[WiX-users] Create language pack using Burn

2013-03-29 Thread Marco Tognacci
My application use some txt file for the localization of the application, which is the best way to make the user choose the language to install? I can make an msi as installer of my application with some features and the set of language files packed in a feature for language, in this way in the

[WiX-users] Wix Burn Addon Related Bundle

2013-03-29 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have read in some blogs about the Addon Related Bundle function of Burn. But I haven't found sample or usefull resource for making me able to use it. Is it a good way for installing language packs? I have some txt files that I install as feature in the msi of the main application but I want

Re: [WiX-users] obain the name of components using msi/wix functions

2013-03-29 Thread Marco Tognacci
If you use Burn, you could parse the BootstrapperApplicationData.xml that is copied in the temp folder in which are copied the files of the bootrstrapper, like show in this blog http://wrightthisblog.blogspot.it/2013/01/part-3-of-writing-your-own-net-based.htmlIn this way you could access some

[WiX-users] DTF Get Feature infos from msi package

2013-03-30 Thread Marco Tognacci
I need to extract feature infos like Title and description from an msi package, localized with different languages.I have seen the DTF samples like WiFile where is described how to read package infos creating new InstallPackage.How can I get feature infos? Is there some class like

Re: [WiX-users] obain the name of components using msi/wix functions

2013-03-31 Thread Marco Tognacci
Thanks for your support, applying the Transformations from DataBase works. I need to take these informations, because I want to create a custom WPF UI for the Burn Bootstrapper,and I need to know all the feature (with localized title and description) that are contained in each msi that is in my

[WiX-users] Upgrade best practices with Burn

2013-04-03 Thread Marco Tognacci
HI, I have a Bootstrapper made with Burn in which I install some prerequisites like NET Framework 4.0, VC Redistributable, and then 2 or more msi packages that install the programs that make the suite that I want to install using Burn.I have seen the documentation about Upgrade of msi package

[WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working

2013-04-07 Thread Marco Tognacci
In my Bundle application I have defined a variable to define the installation folder, I want to initialize this variable to a builtin variable likeProgramFilesFolder or DesktopFolder, but this doesn't work. Bundle Name=My Test Application Version=1.0.0.0 Manufacturer=Bryan

Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working

2013-04-07 Thread Marco Tognacci
In my Bundle application I have defined a variable to define the installation folder, I want to initialize this variable to a builtin variable likeProgramFilesFolder or DesktopFolder, but this doesn't work. I have used in my Bundle Variable Name=InstallFolderVariable Type=string

[WiX-users] Burn after Repair command can't uninstall anymore

2013-04-07 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made a Burn installer using latest weekly release of wix 3.7, following the sample provided with wix package.I can install and uninstall the package with no problem.But if I Install succesfully, and then cancel one file from the installed folder, then run the installer again and select

Re: [WiX-users] Visual Styles in Wix BA

2013-04-08 Thread Marco Tognacci
How do you refere to the resource dictionary, perhaps do you have copied it to the output folder?If you don't add any other item to the bundle paylod you have only the WixBA.dll in the temp folder where it's a started, so you need to have all the resources embedded on the dll.If you can, you

Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working

2013-04-08 Thread Marco Tognacci
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working Variable is like Property. The Value attribute is the value of the variable. It isn't interpreted. On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: In my Bundle application I have

Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working

2013-04-08 Thread Marco Tognacci
variable 'InstallFolderVariable' to value '[DesktopFolder]' when the install phase runs the correct value will be inserted. Neil -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: 08 April 2013 20:30 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset

Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working

2013-04-08 Thread Marco Tognacci
. This is very similar to MSI API to format a property. On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I need to have the value resolved in the plan phase as I have to report it on the Managed custom UI, to report it to the user and let the user change

Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working

2013-04-08 Thread Marco Tognacci
the value of a Variable formatted call the Engine FormatString() method. This is very similar to MSI API to format a property. On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I need to have the value resolved in the plan phase as I have to report it on the Managed

Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working

2013-04-09 Thread Marco Tognacci
MsiProperty Name='INSTALLFOLDER' Value='[AnarkInstallFolder]' / Now if you update using Engine.SetVariable** and give AnarkInstallFolder a new value. This should be passed to the MSI -Raj On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote

[WiX-users] Runtime configurable Burn chain

2013-04-09 Thread Marco Tognacci
I need to have the possbility to run some executable during installation made with Burn, I know these executable only after building the Burn setup, so the setup will have to scan a folder in the same path of the setup and collect all the executable and the run them at the end of the

Re: [WiX-users] Runtime configurable Burn chain

2013-04-09 Thread Marco Tognacci
...@robmensching.com Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:18:05 -0700 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Runtime configurable Burn chain That's a feature called modifiable chain that is not implemented yet. On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I need

[WiX-users] Problem Upgrading Burn

2013-04-10 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have associated the Burn Version to the build system as at each build it will have new version changing the last value 1.0.0.0 = 1.0.0.1To make the new installer not to add anoter item to the ARP I have attached the event PlanRelatedBundle and then I have set e.State = RequestState.Absent;

Re: [WiX-users] Problem Upgrading Burn

2013-04-11 Thread Marco Tognacci
that forcing e.State = Absent for all Bundles is causing the Bundles to start upgrading each other. Thus you get an infinite loop where one bundle says, I'm upgrading you, go away and the other says, No! I'm upgrading you. *You* go away! On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Marco Tognacci mark

[WiX-users] Request confirm on unisntall from ARP

2013-04-13 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made a setup using Burn with WPF UI,Unistalling from ARP (Uninstall programs from control panel) is there an option to make appear the message dialog for request of confirm?Or I have to implement in my custom dialog a special window for processing the confirm request?

[WiX-users] Speedup installation renaming file or even components?

2013-04-13 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have read that to speedup the installation it's best practice to name the file id containing the folder path to make the files ordered by name like their relative position in the installation.for a file contained in the folders Dir1 eDir 2 the Id should be like Id=Dir1_Dir2_NomeFile.This is

[WiX-users] How to force uninstall

2013-04-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made a fake installation that I can't uninstall anymore, is there a way to force uninstall without creating a new setup bundle with the same UpgradeCode and manage the upgrade of the old package?using the Windows installer cleanup utility could be a good way or is there a better way for

Re: [WiX-users] How to force uninstall

2013-04-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
forgetten the ProductCode? Phil -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 12:08 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to force uninstall I have made a fake installation that I can't uninstall

[WiX-users] Optimizing Heat Harvest naming file with folder location

2013-04-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
Is there any king of automatic tool to optimize the code generated by Heat to make the file ordered in the way they are located in folders?I have many fragment files generated by heat based on the same folders, so it wil be usefull to have the file named with the folder path in which they are

Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally uninstall packages.

2013-04-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
If you have a managed bootstrapper, you can collect all the information on your custom UI and then in the PlanMsiFeature callback you can set the state (FeatureState = Absent or Local) of the msi feature you want to install/uninstall, and in the PlanPackageBegin callback you can set the state

[WiX-users] Burn restore after reboot not working

2013-04-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a Burn bootstrapper that need to reboot the system to complete installation, when the system reboot the Burn setup restart but it doesn't restart from the point where it finish before reboot.It restart from begin with the detect process, is it a bug or is there some configuration to

[WiX-users] Burn ExePackage using ExitCode

2013-04-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have this ExePackage definition in my Burn project ExePackage Id=MyExe Cache=no Compressed=yes PerMachine=yes Permanent=no Vital=no SourceFile=..\External\MyExe.exe InstallCommand=/s /vquot;REBOOT=ReallySupress /qnquot; ExitCode Value =3010

Re: [WiX-users] Burn restore after reboot not working

2013-04-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
and thus Planning will only do what is next. This is important because machine state could change significantly between the time the restart was requested and the restart actually occurred. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I have a Burn

Re: [WiX-users] Burn restore after reboot not working

2013-04-17 Thread Marco Tognacci
in Variables before the original Apply() and they will be there after restart. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: But in this case how can I detect that the installation is complete?For the uninstall I have seen the wix setup, on the DetectComplete it Plan

[WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn

2013-04-17 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have an exe setup package that I have to install in the chain of Burn, for this I have added an ExePackage.When the Burn setup is running I have the logs for each msi in the format [WidBundleName_Date]_[MSIPackageName].log, but I have no the log for the exe package, if I run the exe with this

[WiX-users] Question about /layout option

2013-04-17 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have implemented the /layout option in my Burn setup. the only thing that it do is to copy all the setup.exe that I have made.I have a single file setup, with all the resources embedded inside.This option is used only to download all files needed to run the setup if this is web based?Or it

[WiX-users] Command line args for help

2013-04-17 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have implemented the Help page in Burn setup using WPF custom UI.I'd like to add all the command line args, is there any way to have the help text reporting the usage of the setup base command line args like /install, /uninstall, /help...?I'd like to have the base setup help where to add only

Re: [WiX-users] Command line args for help

2013-04-17 Thread Marco Tognacci
17, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I have implemented the Help page in Burn setup using WPF custom UI.I'd like to add all the command line args, is there any way to have the help text reporting the usage of the setup base command line args like /install, /uninstall

Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn

2013-04-18 Thread Marco Tognacci
Do you have any example about enabling logging of ExePackage in Burn chain?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:57:07 +0200 Subject: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't

[WiX-users] How to Add UAC Shield on Bunrn setup.exe

2013-04-19 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made a Burn setup, when it start it ask to elevate the privileges, so I would expect that on the setup there was the UAC shield, but there was no.Is there a property to set to make the system recognize that the setup need to elevate privileges, or is it a bug? I'm using last version of

Re: [WiX-users] How to Add UAC Shield on Bunrn setup.exe

2013-04-19 Thread Marco Tognacci
installer requests admin privileges: Condition Message=This installer requires administrator privileges to run. Privileged /Condition Alain -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: April 19, 2013 13:49 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [WiX-users] How to Add UAC Shield on Bunrn setup.exe

2013-04-19 Thread Marco Tognacci
whoops, I'm not using burn (only using candle and light), so my previously-posted code might not be useful (because I don't know a thing about burn). Sorry for the possible confusion. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: April 19, 2013 15:15

[WiX-users] Speed up installation of file

2013-04-20 Thread Marco Tognacci
As I have read that one possibility to speed up the installation is to rename the file in the MSBuild table to make them ordered by the folders where they are located, it will be possible to add an optimization in the MSI package to rename the files when building the package as to include a

Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn

2013-04-21 Thread Marco Tognacci
Is this a bug in wix, or this is not the right way for enabling log for ExePackage?I have tried to use LogPathVariable=MyExe.log but the log doesn't work. From: mark...@live.it To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:09:29 +0200 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage

Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn

2013-04-21 Thread Marco Tognacci
. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn Is this a bug in wix, or this is not the right way for enabling log for ExePackage?I

Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn

2013-04-22 Thread Marco Tognacci
? It should log all the options passed to the package so we could track down the issue. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 4:02 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Upgrade Problem

2013-04-22 Thread Marco Tognacci
you have to magae the case when the Command.Display is not Full.you can see the InstallationViewModel provided in the Setup of wix, expecially in the functions DetectComplete and ApplyComplete From: nmil...@livetechnology.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013

Re: [WiX-users] Wix ExePackage can't activate log using Burn

2013-04-23 Thread Marco Tognacci
. On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I have tried with this but the [LogPathVariable] is not valuated and Burn pass an empty string as args, so the exe package report an error, and doesn't install. From: jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com To: wix-users

[WiX-users] How to set a WixVariable using a conditional option?

2013-04-23 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a Burn setup that need the Net framework 4.5 as prerequisite, but if it is installed on a WindowsXP I have to set as prerequisite only the net framework 4.0 (as the Net 4.5 can't be installed on Windows XP).My bootstrapper (and my application) need only the Net 4.0 but as the net 4.5 has

Re: [WiX-users] Burn and chained MSI paths

2013-04-23 Thread Marco Tognacci
if you set the property Compressed=no in the MsiPackage it will be not embedded into the Burn exe setup.If you want to copy the MsiPackage to a different location with a different Directory structure in the bin\Release you can set the property Name of the MsiPackage with the output path where

[WiX-users] Heat with file path longer than 260 chars report an error

2013-05-03 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have used HeatDirectory to harvest a folder with many subdirectories and files, but Heat.exe report an error because the filepath of an item is larger than 260 chars (with the name and the full subdirectories path)Is there any way to harvest a folder with may subdirectories as the single

Re: [WiX-users] Heat with file path longer than 260 chars report an error

2013-05-05 Thread Marco Tognacci
, the .NET Framework doesn't handle that. On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I have used HeatDirectory to harvest a folder with many subdirectories and files, but Heat.exe report an error because the filepath of an item is larger than 260 chars

Re: [WiX-users] Heat with file path longer than 260 chars report an error

2013-05-05 Thread Marco Tognacci
5.0 and MSI 6.0 or later when Microsoft fixes the underlying issues in their APIs. On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 7:20 AM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: So isn't there any way to make Heat working with long paths? Any plan for next release? From: r...@robmensching.com Date: Fri, 3

Re: [WiX-users] Help Menu for Custom MBA

2013-05-10 Thread Marco Tognacci
Yes, because with Burn the standard command line args are parsed by the engine, and you'll find in your BootstrapperApplication.Command.Action the launch action equal to Help (or Install, Uninstall, Modify, Repair...), and in BootstrapperApplication.Command.Display the state of UI that is

Re: [WiX-users] Changinf output direcoty of MSI

2013-05-11 Thread Marco Tognacci
Can you explain the purpose of WixDistribution.wxl and which is the fix for the languages?Is it related to the localization of an msi package controlled by Burn interface? And how it is possble to change the language of the msi with Burn?

Re: [WiX-users] Heat creates duplicate IDs

2013-05-13 Thread Marco Tognacci
Even if you generate different Id you can't link the same file twice in your installer, if you use heat to harvest ther same folder more than one time, you need to apply a transformation based on *xslt, to filtere the file as they were contained only in one component.For the directories you

[WiX-users] Response file for silent installation

2013-05-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
Is there any way for recording user choise, to generate a file to use for running the setup in silent mode like InstallShield do with -r command line parameter? as explained in the help reported in the link

Re: [WiX-users] Response file for silent installation [P]

2013-05-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
but others will be along to share their techniques if there's something better. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:35 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Response file for silent installation

[WiX-users] Speed up installer for copy file using Heat

2013-05-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have used heat for harvest the files to install in my application. I have read that to make install of file faster the Ids of the files that are located in the same forder must be alphabetically consecutive so that they will be installed in sequence, so is there some optimization for

Re: [WiX-users] Response file for silent installation [P]

2013-05-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
that today. It'd be a cool feature, although it'd also have to be tailored to each custom BA probably since you can do just about anything your own BA. On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I know that I can parse the command line parameters in Burn Managed

Re: [WiX-users] Speed up installer for copy file using Heat

2013-05-15 Thread Marco Tognacci
. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Speed up installer for copy file using Heat You shouldn't need to do this as WiX takes care of it for you, the files are stored in the cab in alphabetical order no matter what order they are in you source. Neil -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci

[WiX-users] Install Net Framework 4.5 as prerequisite only if on windows 7-8 and not installed

2013-05-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a Burn setup with managed UI in WPF so I need to install The net framework 4 as prerequisite for the installer and my application, but as in the Net Framework 4.5 there are some usefull fix, I want to install the net framework 4.5 if possible.I'd like to make this: 1 - On WIndows XP - I

Re: [WiX-users] Install Net Framework 4.5 as prerequisite only if on windows 7-8 and not installed

2013-05-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
/ ... /Chain Note the /passive /showrmui in the installcommand: This will prompt the user to close .Net applications to avoid a reboot. Hope this helps, Nick -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:59 PM To: wix

Re: [WiX-users] Install Net Framework 4.5 as prerequisite only if on windows 7-8 and not installed

