[WiX-users] how to extract string from registry entry

I want to launch my application on default browser but getting extra content in registry entry , how to extract exact values out from registry: Property Id=BROWSER RegistrySearch Id='DefaultBrowser' Type='raw' Root='HKCR' Key='http\shell\open\command' / /Property Getting registry entry

Re: [WiX-users] how to extract string from registry entry [P]

Classification: Public Why not use: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Apps Paths Chrome.exe and get the default value which is the path and exe name Use Firefox.exe to get its path -Original Message- From: Namrata Kumari [mailto:namrata.kum...@aspiresys.com] Sent:

Re: [WiX-users] MSI packages download and Firewall/Proxy settings

Are you providing a valid HWND when calling Detect/Elevate/Apply? The files the engine downloads are via WinInet, so they should use that config and should prompt for authentication if required. If you are doing your own downloading inside of your BA, then I'd suggest you look at dlutil.cpp

Re: [WiX-users] how to extract string from registry entry [P]

As it says here: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/customactions/shellexec.html it's more common to use a shell execute on a URL to launch the default program, if that works in your scenario. --- Phil Wilson On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 5:46 AM, Steven Ogilvie

[WiX-users] Custom actions in C# and disabling buttons

I have a dialogue that executes a custom action to validate user specified input however it returns ActionResult.Failure in the event the user supplied data is not accurate. That's rather abrupt and unneeded, however I can not seem to work around a condition to disable the next action. How does

[WiX-users] COM+ Installer - Failed to load assembly error

Hello, I'm attempting to build a Wix based installer for a COM+ module I've written. The install is being immediately rolled back and I can see the following in the MSI logs: MSI (s) (B8:F8) [10:05:59:447]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIEBC7.tmp, Entrypoint:

[WiX-users] MSI packages download and Firewall/Proxy settings

Hi Everyone, I am using Wix 3.9 and created a Custom bootstrapper application which downloads and installs the MSI packages. It is working fine. Some of the network download address restricted by Firewall or Proxy server. So MSI pacakges download getting failed. In this type of cases I would

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to create patch, getting PYRO0227 error.

Hi Pavol Kovalik, I am also trying to create patch, like you same scenario. But I am also having same error PYRO0227. You said that, you have figured out the problem. Can you please post answer, it will be useful for me and others. Thanks, Pandu -- View this message in context: