Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-13 Thread Carter Young
This doesn't work on 64 bit systems as the ocx file id 32 bit only, therefore you need SysWow, which as stated previously, is not inserting... Quoting Alasdair King : > MSINET.OCX: either install it to the System32 folder and register it, or > use RegFree COM. RegFree COM is a great technolog

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-13 Thread Alasdair King
MSINET.OCX: either install it to the System32 folder and register it, or use RegFree COM. RegFree COM is a great technology that makes VB6 programs really portable: you have to add the entries for the DLL and OCX files to the manifest for the executable, and then they work magically without any reg

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-13 Thread Phil Wilson
"Is not inserting in the syswow" folder doesn't really help much. If you can't copy it there, then you can't register in in HKLM either, --- Phil Wilson On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Carter Young wrote: > 1. It's my understanding that WiX preferred method is not to save to > GAC

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-13 Thread Carter Young
1. It's my understanding that WiX preferred method is not to save to GAC, but dont quote me on that. 2. That is outside my area of expertise, although I know others will answer. If your interested please buy http://www.amazon.com/WiX-3-6-Developers-Windows-Installer/dp/1782160426 It has sa

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-13 Thread sandyGSS
eYoung I am able to resolve my problem because of windows security issues it is not inserting in syswow folder so that's the reason it is not registering in regedit with syswow folder. I just added it worked. I have few more questions about .net assemblies which should be saved in gac folder

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-06 Thread Carter Young
Your having this issue because Windows 7 doesn't use the old format OBDC drivers. It uses the new ACE format. Carter Quoting sandyGSS : > But I tried to check in my machine when I got the error. But there aren't any > odbc drivers and also for our product we try to use oledb drivers . > > Let

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-06 Thread sandyGSS
But I tried to check in my machine when I got the error. But there aren't any odbc drivers and also for our product we try to use oledb drivers . Let me try to add one by one module in to the msi and test it out. Thanks Sandhya -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wi

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-06 Thread Carter Young
My guess on this is that your development machine has no OBDC32 driver installed. If the OS is 64-bit, my assumption is correct. See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368797(v=vs.85).aspx Quoting sandyGSS : > Young I am able to resolve all the issues by adding ensuretable but couldn

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-06 Thread Carter Young
No, but comment out all the merge modules and references, then add them in one at a time then recompile then add 1 then recompile etc until you find the one causing the issue. Once you find it, we will have to find a fix, which may not exist, which leads us back to the point I tried to mak

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-06 Thread sandyGSS
Young I am able to resolve all the issues by adding ensuretable but couldn't resolve only one issue Error 1 ICE02: Component 'Global_System_OAREG.900AE6ED_B3C8_4C1C_B3A7_EBA22F9EE105' references ODBCDataSource 'Global_System_OAREG_r0.900AE6ED_B3C8_4C1C_B3A7_EBA22F9EE105' as KeyPath, but th

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-05 Thread Carter Young
Because Your using the wrong Version, ie you cant use a .NET Compatible Version for a VB6 Component... You'll need to keep testing til you find the right version of the merge module. Quoting sandyGSS : > Young If I did in that way I am facing issues > > Error 1 ICE02: Component > 'Globa

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-05 Thread sandyGSS
Young If I did in that way I am facing issues Error 1 ICE02: Component 'Global_System_OAREG.900AE6ED_B3C8_4C1C_B3A7_EBA22F9EE105' references ODBCDataSource 'Global_System_OAREG_r0.900AE6ED_B3C8_4C1C_B3A7_EBA22F9EE105' as KeyPath, but the ODBCDataSource table does not exist.light.ex

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-05 Thread Carter Young
Start Here: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-use-a-Merge-Module-msm-file-in-a-WiX-project-td6533730.html Then Here: -- Step 2 http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/redistributables_and_install_checks/install_vcredist.html and Lastly: http://stac

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-05 Thread sandyGSS
Young I downloaded .msm files from below location http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=5883 Trying to patch up to existing .msi but not successful . can we do it through melt.exe create .wxs file and merge in to existing product.wxs file like using heat? Can you please p

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-05 Thread Carter Young
Exactly, like the error message states, the goldengate subdomain has been removed, therefore you beed to find the merge modules elsewhere... Quoting Sandhya Ch : > yes zerog.com is working but the merge modules for .net I couldn't find in > that site. > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Carte

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-05 Thread Sandhya Ch
yes zerog.com is working but the merge modules for .net I couldn't find in that site. On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Carter Young wrote: > That whole structure is down. Every file Reports: > > Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to goldengate.zerog.com > > Did you mean: zerog.­com > > Carte

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-05 Thread Carter Young
That whole structure is down. Every file Reports: Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to goldengate.zerog.com Did you mean: zerog.­com Carter Quoting sandyGSS : > Hey phil If i am trying to download through the link > > http://www.everythingdesign.net/zero/installanywhere-net-merge-modules

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-05 Thread sandyGSS
Hey phil If i am trying to download through the link http://www.everythingdesign.net/zero/installanywhere-net-merge-modules.html I am getting below error. ERROR The requested URL could not be retrieved The following error was encountered while trying to retrieve the URL: http://goldengate.ze

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread sandyGSS
Thanks neil I will try to test that once I get permision from my manager. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ocx-file-is-not-registered-in-windows-8-tp7595015p7595039.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Neil Sleightholm
stering it. Neil -Original Message- From: sandyGSS [mailto:sandhya@gmail.com] Sent: 04 June 2014 17:08 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8 Yes that's what my concern is neil all the other ocx files are working fi

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread sandyGSS
Yes that's what my concern is neil all the other ocx files are working fine except this msinet.ocx. After googling for 4 to 5 days I couldn't find the answer. How can we check whether it might have dependencies or not? Can you suggest me. Young thanks for sending the merge modules will try to fi

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Phil Wilson
The official merge modules should be somewhere in the VB6 setup, or included with the Visual Studio Installer that was available at that time. These guys seem to have accumulated the latest ones, including msinet.msm. http://www.everythingdesign.net/zero/installanywhere-net-merge-modules.html Jus

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Neil Sleightholm
:ecyo...@grandecom.net] Sent: 04 June 2014 15:53 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8 IIRC, OCX Controls were only supported from Windows 95 up to XP, during the Lifespan of VB4 - VB6. They are no longer supported in Windows Versions

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Carter Young
Merge Modules: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369820(v=vs.85).aspx Using Merge Modules: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372427(v=vs.85).aspx Carter Quoting sandyGSS : > Thats ok thanks young through our posts I came to know there are two > solutions > > 1) Either manually g

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread sandyGSS
Thats ok thanks young through our posts I came to know there are two solutions 1) Either manually go ahead and register .ocx files in windows 8 or 2) In this link it just says it couldn't support but support agreements are available No, but Custom Support Agreements may be available. But here st

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Carter Young
From said Link: (Quote) Supporting and/or shipping Visual Basic 6.0 runtime binaries on Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008/Windows 7/Windows 8 does not change the support policy for the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE or Visual Studio 6.0 IDE as a whole. Those products will move out of extended support

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Carter Young
This link that Phil Posted Earlier should start you on the right path:' http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/vstudio/ms788708.aspx Carter Quoting sandyGSS : > Oh ok young I got it. > > But how can we do by using the merge module? what is the merge module? can > you give me the references? > > > > --

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread sandyGSS
Oh ok young I got it. But how can we do by using the merge module? what is the merge module? can you give me the references? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ocx-file-is-not-registered-in-windows-8-tp7595015p7595027.html Sent from t

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Carter Young
Before you go down that path, read my other email... I apologize as a one handed disabled typist/programmer some of the answers take awhile :) Carter Quoting sandyGSS : > ok if there is a solution of merge module. Can you please suggest me how to > use merge module for all the ocx's. > > The p

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Carter Young
No ones stopping you from doing that, as that's what youve done, but if you want to use the installer, you can only use it on the OS'es that are all EoL, as depending on the settings in Windows 7, users can choose to support ocx files or not, and if they choose to support them, you must reg

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread sandyGSS
ok if there is a solution of merge module. Can you please suggest me how to use merge module for all the ocx's. The problem is it is not registering the msinet.ocx in the regedit properly in windows 8. We are not facing any issues in windows 7 example_Windows_7.log

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Do you have any reference / documentation link about this? -- Nicolás 2014-06-04 11:53 GMT-03:00 Carter Young : > IIRC, OCX Controls were only supported from Windows 95 up to XP, > during the Lifespan of VB4 - VB6. They are no longer supported in > Windows Versions past XP. You'll need to upgr

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Phil Wilson
There's still a dependency on the vb6 runtime, so the target machine will need that installing. That error decodes to "The operating system cannot run %1. " but it's not clear to me what is running at install time if you've extracted all the registration data. You may need to look at a verbose log

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread sandyGSS
Hey young without upgrading with the existing ocx files can't we use wix installer to generate an msi? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ocx-file-is-not-registered-in-windows-8-tp7595015p7595021.html Sent from the wix-users mailing li

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Carter Young
All the items and controls that you are using that require OCX files will have to be rewritten(custom) or replaced by the .NET replacement. You can't use the .NET replacements until you recode the app in at least .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 Carter Quoting sandyGSS : > Yes our app is built in

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread sandyGSS
Yes our app is built in vb6 and we are trying to install the msi in windows 8. Actually windows 7 is working fine. Can you please specify what to upgrade?? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ocx-file-is-not-registered-in-windows-8-tp75

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Carter Young
IIRC, OCX Controls were only supported from Windows 95 up to XP, during the Lifespan of VB4 - VB6. They are no longer supported in Windows Versions past XP. You'll need to upgrade the components to their .NET equivalent. If your app is written in VB6, it's time to upgrade the app. Carte

[WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread sandyGSS
Trying to create a msi for all the active x controls. I am using wix 3.8 version heat to generate .wxs and facing an issue with msinet.ocx . It acts wierdly and giving different errors in different machines. Below are the errors I get While installing .msi it says 1) msinet.ocx failed to regist