Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standardactionsfromshowing up.
I think suggesting NSIS is a requirement here is going a bit far. There is something to be said for using the Windows Installer because it is still a declarative package. However, it really isn't much different than a self extracting executable except that you can write a bunch more stuff. Keep that in mind because people expect self-extracting exe's to not clean up after themselves (which isn't so bad since the exe's [usually] only dump files to a directory of choice). MSI files on the other hand are supposed to be able to uninstall the stuff they litter all over the place (assuming they put stuff in ProgramMenuFolder, Registry, etc.). Which leads to the question, Why use the Windows Installer? Do self extracting technologies not let you display a dialog? Finally, suggesting that something is okay because MSDN doesn't forbid it is a very slippery slope. In fact, my interaction with the Windows Installer team tends to suggest that their documentation goes the other way. If the MSI SDK doesn't say it is okay then you typically want to stay away from it. For example, managed code CustomActions are the issue they hit me with all the time (the MSI SDK doesn't say you can use managed code for CustomActions so you shouldn't, as I've been told many times: http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/04/19/Managed-Code-CustomActions-no-support-on-the-way-and-heres.aspx). Anyway, what you're trying to do is a strange thing to do but as you've found in MSI SDK it says it's doable and Suppress=yes is the way the WiX toolset supports it. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leo ... Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standardactionsfromshowing up. MSDN does not indicate any problems or recommand not doing this. As a matter of fact MSDN provided the instruction for omitting the registration of application at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367519.aspx Exactly what kind issues I might get into if I do this. Please advise. Thx! From: Mike Dimmick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Leo ...' [EMAIL PROTECTED],wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standardactionsfromshowing up. Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:58:08 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from lists-outbound.sourceforge.net ([66.35.250.225]) by bay0-mc2-f1.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:58:16 -0700 Received: from sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net (sc8-sf-list1-new-b.sourceforge.net [10.3.1.93])by sc8-sf-spam2.sourceforge.net (Postfix) with ESMTPid A9A8AFAE9; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:58:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91]helo=mail.sourceforge.net)by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43)id 1I0NMa-0006VD-Utfor wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:58:13 -0700 Received: from anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net ([194.217.242.91])by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1I0NMa-000503-2vfor wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:58:12 -0700 Received: from dimmick.demon.co.uk ([83.104.49.50] helo=buzzard)by anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.42)id 1I0NMW-0007Wq-Af; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:58:09 + If you want a self-extracting ZIP file, use one. Don't abuse Windows Installer. It'll bite back. Consider NSIS. http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page -- Mike Dimmick From: Leo ... [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 June 2007 20:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standard actionsfromshowing up. What I want to do is creating a wrapper to display a dialog and then extract some files to disk. Kind of like a self extracting zip file. I don't want to make it a setup program where the user/admin needs to remove it. Wouldn't removing these actions prevent the product from been registered as well as caching of the msi in the system therefore works the same as a self extracting zip file? From: Mike Dimmick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Leo ...' [EMAIL PROTECTED],wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standard actionsfromshowing up. Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:34:17 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from lists-outbound.sourceforge.net ([66.35.250.225]) by bay0-mc5-f7.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:34:42 -0700 Received: from sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net (sc8-sf-list1-new-b.sourceforge.net [10.3.1.93])by sc8-sf-spam2.sourceforge.net (Postfix) with ESMTPid 99A9E124DE; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:34:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92]helo=mail.sourceforge.net)by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43)id 1I0L7V
Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standardactionsfromshowing up.
MSDN does not indicate any problems or recommand not doing this. As a matter of fact MSDN provided theinstruction for omitting the registration of application at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367519.aspx Exactly what kind issues I might get into if I do this. Please advise. Thx! From: "Mike Dimmick" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: "'Leo ...'" [EMAIL PROTECTED],wix-users@lists.sourceforge.netSubject: Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standardactionsfromshowing up.Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:58:08 +0100MIME-Version: 1.0Received: from lists-outbound.sourceforge.net ([66.35.250.225]) by bay0-mc2-f1.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:58:16 -0700Received: from sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net (sc8-sf-list1-new-b.sourceforge.net [10.3.1.93])by sc8-sf-spam2.sourceforge.net (Postfix) with ESMTPid A9A8AFAE9; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:58:15 -0700 (PDT)Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91]helo=mail.sourceforge.net)by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43)id 1I0NMa-0006VD-Utfor wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:58:13 -0700Received: from anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net ([194.217.242.91])by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1I0NMa-000503-2vfor wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:58:12 -0700Received: from dimmick.demon.co.uk ([83.104.49.50] helo=buzzard)by anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.42)id 1I0NMW-0007Wq-Af; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:58:09 + If you want a self-extracting ZIP file, use one. Dont abuse Windows Installer. Itll bite back. Consider NSIS. http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page -- Mike Dimmick From: Leo ... [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 June 2007 20:56To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.netSubject: Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standard actionsfromshowing up. What I want to do is creating a wrapper to display a dialog and then extract some files to disk. Kind of like a self extracting zip file. I don't want to make it a setup program where the user/admin needs to remove it. Wouldn't removing these actions preventthe product from been registered as well as caching of the msi in the system therefore works the same as a self extracting zip file? From: "Mike Dimmick" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: "'Leo ...'" [EMAIL PROTECTED],wix-users@lists.sourceforge.netSubject: Re: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standard actionsfromshowing up.Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:34:17 +0100MIME-Version: 1.0Received: from lists-outbound.sourceforge.net ([66.35.250.225]) by bay0-mc5-f7.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:34:42 -0700Received: from sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net (sc8-sf-list1-new-b.sourceforge.net [10.3.1.93])by sc8-sf-spam2.sourceforge.net (Postfix) with ESMTPid 99A9E124DE; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:34:41 -0700 (PDT)Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92]helo=mail.sourceforge.net)by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43)id 1I0L7V-M4-ADfor wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:34:29 -0700Received: from anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net ([194.217.242.91])by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1I0L7T-0002dd-Msfor wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:34:29 -0700Received: from dimmick.demon.co.uk ([83.104.49.50] helo=buzzard)by anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.42)id 1I0L7L-0002Rx-Cd; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:34:22 + You can suppress a standard action in WiX by using e.g. PublishFeatures/@Suppress=yes. Im guessing youre trying to prevent the end-user from uninstalling your package. Dont do this. Its the users machine, not yours. If, as a network administrator, you want to stop your users uninstalling software, its simple: make them a standard user. If you really want to hide the component from Add/Remove Programs, set the ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT property to 1. Again, its the users computer, not yours. -- Mike Dimmick From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leo ...Sent: 18 June 2007 03:59To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.netSubject: [WiX-users] How to prevent the Publish* standard actions fromshowing up. How do you define the InstallExecuteSequence table in WIX so that the standard actions PublishFeatures, PublishProduct, RegisterProduct and RegisterUserswon'tshow up? thx! -This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 ExpressDownload DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and takecontrol of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now.http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___WiX-users mailing listWiX-users@lists.sourceforge.nethttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 ExpressDownload DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2
