Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-31 Thread dmcweeney
Thanks for the help Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16395618.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - Check out the

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-30 Thread Mike Dimmick
store, if ALLUSERS=1. -- Mike Dimmick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: 29 March 2008 20:16 To: Donal McWeeney Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code? It doesn't do

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Mike Dimmick wrote: Surely the installation state of a package shouldn't roam with the profile? No but the likelihood of being able to uninstall without the user's profile loaded is pretty low (e.g., HKCU keys). Safe -v- sorry, I think. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-29 Thread Bob Arnson
Donal McWeeney wrote: Thanks for the answer. After understanding the upgrade table a bit more I realised that the previously authored msis were installed per-user and we need to do it per-machine, and the FindRelatedProducts does not search across context. It doesn't do that because it's

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-28 Thread dmcweeney
I've just realised this - I was under the impression that the upgrade code with directly linked to the product code. Thanks Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16349334.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-27 Thread dmcweeney
Hi Alex, Thanks for the quick response. My guess is I would have to write a dll to implement this custom action? ;-( It was installed per machine. The problem I am trying to get around is that the 4 kits - 2 x x86 and 2 x x64 share the same product code! (I know I know, I inherited it) and

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-27 Thread dmcweeney
I could use the upgrade mechanism alright and that would work, however I want to assign neww product codes to the various kits, thus the reason for asking. Sound Donal -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/product-search-using-product-code--tp16306215p16324309.html Sent from

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-27 Thread Bob Arnson
dmcweeney wrote: I could use the upgrade mechanism alright and that would work, however I want to assign neww product codes to the various kits, thus the reason for asking. You can search for multiple, arbitrary upgrade codes. They don't have to match the upgrade code of the package being

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-27 Thread Wilson, Phil
: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:27 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code? I could use the upgrade mechanism alright and that would work, however I want to assign neww product codes to the various kits, thus the reason for asking. Sound Donal

[WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-26 Thread dmcweeney
Hi, I'm in the process of moving 4 installers to Wix from Wise and trying to fix up some problems that were made in the Wise edited installers as regards product codes, upgrade codes etc. One basic question I have is it possible to search if a product is installed if you know the product code.

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-26 Thread dmcweeney
Actually is it safe to use the following registry key to determine if an app is installed: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProductGuid Thanks Donal -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] product search using product code?

2008-03-26 Thread Wilson, Phil
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dmcweeney Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:00 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] product search using product code? Hi, I'm in the process of moving 4 installers to Wix from Wise and trying