Re: [WiX-users] Incorrect syntax near 'DATABASE' while Uninstalling from AddRemoveProgram

2014-11-05 Thread Bala
HI, Thanks for your help. It worked for me, Thanks a lot. -Original Message- From: Bala [mailto:balakrish...@ameexusa.com] Sent: 05 November 2014 01:19 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Incorrect syntax near 'DATABASE' while Uninstalling from

[WiX-users] wixstdba: Using Win-Forms or MFC based UI instead of Theme UI (xml based)

2014-11-05 Thread Farrukhw
Hi While reading source code for WiX Extended Bootstrapper Application, I'm wondering if I want to replace this Theme manipulation (xml based) with Win-Forms or MFC based UI, do I have to modify/rewrite all that or I can simply use references of some library, just as in case of Managed

Re: [WiX-users] How to suppress the StdBA Bootstrapper UI

2014-11-05 Thread Phill Hogland
Regarding using BAFunctions.dll for DelayStart, it has been about a year since I used that feature and then abandoned that code in favor of creating a WPF managed BA (which I would also recommend, but you could use any UX framework - MFC, WCF, Java?smile/). But as I recall the basic steps are: 1)

Re: [WiX-users] Patching msi

2014-11-05 Thread pezmannen
Great! I'll go with option one then. Thanks! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Patching-msi-tp7597706p7597756.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Install a package and uninstall another

2014-11-05 Thread vorsichtdiekurve
Hi, Is there the possibility to launch both install and uninstall actions on different packages during one bootstrapper run? I use the following code to launch the actions: The declaration of the commands I use: this.InstallCommand = new DelegateCommand(() =

[WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nik T
I am trying to alter one of the built in UI's, WixUI_Advanced, and running into issues with Duplicate symbols. What I have done: 1. Copied the Fragment contents of WixUI_Advanced.wxs to be local to my installer project. Saved in separate wxs file 2. Renamed the UI, made the

Re: [WiX-users] Error database does not exist when executing ExecuteSQLStrings

2014-11-05 Thread garymonk
Hi, Is there anyone that has created a database using SQL scripts? I have a requirement to complete this installer and I can't get the database created. Thanks, Gary -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Error database does not exist when executing ExecuteSQLStrings

2014-11-05 Thread John Cooper
From your log: 1) is 'SqlComponent' being selected for install? If so, 2) What is the value of the property USEINTEGRATEDSECURITY from the verbose log? Note that this property is going to have to be remembered for repair, upgrade, and patching to work. Note also that it will currently only

[WiX-users] Adding Registry Entries in both 32 and 64 Bits

2014-11-05 Thread vikasyv
I have created an Installer which writes Registry Values to enable Chrome Extension (HKLM\Software\Google\Chrome). Till now, everything seemed fine. Recently, we found out that using 64 bit Chrome on a 64 bit machine will not enable the Extension after install and it only writes to the Wow6432

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Registry Entries in both 32 and 64 Bits

2014-11-05 Thread John Cooper
I have a product with a similar requirement (it installs extensions to MS Office in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors). From a 32-bit install, you can ONLY write 32-bit registry entries. I work around this issue using a Burn bootstrapper that installs the 32-bit support with the product, and

[WiX-users] Installing DirectX9 Components within a perUser MSI

2014-11-05 Thread Paul Finkiewicz
Hello, I am trying to include a DirectX9 install from within my perUser MSI. Everything works, however I am down to possible elevated permissions that need to be accessed for the DirectX portion even though I have declared InstallScope=perUser. I have a feeling that the DirectX installation

Re: [WiX-users] Install a package and uninstall another

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
What are you wanting to uninstall? Is it an upgrade scenario? Are you trying to replace an older version of your software with a newer version? Or are you trying to remove some other software when yours is installed? -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
Did you update your UIRef element to point to your new UI_Custom? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/FW-Correct-method-for-modifying-a-built-in-UI-tp7597759p7597765.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nik T
Forgot to mention that, but yes. -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 2:55 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI? Did you update your UIRef element

Re: [WiX-users] Display optional text in Exit Dialog upon ininstall

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
I don't think the Exit dialog is going to be shown, in most cases, during an uninstall because Add/Remove Programs (Programs and Features) suppresses the UI when the user uninstalls from there. So, setting the property directly may be enough. I can't recall of the top of my head what that

Re: [WiX-users] Display optional text in Exit Dialog upon ininstall

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
I didn't read carefully enough. You only want to display the message on uninstall. Because ARP suppresses the UI, the dialog won't be shown on uninstall. I was so close to having this work by simply adding something like that to Burn's License UI theme. Alas, even though, with Burn, that Exit

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
Hmm... Just to double-check: Copied the Fragment contents of WixUI_Advanced.wxs to be local to my installer project. Saved in separate wxs file 2. Renamed the UI, made the modifications I needed ---* Did you change the Id on the UI element?* 3. Copied the

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nik T
Responses in line below Also want to mention that I am now building these modifications into a wixlib, though I got the same errors when it was all part of the installer build. -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 3:22 PM

Re: [WiX-users] How to include the NetFx451Redist to bootstrapper?

