adxreg.exe command doesn't support path. So this doesn't work: C:\Program

Re: [WiX-users] How to change to a directory and run customaction inside that directory?

2010-09-10 Thread little.forest
...@taggedtype.net To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Fri, September 10, 2010 4:00:36 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change to a directory and run customaction inside that directory? On 10-09-10 4:31 PM, little.forest wrote: We have to change directory to C:\Program Files\Common Files

Re: [WiX-users] How to change to a directory and run customaction inside that directory?

2010-09-10 Thread little.forest
Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Anyway, I found type 22(vbscript) maybe the one we need. So I tried

Re: [WiX-users] How to change to a directory and run customaction inside that directory?

2010-09-10 Thread little.forest
Message From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Fri, September 10, 2010 9:21:05 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change to a directory and run customaction inside that directory? Thanks Edwin

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: how to change popup wording

2010-08-24 Thread little.forest
Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: 23 August 2010 23:34 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: how to change popup wording We have an urgent issue. One of our old

[WiX-users] How to debug CustomAction DLL

2010-08-24 Thread little.forest
Dear Wix Experts: We have a CustomAction DLL written in C. How to debug it? There are a few posts about it: Post1: http://www.davidmoore.info/2010/06/28/how-to-debug-a-windows-installer-custom-action/ Post2: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2005/06/17/430320.aspx Post3:

[WiX-users] Wix 2.0: how to change popup wording

2010-08-23 Thread little.forest
We have an urgent issue. One of our old app using Wix 2.0. This app is an Outlook plugin. So the app needs the Outlook shutdown before installing. So we added a detect-and-report CustomAction in the installer long while ago. Here is the code: Binary Id=CheckOutlook_Dll SourceFile=checkOL.dll

Re: [WiX-users] How to add FeatureTree

2010-08-12 Thread little.forest
to add just the feature page instead of adding the whole WixUI_InstallDir UIRef? Thanks in advance. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 2

[WiX-users] How to add FeatureTree

2010-08-11 Thread little.forest
We'll need to add a new component. And we'd like the end user to choose to install it or not. I found the FeatureTree maybe a fit for us. So I add these code: UIRef Id=WixUI_FeatureTree/ Property Id=INSTALL_FEATURE1 Value=1 / DirectoryRef Id='INSTALLLOCATION' Component Id='COMP_FTR1'

Re: [WiX-users] How to add FeatureTree

2010-08-11 Thread little.forest
@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 12:22:40 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to add FeatureTree Did you already have a UIRef in your wxs before you added the FeatureTree UIRef? On 08/11/2010 03:00 PM, little.forest wrote: We'll need to add a new component. And we'd like the end user

Re: [WiX-users] How to add FeatureTree

2010-08-11 Thread little.forest
as is, then remove your other UIrefs and just use FeatureTree on its own. If you use a custom UI sequence then your only option, I think, is to add the individual dialogs you need to your custom UI. You won't be able to use WixUI_FeatureTree as is. Chris On 08/11/2010 03:28 PM, little.forest wrote: Hi

Re: [WiX-users] How to add FeatureTree

2010-08-11 Thread little.forest
to it the useful dialogs from WixUI_FeatureTree. Unfortunately, how best to achieve that I do not know. Chris On 08/11/2010 04:23 PM, little.forest wrote: Thanks Chris. I removed MyWixUI_InstallDir which is the copy of WixUI_InstallDir with some changes. I got it compile and run. But some problems: 1

[WiX-users] .NET 4 and Wix 3.5

2010-08-09 Thread little.forest
We're migrating our app to use .NET 4.0. We'll need to detect and install .NET 4.0. We're using Wix 3.0. From this post(http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/NetFxExtension-and-NET-4-td4969906.html#a4969906 ), it seems we need to move to Wix 3.5. But I tried to install

Re: [WiX-users] How to copy registry subkey which includes some entries

2010-08-04 Thread little.forest
No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: 04 August 2010 01:28 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to copy registry

Re: [WiX-users] How to copy registry subkey which includes someentries

2010-08-04 Thread little.forest
Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: 04 August 2010 01:28 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to copy registry subkey which includes some entries We need to do these: 1. Detect the HKCU\Software\CompanyX

Re: [WiX-users] How to copy registry subkey which includes someentries

2010-08-04 Thread little.forest
Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: 04 August 2010 01:28 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to copy registry subkey which includes some entries We need

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

2010-08-04 Thread little.forest
Our QA found an issue: during uninstallation, if our app is minimized in systray, the FileInUse dialog doesn't show up. That will cause crash when the end user tries to activate and run the app - as the app is already uninstalled. I tried it, in Windows 7, it works fine - I did see the

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

2010-08-04 Thread little.forest
util:CloseApplication to get started, but we found that it wasn't sufficiently aggressive in stopping our application. Travis -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:38 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX

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

2010-08-04 Thread little.forest
action would help. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:38 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] FileInUse doesn't work in XP? Our QA found an issue: during uninstallation, if our

[WiX-users] How to copy registry subkey which includes some entries

2010-08-03 Thread little.forest
We need to do these: 1. Detect the HKCU\Software\CompanyX\ProductY key(this key includes 5 entries) in registry, if the key exists, then copy it to be HKCU\Software\CompanyX\ProductY_Fix. 2. For 32 bit machine, detect if HKLM\Software\CompanyX\ProductY exists. If it exists, then copy the key

[WiX-users] How to install a component to make it work for multiple builds

2010-07-06 Thread little.forest
We're going to implement a plugin for Microsoft Outlook. We'll include this plugin in our MSI installer. First of all, we OEM our software. That means, for example, the customerA has their own installer which may include 15 features; the customerB has their own installer which may include 20

[WiX-users] Wix doesn't recognize USB drive or other removable storage

2010-05-07 Thread little.forest
We use Wix 3.0. Some of our customers complain that the installer doesn't recognize USB drive or other removable storage when installing. So basically, in Destination Folder page, the end user tried to change the install folder to a USB drive. But there is no USB drive showing up in

Re: [WiX-users] Conditions for Uninstall/Remove Only

2010-04-01 Thread little.forest
: Re: [WiX-users] Conditions for Uninstall/Remove Only try out this one. (NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE) AND (REMOVE=ALL) for more details u can see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/320921/how-to-add-a-wix-custom-action-that-happens-only-on-uninstall-via-msi -Sanjay little.forest wrote: How can I

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-04-01 Thread little.forest
mode On 3/31/2010 2:31 PM, little.forest wrote: Actually we asked the vendor first, but they told us sorry, we don't support Wix... They don't have to support WiX, just MSI. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-31 Thread little.forest
, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:39 AM, little.forest little.for...@ymail.comwrote: Hi All, I totally understand 'using regsvr32 in Wix' is not recommended. But in this adxloader.dll case, we can't use tallow or heat to generate fragments from the dll

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-31 Thread little.forest
for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted,then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:39 AM, little.forest little.for...@ymail.comwrote: Hi All, I totally understand 'using regsvr32 in Wix' is not recommended

[WiX-users] Conditions for Uninstall/Remove Only

2010-03-31 Thread little.forest
How can I create conditions for a custom action to run for Uninstall/Remove only? If I use condition 'Installed' then the CA runs in Repair mode. If I use condition 'Remove=ALL' then the CA doesn't run in Repair, but it doesn't run in Uninstall/Remove either. Thanks.

Re: [WiX-users] Conditions for Uninstall/Remove Only

2010-03-31 Thread little.forest
] Conditions for Uninstall/Remove Only That's because property names are case sensitive and the actual name is REMOVE. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:55 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [WiX-users] What does Repair do?

2010-03-30 Thread little.forest
little.forest wrote: Just a general question: what does Repair do? I know Repairs errors in the most recent installation by fixing missing and corrupt files, shortcuts, and registry entries. But odd something happened. We have a product which uses Wix 2.0. The product is a plugin for Microsoft

Re: [WiX-users] What does Repair do?

2010-03-30 Thread little.forest
- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 5:48 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] What does Repair do? Just a general question: what does Repair do? I know Repairs errors in the most recent installation by fixing missing

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-30 Thread little.forest
: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Mon, March 29, 2010 5:35:29 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode Thanks Chad. Actually I tried

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-29 Thread little.forest
] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode On 3/26/2010 2:12 PM, little.forest wrote: 2. Those two DLL files will cause 'Error 2836' directly. But the manifest file will cause the installer showing 'The system can not find the file specified.' first

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-29 Thread little.forest
in Repair mode Look at the Tallow.exe utility. I think Tallow -s filename might be a first step to try. Chad -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 2:28 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re

[WiX-users] What does Repair do?

2010-03-29 Thread little.forest
Just a general question: what does Repair do? I know Repairs errors in the most recent installation by fixing missing and corrupt files, shortcuts, and registry entries. But odd something happened. We have a product which uses Wix 2.0. The product is a plugin for Microsoft Outlook. If we

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-26 Thread little.forest
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode On 3/25/2010 7:53 PM, little.forest wrote: DEBUG: Error 2836: The control ChangeButton on the dialog MaintenanceTypeDlg can not take focus The installer has encountered an unexpected error

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-26 Thread little.forest
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Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-26 Thread little.forest
it. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Fri, March 26, 2010 3:25:42 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836

[WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get Error 2836 in Repair mode

2010-03-25 Thread little.forest
We have an old product which uses Wix 2.0(a very stable version). Our test engineer found a problem: if some dll file(s) is manually deleted, then in Repair mode, we'll get Error 2836. Here is the error message from log: MSI (c) (B4:80) [16:22:22:313]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error MSI (c)

Re: [WiX-users] Install on Windows 7: minimize the installation wizard, then only see a slice of the install page when finished

2010-01-21 Thread little.forest
: [WiX-users] Install on Windows 7: minimize the installation wizard, then only see a slice of the install page when finished I thought this was a Windows 7 thing, part of the snap feature? Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent

Re: [WiX-users] Install on Windows 7: minimize the installation wizard, then only see a slice of the install page when finished

2010-01-20 Thread little.forest
So I suppose this is a problem for all MSIs? Can anyone confirm it? Personally I don't think this is a big problem. But any small issue is a P1 issue in our team. :-) So I own them an explanation. Thanks. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: wix

[WiX-users] Multiple languages issue: 'Error applying transforms' when select English in Danish 'Standards and format'

2010-01-19 Thread little.forest
Our installer supports multiple languages. We are using the trick from here(http://jpassing.com/2007/06/14/authoring-multi-language-msi-packages/). Basically these are what we do: - We compile the wxs files - then link with different languages(we support en-US, es-ES, fr-FR, de-DE, pt-BR and

[WiX-users] Install on Windows 7: minimize the installation wizard, then only see a slice of the install page when finished

2010-01-15 Thread little.forest
Here is the problem(our QA found it): In Windows 7, install the build. When the installation starts, minimize the installation wizard. When the installation finished, the install wizard shows on the top-left of the screen. We can only see a slice of the install wizard(the close button X shows

Re: [WiX-users] The cancel installation string

2010-01-12 Thread little.forest
By the way, I could change it to be Are you sure you want to cancel? to ignore the installation/remove operation. But if you have a better idea, please let me know. Thanks. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent

Re: [WiX-users] How to launch application as Standard User while the installer ran as Admin

2009-12-17 Thread little.forest
for installation or license key configuration. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:57 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to launch application as Standard

Re: [WiX-users] How to launch application as Standard User while the installer ran as Admin

2009-12-17 Thread little.forest
that requires visiting each workstation for installation or license key configuration. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:57 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re

Re: [WiX-users] How to launch application as Standard User while the installer ran as Admin

2009-12-17 Thread little.forest
and notice that this user hasn't yet been authorized and do the license key thing then? Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:19 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re

Re: [WiX-users] How to launch application as Standard User while the installer ran as Admin

2009-12-17 Thread little.forest
to launch itself again using that restricted token, assuming that all you want to do is run as the installing user except with limited rights. CreateRestrictedToken has documentation that explains this. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for

[WiX-users] How to launch application as Standard User while the installer ran as Admin

2009-12-16 Thread little.forest
Our installer needs Admin right to run. So a Standard user has to run the installer run as Admin. On the final page of the installer, we have a Launch application option. So the user can check that option and launch the application. Our application will ask a license key. The user inputs the

Re: [WiX-users] How to launch application as Standard User while the installer ran as Admin

2009-12-16 Thread little.forest
application as Standard User while the installer ran as Admin Check out http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2006/09/21/765665.aspx You can probably use MSIREALADMINDETECTION to make the AdminUser property behave as you require. Sascha On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:08 AM, little.forest little.for

Re: [WiX-users] How to launch application as Standard User while the installer ran as Admin

2009-12-16 Thread little.forest
while the installer ran as Admin Check out http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2006/09/21/765665.aspx You can probably use MSIREALADMINDETECTION to make the AdminUser property behave as you require. Sascha On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:08 AM, little.forest little.for...@ymail.com wrote: Our

Re: [WiX-users] How to force to launch application in silent install mode?

2009-11-19 Thread little.forest
was to schedule a reboot, it really depends on your app and your deployment requirements as to what will work for you. On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:13 AM, little.forest little.for...@ymail.com wrote: Thanks Sascha. I see your points. It looks like there is no any other workarounds, correct

Re: [WiX-users] How to force to launch application in silent install mode?

2009-11-18 Thread little.forest
be an inconvenience at least you'll end up with a more reliable setup thats isn't dependent on how the user chooses to install (command line, elevated, non-elevated, group policy, quiet, interactive, etc). Sascha On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, little.forest little.for...@ymail.com wrote: In our

Re: [WiX-users] How to force to launch application in silent install mode?

2009-11-18 Thread little.forest
If you happens to know how to launch the application in quite(silent) mode, please let me know. Thanks. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday

Re: [WiX-users] How to force to launch application in silent install mode?

2009-11-18 Thread little.forest
might help explain the sequence: http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2006/09/21/765452.aspx Sascha On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:00 AM, little.forest little.for...@ymail.com wrote: Thanks Sascha. It's good to know that the InstallUISequence is never executed in quite mode. But in another

[WiX-users] How to force to launch application in silent install mode?

2009-11-17 Thread little.forest
I'd like to know how to force to launch the application in silent install mode. I thought this would work: msiexec /i myapp.msi WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX=1 /qr But after installation, the application wasn't launched. By the way, we use the 'standard' way from Wix.chm(How To: Run the

Re: [WiX-users] How to force to launch application in silent install mode?

2009-11-17 Thread little.forest
in command line, it didn't work either: msiexec /i myapp.msi WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX=1 /qr Do you know how to automatically launch the application in quiet(silent) mode? Thanks. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: wix-users

Re: [WiX-users] Some text on progress dialog

2009-11-09 Thread little.forest
: Re: [WiX-users] Some text on progress dialog It doesn't like the '}' chars, especially when they replace missing ']' chars. Looks like a bug. Please file it. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 2:44 PM To: General

Re: [WiX-users] How to show other language on GUI when installing .NET 3.5 framework

2009-11-09 Thread little.forest
: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, November 6, 2009 5:39:39 PM Subject: [WiX-users] How to show other language on GUI when installing .NET 3.5 framework I'm trying to figure out a way to show different language(not English) in GUI when installing

Re: [WiX-users] Some text on progress dialog

2009-11-05 Thread little.forest
- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:38 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Some text on progress dialog We use Wix 3.0. In the progress dialog, there are some text showing during installation such as Starting services

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0: link error when using '*' in the component's GUID field

2009-11-05 Thread little.forest
/minor upgrades so that the value doesn't change during a repair. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:27 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0: link error when using '*' in the component's

[WiX-users] Some text on progress dialog

2009-11-03 Thread little.forest
We use Wix 3.0. In the progress dialog, there are some text showing during installation such as Starting services, Copying new files or Stopping services. I wonder if these text configurable based on different language? I found these string IDs and add the translation in each wxl files. But

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0: link error when using '*' in the component's GUID field

2009-10-31 Thread little.forest
that the value doesn't change during a repair. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:27 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0: link error when using '*' in the component's GUID field We use Wix

Re: [WiX-users] Some language problem

2009-10-30 Thread little.forest
Culture=pt-BR Codepage=860 -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:54 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Some language problem Hi Blair, I appreciate your response. I just

Re: [WiX-users] The untranslated string in uninstallation

2009-10-30 Thread little.forest
before any data about the product/package is read (the MSI file isn't even accessed yet). -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:30 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] The untranslated string

Re: [WiX-users] The untranslated string in uninstallation

2009-10-30 Thread little.forest
this one) would always be understood. Of course kiosk-type applications that won't be applicable, but Joe Public doesn't generally have permission to install/remove from kiosk terminals. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2

[WiX-users] Some language problem

2009-10-29 Thread little.forest
We use Wix 3.0. The problem is, some Spanish characters don't show correctly. instalación shows as instalaci?n. Some background: Our product requirement asks us to support multiple language MSI which isn't supported officially by MSI. Someone posted some

Re: [WiX-users] Some language problem

2009-10-29 Thread little.forest
that attribute to your WixLocalization element. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:13 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Some language problem We use Wix 3.0. The problem is, some Spanish characters

[WiX-users] The untranslated string in uninstallation

2009-10-29 Thread little.forest
The string in uninstallation: Are you sure you want to uninstall this product? This string is always in English. Is it possible to translate it to other languages? I can't find it in the language file WixUI_en-us.wxl. Or it may be provided by MSI service? Thanks. /Brian

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-27 Thread little.forest
@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:01:14 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page In article 664797.8163...@web59804.mail.ac4.yahoo.com, little.forest little.for...@ymail.com writes: Additionally, you can't

[WiX-users] How is Control Condition supposed to work?

2009-10-27 Thread little.forest
We use Wix 3.0. How is Control condition supposed to work? I've this code: Control Id=MigrateSettingsCheckBox Type=CheckBox X=20 Y=220 Width=290 Height=17 Property=MIGRATE_SETTING_CHECKBOX_VALUE CheckBoxValue=1 Text=Migrate settings from old version. Condition Action=showNot Installed and

Re: [WiX-users] How is Control Condition supposed to work?

2009-10-27 Thread little.forest
with that property. Does it make sense? Many many thanks. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:25:15 AM Subject: [WiX-users] How is Control Condition supposed to work? We use Wix 3.0. How

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-27 Thread little.forest
=_BrowseProperty Value=[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR] Order=11/Publish Publish Dialog=MyInstallDirDlg Control=ChangeFolder Event=SpawnDialog Value=BrowseDlg Order=21/Publish -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:37 PM To: General discussion

Re: [WiX-users] How is Control Condition supposed to work?

2009-10-27 Thread little.forest
. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:59 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How is Control Condition supposed to work? Hi all, If you know how to show/hide a checkbox based

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-23 Thread little.forest
complicated logic story, but I will leave that unless you need help with that. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:40 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-23 Thread little.forest
- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:01 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page Hi Blair, As what I mentioned, since our old

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-22 Thread little.forest
In article 664797.8163...@web59804.mail.ac4.yahoo.com, little.forest little.for...@ymail.com writes: Additionally, you can't have more than one NewDialog control event on a button, even if the conditions are mutually exclusive. - this is interesting. Ca n you tell me where this fact comes

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-21 Thread little.forest
logic story, but I will leave that unless you need help with that. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:40 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-21 Thread little.forest
-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:44:55 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page In article 414331.22649...@web59815.mail.ac4.yahoo.com, little.forest little.for...@ymail.com writes: Hmm, can you tell me

Re: [WiX-users] Beginner's Question on Multi Language Installer

2009-10-21 Thread little.forest
Hi Markus, I found this site is useful: http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/pages/from-msi-to-wix.aspx I ever made a post Where to get more WiX knowledge(http://n2.nabble.com/Where-to-get-more-WiX-knowledge-td3529191.html#a3529191 ). But I was told to read MSI document. Well I even printed

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-20 Thread little.forest
Thanks for your reply, Richard. Hmm, can you tell me how to use AppSearch to locate folders? Use type 19 CA to set properties - I guess you mean I'll need a dll or exe to detect and set the property, right? If so, is it possible that I can reuse my existing setting upgrade program? I already

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-20 Thread little.forest
dialogs question. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:56 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs

2009-10-20 Thread little.forest
I also run into a GUID and * related issue: I have all of the components use * as the GUID. For one specific component, however, I always get an xxx component has a duplicate GUID: {...} when I use Visual Studio 2008 to compile it. I'll have to give it an actual GUID, then it compiles okay.

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect files presence and conditionally show a new added dialog page

2009-10-20 Thread little.forest
/registry/MSI component searches to determine your need to perform the upgrade, we can help you craft that. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:23 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re

[WiX-users] How to add FilesInUse support

2009-10-02 Thread little.forest
We use WiX 3.0. We have a problem: the end user is running the old version of the application, but she tries to install the new version at the same time. As we use major upgrade, the old version will be uninstalled first. So in this case, if the old version is running, we can't install the new

Re: [WiX-users] How to add FilesInUse support

2009-10-02 Thread little.forest
. Why this happens? How to resolve it? Thanks. From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, October 2, 2009 11:17:01 AM Subject: [WiX-users] How to add FilesInUse support We use WiX 3.0. We have a problem: the end

Re: [WiX-users] How to add FilesInUse support

2009-10-02 Thread little.forest
with a higher version. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 12:07 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to add FilesInUse support Let me correct something a bit

Re: [WiX-users] How to add FilesInUse support

2009-10-02 Thread little.forest
=ProgressDlg / DialogRef Id=ResumeDlg / DialogRef Id=UserExit / Should I do the same thing? Anyways, if you know anything about FilesInUse, please let me know. Thanks. /Brian From: little.forest little.for...@ymail.com To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] How to add FilesInUse support

2009-10-02 Thread little.forest
: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 2:43 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to add FilesInUse support Hi Phil, Thanks for you reply. It's good to know that 2753 is nothing directly related to FilesInUse

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