2013-05-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
only if on windows 7-8 and not installed Ah, set your BootstrapperCore.config like this: startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy=true supportedRuntime version=v4.0 sku=.NETFramework,Version=v4.5 / /startup -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it

Re: [WiX-users] Install Net Framework 4.5 as prerequisite only if on windows 7-8 and not installed

2013-05-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
. -- John M. Cooper -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:51 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Install Net Framework 4.5 as prerequisite only if on windows 7-8 and not installed

Re: [WiX-users] Install Net Framework 4.5 as prerequisite only if on windows 7-8 and not installed

2013-05-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
of Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll, in the end, we will support only .NET 4.5--just too much of a mess. -- John M. Cooper -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:51 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users

Re: [WiX-users] Install Net Framework 4.5 as prerequisite only if on windows 7-8 and not installed

2013-05-16 Thread Marco Tognacci
;4.5.50709quot; OR Netfx4x64FullVersion=quot;4.5.50709quot;)) AND (NOT (Netfx4FullVersion=quot;4.0.30319quot; OR Netfx4x64FullVersion=quot;4.0.30319quot;))/ -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:13 PM To: General discussion

[WiX-users] Running a program in compatibility mode using Burn ExePackage

2013-05-22 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have an ExePackage in my Burn Setup that I need to run in Windows 7 Compatibility mode when setup run on Windows 8, Which is the right way for running a program in compatibility mode? I have to pass some args in the command line parameters of the InstallCommand, or is there a better way?In

[WiX-users] How to install Net Framework 3.5 on WIndows 8 Without Internet connection and Windows 8 DVD

2013-05-28 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a burn setup that I have installe using Net Framework 4.0 as a prerequisite.If I install on Windows 8 all the setup works well, but I need to have the Net framework 2.0 installed on the pc to make one of the programs that I have installed working fine.After installation if I try to run

[WiX-users] UAC Stop the MediaElement during Applying

2013-06-06 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have added a MediaElement to my Burn setup WPF UI.When the setup starts applying I play a video *.mp4 in the WPF MediaElement, but if the setup is started by an not administrative user the UAC Popup window appear after a little, and when I select OK in the UAC window the MediaElement freeze

Re: [WiX-users] UAC Stop the MediaElement during Applying

2013-06-07 Thread Marco Tognacci
...@robmensching.com] Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 3:56 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] UAC Stop the MediaElement during Applying You might ask on a WPF forum. On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I

[WiX-users] Register dll for shell extension IThumbnailProvider

2013-07-04 Thread Marco Tognacci
I need to register a dll as com and add a registry key to register as IThumbnailProvider for using a shell extension for providing the thumbnail for my files.Is there any way for doing this? For registering the dll I have seen on the forum using heat with -ag or -com C:\Program Files

[WiX-users] Error 2705.Invalid table: Directory; Could not be linked as tree.

2013-07-05 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have an msi installer that compile fine but when I try to install, just when it search for disk space it report error 2705, in the log there is something like this: MSI (c) (78:00) [08:43:29:440]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ROOTDRIVE property. Its value is 'C:\'.MSI (c) (78:00) [08:43:29:440]:

Re: [WiX-users] Error 2705.Invalid table: Directory; Could not be linked as tree.

2013-07-05 Thread Marco Tognacci
: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 11:16 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Error 2705.Invalid table: Directory; Could not be linked as tree. I have an msi installer that compile fine but when I try to install, just when it search

[WiX-users] Speed up Burn setup

2013-07-07 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made a setup.exe using Burn and custom WPF UI.I have added some package as the runtime redistributable and my MSI that I have made using Heat for harvesting the folders of my application.When I install the package it's very very slow, is there any way for making the installation faster?

[WiX-users] Register dll to use a shell extension

2013-07-18 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made a c# dll for implement shell extension IThumbnailProvider to display a preview image as file icon.I have made an myShellExRegistration.exe that write the reg keys for the register the extension for my custom file extension (.myFileExt) and I take the assembly of my

[WiX-users] Running Burn installation on background thread

2013-07-23 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a Burn setup made with a WPF Interface, while the setup is running I play some videos and I have seen that the setup running slower on some computers. Is it possible to run the setup on a background thread while the WPF interface is on the main thread?

[WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release

2013-07-26 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have used HeatFile in my setup project to harvest a dll for register it for COMIf I build my project in Debug mode I have this: Component Id=cmpA8B0842041500B0ACE61F7EFD0FBD893 Directory=dir0F6F75DF46D1BACE2233EC573E6D4AA9 Guid=PUT-GUID-HERE File Id=myFile.dll KeyPath=yes

Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release

2013-07-26 Thread Marco Tognacci
and it's not relative. Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:49:10 -0700 From: os...@live.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release How are you calling HeatFile? Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I have used HeatFile in my setup

Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release

2013-07-26 Thread Marco Tognacci
Build Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 2:49 PM To: General

Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release

2013-07-26 Thread Marco Tognacci
Henry Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 2:49 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release

2013-07-26 Thread Marco Tognacci
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release I'm not recommending running an exe during installation. Instead I'm suggesting taking that DLL you are passing to the heat tool and registering it into a VM to double check what it is writing. Marco Tognacci mark

Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release

2013-07-27 Thread Marco Tognacci
check what it is writing. Marco Tognacci mark...@live.it wrote: I prefer not to run exe files for registring dll during installation, I'd like to add only the registry keys that I need, and make it with the msi.As I have made in debug works but I can't figure out why in Release

Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile not works if build in Release

2013-07-27 Thread Marco Tognacci
the redirected keys after converting them to Wix output. Finally, do you intend on sharing this assembly among multiple applications? If not, you might want to look into registration free COM and ignore the registry all together. -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark

Re: [WiX-users] Diffence Betwen WixEdit Heat.exe

2013-08-06 Thread Marco Tognacci
Heat.exe is a component of WiX it's used for harvesting files, directories, projects...WixEdit is simply an editor for the WiX projects. From: bwhee...@dshs.wa.gov To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 14:55:54 + Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Diffence Betwen WixEdit

Re: [WiX-users] [WiX-devs] How can I Register a Component in Both 32 and 64 Bit Using a Single MSI

2013-08-10 Thread Marco Tognacci
For doing this I have used Heat for harvesting the registration keys, but for registering for 32 and 64 bit OS the same dll installed in the 32 bit Program FIles folder I had created 2 msi package one compiled in 32bit mode with the installation of the main program and the registration for the

[WiX-users] HeatFile fail for a dll that need to be resigned

2013-08-29 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a dll that is signed when it's compiled, and I need to harvest it using HeatFile for getting the registry keys to register it for using as a shell extension. The problem is that I have a stand alone solution with the setup project, that build the setup using the compiled file of my

[WiX-users] HeatFile fail to harvest a dll for register it as shell extension

2013-09-03 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a dll that I need to use a shell extension, I have signed the dll in the project options, but I I run the setup project on a clear machine where the dll is not build but only copied, Heatfile fail with this message System.IO.FileLoadException was unhandled Message: Could not load file

Re: [WiX-users] Slow Installs

2013-09-11 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have tested a very slow installation using wix compared to an msi made by InstallShield. The ordering the items in the installation table using the directory is perhaps a good ideai, but what about using Heat? I use Heat for harvesting directories with many files, anf it doesn't add a name

Re: [WiX-users] HeatFile fail for a dll that need to be resigned

2013-09-11 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have tested using sn.exe -vf and the dll is not signed, but I have built it checking the option for signing it and not check the option for delay sign. Using the -vr option the Heat.exe sould work? the problem is that it can't load the dll for the harvesting process.

[WiX-users] Disable logging for msi package included in Burn setup

2013-09-12 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a Burn Setup with some msi package, the log for each package isnear 100MB so to speed up the installation I'd like to disable the log for the single msi package, but I'd like to preserve the logging for the Burn package. How to make this? I haven't found an option to enable the loggin in

[WiX-users] disable verbose logging for MSIPackage in Burn

2013-09-20 Thread Marco Tognacci
All the MsiPackage that I have added in my Burn setup have the verbose logging enabled, for one of them it is 100 mb of log file and IO think this is one of the causes of the slow time of the install. How can I disable the Logging for a single MsiPackage? I haven't found any property in the

[WiX-users] MSIFASTINSTALL ?!?!?!

2013-09-20 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have seen that some installers like Visual Studio set this property MSIFASTINSTALL=7 but I haven't found the meaning of the parameter 7, in the microsoft documentatio there is only 4 values 1,2,3,4 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd408005%28v=vs.85%29.aspx adding this

[WiX-users] Disable verbose log for MSIPackage in Burn

2013-10-04 Thread Marco Tognacci
I need to disable the verbose logging for the MSI Package in my Burn setup, how can I make this? -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you

[WiX-users] Optimize compilation in Visual Studio Solution

2013-10-04 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a wix solution in VisualStudio and it takes a lot to build more that 30 minutes, I have a msi and a Burn project, but if I make some changes only in the Burn Project it rebuild even the msi package? Can you make some compilation optimization to rebuild only the necessary?

Re: [WiX-users] Disable verbose log for MSIPackage in Burn

2013-10-05 Thread Marco Tognacci
My problem is that my Burn setup is very very slow, compared with the old Installshield setup. For this reason I have reported very bad feedback by users. As the verbose logging for the msi is very big more than 100 MB, I have supposed that one of the problem was the writing of the verbose log.

Re: [WiX-users] Is it possible with Wix?

2013-10-10 Thread Marco Tognacci
You can choose to not embed the the installation package of the drivers and make the setup taking them from external folder, but you have to know them ad compile time and add them in Wix Burn project. Otherwise if you want Burn to run executable from extern folders you could do this using

Re: [WiX-users] How to modify MSI from the custom bootstrapper

2013-10-12 Thread Marco Tognacci
In your custom BA you can connect to event fired when the installer is executing the detect, plan and apply operations, this events are callled for package and for the single feature of an msi, if you return the code you want you can change the plan action. Absent - for removing Force Absent -

[WiX-users] Create Language Packs with Burn

2014-02-08 Thread Marco Tognacci
I made a Burn setup package with the installation of languages, but I need to provide a separate setup for adding new language packs not provided with the main application setup, wich is the best way for doing this?Package each language in a separate msi? and then adding them to the main

[WiX-users] Manage Upgrades of ExePackage in Burn

2014-03-02 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have an ExePackage added to the seup made with Burn.To make upgrading of the Burn package working with the ExePackage I think I need to add the right version for the package using Provides Element (in Dependency Extension).How can I set the file versione to the versione of the exe package

[WiX-users] Burn setup upgrading msi package is obsolete but not uninstalled

2014-03-23 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a Bunr setup with an msi package.I have done 2 different packages, and I have installed the second one with a higher version number.In the logs file I can see that it report the msi package as installed and obsolete, it start the uninstall process of the installed burn package but it

[WiX-users] Take version number from file not installed in the package

2014-03-27 Thread Marco Tognacci
I need to get the version number for an msi from an exe file that isn't deployed as item from the msi?Is there a way to get the file versione from a file using his folder path? in the same way I need to set the version of an exe setup package added in a Burn setup to make it upgrading

[WiX-users] MajorUpgrade of Burn not uninstall ???

2014-04-02 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have seen the Wix Toolset setup package. I have installed the latest offiacial release 0f 3.7 and then the 3.8When I Install the 3.8 it recognize that it's a major upgrade but in the log of the uninstallation of the 3.7 package it mark the the planned package of votive.msi as state obsole,

[WiX-users] How to create path using Burn

2014-08-04 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have a Burn setup exe package and I'd like to make patches to update only a few files using the same Burn interface, how can I make this? Which is the right way for automate this process inside TFS build system?I have a build definition that create all the msi packages that are included in the

[WiX-users] I need to force unistall of a 3d party package apart of the version number number

2014-09-21 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made a Burn wix setup that encapsulate a 3d party msi package.When I install my burn setup on a system that have just installed the 3dparty msi package I need to force unistall of this package and the reinstall it.The same thing when I upgrade my burn package I need to force the

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