[WiX-users] Installation with Windows restart - how to maintain consistency?

Hi, I'm having problem with a scenario where the user has a program running while he installs an update (implemented as Major upgrade). The Windows Installer cannot replace all the files so it finishes with error code = ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED. After the installation is completed the

Re: [WiX-users] Installation with Windows restart - how to maintain consistency?

for each chained MSI. Thank you for your help Ondřej Zarevúcky On 28.2.2011 16:17, Rob Mensching wrote: Unfortunately, no. The Windows Installer cannot do what you desire. It would have been nice if they had though. On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 6:09 AM, Ondrej Zarevucky ondrej.zarevu

Re: [WiX-users] How to update shared MUI libraries in a consistent state?

product (either in your bootstrapper or in your MSI) and add all already installed features to the ones you selected. -Original Message- From: Ondrej Zarevucky [mailto:ondrej.zarevu...@fine.cz] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 2:24 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset

Re: [WiX-users] How to update shared MUI libraries in a consistent state?

state (products would ask our bootstrapper to install the required ones). Sadly this solution is losing reference counting feature from Windows Installer and we would have to do our own reference counting :( Thank you for your help Ondrej Zarevucky On 29.5.2010 0:28, Blair wrote: Unless you

[WiX-users] How to update shared libraries in a consistent state?

Hi everybody, we've just encountered a problem with our WiX setup when using shared libraries. We have two installations: - first one is installing only one shared component SharedBase.dll - second one is installing two shared components SharedBase.dll and SharedAdvanced.dll The issue is, when

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Digital Signature to MSI

for external cabinets? http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_digitalsignature.htm doesn't describe the element very much :( Thank you for your help Ondrej Zarevucky On 13.4.2010 23:00, Mike Carlson (DEV DIV) wrote: Christof is correct that WiX doesn't own the process of signing any

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: Bug in LIGHT

Hi Markus, I had the same problem with one of our COM objects. I'm was told there problem in our COM object registration and I fixed it by moving the version independent class entry under the version dependent one using our custom built WiX post processing tool: ProgId

Re: [WiX-users] error LGHT0204 : ICE03: Invalid format string when use [ in value

As stated in the documentation for Formatted Column Data Type ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368609(VS.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368609%28VS.85%29.aspx ) you should replace [ with [\[] ] with [\]] Will I get the proposed $64,000? ;-) Ondrej Zarevucky

[WiX-users] Problem with dialog added by Merge Module - wrong Sequence number

Hi, I'm creating an installation of software, which depends on third party software. To install the third party software we are using merge modules (created by the third party) to add their software to our installation package. This worked fine until they decided to add a dialog to the merge

Re: [WiX-users] Component Rules 101

Hi, I've asked about similar issue a few days ago (on 7th January 2010): http://n2.nabble.com/Question-about-Shared-Components-and-their-Key-Paths-td4265681.html#a4265681 There is a blog post mentioning the components are tracked for each product independently:

Re: [WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation

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Re: [WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation

, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Ondrej Zarevucky [mailto:ondrej.zarevu...@fine.cz] Sent: 26 January 2010 14:30 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation Thank you Blair

Re: [WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation

uses to create cabinet files. -Original Message- From: Ondrej Zarevucky [mailto:ondrej.zarevu...@fine.cz] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:12 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Light: Skip cabinet creation Hi, I have a bit weird question

[WiX-users] CNDL1033, LGHT1079 - question about long cabinet file names

Hi everybody, I have question about these two warnings thrown by Candle and Light tools: CNDL1033 and LGHT1079 - both are about long cabinet file names. The warning is telling me I should use short (8.3) file names referencing some Windows Installer team recommendation, but I couldn't find any

[WiX-users] Question about Shared Components and their Key Paths

Hi everybody, we have more products sharing the same shared libraries and I'd like to clarify some things, before I proceed. 1) Shared component between two products using same KeyPath and same Guid. - From earlier discussion I understand this is the proper solution and in my tests everything

Re: [WiX-users] Partial major upgrade?

of programs from our package. (We know of some compatibility problems when ProgramOne 1.0 doesn't properly communicate with ProgramThree 2.0 and can crash) Thank you Ondrej Zarevucky Blair wrote: I hope your programs are implemented as Windows Installer Features in your MSI package. -Original

[WiX-users] Partial major upgrade?

(..., MSIMODIFY_INSERT_TEMPORARY, ...) Sadly, I didn't find any MSIMODIFY_UPDATE_TEMPORARY, only MSIMODIFY_UPDATE ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370519(VS.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370519%28VS.85%29.aspx ) Thank you for any help Ondrej Zarevucky

[WiX-users] Maintenance mode when installed from temp

/Remove programs and require users to run the 7zip package again. Ondrej Zarevucky. -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration

Re: [WiX-users] Maintenance mode when installed from temp

setup package which will download only files for the features selected by the user) which will need some fixed (will be saved in registry) location to download all required CAB files and leave them there for Maintenance. Ondrej Zarevucky Peter Shirtcliffe wrote: The problem is that the cab

[WiX-users] Multiple shortcut localizations in one MSI

Program_CS.lnk=Přeložený název Any help is greatly appreciated Ondrej Zarevucky PS: The solution needs to work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2003, ... -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free

Re: [WiX-users] Multiple shortcut localizations in one MSI - solution

=Český název Description=Český popisek Target=[INSTALLDIR]TestFile.txt / RegistryValue Root=HKCU Key=Software\Fine\Locales Name=Locales_CS Type=integer Value=1 KeyPath=yes / /Component /Product Ondrej Zarevucky Ondrej Zarevucky wrote: Hi, I'm trying to solve a problem, how

[WiX-users] External Installer App with UI quietly controlling MSI installation

with no UI. Thank you for any advice Ondrej Zarevucky -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do

Re: [WiX-users] problem with ICE82 - duplicate sequence number 1 from third party merge module

Hi, I'm using Orca and it's validation tools. It has list of preselected validation methods and there is one for merge modules ;-) I thank Peter for clarification, I understand the problem now. Ondrej Zarevucky John H. Bergman (XPedient Technologies) wrote: Ondrej, How did you validate

[WiX-users] Reguirements for shared DLLs between more then one product of one company

the process of upgrading all installations to MSI is done, there may be some products installed with InstallShield and with MSI and they have to work side by side. Thank you for clarification. Ondrej Zarevucky -- Let Crystal

[WiX-users] problem with ICE82 - duplicate sequence number 1 from third party merge module

of these tables is between ProgramFilesFolder.51E8CEE5_77F2_4D1B_82DF_14F19991D833 and SystemFolder.51E8CEE5_77F2_4D1B_82DF_14F19991D833 both sharing sequence number 1. Does anybody know, where this is coming from and how to solve it? I'm using WiX 3.0.5419. Thank you very much Ondrej

[WiX-users] Adding Visual Styles manifest to MSBuild Bootstrapper

/BootstrapperFile /ItemGroup Target Name=Bootstrapper GenerateBootstrapper ApplicationFile=install.msi ApplicationName=Application v1.0 BootstrapperItems=@(BootstrapperFile) Culture=en CopyComponents=True Validate=True OutputPath=.\Out / /Target /Project Thank you Ondrej

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with a shortcut on Desktop to Shortcuts folder in Star Menu

Directory Id=DesktopFolder / Ondrej Zarevucky Ondrej Zarevucky wrote: Hi, I'm trying to create shortcut on desktop to shortcut folder in the Start Menu. But after I try the installation, the shortcut has only generic file icon and when clicked it opens Open With dialog. When I open

[WiX-users] Install files to Public documents folder

folder. Can someone hint me, how to install these public/shared samples there? Thank you Ondrej Zarevucky -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time

[WiX-users] Problem with a shortcut on Desktop to Shortcuts folder in Star Menu

/ /Component /Directory Can you please help me create shortcut on Dektop to our shortcuts folder? It should have the Windows default shortcuts folder icon and it should be installed for All Users. When I tried to change the HKCU root to HKLM Candle throws many errors... Thank you Ondrej

[WiX-users] Reevaluating Component Conditions on Repair

/ ConditionInstallBonus 0/Condition /Component /Feature Thank you Ondrej Zarevucky -- Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers brand creativity professionals

[WiX-users] Problems with Heat and COM (and subsequently Candle and Light)

these characters to ones that exist in the database's codepage. Thank you for your time, any help is appreciated. Ondrej Zarevucky -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with Heat and COM (and subsequently Candleand Light)

was provided which do esn't match the specified database codepage '1252'. Either set your database cod epage to match these characters, or change these characters to ones that exist i n the database's codepage. Ondrej Zarevucky - Original Message - From: Neil Sleightholm n...@x2systems.com

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with Heat and COM (and subsequentlyCandleand Light)

, but I'm not able to provide the DLL files with the COM objects :( Is this ok? Should I use the SourceForge bug tracker at: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=105970atid=642714 ? Ondrej Zarevucky - Original Message - From: Simon Dahlbacka simon.dahlba...@gmail.com To: General