Re: [WiX-users] Serial Key UI

I was just starting to investigate that control type... and where the text breaks up the string (eg. -) the control conditions to re-evaluate when the caret reaches the 2nd section, so it very nearly does the perfect job. Thanks again. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] PrintEULA CA

Of course... I could've been looking for weeks before I noticed that. Many thanks. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/PrintEULA-CA-tf4856905.html#a13914516 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Serial Key UI

Has anyone created a dialog to accept a serial key from the user before allowing the 'Next' button to function? I think it's easy enough to call a custom action to validate the serial key and to create the field(s) for users to type their serial key into, but the niceties I'm finding tricky. 1

[WiX-users] PrintEULA CA

Hi guys, has anyone succesfully included the PrintEULA call in the latest wixca.dll (2.0.5805.0)? I have my custom action: CustomAction Id=PrintEula BinaryKey=wixca DllEntry=PrintEula Return=ignore Execute=immediate / And my 'Print' button: Control Id=Print Type=PushButton X=112 Y=243 Width=56

Re: [WiX-users] Operating System language detection

Have you tried looking at the SystemLanguageID property? I was hoping to find a nice simple regkey to look for rather than having to compose a new DLL function. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Operating-System-language-detection-tf4671232.html#a13359979 Sent from the

[WiX-users] Operating System language detection

Does anyone know hoe to determin the language of the operating system? I'm aware that the MSI Engine stores the locale, which you can configure in the control panel. However, there must be something deeper as some of Microsoft's KB updates (xmllite WIC, for example) seem to fail if the OS is

Re: [WiX-users] Confusing UI Issue

I think the problem is with your SpawnDialog event... try NewDialog instead. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Confusing-UI-Issue-tf4646232.html#a13344788 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] Embedded locale transforms

Okay I figured it out... you need to ommit the transform's file extension. In my example, just call the file 1036 and embed this. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Embedded-locale-transforms-tf4523004.html#a13001287 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] Embedded locale transforms

Has nobody had any experience in this sort of behaviour? I've been sent this link in another forum, and I'm sure I'm covering all the steps: http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/msi/articles/embeddedlang/index.htm Is there a minute detail not covered that I could be made aware of? Cheers,

[WiX-users] Embedded locale transforms

Has anyone any experience of this kind of thing? I've got an MSI with ProductLanguage property set to 1033, likewise the Languages field of the Summary Information is set to 1033. I have created a French transform (just for the dialog strings, for testing purposses) and called it 1036.mst and

Re: [WiX-users] AppSearch nesting

. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gareth at Serif Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 3:38 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] AppSearch nesting Thanks for your feedback Phil. you're right

[WiX-users] Windows Imaging Component merge module?

Has anyone had any cause to install the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) from Microsoft? http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8e011506-6307-445b-b950-215def45ddd8DisplayLang=en The problem I have is that there are 10 language variations and that hey appear to only install on

Re: [WiX-users] Dynamically grab directory value

You can also avoid making the directory into a global property by using [$component_name] to evaluate the full path to where a component is installed to in the same way that Rob suggests [#field] fo evaluate the location of a file. Cheers, Gareth Rob Hamflett wrote: Rob's suggestion is if

Re: [WiX-users] AppSearch nesting

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gareth at Serif Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 4:29 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] AppSearch nesting Hi, I am trying to use AppSearch to determin if the installed

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting windows versions while installing

I would suggest that you add an event to the 'Next' button on one of your early dialogs (perhaps even the Welcome dialog) and display the info on a spawned dialog... Publish Event=SpawnDialog Value=VistaWarningWindowsNTgt;=600/Publish Then define your 'Vista Warning' with the dimensions and

Re: [WiX-users] how to create language transform in wix? Is it possible to do this in wix?

Yes shambhu kumar wrote: -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/how-to-create-language-transform-in-wix--Is-it-possible-to-do-this-in-wix--tf4277987.html#a12197382 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] AppSearch nesting

Hi, I am trying to use AppSearch to determin if the installed version of FlashPlayer is sufficient (greater than 8.0.24.0) and have nested some searches as follows: Property Id=FILEVERSIONTEST Secure=yes RegistrySearch Id=FileVersionTestA Root=HKCR

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut problem.

I think you may have to define Advertised=no (I think 'yes' is the default if undefined) else the shortcut creation will attempt to make a shortcut to the component's keypath, which isn't a file and so may choose not to make one (as you've seen). Cheers, Gareth -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] DirectX Support Condition

I use DXMajorVersion and DXMinorVersion to test if DirectX is up to date and to install it if not (required for some apps I build packages for). Best of luck, Gareth -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/DirectX-Support-Condition-tf4210480.html#a11981522 Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] ProgressBar weird behavior on Windows 2000

I think it's a documented bug of the progress bar behaviour on certain versions of Windows Installer if your package is installing more than 2GB of data. Regards, Gareth Man, Shirley wrote: Hi all, On Windows 2000, our installer's progress bar first jumps to 100%, then rewinds back to

Re: [WiX-users] Vista registry removal issue

I don't think your uninstall process should remove anything it didn't create. Sure, the application itself may make some entries, but you do not need to know what they are and remove them... these entries are usually user customisations that I'm sure they'd want to have back when they reinstall

Re: [WiX-users] Am I using a property and condition correctly

You need a 1 in your new dialog publish too... Publish Event=NewDialog Value=[WixUI_WEBConfigToReadyToInstall_Next]1/Publish -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Am-I-using-a-property-and-condition-correctly-tf3801422.html#a10780538 Sent from the wix-users mailing list

Re: [WiX-users] Setting Folder ACL Permissions

Hi John, I've dnone something similar, but while the MSI technology incorporates the LockPermissions table in order to achieve such things it actually removes any existing permissions and as such far more intrusive than you'd really want. I use SubinACL.exe from M$... the WiX looks something

Re: [WiX-users] Patch failure when using non-whole files

Thanks for your comments, but with the single file, the patch is 3 times bigger when including whole files. When you factor in the other patching files from the real case (which all make much smaller binary differences) the final patch is closer to 4 times bigger. Do you not think there's a bug

Re: [WiX-users] Patch failure when using non-whole files

So, do you think it's a bug in MsiMsp.exe that I can report to M$ or with the Candle/Light stages prior to it? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Patch-failure-when-using-non-whole-files-tf3778936.html#a10721753 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Patch failure when using non-whole files

Hi guys, Here's a puzzle for you to consider. I had a big patching issue for one of my largest packages and have narrowed the issue down to such a degree that I have created an identicle package that merely installs one single file that when patched to it's second version, the MSP creation goes

Re: [WiX-users] How to call uninstall?

Providing your old package made in InstallShield is MSI based, you can perform a major upgrade by including the old package's UpgradeCode in the new package's Upgrade Table. Best of luck, Gareth -- View this message in context:

[WiX-users] Sequencing headache...

Hi guys, I have a problem that I'd like to install file and use it as part of a CA, but before the registry is written. Initially this seemed easy enough by sequencing the CA within the InstallExecute sequence somewhere between InstallFiles and WriteRegistryValues, but in this scenario the CA

Re: [WiX-users] Shield Decoration on buttons

Hi Rob, I've started to see some peculiar results due to priveledge issues on Vista and found myself back in this thread. I find, as I think you have, that once the app in question is installed, the elevation being passed to the client side of the install differ greatly depending on how you

Re: [WiX-users] SubinACL usage abroad

Thanks for that Tony. I actually found it and just checked Nabble to post as such. It works a treat as you'd expect. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/SubinACL-usage-abroad-tf3679498.html#a10287110 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] UAC Prompt Required

Thanks for your advice. I have done some detailed comparisons between the log of the successful repair (with UAC prompt) and the unsuccesful repair (without UAC prompt) and here are the unique lines for each case... WORKING REPAIR: MSI_LUA: Credential prompt not required, user is

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction : Find out which feature has been choosen

I think all you want is a pair of components with the required registry values you want in each feature... the installation will choose which registry value to write automatically. Regards, Gareth -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut + hyperlink 2

To compy with users' prefered browsers, i find it easier to simply make the shortcut (*.url) file and install it to the ProgramMenuFolder as a file. For translations, you can localise the name of the file and so how it appears in the shortcut list, but not the rollover description... so for

Re: [WiX-users] Dialog to let user select Program Menu folder

Quite. I wrote one a while back, something like this... Dialog Id=ShortcutsDlg Width=376 Height=266 Title=$(loc.DIALOG_GENERIC_Title) NoMinimize=yes Control Id=BannerBitmap Type=Bitmap X=0 Y=0 Width=376 Height=45 TabSkip=no Text=DlgBanner / Control Id=Title Type=Text X=15 Y=6

Re: [WiX-users] Dialog to let user select Program Menu folder

While the dialog works, I'd much prefer some kind of list box of the ProgramMenu rather than a browse control that enables users to dump their shortcuts in some inappropriate locations... actually, anyone want to suggest how to go about such an improvement to the above code? Thanks, Gareth --

Re: [WiX-users] UAC Prompt Required

The InstallPrivileges attribute is indeed set to elevated. I never actually figured out what behioural differences there were on the strength of this attribute though... -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/UAC-Prompt-Required-tf3637831.html#a10184850 Sent from the wix-users

[WiX-users] UAC Prompt Required

Hi guys, I have an issue with a package I've built which has a number of merge modules, including that for MDAC2.8. This has some properties set on the client side of the installation that need to be passed to the server side in order for it to install when needed. It is not needed on Vista, of

Re: [WiX-users] Shield Decoration on buttons

I find that the msi file extension tells Vista that the process requires elevation and you get the UAC prompt before the UI Sequene begins. Therefore, by the time you get to your 'Install' button with the potential to display your UAC Shield, the install doesn't require elevation (as it all

Re: [WiX-users] ICE38 error

It's because the olders you're installing files to can be in per-user or per-machine locations depending on the value of the ALLUSERS property. For example, your start menu, or the AllUser's start menu. Since the package doesn't know what ALLUSERS will be set to until it's executed, the

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with MFC and CRT 8 Merge Modules

The Warnings are okay - it's errors you want to worry about. I get the same verification reports and a big fat Vista verification logo to go with them :-) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Problems-with-MFC-and-CRT-8-Merge-Modules-tf3487580.html#a9738055 Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional RemoveFiles on Uninstall

You can probably declare your 'RemoveFile' ines in a component that has a component condition triggered by a property that your user can configure via a checkbox in your UI. I believe that 'RemoveFile' lines work on install and all files will be removed on uninstall so probably won't be the

Re: [WiX-users] How do i embedd and install a 3rd party msi (eg directx or wse runtime) if not already installed

I regularly install DirectX as part of my WiX packages, here's the code for a file I just include for the functionality to 'appear': ?xml version='1.0' encoding=utf-8? Include xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi' Feature Id=DirectX9 Title=DirectX9 Level=100

Re: [WiX-users] Question about FASTOEM InstallLocation

Re: FASTOEM I read the same requirement and found details on what is required for this functionality to work here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368576.aspx So, it could be something as simple as the package not been ran from the same volume... when it does work, it goes lightning

Re: [WiX-users] Condition display of dialog

I've done something similar, but while I don't have a solution to your 'double-click Next' issue, I can suggest how my validation works. On the 'Next' control button I have a pair of Punlished Events for true/false as you do, but only one is NewDialog. The REGISTRATIONCODEVALID=false case

Re: [WiX-users] How to change string lengths

In my experience the product name is the name of the app and shouldn't change when you localise the app. For example, when John goes to Spain he doesn't start calling himself Juan, he's still called John. Sorry I couldn't answer your technical queries. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] ICE33

I can confirm that warnings are all okay for Vista logo... I have a number of ICE33 warnings and have gotten that all important badge of approval for my packages. You can also get away with errors that appear as aresult of including MS merge modules, so long as they're well documented. The

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling

Does running the application generate new files in your folder(s) and so the installer has lost full ownership and so won't remove them? Try performing a treewalk of your installation files and see if anything new shows up that you weren't expecting. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Localised ComboBox isn't working

if this is a change from version 2, but in version 3 localization variables are called via '!(loc.VariableName)' (instead of '$(loc.VariableName)'). Maybe just a typo in your ListItem declarations? Henrik Opel Gareth at Serif wrote: Hi guys, I have a ComboBox defined in my UI

[WiX-users] Broken shortcuts in Vista

Hi all, To bring up to speed with my problem... I had to convert some installs to pass Windows Logo testing, which meant (among many other things) that no component can have more than one shortcut. So, since I require a Start menu shortcut and a Desktop shortcut, I came up with the brilliant

[WiX-users] Localised ComboBox isn't working

Hi guys, I have a ComboBox defined in my UI to list a selection of countries for the end-user to choose from... these countries are localised so that when the install is translated, these entries are correct for the country of distribution. Something like this: ComboBox Property=COUNTRY

Re: [WiX-users] How to force the .msi run as Administrator

You need to make sure that your bootstrapper has one of the magical Vista strings within it like setup or install. This will instantly elevate the priveledges within Vista unless it has a corresponding Manifest file telling it not to. I get the impression that you're calling the MSI file