In case anyone is interested, I wanted to clarify that part of my
problem with DIFxApp working on Vista was related to me using DIFx tools
2.01 instead of DIFx tool 2.1. 2.01 doesn't support Vista, and 2.1 does.
However, the WHDC link to DIFxTools only has 2.01 for download! DIFx
tools 2.1 is only available through the WDK. *sigh* However, the prompt
still shows up behind the UI, but at least I can now disable it
properly.
Thanks again Bob and Rob!
--Quinton
________________________________
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:38 PM
To: Rob Mensching; Quinton Tormanen; Bob Arnson
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: Re: [WiX-users] DIFx prompt shows up behind UI
Heh, it turns out it was easy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob
Mensching
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:29 PM
To: Quinton Tormanen; Bob Arnson
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DIFx prompt shows up behind UI
I'm asking around. I should know too... heh.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Quinton
Tormanen
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:11 PM
To: Bob Arnson
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DIFx prompt shows up behind UI
Does anyone have a contact for the DIFx group? I can't find a current
e-mail address. [EMAIL PROTECTED] was listed in one of the DIFx
documents, but it's no longer valid.
--Quinton
________________________________
From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:52 PM
To: Quinton Tormanen
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DIFx prompt shows up behind UI
Quinton Tormanen wrote:
I've just switched from our own custom action (calling a DLL function)
to using DIFxApp with WiX. I've found that I have to leave the
DriverPlugAndPlayPrompt set to "yes", or the install will fail on Vista
if my USB device isn't plugged in when the install runs. However, almost
as bad, I've found that on Vista, with this prompt enabled, the prompt
shows up entirely hidden behind the Windows Installer UI, which leaves
the user with only the Cancel button enabled and a hidden prompt. This
is definitely going to mess up a lot of our customers.
I realize that this question is on the fine line between DIFx and WiX,
but I'm hoping that there is a workaround in WiX, or perhaps someone
with experience with using DIFx in WiX that can help with this issue:
How do I make the DriverPlugAndPlayPrompt either display in FRONT of my
UI, or not at all on Windows Vista?
That's usually caused by using the wrong parent window. There's nothing
WiX can do about it but it might be a bug in DifxApp they can fix by
getting the right parent window.
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