[WiX-users] Adding feature dependency

2013-02-04 Thread Tal Maoz
Hello all, I'm trying to add a feature dependency into an installer and I can't find how to do this. here is my situation: I have features 'Java' and 'Perl' and both appear as options in the installer UI. Now, 'Perl' depends on 'Java' so while I want the user to be able to choose only 'Java', if

[WiX-users] problem with wix 3.7 and vs 2008

2013-02-04 Thread Georg.Kellerer
Hello, i am new to wix and encountered a problem when building my wixproject with Visual Studio 2008. When i start the build process vs crashes and i just have the options to debug or restart the application. is that a known problem? i read something like this in the web. My system: Windows xp

[WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) as prereq.

2013-02-04 Thread Yawar Khan
Hi, I have to install Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) as prerequisite. I am doing following. 1) Downloading the o2003PIA self extractor. 2)Execute it through and copy to temp folder. ExePackage Id=PIA2003_URL

Re: [WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) as prereq.

2013-02-04 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
Extract the MSIs you need and include those in your bootstrapper at build time instead of using the exe. It'll work much better too. -Original Message- From: Yawar Khan [mailto:yawar.k...@live.com] Sent: 04 February 2013 11:39 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) as prereq.

2013-02-04 Thread Yawar Khan
The requirement is to not include it in package to reduce the overall package size. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Office-XP-Primary-Interop-Assemblies-PIAs-as-prereq-tp7583350p7583352.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list

Re: [WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) asprereq.

2013-02-04 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
You could host the MSI on your own web server, if you have the facilities. -Original Message- From: Yawar Khan [mailto:yawar.k...@live.com] Sent: 04 February 2013 12:20 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) asprereq. The

Re: [WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) asprereq.

2013-02-04 Thread Yawar Khan
Thanks for such a quick response but these options were already declined :( -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Office-XP-Primary-Interop-Assemblies-PIAs-as-prereq-tp7583350p7583354.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs)asprereq.

2013-02-04 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
The problem is that the MSI package is not in the temp location at build time. It's a bit of a weird scenario. What happens if you place the extracted msi(s) in the build machine's temp directory ? Obviously that wont work if the bootstrapper remembers the resolved path. You might end up having to

Re: [WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) as prereq.

2013-02-04 Thread Wesley Manning
You can extract the MSIs and post them on your website to be downloaded. -Original Message- From: Yawar Khan [mailto:yawar.k...@live.com] Sent: February-04-13 8:20 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) as prereq. The

[WiX-users] Win 8 Tile from wix

2013-02-04 Thread rafal1000
Hi, Is it possible with current (3.7 version) to create a tile in Windows 8 that my application will be accessible from the tile Start page of Win8 ? If yes can you please provide some examples. thanks indeed Rafal

Re: [WiX-users] Win 8 Tile from wix

2013-02-04 Thread The Ouizard
I don't know much about Windows 8, but isn't the Start Screen basically like the Start Menu, such that if you put any shortcuts as you normally would in the Start Menu, they'll automagically show up as tiles? Alain -Original Message- From: rafal1000 [mailto:rafal1...@poczta.onet.pl]

Re: [WiX-users] Win 8 Tile from wix

2013-02-04 Thread John Ludlow
I assume the requirement might be for a live tile, like the one that scrolls through photos every few seconds. On 4 February 2013 15:51, The Ouizard the.ouiz...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know much about Windows 8, but isn't the Start Screen basically like the Start Menu, such that if you put

Re: [WiX-users] Win 8 Tile from wix

2013-02-04 Thread David Watson
If you install shortcuts to the start menu they will appear as a tile using the shortcuts largest icon. Some of the shortcuts may be on the main windows 8 start menu and some may be hidden under All Apps (right click anywhere that isn't a tile to see the all apps option). You cannot install a

[WiX-users] Reference wixlibs in two different Features...

2013-02-04 Thread StevenOgilvie
I have two features that reference the same WixLibs but use two different folders... Feature Id=Feature_Admin Title=MyCorp Admin Console Level=1 Display=expand ConfigurableDirectory=INSTALLFOLDER ComponentRef Id=blah/

Re: [WiX-users] Reference wixlibs in two different Features...

2013-02-04 Thread StevenOgilvie
SORRY IGNORE THIS QUESTION... -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Reference-wixlibs-in-two-different-Features-tp7583361p7583362.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Help with Wix custom managed bootstrapper

2013-02-04 Thread Kristian Jaksch
Hello, I'm still struggling with the custom managed bootstrapper application. I've built a sample from scratch by looking at some other examples but I'm still having issues with getting it to work as I want. It is the same problem I've had before: If I first build the bootstrapper and install it

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on Windows 2012 Server and the Server Manager requirement

2013-02-04 Thread Eric Schultz
All, I've created a simple ExeRunner application that can be embedded into your bundle and then be called to run a command on the destination computer. To install .NET Framework 3.5 and less on Win 8, the entire command line would be: ExeRunner.exe C:\Windows\system32\dism.exe /online /norestart

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on Windows 2012 Server and the Server Manager requirement

2013-02-04 Thread Marc Fauser
On 2013-02-04 22:29, Eric Schultz wrote: All, I've created a simple ExeRunner application that can be embedded into your bundle and then be called to run a command on the destination computer. To install .NET Framework 3.5 and less on Win 8, the entire command line would be: ExeRunner.exe

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on Windows 2012 Server and the Server Manager requirement

2013-02-04 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Because burn will only run exes packaged in a release. It won't run arbitrary exes. -Original Message- From: Marc Fauser [mailto:marc.fau...@gmail.com] Sent: 04 February 2013 21:37 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on Windows 2012 Server and the Server Manager requirement

2013-02-04 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Cool thanks :) -Original Message- From: Eric Schultz [mailto:eschu...@outercurve.org] Sent: February-04-13 4:30 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on Windows 2012 Server and the Server Manager requirement All, I've

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on Windows 2012 Server and the Server Manager requirement

2013-02-04 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Depending on C:\Windows\system32 would break on non-default installs... -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 3:59 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Prerequisites on

[WiX-users] FilesInUse message -- empty description

2013-02-04 Thread vasjko
Hi All, I'm using following code to show file in use message box in my custom action: session.Message(InstallMessage.FilesInUse, record); I'm able to fill list of files which are in use using record, but dialog description which should say The following applications are using files... is

Re: [WiX-users] Win 8 Tile from wix

2013-02-04 Thread Rafal Jagielski
2013/2/4 David Watson dwat...@sdl.com: If you install shortcuts to the start menu they will appear as a tile using the shortcuts largest icon. Some of the shortcuts may be on the main windows 8 start menu and some may be hidden under All Apps (right click anywhere that isn't a tile to see the