, April 4, 2014 8:08 AM
To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Changing install path of single feature in
change mode
I'd like to completely move the application from Location X to Location Y.
If I'm understanding you correctly, the Change functionality only allows
Are you saying that you want to Move the Application already installed
in Location X to Location Y with it still installed in X? If that's
the case you can't as the MSI only supports Uninstalling Location X
from the Control Panel, and reinstalling in Location Y, unless you
allow multiple
I'd like to completely move the application from Location X to Location Y.
If I'm understanding you correctly, the Change functionality only allows
you to modify which features are installed, not _how_ they are installed
(i.e. install location). Is the only solution to force the user to
uninstall
The MSI when created, is like a portable database that holds all the
information related to the application your installing. The
WiXInstall_Dir modifies the entry that points to the proper location.
After your app is installed the Application Info gets stored in the
registry under the
install path of single feature in change
mode
I'd like to completely move the application from Location X to Location Y.
If I'm understanding you correctly, the Change functionality only allows you
to modify which features are installed, not _how_ they are installed (i.e.
install location
I've got an installer that is just one feature, and the user can select
where to install the application. I decided to use the WixUI_InstallDir
template for this, because it's 90% of what I need. However, the user needs
to be able to modify the install and change the install location. I've
updated
This Link might help:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9669207/how-can-i-allow-msi-features-to-be-selected-in-a-wix-burn-bootstrapper
But let's be practical for a moment: Why allow the user to select
feature(s) in the Feature Tree, if there is only one feature? If the
Application can run
Thanks for the reply Carter, but I'm not using the Feature Tree. The
WixUI_InstallDir template is just Welcome - License - InstallDir -
VerifyReady - Complete.
There's only one feature to this application, I just want to Change the
install and move the files to a different location.
Thanks,
Adam
Then use the checkbox I recommended earlier.
Carter
On Thursday, April 03, 2014 09:50:37 PM Adam Kadzban wrote:
Thanks for the reply Carter, but I'm not using the Feature Tree. The
WixUI_InstallDir template is just Welcome - License - InstallDir -
VerifyReady - Complete.
There's only one
I don't see how a checkbox will help with my problem. I have an application
installed in folder X. I want to run the installer and change the
application to be installed to folder Y.
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Carter Young ecyo...@grandecom.net wrote:
Then use the checkbox I recommended
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