[WiX-users] uninstall from control pannel does not remove all files
Hi All, i have installed a web application using wix3.0 .the installation was successful.But when i try to uninstall the application using control paneladd remove programs, the application vanishes from the add remove list but all the files still exists physically on the disk.Even the entries from the iis does not get deleted.hence i need to manually remove them.Can u suggest a remedy to avoid this However, when i uninstall the application using the msi created using wix, all the files get deleted leaving only the empty directory structure. Any suggestion regarding this would be helpful. chandan -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/uninstall-from-control-pannel-does-not-remove-all-files-tf4688897.html#a13401028 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 17, Issue 119
Thanks Bob, I'll give it a spin later today.. Simon -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 October 2007 16:03 To: Simon Topley Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 17, Issue 119 Simon Topley wrote: I assume this isn't done in the Media element as I can only see that you can specify that the cab is embedded and it's name.. Yes, you have multiple Media elements and use the DiskId attribute to control which components go into which .cab. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ The information contained in this e-mail is likely to be confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the addressee. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately at the above address. The disclosure, copying or distribution of this message or its contents without the prior approval of Wallingford Software is strictly prohibited. Wallingford Software is not liable for unauthorised disclosures nor for subsequent actions or omissions in reliance upon them. Registered in the UK, company no: 02288719 Wallingford Software Limited, Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BA - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Wix v3 SQL Error
Hi, i have created a Wix project in Visual Studio 2005 which, among other things, should create a SQL database, but i'm always getting a compile error with light.exe: Build log: -- Build started: Project: Bit.PowerEconomizer.Setup, Configuration: Debug Any CPU -- C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\candle.exe -dDebug -dDevEnvDir=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\\ -dSolutionDir=D:\PowerEconomizer\Bit.PowerEconomizer\ -dSolutionExt=.sln -dSolutionFileName=Bit.PowerEconomizer.sln -dSolutionName=Bit.PowerEconomizer -dSolutionPath=D:\PowerEconomizer\Bit.PowerEconomizer\Bit.PowerEconomizer.sln -out obj\Debug\Bit.PowerEconomizer.Setup.wixobj -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixDifxAppExtension.dll -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixIIsExtension.dll -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixNetFxExtension.dll -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixSqlExtension.dll -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixUIExtension.dll Bit.PowerEconomizer.Setup.wxs C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\Light.exe -cultures:en-US -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixDifxAppExtension.dll -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixIIsExtension.dll -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixNetFxExtension.dll -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixSqlExtension.dll -ext C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixUIExtension.dll -out D:\PowerEconomizer\Bit.PowerEconomizer\Bit.PowerEconomizer.Setup\bin\Debug\Bit.PowerEconomizer.Setup.msi -v obj\Debug\Bit.PowerEconomizer.Setup.wixobj C:\delivery\Dev\wix\src\ext\sqlextension\wixlib\SqlExtension.wxs(27,0): Error LGHT0094: Unresolved reference to symbol 'Binary:ScaSchedule' in section 'Fragment:'. C:\delivery\Dev\wix\src\ext\sqlextension\wixlib\SqlExtension.wxs(28,0): Error LGHT0094: Unresolved reference to symbol 'Binary:ScaSchedule' in section 'Fragment:'. Done building project Bit.PowerEconomizer.Setup.wixproj -- FAILED. Build FAILED. == Build: 0 succeeded or up-to-date, 1 failed, 0 skipped == I'm using Wix v3.0.2925.0. The SqlDatabase part in my wxs is: Component Id=PowerEconomizerDatabaseComponent Guid=5B2D3457-856F-4505-92F6-87AE0197333B sql:SqlDatabase Id=PowerEconomizerDatabase ConfirmOverwrite=yes CreateOnInstall=yes ContinueOnError=no CreateOnReinstall=no CreateOnUninstall=no Database=PowerEconomizer DropOnInstall=no DropOnReinstall=no DropOnUninstall=yes Instance=SQLEXPRESS Server=localhost sql:SqlFileSpec Id=DatabaseFile Name=PowerEconomizer_mdf Filename=[TARGETDIR]\Data\PowerEconomizer.mdf/ sql:SqlLogFileSpec Id=DatabaseLog Name=PowerEconomizer_ldf Filename=[TARGETDIR]\Data\PowerEconomizer.ldf/ sql:SqlScript Id=PowerEconomizerDatabaseScript BinaryKey=CreateTablesSqlScript ContinueOnError=no ExecuteOnInstall=yes ExecuteOnReinstall=no ExecuteOnUninstall=no RollbackOnInstall=no RollbackOnReinstall=no RollbackOnUninstall=no / /sql:SqlDatabase /Component I tried to get it to work since two days now, but i'm totally stuck. Can anybody help me fixing this? Christoph Brennecke - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Checkbox does not recognize when it is checked
I got the checkbox to work, but I still have a problem. My problem with the checkbox was that I was presenting the checkbox during the uninstall process. When I present the same code during install it works fine. The problem is that I don't want to ask the user if he wants to uninstall extra files when and if he chooses to uninstall the product in the future. He may not know if he wants to uninstall files at some undetermined point in the future. Is there a way to allow the user to make the decision when he is uninstalling the software? Richard-45 wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], xyavier [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: MSI (s) (AC:D0) [14:19:52:507]: Component: MyComponent; Installed: Local; Request: Absent; Action: Absent OK, this says your component is installed and will be removed. Isn't there anything later in the log about files being removed for this component and so-on? PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting DELALL property. Its current value is '1'. This says your property is being nuked. What action is being processed where this occurs in your log? One other note just for clarification. When I make CheckBoxValue='1' and Condition DELALL = '1' /Condition Conditional statement syntax: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368012.aspx Use to surround string literals. Numeric literals don't need them. -- The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline -- DirectX 9 draft available for download http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html Legalize Adulthood! http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Checkbox-does-not-recognize-when-it-is-checked-tf4683976.html#a13406107 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] uninstall from control pannel does not remove all files
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], chandan Koushik [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i have installed a web application using wix3.0 .the installation was successful.But when i try to uninstall the application using control paneladd remove programs, the application vanishes from the add remove list but all the files still exists physically on the disk.Even the entries from the iis does not get deleted.hence i need to manually remove them.Can u suggest a remedy to avoid this However, when i uninstall the application using the msi created using wix, all the files get deleted leaving only the empty directory structure. Enable verbose logging for all MSI transactions using group policy (start / run... / gpedit.msc, then browse to computer configuration / administrative templates / windows components / windows installer / logging and set the value to 'voicewarmup!') and then look in %TEMP%\MSI*.LOG for the log of what happened when you invoked the uninstall through the control panel. -- The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline -- DirectX 9 draft available for download http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html Legalize Adulthood! http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] wix 2.0 to 3.0 - COM registration
Strele Franz-2 wrote: You can use the 'undocumented' -scom switch with heat.exe to generate only RegistryKey/RegistryValue-entries (instead of Class/ProgId/...). Many thanks Stele, for both posts: the -scom switch works perfectly I can use it guilt-free! I wonder if there's a feature-request for heat.exe to automatically use -scom for .NET COM libs..? :0) Karim -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/wix-2.0-to-3.0---COM-registration-tf4682182.html#a13408895 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Easy WiX way for a custom action to call multiple utility DLLs?
Try embedding the other DLL as a custom resource using the .rc file. Extract the DLL first thing when the CA is called. Use delayload linker option or LoadLibrary to call the function in the extracted DLL. I've done this before. A question, how do VC 2005 CA's requiring the C++ CRT Dll work on Vista? Any CRT using C++/CLI require a DLL link to the CRT. Karim MacDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If my CA in MyCA.dll needs to call a fn in MyUtils.dll then I'm currently expecting to have to write a separate pair of CAs that pull MyUtils.dllout of the Binary table and then delete it at end-of-setup. InstallShield provides just such a handy pair of Custom Actions (ISSETUPFILESEXTRACT co.), and I was wondering if there's any WiX equivalent? tia, Karim -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Easy-WiX-way-for-a-custom- action-to-call-multiple-utility-DLLs--tf4683485.html#a13382997 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Deleting files during Uninstall
Though my Uninstall succeeds , it does not remove the installed files. I am not using any attributes like permanent =yes in my code. From the log files,looks like a success ( return values=1 ) MSI (s) (F4:98) [07:59:01:700]: Doing action: RemoveFiles MSI (s) (F4:98) [07:59:01:700]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action ended 7:59:01: RemoveRegistryValues. Return value 1. MSI (s) (F4:98) [07:59:01:700]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: RemoveFile MSI (s) (F4:98) [07:59:01:700]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: RemoveFile Action start 7:59:01: RemoveFiles. Any pointers what's happening behind Thanks Harini - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Easy WiX way for a custom action to call multiple utility DLLs?
Aris Green wrote: A question, how do VC 2005 CA's requiring the C++ CRT Dll work on Vista? Any CRT using C++/CLI require a DLL link to the CRT. Statically link. That's what all the WiX CustomActions do and while it makes the DLLs a bit bigger it totally minimizes the number of dependencies (especially nasty ones like the Win32 SxS CRT junk). - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] wixout file format
Adam Majer wrote: light.exe 3.0.2925.0 [snip] -xo output xml instead of MSI format [snip] So either xml is not xml or -xo file format changed but documentation has not. Hah, you're right. I guess VS and Office had more to grudge us than I gave them credit for. smile/ I'll fix this as you suggest. Maybe it should say output internal WiX format instead of MSI format. Plain XML is still nicer regardless if it will result in something 1.35 times bigger (if binary part is base64 encoded). But then I don't really have anything invested in -xo output format so it doesn't really matter to me. Trust me, I've seen the performance numbers for Office and Visual Studio. Increasing the size of the XML can swing their build times by double digit minutes and sometimes hours. Honestly, I've toyed with the idea of going to straight to a binary format instead of XML for the intermediate file formats to see if that reduce the load times. However, the .wixobjs as XML has simplified my debugging a few times... shrug/ PS. Another way would be to have a -xo for plain XML and -xb for the new binary format. Not a bad suggestion. It is tricky to handle the cases when binary files disappear but I'll mention it to Peter. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Adecco: 3-6 Month Consulting role (Boston, MA) Sr. Wix Release Engineer
Hello All, I was referred by one of the members of the group to join this group. I have a immediate need for a consultant in Boston. Please email me you resume if you are interested in this role We are current looking for a Sr. Packaging Engineer for a 3month+ consulting project in Downtown Boston. Please email your resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for an Immediate response. Main Responsibilities: Writes installation scripts and WiX based (Windows Installer XML) programs for installation of products. Work with project teams to determine an appropriate release schedule and then initiate the build and packaging process. Required Skills: Knowledge of IT-industry accepted CM practices, policies, and procedures. Experience in all phases of structured life cycle. Knowledge of the software development/integration process, customer operations, and Configuration Management in a heterogeneous computer platform environment. Strong understanding of programming concepts; product versioning, tagging and building; source control, and supportable, repeatable process. Microsoft development environments and deployment platforms are used. The candidate must be experienced with Microsoft tools and technologies. .NET experience is a must. Required Skills: Microsoft Installer technologies and standards and WiX (Windows Installer XML) XML, XSL-T, Microsoft XML parser or knowledge of other XML standards Nant and MSBuild Nunit and MStest with good understanding of unit testing methodologies IIS, Active Server Pages, ASP.NET C#, COM+ HTML, JavaScript, VB Script Solid understanding of Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows XP operating systems. Knowledge of registry and application configurations for the Windows environment. Desired Skills: Personally developed or worked with a team to develop a form or web application that provided data to more than 1,000 clients. Understanding of network load balancing A solid understanding of industry standard server hardware (e.g. HP, Dell and Sun Microsystems) Knowledge of standard TCP/IP networking (ability to understand fundamentals such as sub-netting, NAT, PAT and basic TCP port assignments (e.g. HTTP = port 80). Knowledge of other Microsoft products which includes, but is not limited to, SharePoint, BizTalk, Exchange and SQL Server. Knowledge of relational database systems (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle and Sybase). Experience with developing products for the financial market segment is desirable. Todd Schecter Sr. Technical Recruiter Adecco Engineering Technical (978) 251-7300 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] MMC Snapin
Hi All, Is there a (easy) way to deploy an MMC Snap-in? Thanks! ** READER BEWARE: Unencrypted, unsigned Internet e-mail is inherently insecure. Internet messages may be corrupted, incomplete, misdirected or may incorrectly identify the sender. Therefore, nothing in this message or attachments may be considered legally binding. THIS MESSAGE IS ONLY INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY BE PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient or their authorized agent, you may not forward or copy this information and must delete or destroy all copies of this message and attachments received. If you have received this communication in error, please notify Matrikon Inc. by telephone at (780) 448-1010. ** - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Installing IIS after .Net Framework 2.0 is installed
Hey guys, I have a wix project which installs IIS and .Net Framework 2.0 as pre-req's. In the case of windows 2k3 sp2 the 2.0 framework is already installed buy IIS may not be installed...so the installer goes ahead and installs IIS and runs aspnet_regiis /i via the command line to register asp.net with IIS. After this however I still need to do the following steps in order to allow the asp.net webservice extensions 1. open IIS manager (Start - Run - inetmgr) 2. open Web Service Extensions 3. Select ASP.NET v1.1.4322 and hit the ALLOW button 4. Select ASP.NET v2.0.50727 and hit the ALLOW button 5. Perform an IIS reset (Start - Run - iisreset) Is there anyway of automating this via wix or some command line method of doing so? -- . Abdullah Ahmed . [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Undefined reference in Type 35 custom action
I have an installer that includes a merge module: ... Merge Id=Merge_UCCApi.msm DiskId=1 Language=1033 SourceFile=$(var._LCSROOT)\external\mgc\UCCApi.msm / ... MergeRef Id=Merge_UCCApi.msm / And I want to set the INSTALLDIR of the merge module to track the INSTALLDIR of my installation package, so I tried this: !-- Set value of INSTALLDIR in UccApp.msm to track the INSTALLDIR of this installation package -- CustomAction Id=CA_SetUCCAPI_INSTALLLOCATION Directory=INSTALLDIR.C1402412_4C1F_48DB_B516_EE41CFE8BCA9 Value=[INSTALLDIR] / And get this error from light.exe: 100foo.wxs : error lght0112 : unresolved reference to symbol 'directory:installdir.c1402412_4c1f_48db_b516_ee41cfe8bca9' in section 'product:3212588d-108a-47a6-9ff1-56b425010302'.(0) : error 0112 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:INSTALLDIR.C1402412_4C1F_48DB_B516_EE41CFE8BCA9' in section 'Product:3212588D-108A-47A6-9FF1-56B425010302'. Looking at UccApi.msm in Orca, I see this is the Directory table: [cid:image001.png@01C816FA.8EA210C0] Any thoughts as to how to get around this error? Thanks. -Steve inline: image001.png- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Hiding shortcuts from non-priveleged users
I have a shortcut to uninstall our product, but I want that shortcut to only display for privileged users. I don't what just any user seeing it from the start menu. How is that done? For a local user not in the Administrators group, Add or Remove Programs has no Change button for our application so that part is OK. -- Harvey Werner HP StorageWorks, NAS Division 971.327.5279 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Hiding shortcuts from non-priveleged users
If your putting a shortcut on the desktop, you'll first want to read about how it's not a really good idea in the first place. http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/04/27/How-to-create-an-uninstall-shortcut-and-pass-all-the.aspx That said, I know NTFS supports controlling who can list the contents of a folder, but I don't think there is a way to control who can and can't see a .LNK file.It could possibly be done with GPO but that's way outside of the realm of setup. In short I wouldn't try, but if it's possible, maybe someone will think of a way I haven't thought of. I'll be looking out for it... Werner, Harvey D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a shortcut to uninstall our product, but I want that shortcut to only display for privileged users. I dont what just any user seeing it from the start menu. How is that done? For a local user not in the Administrators group, Add or Remove Programs has no Change button for our application so that part is OK. -- Harvey Werner HP StorageWorks, NAS Division 971.327.5279 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0
I found this post - which is very helpful: http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2006/10/17/wix-v3-syntax-for-detecting-the-clr.aspx However, I've read that .NET 2.0 applications will work with .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, or .NET 3.5 installed (as they all use the same core CLR 2.0). Is the NETFRAMEWORK20 variable defined for machines that have ONLY .NET 3.0, or ONLY .NET 3.5? If not, what's the recommended best practice for requiring anything that can run 2.0 code, in other words, .NET 2.0 or higher? Thanks, Kelly Leahy Milliman, Inc. ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. **- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Removal of file on uninstall
Hi, I discovered a weird problem when uninstalling. I had a file in WindowsFolder as well as a file in SystemFolder. Key was set to Permanent=no for both files. On uninstallation, the one in WindowsFolder got removed while the one in SystemFolder did not. I even tried to explicitly remove the file from RemoveFile but it did not work despite the log saying that it did. Thanks for any suggestions! _ Get your free suite of Windows Live services! http://www.get.live.com/wl/all- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0
