[WiX-users] How to create an installer looks like Visual Studio 2010

Hi Guys,   Dose anyone know how to create an installer looks like VS 2010?  I love the way/UI how they present, especially the features tree and installing components window.   Features Tree http://www.kodyaz.com/images/visual-studio-2010/installation/microsoft-visual-studio-2010-features-cu

[WiX-users] How to create bootstrapper to deploy more than one MSI installer

Hi everyone, I'm looking for MSBuild scripts to create a bootstrapper  file to deploy 3 custom MSI installers,  if any of these installers failed, I have to rollback all these changes.   For example: I have to deploy App1.msi, App2.msi and App3.msi, the bootstrapper will check for .Net 3.5 as

Re: [WiX-users] Disable feature when feature already installed

feature when feature already installed To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Received: Wednesday, 14 April, 2010, 9:17 AM On 4/13/2010 8:18 PM, puyo puy wrote: > I got > > multiple  products that will deploy the same feature.  For example Word, > Excel and PowerPoint standalone MSI

[WiX-users] Disable feature when feature already installed

Hello everyone,   I got multiple  products that will deploy the same feature.  For example Word, Excel and PowerPoint standalone MSI will deploy spelling check feature.  If any of these products already installed spelling check feature, running other products setup will disable the spellin

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.5 - current state of Burn

Hi Jacques, I tried to use setupbld.exe to create a my bootstrap with 3 MSI installers. It can install one by one but the silent install doesn't work as I expected.  I used the following command to create the bootstrap. setupbld -setup "C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\setup.exe" 

Re: [WiX-users] How to detect whether a service is running or not

mean: start the service on install, remove the service when the product is uninstalled, and stop the service both on install and uninstall. Refer to ServiceControl Element in Wix help file for more details. --- On Fri, 12/3/10, Sanjay Rao wrote: From: Sanjay Rao Subject: [WiX-users] How to

Re: [WiX-users] How to create a big MSI like Microsoft Office

modules.  --- On Tue, 9/3/10, Bob Arnson wrote: From: Bob Arnson Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to create a big MSI like Microsoft Office To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Received: Tuesday, 9 March, 2010, 9:21 PM On 3/9/2010 12:10 AM, puyo puy wrote: > mean I cannot use bootstrapper.   

[WiX-users] How to create a big MSI like Microsoft Office

My company want to create a big msi installer that will bundle different products.  We want to create something similar to Microsoft office that included Word, Excel, Outlook etc.. I’m doing research to find the best way to archive that.  The requirement was we cannot use exe that mean I canno

[WiX-users] RemoveFile after merged

Hello, I want to deploy a temp file and merge a file already installed and delete that temp file at the end of installation.  I want to know how to make sure the temp file was delete after merged?  I know that we can use RemoveFile element when a component selected but this done before merge.

Re: [WiX-users] requiring .NET 3.5 or greater

Maybe this thread can answer your question http://www.wixwiki.com/index.php?title=NetFxExtension --- On Sat, 19/9/09, Steve Lessard wrote: From: Steve Lessard Subject: [WiX-users] requiring .NET 3.5 or greater To: "'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'" Received: Saturday

Re: [WiX-users] Sending custom message to log file

("MYPROP") for example. Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Setup - Creating WiX-based MSI installations, elegantly. http://www.instyler.com On 18.09.2009, at 05:11, puyo puy wrote: > Hi there, > > I want to send custom debug message to my installer's log file after 

[WiX-users] Sending custom message to log file

Hi there, I want to send custom debug message to my installer's log file after a custom action has been exectued. I found their is a useful information from http://www.dalun.com/wix/06.26.2005.htm        Function LogInfo(msg) Dim rec     Set rec = Session

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 FileSearch

nfirm that INSTALLDIR is set before the AppSearch action runs? Please search a debug verbose log for INSTALLDIR to see when it is first set, and if that is before AppSearch or after. -----Original Message- From: puyo puy [mailto:puyo...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 1:11 AM

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 FileSearch

Hi, Can someone from WIX confirm that is a bug or I did something wrong. Thanks Jeff --- On Fri, 11/9/09, puyo puy wrote: From: puyo puy Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 FileSearch To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Received: Friday, 11 September, 2009, 9

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 FileSearch

s. Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Setup - Creating WiX-based MSI installations, elegantly. http://www.instyler.com -Original Message- From: puyo puy [mailto:puyo...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:31 To: wix users Subject: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 FileSearch Hi there,

[WiX-users] Wix 3.0 FileSearch

Hi there, I'm trying to create msi installer using wix and this installer will search for old application for current install location.  When the old application found, a custom action will execute the old application. I used the following script to search for the old application.      

[WiX-users] Associate file extension at the end of installation

Hi,   I would like to display a checkbox at the end of installation ask user whether he want to associate file extension (e.g. SQL file) to my application.  I modified my WIX scripts and add the following lines.  It won’t take effect unless I pass in SQL_EXTENSION ="TRUE" with silent install.

[WiX-users] Associate file extension

Hi Everyone,   I want to create a feature allow user to associate a file extension to one of my distubuted applicatio but it comes up with the following error message:   error LGHT0204 : ICE69: Mismatched compone nt reference. Entry 'reg025239CBB8E309CA4AF78D766B8DBDE4' of the Registry table belon

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to register COM dll in Merge Module

. If you didn't create the Merge Module, it's possible it does not include its required actions. In this case, you'd need to add the and elements (no attributes necessary) to your element. -Original Message- From: puyo puy [mailto:puyo...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, Ja

Re: [WiX-users] RemoveRegistryKey and uninstall

Have you try to put removeOnUninstall in Action attribute ? More details From: Colin Bleckner To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, 15 January, 2009 11:57:51 AM Subject: [WiX-users] RemoveRegistryKey and uninstall I have a RemoveRegistryKey eleme

[WiX-users] Unable to register COM dll in Merge Module

Hello everyone, I'm try to compile a msm(Merge Module) into my existing MSI installer. In this msm file only got two files(1 xml and 1 dll COM). This msm suppose to install the files in the target machine and registr(regsvr32) the COM dll. I used the following scripts to create the msi. The

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade basis on installdir

aller for version 1.0. You also need a separate installer for version 1.5 and an upgrade for 1.0 to upgrade it to 1.5 and so on. Alex From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of puyo puy Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:19 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject

[WiX-users] Upgrade basis on installdir

Hello everyone, As I know if I want to create a MSI setup file to check for existing installed product from the system and upgrade to the new installer. I need to keep the UpgradeCode and change the ProductCode. Every time when user run the latest installer, MSI will uninstall the old one an

[WiX-users] Shortcut icon

Hi Guys, I'm new to use WIX to create MSI. I want to create a pdf file shortcut in start menu. But it won't pick up the pdf icon from system. Any suggestion how to fix this problem?