[WiX-users] Cofigure a FTP site in IIS

2007-10-04 Thread ersm6
Someone please suggest me how to configure FTP site in IIS. Thanks, Surya _ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/fr

[WiX-users] Custom Action For Backing Up Files

2007-10-04 Thread Darrell
From what I can tell from searching the archives there is nothing built into WiX that can backup the existing installation into a subdirectory. From what I can tell I can use a custom action for this? Is that correct? Would I bind this as a Launch Condition? Has anyone done this before? A

Re: [WiX-users] Installing a COM Server EXE

2007-10-04 Thread Dan Hoeger
Basically the response was to add the keys. We have an internal tool that someone wrote that does a RegDiff that I've been able to use a before and after snapshot of the registry. Thanks, Dan -Original Message- From: Tanikella, Rajanikanth (SCR US) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thurs

Re: [WiX-users] Installing a COM Server EXE

2007-10-04 Thread Tanikella, Rajanikanth (SCR US)
Hi Dan, Did you ever receive an answer to this question? I've been having a similar difficulty and I didn't get much more from this mailing list other than the suggestion to put the registry changes directly into the WXS file (which has been the direction of my current investigation.) I used:

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3: How to verify user name / password entered?

2007-10-04 Thread Pierson Lee (Volt)
The only thing I can think of is that if you specify the user account, and then as part of the MSI try and start the service, if the service start fails, I think the installer fails too. (not a very good check, I know). From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chad Peters

[WiX-users] How do I add an include file in a separate directory?

2007-10-04 Thread Chandra Mohan
How do I add an include file in a separate directory? works but or does not work inside my product.wsx file. Any inputs? Thanks, Chandra = -- ___ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com -

[WiX-users] QFE authoring after service pack release

2007-10-04 Thread Ning Lin
Hello, So our scenario is this 1) Product RTM'ed (say version 1.0.1000) 2) We created and shipped a service pack 1 (say version 1.0.2000) 3) Now we realize we need to ship a QFE (say version 1.0.2002) So we created a QFE patch that is basically a diff between versions 1.0.1000and versions 1.0.20

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a web site in IIS

2007-10-04 Thread Chandra Mohan
Hi all, just saw this mail thread on wix forum and I am hitting the same issue. Other than changing the IPAddress and port, is there any option to make sure the same website gets modified? Thanks, Chandra --- If you can publish a section of what you are doing, it might help.David Ada= ms,

Re: [WiX-users] dynamically fill a combobox

2007-10-04 Thread Kelly Leahy
To set the default value of the combo box, do a custom action to set the property underlying the combobox to the default value you want after filling the combobox. something like: I think. Then make sure you sequence it after the combobox is filled in your execute sequence (perhaps this

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3: How to verify user name / password entered?

2007-10-04 Thread Chad Petersen
There are quite a few variations on this which can present some obstacles. Not sure how much control you have over the users that will be installing your package, but we had none. 1. Machine is on the domain and you pass in a domain account 2. Machine is not on the domain and you try to pass in

Re: [WiX-users] dynamically fill a combobox

2007-10-04 Thread Wilson, Phil
I don't know much about the operation of this code, but I don't believe you can set a default. I would not describe VBScript as the best language for custom actions, but in this particular case it's more harmless than some of the uses it gets put to. I can't remember where I got it from, but i

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3: How to grant "Log on as a service" right toauser?

2007-10-04 Thread Chad Petersen
I did download v3 and looked in the WiX.chm and there doesn't appear to be a LogonAsSevice attribute for the User element in that version (at least maybe not yet) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chad Petersen Sent: Thursday, Octob

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3: How to grant "Log on as a service" right to auser?

2007-10-04 Thread Chad Petersen
Wix v2 has a LogonAsService attribute in the User element. I can't speak to V3 yet as I haven't taken the plunge. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sunghwa Jin Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:49 AM To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforg

Re: [WiX-users] Customize TARGETDIR based on selected features

2007-10-04 Thread Mark Allanson
Mmmm I tried this already but was getting Error 2872 at build time... Relevent Script bits.. Not Installed Installed &MessagePublishingQueuesFeature >= 2 AND &ArchitectureFeature < 2 &ArchitectureFeature >= 2 1 Make sen

[WiX-users] Problem with COM registration and upgrades

2007-10-04 Thread Vilhelm Sjoberg
Hello, I am writing an installer for a program that uses an in-process COM server. When installing this to a clean machine, it puts all the files in the right place and registers the dll. However, when doing a major upgrade to a new version, the files get installed correctly, but the dll file en

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Permission Element

2007-10-04 Thread Rob Hamflett
So are you saying that the following should work? Because it doesn't? Candle reports: error CNDL0005 : The CreateFolder element contains an unexpected child element 'PermissionEx'. http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi";> ... ... Do I need a particular argument to candle? Rob Bo

[WiX-users] WiX v3: How to verify user name / password entered?

2007-10-04 Thread Sunghwa Jin
Hi, I have a setup dialog asking user name, domain and password for using it as a service account. Is there any way I can verify this info by actually attempting to log-on? Thanks, Sunghwa - This SF.net email is sponsored

[WiX-users] WiX v3: How to grant "Log on as a service" right to a user?