It is not possible to have only .Net 3.0 or only .Net 3.5. .Net 3.0 builds upon and extends .Net 2.0, and if .Net 2.0 isn't installed when you install .Net 3.0, it will install .Net 2.0 for you. And .Net 3.5 builds upon and extends .Net 3.0, so it will also install and/or patch .Net 2.0 and .Net 3.0 during the .Net 3.5 install. --matt hoover From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Leahy Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:24 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0 I found this post - which is very helpful: http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2006/10/17/wix-v3-syntax-for-detecting-the-clr.aspx However, I've read that .NET 2.0 applications will work with .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, or .NET 3.5 installed (as they all use the same core CLR 2.0). Is the NETFRAMEWORK20 variable defined for machines that have ONLY .NET 3.0, or ONLY .NET 3.5? If not, what's the recommended best practice for requiring anything that can run 2.0 code, in other words, .NET 2.0 or higher? Thanks, Kelly Leahy Milliman, Inc. ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ** - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0
Thanks Matt. That was the critical piece of information I was missing. So is the .NET 3.0 installation actually a bootstrapper that installs the .NET 2.0 installation via delegation to the original .NET 2.0 package, or are the installs combined? I guess the answer doesn't really matter, but I'm just curious. Kelly Matt Hoover (VSNC) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/25/2007 03:37 PM To Kelly Leahy [EMAIL PROTECTED], wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject RE: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0 It is not possible to have only .Net 3.0 or only .Net 3.5. .Net 3.0 builds upon and extends .Net 2.0, and if .Net 2.0 isn’t installed when you install .Net 3.0, it will install .Net 2.0 for you. And .Net 3.5 builds upon and extends .Net 3.0, so it will also install and/or patch .Net 2.0 and .Net 3.0 during the .Net 3.5 install. --matt hoover From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Leahy Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:24 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0 I found this post - which is very helpful: http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2006/10/17/wix-v3-syntax-for-detecting-the-clr.aspx However, I've read that .NET 2.0 applications will work with .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, or .NET 3.5 installed (as they all use the same core CLR 2.0). Is the NETFRAMEWORK20 variable defined for machines that have ONLY .NET 3.0, or ONLY .NET 3.5? If not, what's the recommended best practice for requiring anything that can run 2.0 code, in other words, .NET 2.0 or higher? Thanks, Kelly Leahy Milliman, Inc. ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ** ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ** - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0
I don’t remember the exact mechanics, but the later installers do bootstrap the earlier installers and service packs. I am forgetting right now where .Net 2.0 SP1 was introduced, but by the time .Net 3.5 is installed, .Net 2.0 will be patched to the SP1 level. Without looking at the installers, I can’t remember what is done in what order, but the effect is to have the latest service packs for .Net 2.0 and .Net 3.0 installed by the time that .Net 3.5 completes its install. If you have a Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 install disk, you can look at the installers that do this. If you look in the WCU\dotNetFramework on the disk, you can see the installers that are used. --matt hoover From: Kelly Leahy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:40 PM To: Matt Hoover (VSNC) Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0 Thanks Matt. That was the critical piece of information I was missing. So is the .NET 3.0 installation actually a bootstrapper that installs the .NET 2.0 installation via delegation to the original .NET 2.0 package, or are the installs combined? I guess the answer doesn't really matter, but I'm just curious. Kelly Matt Hoover (VSNC) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/25/2007 03:37 PM To Kelly Leahy [EMAIL PROTECTED], wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject RE: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0 It is not possible to have only .Net 3.0 or only .Net 3.5. .Net 3.0 builds upon and extends .Net 2.0, and if .Net 2.0 isn’t installed when you install .Net 3.0, it will install .Net 2.0 for you. And .Net 3.5 builds upon and extends .Net 3.0, so it will also install and/or patch .Net 2.0 and .Net 3.0 during the .Net 3.5 install. --matt hoover From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Leahy Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:24 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] detecting .net 2.0 I found this post - which is very helpful: http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2006/10/17/wix-v3-syntax-for-detecting-the-clr.aspx However, I've read that .NET 2.0 applications will work with .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, or .NET 3.5 installed (as they all use the same core CLR 2.0). Is the NETFRAMEWORK20 variable defined for machines that have ONLY .NET 3.0, or ONLY .NET 3.5? If not, what's the recommended best practice for requiring anything that can run 2.0 code, in other words, .NET 2.0 or higher? Thanks, Kelly Leahy Milliman, Inc. ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ** ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ** - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] wixout file format
The format is only binary when there are embedded files. That happens when one of the source files was built passing the -bf option to light.exe (or a similar argument to some similar utility). If that argument was never used, the wixouts generated will never have embedded files in them, and will never be written with the cab. However, when building the extensions, the -bf flag is used to ensure that light has access to the C++ custom action dll, and if any of the inputs to light include embedded wixouts, the output will preserve those by creating a binary out. -bf converts the -xo from pure XML to binary. Note that you can still open the wixout in your favorite text editor and remove the cab part, saving off the xml part, which you can then open in your favorite xml editor/parser to debug the xml. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Mensching Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:09 AM To: Adam Majer Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] wixout file format Adam Majer wrote: PS. Another way would be to have a -xo for plain XML and -xb for the new binary format. Not a bad suggestion. It is tricky to handle the cases when binary files disappear but I'll mention it to Peter. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] MMC Snapin
There is an extension in WiX v3 that handles much of the authoring work for you. Levon Levonian wrote: Hi All, Is there a (easy) way to deploy an MMC Snap-in? - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Easy WiX way for a custom action to call multiple utility DLLs?
In regards to Rob Mensching's comment, Statically link. That's what all the WiX CustomActions do and while it makes the DLLs a bit bigger it totally minimizes the number of dependencies (especially nasty ones like the Win32 SxS CRT junk). Static linking definitely seems like the right thing to do. This is what I have done with VC 2003 and earlier for previous installs. However I have noticed that some programs, such as a WTL 8.0 Win EXE (I avoid MFC) I wrote, did not work on a lot of XP Pro SP2 machines when I statically linked it. The dialogs would not load their resource templates and were completely blank. However, when I linked the CRT as a DLL, it worked; I don't know why. Also, if the CLR is used in a CA, i.e. a managed function exported as an unmanaged functions as opposed to the installutil type components, I believe that you can't use static linking to the CRT and that the CRT has to be linked in as a DLL. Mayber CA's using managed code is not such a good idea. I know some people are against managed code in CA's, but if you know that .NET 2.0 is on the box, they can save a lot of time. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Easy WiX way for a custom action to call multiple utility DLLs?
I'm admittedly hardcore about this but IMHO custom actions should be native code DLLs that have as few dependencies as physically possible (certainly should have no dependency on WTL). Statically linking the CRT then use as few DLLs from the system provides the highest probability that the code will work in the most number of environments. Personally, development time takes a back seat to correctness and robustness. Yes, I realize that other people face different time pressures. I just view custom actions as an extension to the Windows Installer and thus need to be extremely robust with the minimal prerequisites. Aris Green wrote: In regards to Rob Mensching's comment, Statically link. That's what all the WiX CustomActions do and while it makes the DLLs a bit bigger it totally minimizes the number of dependencies (especially nasty ones like the Win32 SxS CRT junk). Static linking definitely seems like the right thing to do. This is what I have done with VC 2003 and earlier for previous installs. However I have noticed that some programs, such as a WTL 8.0 Win EXE (I avoid MFC) I wrote, did not work on a lot of XP Pro SP2 machines when I statically linked it. The dialogs would not load their resource templates and were completely blank. However, when I linked the CRT as a DLL, it worked; I don't know why. Also, if the CLR is used in a CA, i.e. a managed function exported as an unmanaged functions as opposed to the installutil type components, I believe that you can't use static linking to the CRT and that the CRT has to be linked in as a DLL. Mayber CA's using managed code is not such a good idea. I know some people are against managed code in CA's, but if you know that .NET 2.0 is on the box, they can save a lot of time. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
