Re: [WiX-users] WriteIIS7ConfigChanges error in Wix 3.5.1714

Wix 3.5.1721 was tested today. Failed to add defaultDocument - error disappeared. Also full uninstall doesn't remove all existing virtual dirs, but still I get errors during upgrade. Attached is part of upgrade log - please help what is the reason? Action 09:34:46: StartIIS7ConfigTransaction.

Re: [WiX-users] Some beginner's questions about WIX

1. You can try code like this: Directory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=INSTALL_LOCATION Name=MyTool FileSource=. /Directory /Directory Property Id=WIXUI_INSTALLDIR Value=INSTALL_LOCATION / UIRef Id=WixUI_PaymentSystem / Actually I'm not sure whether this code will

Re: [WiX-users] Adding reference to WiX project doesn't lead to copy referenced project's files

I've just checked Heat in WiX 3.5. It also ignores Copy Local property of referenced assemblies. My conclusion: at the moment there is no way to harvest referenced assemblies using heat.exe with the project mode. Ilya Serbis On 17.05.2010 14:57, Илья Сербис wrote: Hi Matt, I've

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

Here are the verbose log snippet on the component states MSI (s) (80:D8) [14:49:58:457]: Component: C_FL_apc.exe; Installed: Local; Request: Absent; Action: Absent; Client State: Local MSI (s) (80:D8) [14:49:58:457]: Component: ServiceExeComponent; Installed: Local; Request: Absent;

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

I also notice that I see this behavior after introducing upgrade specific actions (RemoveExistingProducts) as part of the InstallExecuteSequence. And I do not have the KeyPath set for any components. Will that cause an issue like this?? - Andy BuildDeployment Schneider Electric -- View

[WiX-users] Using document() function in XSLT with HEAT

Hello, I get this error message: heat.exe : error HEAT5055 : Error applying transform file.xslt to harvested WiX: Execution of the 'document()' function was prohibited. Use the XsltSettings.EnableDocumentFunction property to enable it. An error occurred at.. Is there a way to quickly

Re: [WiX-users] Environment Variable not set until much too late

Hi, This is typical behaviour I have seen before. The Msi will be setting the environment variable by api call, what this will not be doing is updating the environment of the running process and as Nick says the batch file will probably be a child of the msi process that called it. I

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

I got the root cause of the issue. I had a condition that is evaluating the Component out. :) - Andy BuildDeployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Condition Table generation

Mike, Basically I need to adjust the feature tree for each MSI. Each of the 10 MSIs is a distinct product package with a unique upgrade code. Payload is attached to features via mergemodules. If the feature tree contains features A and B, with sub-features A0 - An, B0 - Bn, the first MSI could

[WiX-users] Do UFOs visit Install land?

The title reflects the strangeness of the problem that I am trying to solve. It is not WiX specific but in the broader install community there is higher chance that somebody may have had similar experience. It starts with user installing vcredist_x86.exe on his Windows 7 64-bit. He is sharing

Re: [WiX-users] How to check whether the empty key exists in the registry

In WiX 3.5 I've found new version of RegistrySearch: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/util_xsd_registrysearch.htm Looks like it can manage with empty keys. Unfortunately it's not finished yet and I had problems to use it. Specifically I couldn't get it worked inside Product. On

Re: [WiX-users] Do UFOs visit Install land?

Shut down System Protection and try ? -Original Message- From: Tony Juricic [mailto:tjuri...@tradestation.com] Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 5:39 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Do UFOs visit Install land? The title reflects the strangeness of the problem that I

[WiX-users] Properties and Custom Actions

Hi all, I have noticed that if I have a deferred custom action in vbscript, I can reference properties using Session.PropertyPropertyname). But, in a c# deferred custom action using the session object, that same property is not available to me using session[Propertyname]. The c# ca's seem to

Re: [WiX-users] Condition Table generation

The Condition table is designed for enabling/disabling which features get installed at install-time. It sounds like your intent is to control which features get included into your various MSIs at build-time. For your situation the use of shared install code would enable you to have a similar

Re: [WiX-users] Adding reference to WiX project doesn't lead to copy referenced project's files

That is correct, the is an open bug report for this: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detailaid=2998492group_id=105970; atid=642714. Neil -Original Message- From: Ilya [mailto:iser...@shtrih-m.ru] Sent: 24 May 2010 08:43 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.

[WiX-users] Trying to keep it simple...WixUI_InstallDir error 2343

I'm trying to use WixUI_InstallDir as my UI, and when I do, and compile it, and run it, I get the following message in the MSI log: The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2343. The arguments are:

Re: [WiX-users] Using document() function in XSLT with HEAT

The three solutions in order of speed are: 1. Edit/recompile WixUtilExtension.dll to enable the document() XSLT function. (Source file appears to be UtilTransformMutator.cs) 2. Change your transform to eliminate the use of the Document function. 3. Open a bug with the WiX team to enable the

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to keep it simple...WixUI_InstallDir error 2343

Have you set Property Id=WIXUI_INSTALLDIR Value=INSTALLDIR / ? From the looks of Property(C): WIXUI_INSTALLDIR = TOP_LEVEL_DIR you haven't. See http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/WixUI_installdir.htm Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44

Re: [WiX-users] Some beginner's questions about WIX

This would place MyTool on the fixed drive with the largest free space at the time of installation (see http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2007/07/12/installing-to-targetdir.aspx ). Since http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa372817.aspx says to not use WindowsVolume in the directory table, what

Re: [WiX-users] Some beginner's questions about WIX

It is the KeyPath for the component containing the shortcut. See Ilya's answer for that. Shortcuts cannot (unfortunately) be KeyPaths and there is an ICE test that more-or-less demands that shortcut's have an HKCU registry as their keypath. The content of the registry doesn't matter, so use your

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to keep it simple...WixUI_InstallDir error 2343

Aw man! Pally! You rock! Thanks for the quick response - That fixed it! I was confused by the tutorial here: http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson2.php I put Property Id=WIXUI_INSTALLDIR Value=TOP_LEVEL_DIR / because I saw in this tutorial that it was needed if I used WixUI_InstallDir!

Re: [WiX-users] Properties and Custom Actions

According to http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa370543.aspx deferred custom actions, both those written in script and those that compiled, can only access the following three properties: CustomActionData, ProductCode, or UserSID. If you are seeing different, it is a happy error in the version of

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to keep it simple...WixUI_InstallDir error 2343

In the tutorial, TOP_LEVEL_DIR is a placeholder for the directory's name that is the top level directory of your installation. -Original Message- From: gapearce [mailto:mr_gapea...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 11:03 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] Properties and Custom Actions

Thanks Blair! You are very helpful. I did see that link, but was hoping it was wrong because I'm able to get any property using the vbscript ca's. Thanks for the warning about different platforms. We test on several, but I'll probably get bit with that eventually, so I will make changes to

Re: [WiX-users] Do UFOs visit Install land?

The C++ runtimes are very specific about what they want. You didn't say what versions you're referring to, but there are people have installed VC++ 2008 redist thinking it will support their VC++ 2005 app (it won't), and, for example, if you have built with VC++ 2008 SP1 the RTM VC++ 2008

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to keep it simple...WixUI_InstallDir error 2343

OH! Duh! (Sheesh!) Thanks - that makes sense. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Trying-to-keep-it-simple-WixUI-InstallDir-error-2343-tp5094719p5095087.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] ResolveWixReferences task was not found?

The RTM 3.0 wix.targets file contains the UsingTask element for that task. Verify that your wix.targets file is not corrupted. -Original Message- From: Andrew Hammond [mailto:andrew.george.hamm...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:47 PM To: General discussion for Windows

Re: [WiX-users] Condition Table generation

Ultimately I am controlling what the user sees, the stripping out of the merge modules is simply reducing the size of the package. Using the condition table I have a consistent feature table for all packages, and encapsulate exclusions within each package. Probably FeatureGroups will work, but

Re: [WiX-users] Do UFOs visit Install land?

Hi Phil, Here are the missing context and details. The app is 32 bit. It was built with C++ redistributables version 9.0.30729.4148. Exactly the same vcredist_x86.exe, that was installed on a build machine before RTM build, is run on end user's machine, before the application-specific MSI

[WiX-users] Major Upgrade - Cannot get preventing downgrades to work

I've followed the instructions in WiX.chm to the T, and also used the code from the tutorial (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php#4.1) - using this code here (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/download.php?file=samples/sampleupgrade.ziptype=application/zip). I cannot for the life of me get

Re: [WiX-users] Major Upgrade - Cannot get preventing downgrades to work

First cut: normally once you designate an UpgradeCode for whatever represents a product, you never change it. Always use the same UpgradeCode (Product/@Upgrade value) between your products that are intended to replace each other/be mutually exclusive. -Original Message- From: fragorl

Re: [WiX-users] Major Upgrade - Cannot get preventing downgrades to work

Blair-2 - thanks for your reply, and that'll be exactly what the problem is. So one UpgradeCode Guid for all versions of one product? And I assume that by having different ones, I've essentially told windows installer that each msi represents an entirely different product. That will explain the

[WiX-users] Adding ComponentGroupRef to directories

Hi guys, I have created a WiX 3.5 project in VS2010 and added a few project references. One of the projects is a WCF IIS project. Wix has automatically generated the following Product.Generated.wxs file: ?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi;