I have read this a few times I don't think it is related, maybe I didn't
explain properly. I am in the UI sequence and the OutOfDiskDlg is
displayed, I click back, change the path to a drive with more space and
the built in install path is ok but my secondary path still refers to
the original.

Neil

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] 
Sent: 13 February 2011 16:53
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ReserveCost Problem

Might take a look at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368093(VS.85).aspx. IIRC,
changing directory paths after costing is quirky... and can be quite
slow.
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 5:11 AM, Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com>
wrote:

> I have an install that has 2 install paths, the application and the 
> data. I am using a modified WixUI_InstallDir based UI and have created

> a replacement InstallDirDlg.wxs that supports both install paths. For 
> the data path I want reserve and extra 5Gb to ensure there is enough 
> disk space once the application is running and have added appropriate 
> ReserveCost elements to my data path. If I run this on a VM with only 
> 1Gb free on drive C: and change the data path drive D: it works ok and

> doesn't error due to insufficient disk space.
>
>
>
> If I run the install and leave the data path on C: and let the UI 
> error due to insufficient disk space then go back and change the data 
> path to
> D: the file cost doesn't seem to be recalculated and it still fails 
> due to insufficient disk space on drive C. If I do the same thing with

> the application folder the file cost is recalculated.
>
>
>
> Is there some magic I need to do to make my install re-run file cost 
> after changing the data path? I have looked at the WiX UI source and 
> can't see it doing anything special but I am sure if does.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Neil
>
>
>
> Neil Sleightholm
> X2 Systems Limited
> n...@x2systems.com <mailto:n...@x2systems.com>
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