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
The NetFxExtension always downloads it. To have the .NET 4.5.1 package compressed inside your bundle, you would have to write the mark-up yourself. You can use how the WiX team did it as a rough guide: http://wix.codeplex.com/SourceControl/latest#src/ext/NetFxExtension/wixlib/NetFx451.wxs

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nik T
Also, I have used both v3.8 and v3.9 while trying to resolve this. -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 3:22 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

Re: [WiX-users] How to add Active Directory user into SQL server with windows authentication through WIX installer

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
Is SQL Server already set up? When you set it up you can enable Windows authentication at that point. Otherwise, you'd have to turn it on somehow during your installation, but could be trickier. Are you installing SQL Server along with your website install? If so, turn Windows authentication on

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
Not sure. Now that you've moved code into a wixlib, any UIRef elements left hanging around still pointing to the old UI? It's probably something simple that I'm not thinking of. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Installing DirectX9 Components within a perUser MSI

2014-11-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
Is the install log showing anything helpful? You say it's a permissions issue. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Installing-DirectX9-Components-within-a-perUser-MSI-tp7597763p7597775.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread John Cooper
Advanced and Mondo UI's are notorious difficult to modify. They include stuff from all over. You'll need to track down all those includes (and probably modify private copies) to get it to work. The only UI's I've regularly modified are InstallDir and FeatureTree. That being said, the

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nik T
Well, last night I thought for sure it has to be a rogue UIRef somewhere in my script, but as of yet I have not been able to find one. -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 3:50 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread John Cooper
As an additional note, my UIs regularly reside within a wixlib with no issues. If you can get it to work, you can get it into a wixlib no problem. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® |

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nik T
I am currently trying a solution of bringing all the dialogs from the source I need into my wixlib, and not linking against WixUIExtension. Pretty close, but I need to figure out how to get a hold of uica.dll (without having to build the entire wix source tree) that is pulled in from

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread John Cooper
If you're essentially replicating the UI extension, you can use dark to get the bits you need. But I have not found it necessary to do that with my custom UI (I still manage to link to the UI extension). -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications |

Re: [WiX-users] Installing DirectX9 Components within a perUser MSI

2014-11-05 Thread Paul Finkiewicz
I'm suggesting it is a permissions issue because it works on my machine with elevated permissions. The problem is on a PC that is limited. I checked the log on the problem PC and get this: Product: MYProduct -- Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program

Re: [WiX-users] Installing DirectX9 Components within a perUser MSI

2014-11-05 Thread Hoover, Jacob
You won't be able to force a 3rd party installer to change scope very easily, especially in the case of an EXE based installation (nor would I recommend doing so). What exactly are you trying to do? If DirectX is a prerequisite to your software, use burn to install it in the chain before

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nik T
Would you happen to have an example of what you are doing that you could post? I have previously done this with success, but there is something about the dialogs being published in the Advanced UI that makes then so they cannot be reused? Before I modified both the flow and a few dialogs for the

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread John Cooper
I have no story for Advanced, and my attempt about two years ago with Mondo ended in frustration. I'm not developing further custom UI as I am actively developing my own managed bootstrapper application to take its place. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise

Re: [WiX-users] Installing DirectX9 Components within a perUser MSI

2014-11-05 Thread Paul Finkiewicz
Yes, DirectX9 is a prerequisite to my app. I suppose I'm down to 1 option other than having end users installing DirectX9 themselves. How do I go about changing my code to include your burn option? Regards, Paul *** Email Confidentiality Notice *** -Original Message- From: Hoover,

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Correct method for modifying a built-in UI?

2014-11-05 Thread Nik T
Another question: If I do something like the following: UI Id=Custom Property Id=WixUI_Mode Value=Custom / /UI I will get the following error: : error LGHT0091 : Duplicate symbol 'Property:WixUI_Mode' found. This typically means that an Id is duplicated. Check to make sure all your

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Updating a msi installed by bootstrapper .

2014-11-05 Thread Farrukhw
As mentioned by Jeremiahf, you need to managed your Upgrade scenarios using Upgrade element in your Wix for your msi. In your case, you may need to do a major upgrade. Also, please check if you are not changing Product GUID in your next upgraded wix. -- View this message in context: