Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Really weird upgrade problem.

2012-09-14 Thread Miss Parker
/[170C:1710][2012-09-10T13:43:58]: Detected related package:{02BA91DA-3C08-45ED-854E-343B5BBDCE40}, scope: PerMachine, version: 2.1.0.0, language: 0 operation: MajorUpgrade [170C:1710][2012-09-10T13:43:58]: Detected related package:{02BA91DA-3C08-45ED-854E-343B5BBDCE40}, scope: PerMachine,

Re: [WiX-users] How to solve problem with failed to start service because of unsufficient privileges?

2012-09-14 Thread alex376
No. My question is here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12370634/cant-start-windows-service-with-wix . -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] How to solve problem with failed to start service because of unsufficient privileges?

2012-09-14 Thread alex376
No. My question is here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12370634/cant-start-windows-service-with-wix . -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] How to solve problem with failed to start service because of unsufficient privileges?

2012-09-14 Thread alex376
Thanks for your comment Steve. I gave up on the custom action approach for a while. But if I return to it I will consider your remark. -- View this message in context:

[WiX-users] Fixing ICE57 on perUser installation

2012-09-14 Thread Nelya Iva
Our application writes some settings to the registry into the HKCU hive. I want to delete this settings during uninstall. Here is code: Fragment DirectoryRef Id=INSTALLLOCATION DiskId=1 FileSource=$(var.SourceDirProject)\ Component Id=DeleteHkcuManufacturerHive Guid=GUID

Re: [WiX-users] Fixing ICE57 on perUser installation

2012-09-14 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
Is the INSTALLLOCATION directory a per-machine location ? If it's always per-user then you can ignore the ICE. You condition won't work however. A component condition determines whether a component is installed or not. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368007%28v=vs.85%29

Re: [WiX-users] Fixing ICE57 on perUser installation

2012-09-14 Thread Nelya Iva
Thank you for response. INSTALLLOCATION - is a folder in ProgramFiles directory.. It's a per-machine location? So if i want to delete enries during uninstall then i need to put condition on feature which is containing my component? Will it work? 2012/9/14 Peter Shirtcliffe pshirtcli...@sdl.com

Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers

2012-09-14 Thread Branko Horvat
James, I realised the RemoveFolder tags are necesary because I am installint into userprofile, not for all users on a computer as I hope it want ask admin permission to install. If I remove difx:Driver tag then I can reproduce the file hierarchy - actually not as originally is, since

[WiX-users] Wix 3.6 binaries unavailable

2012-09-14 Thread Rob Hamflett
I'm unable to download wix36-binaries.zip from http://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/93929. What actually gets downloaded is a HTML page reporting There was an error downloading the file. It may have been deleted from the server. Thanks, Rob

Re: [WiX-users] Progress UI isn't working using burn on external MSI

2012-09-14 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Want me to log it? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: September-13-12 10:19 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Progress UI isn't working using burn on external MSI I think I heard someone mention

[WiX-users] Burn question (re user selection of installers to run)

2012-09-14 Thread StevenOgilvie
Hi, In my bundle I am checking for: .Net 4 SQL Server Express MS Sync Framework 2.1 SQL Server Compact and installing if not installed... Sigh... I need to breakup my current installer msi into 2 separate installers since one feature is Server side the other feature is Client side... For the

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.6 binaries unavailable

2012-09-14 Thread Rob Mensching
Just worked for me but CodePlex was very slow. On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 6:04 AM, Rob Hamflett rob_hamfl...@sn.scee.netwrote: I'm unable to download wix36-binaries.zip from http://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/93929. What actually gets downloaded is a HTML page reporting There was an error

Re: [WiX-users] Component - FileShare

2012-09-14 Thread Nick Ramirez
It looks like FileShare (and User) is included in the WixUtilExtension. Have you added that as a referenced assembly in your project and added the util namespace to your Wix element (/http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension/)? You would also need to then prefix the FileShare element with

Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers

2012-09-14 Thread Rob Mensching
A .wixlib is not a WixExtension so you cannot use the -ext switch. On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 5:55 AM, Branko Horvat branko_hor...@hotmail.comwrote: James, I realised the RemoveFolder tags are necesary because I am installint into userprofile, not for all users on a computer as I hope it

Re: [WiX-users] Burn question (re user selection of installers to run)

2012-09-14 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
Could you define a burn variable and use it in the InstallConditions of the packages and in bal:Conditions for the launch conditions? You could pass the value (client/server/both) on the command line or have the user set it in a custom bootstrapper application UI. -Original Message- From:

Re: [WiX-users] WixSTDBA: Large MSI and ActionData feedback

2012-09-14 Thread Bob Arnson
On 10-Sep-12 22:14, Hoover, Jacob wrote: When using Burn to deploy a rather large MSI (over 27k components), the WixSTDBA doesn't provide granular enough feedback. I was pondering adding ActionData messaging so the end user would be aware that the install hasn't hung. Would this be a valid

Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers

2012-09-14 Thread Bob Arnson
On 14-Sep-12 08:55, Branko Horvat wrote: I realised the RemoveFolder tags are necesary because I am installint into userprofile, not for all users on a computer as I hope it want ask admin permission to install. Admin privileges are required to install drivers. When I use:

Re: [WiX-users] BURN prompts for a file after installing .NET, why? (newbie)

2012-09-14 Thread Bob Arnson
On 14-Sep-12 00:20, Jeff McClintock wrote: [026C:056C][2012-09-14T15:37:34]: Failed to resolve source for file: C:\Documents and Settings\OEM\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\PLNL8RII\Install SynthEdit.exe, error: 0x80070642. How did you include this package in your Chain?

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.6 binaries unavailable

2012-09-14 Thread Bob Arnson
On 14-Sep-12 09:04, Rob Hamflett wrote: I'm unable to download wix36-binaries.zip from http://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/93929. What actually gets downloaded is a HTML page reporting There was an error downloading the file. It may have been deleted from the server. Working now. --

[WiX-users] set the name of a directory via the SetProperty element

2012-09-14 Thread Natalie Carr
Hi I am trying to set the name of a directory via the SetProperty element as follows: Directory Id=INSTALLLOCATION Name=$(var.ProductName) SetProperty Id=INSTALLLOCATION Value=[ProductName] After=CostInitialize Sequence=both/ Can anyone tell me what Im doing wrong please as I keep

Re: [WiX-users] ssl binding using wix

2012-09-14 Thread Nick Ramirez
Just to clarify, are you saying that it is finding the default website correctly and placing the new web application under it? But that WiX is somehow changing the IP address binding of the default website? -- View this message in context:

[WiX-users] .NET 4 installation best practice and burn support

2012-09-14 Thread Ed and Beth Brey
What is best practice for installing .NET 4 with an application, and how does burn support it? Since.NET 4.5 replaces .NET 4.0, rather than installs separately, the installation choices differ from in previous versions. For an application that can use either .NET 4.0 or 4.5, what is the best

Re: [WiX-users] set the name of a directory via the SetProperty element

2012-09-14 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
The Value needs to be a full path. Incidentally, SetDirectory would be more appropriate. -Original Message- From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] Sent: 14 September 2012 15:12 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] set the name of a directory via the

Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers

2012-09-14 Thread James Johnston
James, I realised the RemoveFolder tags are necesary because I am installint into userprofile, not for all users on a computer as I hope it want ask admin permission to install. 1. Drivers run in kernel mode and have complete control over everything on the computer at the lowest level.

Re: [WiX-users] set the name of a directory via the SetProperty element

2012-09-14 Thread Natalie Carr
Hi Peter, I tried this but it still is not working: SetDirectory Id=INSTALLLOCATION Value=$(var.PlatformProgramFilesFolder)\Measuresoft\[ProductName] Sequence=both/ Thanks -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: 14 September 2012 15:27 To:

[WiX-users] Problem with custom actions and ServiceControl

2012-09-14 Thread Anders PĂ„lsson
Hi, We have an installer that installs a managed Windows Service. The service listens to a http/s port and the installer gives the account that should execute the service access rights to listen to the port (ie netsh http add urlacl). When the installation is complete, we want to start the

[WiX-users] Pyro -bt and -bu flags

2012-09-14 Thread Nick Ramirez
One of the problems I've encountered when using .wixpdb files to create a patch is there's no way to bind the binary data into them. So, if you move them, there's a good chance the paths to your source files won't work anymore. (For this reason I find that using .wixout files are easier because

Re: [WiX-users] set the name of a directory via theSetProperty element

2012-09-14 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
I'd check a verbose log. -Original Message- From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] Sent: 14 September 2012 16:08 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] set the name of a directory via theSetProperty element Hi Peter, I

Re: [WiX-users] Pyro -bt and -bu flags

2012-09-14 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
Dr. Watson did some investigation into this a while ago. He found this post by Blair to be helpful http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg19719.html -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: 14 September 2012 16:18 To:

Re: [WiX-users] set the name of a directory via theSetProperty element

2012-09-14 Thread Natalie Carr
The verbose log only says that it Could not access network location ProgramFilesFolder\Measuresoft\ with Error 1606. Unfortunately it doesn't tell me much more info. -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: 14 September 2012 16:20 To: General

Re: [WiX-users] set the name of a directory via theSetProperty element

2012-09-14 Thread Natalie Carr
Got it..:) Putting square brackets around [$(var.PlatformProgramFilesFolder)] made it work. Thanks -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: 14 September 2012 16:20 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] set

Re: [WiX-users] Burn UI simple example doubt

2012-09-14 Thread vchauras
I am getting this error in log file. === [28F8:28F0][2012-09-14T12:17:11]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'my_Bootstrapper2' [28F8:2E30][2012-09-14T12:17:11]: Error 0x80070002: Failed to probe for loc file: thm.wxl in path:

Re: [WiX-users] Using Burn to club 2 msi s. - initial doubts

2012-09-14 Thread vchauras
Yes, I want a single unified installation. The flow of UI would be something like: 1- Welcome 2- Ask for user inputs (checkbox, filling some values) 3- The user inputs can now be passed to m1 and m2 if they need that specific info 4- m1 runs with its input 5- m2 runs with its input 6- finish I

[WiX-users] MSI property not being read in via custom action?

2012-09-14 Thread StevenOgilvie
Hi, I have a property being set to 0 at start in product.wxs Property Id=DATABASE_CREATE_SCHEMA Secure=no Value=0/ In a C# custom action I set it to 1: SetSessionProperty(session, DATABASE_CREATE_SCHEMA, 1); where SetSessionPropertyis: private static void

Re: [WiX-users] MSI property not being read in via custom action?

2012-09-14 Thread StevenOgilvie
forgot to add, in the first customaction that changes the value I can see in the msi logfile that the value has been changed: MSI (c) (40!F4) [17:11:05:685]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying DATABASE_CREATE_SCHEMA property. Its current value is '0'. Its new value: '1'. however I can see that the

Re: [WiX-users] MSI property not being read in via custom action?

2012-09-14 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Is your reading custom action supposed to be deferred (ran as system) or run under the user context? I am assuming it's deferred, in which case you want to add a : CustomAction Id=CA_CreateTitusDatabase.SetProperty Property=CA_CreateTitusDatabase

Re: [WiX-users] Burn UI simple example doubt

2012-09-14 Thread Rob Mensching
The Name of the Payload needs to be thm.wxl. Name will default to Source if not provided. On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 10:30 AM, vchauras vivekchauras...@gmail.comwrote: I am getting this error in log file. === [28F8:28F0][2012-09-14T12:17:11]: Setting string variable

Re: [WiX-users] Progress UI isn't working using burn on external MSI

2012-09-14 Thread Rob Mensching
Yes, or it is not likely to get fixed since we don't track bugs in email very well. On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 6:22 AM, Steven Ogilvie steven.ogil...@titus.comwrote: Want me to log it? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: September-13-12 10:19 PM

Re: [WiX-users] Using Burn to club 2 msi s. - initial doubts

2012-09-14 Thread Rob Mensching
Seems reasonable. On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 10:57 AM, vchauras vivekchauras...@gmail.comwrote: Yes, I want a single unified installation. The flow of UI would be something like: 1- Welcome 2- Ask for user inputs (checkbox, filling some values) 3- The user inputs can now be passed to m1 and

Re: [WiX-users] Progress UI isn't working using burn on external MSI

2012-09-14 Thread StevenOgilvie
will log it on monday :) __ Steven Ogilvie Sent from my BlackBerry... 3 - 45 Bertrand Street Ottawa, ON Canada K1M 1Y5 Mobile: +1 613 299-2121 E-mail: sogil...@msn.com -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching-7 [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset]