[WiX-users] expected beheavour with registerySearch

Hi: I have the following property: Property Id=ISJAWSINSTALLED Value =JAWSNotInstalled RegistrySearch Id=JAWSInstallRootSearch Type=raw Root=HKLM Key=Software\Freedom Scientific\JAWS/ /Property Having checked the log, the property value does change. Is this the expected behaviour

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Actions with elevated privledges

That's a good point, and I appreciate that chaining isn't a great solution, but in this case though, all that I think we are both attempting to do is get a list of app pools to display in a combobox for the user to select. If they are doing a silent install, then there would be no need for the

Re: [WiX-users] How to refer WIX properties within .wxs files

Are you building an x86 x64 MSI because you can't have the same MSI install to both the x64 Program Files the x86 Program Files. An x86 MSI on an x64 platform will always install to Program Files (x86), you can't target x64 specific directories from an x86 MSI MSI's must be platform specific.

Re: [WiX-users] How to refer WIX properties within .wxs files

I have distinct installers for x86 and x64. A preprocessor selects and initializes the platform specific ProgramFilesFolder. I can hard code the Manufacturer and the ProductName directories but I would much prefer tto use the properties which already exist. .Wxs File is dynamically

[WiX-users] how to manage guids for my application

Hello, As I understand so far, for every major version of my application I need to keep guid for every component in my installer. But I don't see support for that in WiX, heat tool only enables me generate new guids. Does everybody uses only major upgrades in case of some component is added or

Re: [WiX-users] How to refer WIX properties within .wxs files

In that case I don't see anything wrong with your Type 35 custom actions. Have you tried setting the Names on your Directories to something else checking a verbose log to see whether the Custom Actions are actually trying to do anything. You pasted code makes it difficult to tell whether the

[WiX-users] Launch conditons and Prerequisites

Hi, I have developed a web set up in Wix.I need to check whether Chartfx is installed or not while installing the web application.If chartfx is not installed i need to terminate installation.Should i write a condition for it?How do i do that?any help is appreciated. Thanks and

[WiX-users] DTF: using WCF service in immediate custom action = 2896

I'm trying to create an immediate custom action that would allow user to test connection to a wcf server. Binary Id=CaDll SourceFile=MyCustomActions.CA.dll / CustomAction Id=TestConnection BinaryKey=CaDll DllEntry=TestConnection Return=check Execute=immediate/        Control Id=TestConnection

Re: [WiX-users] Launch conditons and Prerequisites

Use a Launch Condition. If you can use a RegistrySearch to set a Property when Chartfx is installed you can use that as your Condition (remember to add OR Installed to the condition in case someone installs your app then uninstalls Chartfx). Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment IT

Re: [WiX-users] how to manage guids for my application

It really depends on what you're trying to achieve. You can use * for Component GUIDs which means they'll be auto generated at compile time which should work for most situations but there are times when that'll not work as you intend you may find yourself having to hard-code some of the GUIDs.

[WiX-users] Is there a way to restore original xml after uninstalling a component that sets value using XmlFile?

Hi, One of our product features has a component that uses util:XmlFile to set the inner text of an element in config file to true. The original value is false. Original state of element : Enabledfalse/Enabled After the feature is installed, state of the element : Enabledtrue/Enabled When I

[WiX-users] Is it possible to show features in the FeatureDlg conditionally?

Hi, We have 2 mutually exclusive main features that cannot co-exist. Each main feature has multiple sub features. I have a custom dialog with radio buttons that takes the user input on which main feature should be installed. Based on this input, I need to show the feature tree of only the

[WiX-users] Next button referencing WixUI_InstallerDir

Hi, I'm trying to insert a UI dialog into the WixUI_InstallDir sequence to supply website information, but my Next button is working. I can't tell if I specifying the wrong id's, or I'm just off in left field. Here's my dialog reference UI Id=superdooberUI UIRef