[WiX-users] How to check programatically that Start Menu entries for my app are present on the system (post installation testing)?
It's a management requirement, part of anti-piracy strategy - as there is no built-in DRM, we want to make sure the install state (including licensing information) is there for corporate software auditors to see. How to do it, either in C++ or C#? -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to check programatically that Start Menu entries for my app are present on the system (post installation testing)?
Do you want to check for their existence or ensure they are there ? You could run a repair with MsiReinstallProduct() ? Or MsiInstallMissingComponent() if you can list the component codes that are expected. -Original Message- From: Robert Lee [mailto:genrobert...@gmail.com] Sent: 05 December 2011 11:25 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to check programatically that Start Menu entries for my app are present on the system (post installation testing)? It's a management requirement, part of anti-piracy strategy - as there is no built-in DRM, we want to make sure the install state (including licensing information) is there for corporate software auditors to see. How to do it, either in C++ or C#? - - All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] How to add target line parameters on shortcut
Hi, I would like to add target line parameters to my shortcut. e.g. If I create the shortcut manually the target would read as follows: C:\Program Files\TestApp\TestApp 1.0\Testapp.exe PARAM1 PARAM2 PARM3 With WiX I was able to create a shortcut pointing to the exe. How would I add the parameters to the Target? Thanks Francois -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] How to add target line parameters on shortcut
Shortcut/Arguments attribute -Original Message- From: Francois Human [mailto:francois.hu...@googlemail.com] Sent: 05 December 2011 11:40 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to add target line parameters on shortcut Hi, I would like to add target line parameters to my shortcut. e.g. If I create the shortcut manually the target would read as follows: C:\Program Files\TestApp\TestApp 1.0\Testapp.exe PARAM1 PARAM2 PARM3 With WiX I was able to create a shortcut pointing to the exe. How would I add the parameters to the Target? Thanks Francois - - All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Incomplete uninstall from ARP; works from full UI; possibly UAC-related
To wrap this up: some features weren't properly uninstalled. (In fact, the empty folders left behind after installation were also still registered as belonging to a feature of an already uninstalled product.) The package had two bad features: - a completely empty one - a conditioned feature that did nothing but copy and rename a file (installed by another feature). Removing both of them did the trick. 2011/11/11 David Watson dwat...@sdl.com: I have no idea which bits will be relevant. Install logs are only really useful in their entirety. You tend to jump about through them when analysing a problem. If you finding them hard to follow you could try using the MSI log file viewer (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\WiLogUtl.exe) from the sdk, it can sometimes be helpful. -Original Message- From: Simon Hoffmann [mailto:vol714poursyd...@googlemail.com] Sent: 10 November 2011 13:33 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Incomplete uninstall from ARP; works from full UI; possibly UAC-related David, thanks for your interest in my issue. However, the full log is close to 5 MB, and I wouldn't want to post that much data to a public mailing list. Which sequences/actions would be of particular interest to you? 2011/11/10 David Watson dwat...@sdl.com: Post the full log of the failed uninstall. It should explain why it not removing the ARP entry even if it's not obvious. ARP uninstall will always run a basic UI, this is expected. -Original Message- From: Simon Hoffmann [mailto:vol714poursyd...@googlemail.com] Sent: 10 November 2011 10:44 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Incomplete uninstall from ARP; works from full UI;possibly UAC-related I have a problem with uninstalling a WiX 3.5-authored setup. On Windows 7: - Uninstall product via the Programs and Features dialog via select the Uninstall option from either the toolbar above the list or from the context menu. Observations: - Uninstall runs with a reduced Windows Installer default UI, only showing a progress bar and an estimate - No UAC prompt is shown, even though UAC is enabled - The uninstall seems to complete successfully (the MSI log says as much), and all installed files are removed. However, some empty folders remain (a lesser issue), and the entry for the program is not removed from the list of installed programs (remains after refreshing using F5). Regedit shows that the respective Windows Installer registry keys for the product are still present. Now, an attempt to install the product again will fail, because Windows Installer probably assumes the product is still installed (log has UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE set). Workaround: Either - Simply repeat the steps as described above. This time around, a UAC prompt is shown, and the entry is successfully removed from the list (and the keys from the registry). Or do not uninstall via ARP the Uninstall option at all, but: - Select Change instead of Uninstall. Full setup UI is displayed (customized WixUI_Custom UI). Select the Remove option. Uninstall completes successfully. What is the difference between these two ways of uninstalling? REMOVE is ALL in all cases. Obviously, the repeated uninstall attempt has an MSI_LUA: Credential Request return = 0x0 log entry the first one has not. Other than that, they both have: Line 64: MSI (s) (58:E0) [10:40:28:711]: MSI_LUA: Credential prompt is not required at this point, product is managed and deployment compliant Line 112: MSI (s) (58:E0) [10:40:28:727]: MSI_LUA: Setting AdminUser property to 1 because the product is already installed managed and per-machine Line 114: MSI (s) (58:E0) [10:40:28:727]: MSI_LUA: Setting MsiRunningElevated property to 1 because the install is already running elevated. Only the repeated attempt and the Change attempt via UI have Executing op: ProductUnregister, the first does not. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide log excerpts as needed. - - RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. - - RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now
Re: [WiX-users] How to check programatically that Start Menu entries for my app are present on the system (post installation testing)?
If it's just the product's install state that's needed, I would have thought that using an Msi API such as MsiQueryProductState (ProductCode) might be more useful than just seeing if someshortcuts are there. If you really need to see shortcuts that's just a programming task that involves enumerating the content of Environment.SpecialFolder.StartMenu and seeing if your shortcuts are there. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 3:35 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to check programatically that Start Menu entries for my app are present on the system (post installation testing)? Do you want to check for their existence or ensure they are there ? You could run a repair with MsiReinstallProduct() ? Or MsiInstallMissingComponent() if you can list the component codes that are expected. -Original Message- From: Robert Lee [mailto:genrobert...@gmail.com] Sent: 05 December 2011 11:25 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to check programatically that Start Menu entries for my app are present on the system (post installation testing)? It's a management requirement, part of anti-piracy strategy - as there is no built-in DRM, we want to make sure the install state (including licensing information) is there for corporate software auditors to see. How to do it, either in C++ or C#? - - All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/en/legal/default.aspx. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] xp auto start pre installed service
How can I change the settings of a service to automatically start as part of my installation. The service is question is wzcsvc and is preinstalled with Windows XP Thanks -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
