Re: [WiX-users] Is it possible to have a bundle without a UI?

2013-06-28 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I might rise to the challenge but I would like to understand how this would work. Do you see it displaying any UI or just silently installing pre-reqs? That sounds a little bit anti-social just installing something without warning. Neil >There are several people on this list who might be convinc

Re: [WiX-users] FAO Neil Sleightholm

2013-06-28 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Somebody had this once before and it was due to windows 7 blocking the file, try right clicking and looking at the file properties. If you have further issues please post a question on the codeplex discussion and I'Ll answer it there. Neil >I have been following your blog and I am now trying to

Re: [WiX-users] Burn - Localization Identifiers Duplicated

2013-07-03 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I think you are hitting a bug that is now fixed in 3.8 - the engine was looking up the system LCID not the user. For many languages this was ok but for UK English or French Canadian it would be wrong. Would it be possible for you to try 3.8 and see if that works ok? Neil >The good news is that t

Re: [WiX-users] Burn - Localization Identifiers Duplicated

2013-07-04 Thread Neil Sleightholm
It is in this thread (which >has grown a little lengthy). I will provide some updated documentation >once Blair gets back to me on how to do this. Thank-you Neil. By the >way, your blog posts were a big help in configuring my initial burn >implementation. Thanks! > >Fro

Re: [WiX-users] Burn - Localization Identifiers Duplicated

2013-07-04 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Body is probably best. Feel free to PM me if that is easier. Neil >OK, cool. Do I just send in the body of an email or attach a text file? > >From: Neil Sleightholm [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] >[mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: 4 juillet

Re: [WiX-users] Installing .NET Hotfix

2013-07-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Try this: DetectCondition="Netfx4FullVersion>=v4.0.30319.500" Neil -Original Message- From: Doug Witt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 July 2013 05:03 To: '[email protected]' Subject: [WiX-users] Installing .NET Hotfix I am installing a .NET hotfix in a boo

Re: [WiX-users] Installing .NET Hotfix

2013-07-17 Thread Neil Sleightholm
But it still evaluated to false. I am not sure if this statement is even valid in WIX. Doug -----Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 2:35 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-use

Re: [WiX-users] Heat DiskId

2013-07-18 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Here are a couple of suggestions: 1. Use xsl transform 2. Use the MediaTemplate element as that automatically splits files across cabs. Neil -Original Message- From: Veli-Matti Visuri [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 18 July 2013 09:51 To: [email protected] S

Re: [WiX-users] Remove Existing Products - Not Happening

2013-07-29 Thread Neil Sleightholm
You seem to be missing an upgrade table. The simplest way to add this is to use MajorUpgrade element and set the attribute appropriately. Neil >Hi everyone, > >I've got a long-running application we just upgraded to .NET 4.5 and WiX. >It's had the same UpgradeCode for ages, so I included it in

Re: [WiX-users] Remove Existing Products - Not Happening

2013-07-29 Thread Neil Sleightholm
gt; > Property="NEWERVERSIONDETECTED" IncludeMinimum="no" /> > Property="OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED" IncludeMinimum="yes" >IncludeMaximum="yes" /> > > > > > > NOT >Installed >

Re: [WiX-users] Remove Existing Products - Not Happening

2013-07-29 Thread Neil Sleightholm
>Property="NEWERVERSIONDETECTED" IncludeMinimum="no" /> > > >Property="OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED" IncludeMinimum="yes" > >IncludeMaximum="yes" /> > > > > > > > > > > > >>Before=&quo

Re: [WiX-users] Remove Existing Products - Not Happening

2013-07-29 Thread Neil Sleightholm
ucts in 1401 for 4.3.0 > > looks > great as after "InstallValidate" as is default by > MajorUpgrade-element. This is driving me crazy. Any more ideas what could be > wrong here? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Tom > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > &g

Re: [WiX-users] Remove Existing Products - Not Happening

2013-07-30 Thread Neil Sleightholm
t; Microsoft, to fix a bug in the sequencing of the installation, as > > described by them at: > > > > > > http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/559575/ > > > pr > > > ob > > > lem-with-installing-and-removing-previous-v

Re: [WiX-users] Remove Existing Products - Not Happening

2013-07-30 Thread Neil Sleightholm
CE-0E300DEA4C2F} 4.3.0 1 WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED > > > > {17652B67-2C4F-4752-88CE-0E300DEA4C2F} 4.3.0 2 WIX_DOWNGRADE_DETECTED > > > > > > > > Then InstallExecuteSequence differs as well: > > > > > > > > // Version 4.2.0 > > >

Re: [WiX-users] Having trouble modifying a Built-in WixUI dialog set

2013-07-31 Thread Neil Sleightholm
There is an example here that might help: http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.co.uk/2008/08/customised-uis-for-wix.html -Original Message- From: Tony White [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 31 July 2013 21:11 To: '[email protected]' Subject: [WiX-users] Having trouble modifying a

Re: [WiX-users] multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-12 Thread Neil Sleightholm
The way the language detection works in WiX is to search for a language matching the full language ID and if that isn't present it searches the primary language and then defaults to US English - so if you support Spanish but not Mexican then Spanish is selected. I am wondering if you could set y

Re: [WiX-users] multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-12 Thread Neil Sleightholm
No this also applies to 3.7 but there is a bug that means it detects the system language not the user language which probably explains what you are seeing. If you make the system language match the user selected language it works as I described. -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [m

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-13 Thread Neil Sleightholm
The code does the following: 1. Read the -lang command line 2. Call GetUserDefaultLangID()http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd318134(v=vs.85).aspx this should get the current users language. 3. Try the current user langid but without the sub language. 4. Call GetSystemDefau

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-13 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I believe I have fixed this with the extended BA I wrote and then I applied the same code to WiX 3.8 - so the options would be to use WiX 3.8 or the extended BA but reading Phil's comments regarding Windows 8 there may be more to it. >From my testing I thought I had the correct solution but I am

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-13 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I think Windows 8 might be introducing a new variant, I have only tested Windows XP and 7. In the past I have only tested local language variant by installing the local OS version (this is not WiX specific I have done a lot of UI localisation). Now with the multi-language OS option in Windows

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-14 Thread Neil Sleightholm
There are some samples on the extended BA site that should help - if you have any problems it would be preferable if you posted questions there. Neil -Original Message- From: TimM [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 13 August 2013 22:47 To: [email protected] Subject: Re

Re: [WiX-users] Theme 3.8 - Customize WixStandardBootstrapperApplication

2013-08-14 Thread Neil Sleightholm
To display the version you need to set (I think this is documented in the help file but if not let me know and I'll add it.) Neil -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 13 August 2013 23:08 To: [email protected] Subject: [WiX-users] Th

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

2013-08-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I have taken a look at the code using WinDbg and see the same issue (using Windows 7) but I think it is related to using WinDbg - If I do the thing on Windows XP it works fine. Has anyone else successfully debugged burn code using WinDbg on Windows 7/8? Neil -Original Message- From: Ph

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

2013-08-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I have got it to work but not with the downloaded pdbs, I had to build the code and use those pdbs (I did the same for XP that is why it worked). Neil -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 August 2013 18:40 To: General discussion for Windows

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

2013-08-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Just to clear, on XP I was using the debug build not the downloaded PDBs. Neil -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 August 2013 19:17 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq Than

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm
This is the site http://wixextba.codeplex.com/ -Original Message- From: TimM [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 August 2013 19:55 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS Thanks Niel.. Just for my reference could

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

2013-08-17 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I think it might be an optimisation issue but not 100% sure, the pdb didn't match the code for some reason though. Not sure if you found the same but you cannot set a break point directly in the wixstdba as it is not in memory when you first start the bundle. You need to wait until it is in me

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I think you should use DetectCondition='ub5Present' as the value won't be set unless the component is found. Neil -Original Message- From: Kenneth Porter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 18 August 2013 11:53 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-use

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Neil Sleightholm
syntax --On Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:45 PM + Neil Sleightholm wrote: > I think you should use DetectCondition='ub5Present' as the value won't > be set unless the component is found. I tried that and now the condition is always true. The installer is run even when i

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Neil Sleightholm
: 18 August 2013 23:24 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax --On Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:05 PM + Neil Sleightholm wrote: > Probably worth checking the logs to see that the values you are > checking

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-19 Thread Neil Sleightholm
:22 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax --On Monday, August 19, 2013 7:42 AM + Neil Sleightholm wrote: > Just to be clear if DetectCondition is true it means the package is > already installed. In y

Re: [WiX-users] WixStdBA - LoadBootstrapperBA changes m_fPrereq

2013-08-19 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I don't think it is due to the pdb my understanding is that it is because wixstdba is not loaded at startup so windbg hasn't read the pdb at that stage, once wixstdba is in memory then the pdb has been read and you can set break points - I see exactly the same thing if I build the pdb myself. N

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-19 Thread Neil Sleightholm
The question was really what is the correct syntax for "variable not equal to empty string" when used with DetectCondition? (I don't think the syntax for this is documented so will add it when I know the correct syntax.) Some options: Variable <> "" Variable != "" Variabl

Re: [WiX-users] CAQuietExec: Error 0x80070002: CAQuietExec Failed

2013-08-20 Thread Neil Sleightholm
You can't run "echo" with invoking the command processor. Try "cmd /c echo blah...". Neil -Original Message- From: Dusan Plavak [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 20 August 2013 08:49 To: [email protected] Subject: [WiX-users] CAQuietExec: Error 0x80070002: CAQuiet

Re: [WiX-users] Exit codes from WixStandardBootstrapperApplication

2013-08-21 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I think they match the msiexec exit codes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376931(v=vs.85).aspx Neil -Original Message- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 21 August 2013 15:16 To: [email protected] Subject

Re: [WiX-users] New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/

2013-08-21 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I know it is old but did you know that the page doesn't display properly in IE8? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 21 August 2013 08:25 To: [email protected] Subject: [WiX-users] New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtools

Re: [WiX-users] New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/

2013-08-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Works ok now, thanks. Is it right that by default when you go to the site no bugs are shown, you have to click Untriaged to see any thing? Neil From: Rob Mensching [[email protected]] Sent: 21 August 2013 23:09 To: General discussion for Windows Insta

Re: [WiX-users] New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/

2013-08-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
When you go to the issue site there doesn't seem to be a way to login, am I missing something? Also, I created my account without an alias so not my email address is display - can I edit my account? Neil -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 21 Au

Re: [WiX-users] New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/

2013-08-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/ You login only when you have to. The site will let you know. User editing is open issue #5 (https://github.com/robmen/tinybugs/issues/5). On my list... On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > When y

Re: [WiX-users] New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/

2013-08-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Did you get the activation email? (Mine went to the Junkmail.) -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 22 August 2013 20:45 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/

Re: [WiX-users] Add text to final window in burn bootstrapper/installer

2013-08-26 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Not with the default templates, you would need to customise them to add some text. Neil -Original Message- From: Alain Forget [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 26 August 2013 23:56 To: [email protected] Subject: [WiX-users] Add text to final window in burn bootstrapper/insta

Re: [WiX-users] Burn Failure 0x8007051b

2013-08-29 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Here http://sourceforge.net/p/wix/bugs/2979 but it turned to be a misunderstanding on my part. Neil -Original Message- From: rowbot [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 29 August 2013 18:25 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn Failure 0x8007051b @Neil

Re: [WiX-users] Add text to final window in burn bootstrapper/installer

2013-08-31 Thread Neil Sleightholm
If you like to post diff on the code plea site I'll add it to the extended BA. Neil On 30 Aug 2013, at 14:48, "Steven Ogilvie" wrote: > No sorry > > I am not using 3.8 I am using 3.7 with the Extended BA from Neil > > -Original Message- > From: Bruce Cran [mailto:[email protected]]

Re: [WiX-users] BAFunction.DLL access to m_pEngineState m_command.wzCommandLine

2013-09-09 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I didn't think to pass the command line through to the BAFunction and there isn't a built-in variable containing it. I can see it would be useful, I'll take a look at the code and see how hard it would be add it (probably should pass in m_command and m_plannedAction). Could you add a feature req

Re: [WiX-users] WIX support for both 2012 and 2008 at the same time ?

2013-09-20 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Uninstall wix and reinstall again should sort it out. Neil >I was using vs 2012 with wix 3.7 and it was working well for me. Now I >need >to compile my sources on vs 2008 with sp1. I installed vs 2008 and vs 2008 >sp1, and did a repair for wix 3.7 assuming it would add the votive plugin >to >vs

Re: [WiX-users] Package Dependency Provider

2013-09-23 Thread Neil Sleightholm
database", I let the DBA install MSSQL and merely validate the connection in the install. For desktop apps that just need "some database" I push the developers towards MS SQL CE or MS LocalDB. Chris -------- From: "Neil Sleightholm" Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Error LGHT0094: Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixBootstrapperApplication:ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost' in section 'Bundle:MyApp Bootstrapper'

2013-09-25 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Looks like you are still referencing WixBalExtensionExt.dll. Neil -Original Message- From: dirt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 September 2013 16:18 To: [email protected] Subject: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Error LGHT0094: Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixBootstrapperApplicatio

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Error LGHT0094: Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixBootstrapperApplication:ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost' in section 'Bundle:MyApp Bootstrapper'

2013-09-25 Thread Neil Sleightholm
No the extba doesn't have the managed BA support. -Original Message- From: dirt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 September 2013 16:28 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Error LGHT0094: Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixBootstrapperApplication:ManagedBoot

Re: [WiX-users] One-Time Reboot in Burn Executable

2013-10-02 Thread Neil Sleightholm
You could write a helper exe and install that package first, that would do the FBWF filter check and then by the return code tell burn to reboot. At the end you could do something similar. Neil -Original Message- From: Adam Roper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 02 October 201

Re: [WiX-users] Burn installation with Aladdin eToken driver (msi) opens second burn's window.

2013-10-13 Thread Neil Sleightholm
What happens if you run the Aladdin installs in unattended mode without burn - I suspect it will do the same, if so you will need to take this up with Aladdin and find out what the unattended mode command line options are. (By the way attachments don't come through to the list.) Neil -Orig

Re: [WiX-users] Burn installation with Aladdin eToken driver (msi) opens second burn's window.

2013-10-13 Thread Neil Sleightholm
s instance has been opened. PS. Attachments are here: http://rghost.ru/49356531 -Original Message----- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 11:38 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn install

Re: [WiX-users] Burn installation with Aladdin eToken driver (msi) opens second burn's window.

2013-10-14 Thread Neil Sleightholm
ed OK. Seems that second window appears only under burn executing. Logs and screenshots is in AladdinETokenDriverBug.7z\logs folder. -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 2:20 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] Burn installation with Aladdin eToken driver (msi) opens second burn's window.

2013-10-14 Thread Neil Sleightholm
That is odd - did you put a screenshot somewhere? Neil > On 14 Oct 2013, at 09:06, "Alexey Larsky-RUS" > wrote: > > Quiet and full mode installations from command line goes normal, without > second gui windows. > > -Original Message- >

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 - shortcuts have changed

2013-12-05 Thread Neil Sleightholm
IIRC WiX 2.0 didn¹t do ICE validation so you probably had the warning just didn¹t know you did. Neil >Context is a migration of a WiX 2.0.5805.0 solution to WiX 3.8.1128.0. >Seemed to be working through the compiler and linker errors one by one >just >fine until I hit ICE38 regarding shortcuts.

Re: [WiX-users] The imported project .... Wix.CA.targets" was not found

2011-02-27 Thread Neil Sleightholm
The documentation is out of date and the path should be "$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.CA.targets" (note: 3.x not 3.0). Neil -Original Message- From: Robert Hermann [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 February 2011 20:52 To: '[email protected]'

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.5 and DTF using .NET 4

2011-03-26 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I am targeting .Net 4 with DTF and have not seen an issue. IIRC correctly you do need to make an alteration to the .config file as follows: Neil -Original Message- From: Paden, Patrick [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 March 2011 22:58 To:

Re: [WiX-users] deploying reports to ssrs using Wix

2011-03-31 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Personally I wouldn't use Windows Installer for this. If you want some code to do this without Windows Installer there is an example here: http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/report-loader-for-sql-server -reporting.html Neil -Original Message- From: Sean Farrow [mailto:sean.far...

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-21 Thread Neil Sleightholm
>> I had pondered making a patch myself, where heat would allow for a reg script to be passed as a parameter. WiX 3.5 already does that see the reg harvest type. Neil -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 20 June 2011 23:07 To: General discussi

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

2011-06-21 Thread Neil Sleightholm
alues added by your component. I also was able to reproduce this using the COM component from http://www.antennahouse.com/product/ahf50/ahf5top.htm which requires ATL, though my error code is 998. -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2

Re: [WiX-users] Max. File Size

2011-07-10 Thread Neil Sleightholm
You should limit the number of files you put into a single CAB file to 64 K or less and no single file should be larger than 2 GB. This is a limit for the CAB files not the MSI itself, so you can split your files across multiple CABs within the MSI. Neil -Original Message- From: Christoph

Re: [WiX-users] Data Execution Prevention Opt Out List

2011-07-13 Thread Neil Sleightholm
We had a similar requirement and I found that I could use editbin.exe to set the NXCOMPAT flag to no, this then stops Windows checking DEP. This applied to a .Net exe as the compiler defaults to enabling DEP checking. It worked for us but your app may be different. Neil -Original Message-

Re: [WiX-users] Major upgrade opt-out ?

2011-08-02 Thread Neil Sleightholm
That won't be an issue if the dialog is only scheduled in the InstallUISequence as that is skipped on an unattended install. Neil -Original Message- From: John Cooper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 01 August 2011 18:05 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subj

Re: [WiX-users] VS2010 Not Harvesting Everything?

2011-08-05 Thread Neil Sleightholm
The auto harvesting doesn't include referenced assemblies, there is an outstanding bug/feature request for this. IMO harvesting is a useful (or in this case not so useful) first pass but not something that should be relied upon. I tend to manually harvest the build output folder and then make this

Re: [WiX-users] VS2010 Not Harvesting Everything?

2011-08-11 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I just meant running heat from a command prompt rather than using VS. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> From: Steve Craft [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed 10/08/2011 16:24 To: G

[WiX-users] Burn UI

2011-10-25 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Is it possible to use the standard WiX authored MSI dialogs as the UI for Burn? Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -- The demand for IT networking profess

Re: [WiX-users] Burn UI

2011-10-25 Thread Neil Sleightholm
install is anything to go by I as I don't really write UI's I was look for a "free lunch"! Neil -Original Message- From: Bruce Cran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 October 2011 19:26 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: Neil Sleightholm Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] Burn UI

2011-10-25 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Oct 2011, at 04:11, Bob Arnson wrote: > On 25-Oct-11 17:12, Neil Sleightholm wrote: >> That isn't really what I meant, I was hoping to use the existing WiX >> authoring as the burn UI > > As in: > > 1. You want Burn to understand MSI UI? > 2. You want Burn

Re: [WiX-users] Burn UI

2011-10-26 Thread Neil Sleightholm
y going to be fairly simplistic. > > Maybe in some distant future there will be a fully declarative UI layer to > do all that you can do in MSI an more. Right now theming is limitied to > moving and hiding controls. > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Neil Sleightholm wrot

Re: [WiX-users] Burn UI

2011-10-27 Thread Neil Sleightholm
[email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn UI On 26-Oct-11 02:46, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > Mainly 2 but to achieve that 1 would be nice. I don't have a problem with > current WiX UIs everyone understands them and they are simple; every attempt > I have seen to replace th

Re: [WiX-users] Burn UI

2011-10-28 Thread Neil Sleightholm
>> Any UI should be appropriate to the task and the target audience I think this sums it up. For a lot of the work I do (internal apps) the licence dialog is irrelevant for others I need to prompt for install location for database folder and service accounts - for this second type the wizard see

Re: [WiX-users] Launch Conditions based on installed OS

2011-10-29 Thread Neil Sleightholm
You need to the VersionNT & ServicePackLevel values http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/block_install_on_os.htm http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa370556.aspx e.g. this checks for XPSP3, W2kSP2 and Vista or about: You can extend it to support the others in your list. Neil -Orig

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.6 Project Harvesting

2011-11-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
It is disabled for a reason, harvesting is not trivial (or "straight forward") and there are all sorts of pitfalls. Personally I would avoid it, in my experience I have never found automatic harvesting to be something results in stable installs. The current implementation in Votive is only able

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.6 Project Harvesting

2011-11-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
st want to ask if doing a Pull Request is sufficient for submitting my changes to the main branch of the WiX codeset (once I'm done)? On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > It is disabled for a reason, harvesting is not trivial (or "straight > forward&qu

Re: [WiX-users] how to run a sql script in SQLCMD Mode using WIX Tool

2011-11-24 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Does this help http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/search/label/SQL Neil On 24 Nov 2011, at 14:39, Nageswara wrote: Hi Team, Can you please let me know how to run a sql script in SQLCMD Mode using WIX Tool -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.n

Re: [WiX-users] removing broken installations from Windows XP

2011-11-29 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I believe this is the replacement for MSI-Zap http://support.microsoft.com/mats/program_install_and_uninstall/ Neil -Original Message- From: Chad Petersen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 29 November 2011 19:03 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] New User - WIX installation problem

2009-12-14 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Just add %wix%bin to your path. Neil -Original Message- From: Don Lewis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 15 December 2009 02:05 To: [email protected] Subject: [WiX-users] New User - WIX installation problem I downloaded WIX 3.0.5419.0 today and after I install it, reboot

[WiX-users] WiX 3.5 Help file

2009-12-17 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I downloaded WiX 3.5.1204.0 binaries and the help file doesn't seem to work, it loads ok but the right hand pane displays "Navigation to the webpage was cancelled" - is anyone else seeing this (the DTF help files also fail in the same way). Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Sy

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.5 Help file

2009-12-17 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Of course! I forgot I had unblocked the v3 files. Thanks Neil -Original Message- From: Bruce Cran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 17 December 2009 21:21 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: Neil Sleightholm Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.5 Help file On Thu

Re: [WiX-users] Wix redistributable

2010-01-05 Thread Neil Sleightholm
For info the WiX install doesn't require visual studio, it just warns if it is not found. Neil -Original Message- From: nagaram.c [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 05 January 2010 12:07 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] Wix redistributabl

Re: [WiX-users] Wix redistributable

2010-01-05 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Re: [WiX-users] Wix redistributable Really? Why? I'm still using an old version of WiX which didn't include such a warning - why was it added? Does something not work properly with more recent versions of WiX if Visual Studio isn't present? > -----Original Message- > From: Ne

Re: [WiX-users] Building Votive

2010-01-06 Thread Neil Sleightholm
This documents what you need for 3.0, it might help: http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-create-wix-build-mach ine.html. The other thing to watch is that the last time I checked the CVS source didn't contain the binary files saved correctly. Neil -Original Message- From:

[WiX-users] Stop Web App

2010-01-10 Thread Neil Sleightholm
ks ok)? I have tried scheduling it at various points without any luck. Does anyone have any tips to solve this? Thanks Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [email protected] -- This SF.Net email is sponsored b

[WiX-users] IIS Log Folder

2010-01-10 Thread Neil Sleightholm
cate request: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1611822&group_i d=105970&atid=642717)? Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [email protected] -- This SF.Net email is sponsored

Re: [WiX-users] Windows System Folder

2010-01-11 Thread Neil Sleightholm
>> "only installs if the existing assembly is older then the one being installed." Do you mean the files are older based on date/time or file version number, if it is file version then this is what WiX (or more correctly Windows Installer) does. >> "How do I make sure I don't replace new versions

Re: [WiX-users] Windows System Folder

2010-01-12 Thread Neil Sleightholm
What versions are the two files? This is a standard VB6 custom control, I must admit I have never heard of an update to this to support more comm ports, is it an official Microsoft release? The "correct" way to install MSCOMM32.OCX is via the Microsoft supplied merge module, mscomm32.msm, this in

[WiX-users] Heat Bug with .Net COM

2010-01-13 Thread Neil Sleightholm
m and worse than that it will be removed when you uninstall the component. Does this sound correct? Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [email protected] -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Deve

Re: [WiX-users] Heat Bug with .Net COM

2010-01-14 Thread Neil Sleightholm
rs] Heat Bug with .Net COM Yes, please file a bug. This is a good thing to track. Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://blogs.msdn.com/icumove <-- NEW On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Bob Arnson wrote: > On 1/13/2010 4:35 PM, Neil Sleightholm w

Re: [WiX-users] How to assign a default value to preprocessor properties

2010-01-18 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Something like this should do it: Neil -Original Message- From: Joe Osman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 19 January 2010 03:05 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] How to assign a default value to preprocessor properties I am using p

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a bootstrap for minor upgrade

2010-01-19 Thread Neil Sleightholm
>> used cmdbld.exe shipped with WiX 3.0... I think you mean setupbld.exe Neil -- Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities fo

Re: [WiX-users] Deploying SSRS reports using Wix Installer.

2010-01-27 Thread Neil Sleightholm
There is a script based install process here that might help you: http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/report-loader-for-sql-server -reporting.html. Neil -Original Message- From: Sachin Dubey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 26 January 2010 23:29 To: Wix Users Subject: [WiX-us

Re: [WiX-users] Removing previous version of application that was installed from other installer software

2010-01-28 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I may be missing the point but you can remove any other MSI with this: (The odd values in UpgradeVersion/@Maximum are due to a bug in one of the ICE validations.) You can add as many of these as you like to remove old installs. Hope this helps. Neil -Original Message- From: Dave

Re: [WiX-users] Removing previous version of application that was installed from other installer software

2010-01-29 Thread Neil Sleightholm
installed from other installer software Uhh, that still won't remove Products across context (per-machine vs. per-user) though right? On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > I may be missing the point but you can remove any other MSI with this: > > > >

Re: [WiX-users] Registering a com server within an installation

2010-02-01 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I'd add use RegSpy to generate a .reg file, then tallow from WiX2 to generate a wix fragment, then wixcop from v3 to update it. A bit long winded but you only need to do it once or twice. Neil -Original Message- From: Ken Halprin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 01 February 2010 15:0

Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost

2010-02-06 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Not that this is much help but this has been reported several times on this list and to my knowledge no one has found a reason - it even happens with the Wix3.msi. I have trawled through the logs and not found anything relevant that I can post as a problem. In my experience it happens about 1 in 15

Re: [WiX-users] Interrupting a WiX build

2010-02-10 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I don't think it is possible and while the build is running VS is not responsive. I believe this is a really hard problem to crack but v3.5 of Votive has finally done it but that is still in Beta. Neil -Original Message- From: Thorpe, Alan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 10 Februar

Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost, not frequently though.

2010-02-10 Thread Neil Sleightholm
ave this in a snapshot of a VM if anyone can think of any questions to ask to help diagnose this. Regards Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> === Verbose logging started: 10/02/2010 21:49:45 Build type: SHIP UNI

Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost, not frequently though.

2010-02-10 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I was testing this on Windows XP running Windows Installer 4.5 (4.5.6001.22159) although I have also seen it on 3.1. Neil -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 10 February 2010 23:45 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject

Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost, not frequently though.

2010-02-13 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I have raised a bug for this and attached logs and source: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2951181&group_id=105970 &atid=642714 Neil -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 10 February 2010 22:07 To: General discussion

[WiX-users] Harvest feature in WiX v3.5's Votive

2010-02-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
ut parameters. Is this working for anyone else or should I raise a bug? Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eva

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a user to IIS_WPG

2010-02-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
If have noticed this when swapping between OS versions, I think you may need to include the local computer name so that it doesn't assume it is a domain account e.g. COMPUTERNAME\IIS_WPG. Neil -Original Message- From: Zane Zeeh [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 22 February 2010 21:49 T

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