2007-10-04 Thread Sunghwa Jin
Hi all, Can someone give me any hint on granting "Log on as a service" right to a particular user in WiX v3? I found some below thread discussing LogonAsService attribute for User element, but I don't think it actually exists. http://www.nabble.com/FW:-Granting-Permissions-to-%22Log-on-as-a-Ser

Re: [WiX-users] How to check processor architecture

2007-10-04 Thread Kelly Leahy
I think they're the same as VersionNT, just it's not defined unless the OS is x64. Major * 100 + Minor. So, NT 4.0 is 400, 2000 is 500, XP is 501, Server2003 is 502, at least that's how I interpreted it. Kelly Chris Ridd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/04/2007 10:32 AM

Re: [WiX-users] How to check processor architecture

2007-10-04 Thread Chris Ridd
On 4 Oct 2007, at 02:42, Kelly Leahy wrote: > > Oh... If you're looking for OS = x64 or x86, rather than processor > x64 vs. x86, you'll probably want to look at VersionNT64 (also > requires version 4.0 of MSI). Is there a list of known values for VersionNT64 anywhere? I couldn't see anyt

Re: [WiX-users] DeleteMachineCertificate Failure and code problems

2007-10-04 Thread Garth
Bob Arnson wrote: > Garth wrote: >> Wix version 3.0.2925.0 >> > > Grab the latest weekly release; afaik, Rob has integrated the v2 CA bug > fixes to v3. > > In general, if you're on WiX v3, one of the "taxes" for being on the > development branch is that you need to take frequent drops -- at

Re: [WiX-users] Maintenance - Change weirdness

2007-10-04 Thread DexterSinister
Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > If it's the BO merge modules, they should be taken out back and given a > proper burial. > > -- > sig://boB > http://joyofsetup.com/ > Yes ... well ... if I get that opportunity, I'll be sure to invite you and Richard to the wake. Any ... other ... thoughts on the m

[WiX-users] Migrating merge modules to Wix

2007-10-04 Thread wix-users
Hi wix-users, I've been looking into migrating as set of Visual Studio MSIs and MSMs to WiX (v2). On the whole things are are going swimmingly! One issue I haven't quite worked out is about migrating shared merge modules to wix. I've been using the same component guids as the previous VS2005 used

Re: [WiX-users] Customize TARGETDIR based on selected features

2007-10-04 Thread Bob Arnson
Mark Allanson wrote: > The problem I have is that if I change TARGETDIR property on a next > button event of my feature selection screen, it doesn't recalculate > all the other directory paths. Is there any way I can trigger this > recalculation between UI screens. In the UI, use the SetTarget

Re: [WiX-users] setupbld

2007-10-04 Thread Frédéric Viollet
Bob Arnson a écrit : > Frédéric Viollet wrote: >> When I perform a minor upgrade of my product using the generated >> executable file, not all of the files are upgraded. Only the files >> that have changed are updated. >> I thought that even on a minor upgrade, all the files for the >> installed

Re: [WiX-users] setupbld

2007-10-04 Thread Bob Arnson
Frédéric Viollet wrote: > When I perform a minor upgrade of my product using the generated > executable file, not all of the files are upgraded. Only the files > that have changed are updated. > I thought that even on a minor upgrade, all the files for the > installed components would be upgrade

Re: [WiX-users] DeleteMachineCertificate Failure and code problems

2007-10-04 Thread Bob Arnson
Garth wrote: > Wix version 3.0.2925.0 > Grab the latest weekly release; afaik, Rob has integrated the v2 CA bug fixes to v3. In general, if you're on WiX v3, one of the "taxes" for being on the development branch is that you need to take frequent drops -- at least once a month. Otherwise ch

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Permission Element

2007-10-04 Thread Bob Arnson
Rob Hamflett wrote: > I tried the same thing, but with util:Permission under CreateFolder, like I > currently have with > Permission. Candle (2.0.5325) reports "error CNDL0005 : The CreateFolder > element contains an > unexpected child element 'util:PermissionEx'." Changing util:PermissionEx t

Re: [WiX-users] Maintenance - Change weirdness

2007-10-04 Thread Bob Arnson
DexterSinister wrote: > up ... a review of the logfile shows that the Preselected property is set > ... > If it's the BO merge modules, they should be taken out back and given a proper burial. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Zip files and Wix Can It Be Done

2007-10-04 Thread Ben Greenberg
If you are distributing a bundle of files via Windows Installer, you should really use Windows Installer's notion of components for handling paths and everything else. If you simply embed another file package inside of an MSI, there is really no point to be using the MSI in the first place.

Re: [WiX-users] Zip files and Wix Can It Be Done

2007-10-04 Thread Rad Ricka
Hello, similar issue here, do I go for zips unpacked by CustomAction, Cabs (which don't preserve paths if expanded with expand, rather then cabarc) or anything else? I'm repackaging poorly written 3rd party java installer. Approach I'm taking at the moment is bundling cabarc with a cab, but I'

Re: [WiX-users] dynamically fill a combobox

2007-10-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Phil, Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately I am not very common with vbscript but it seems the best language for Windows Installer Custom Actions. Is it also possible to set one value as default (because I read the MSI SDK and it seems that there is no column for thi

Re: [WiX-users] Zip files and Wix Can It Be Done

2007-10-04 Thread Kelly Leahy
Well, I'm by no means an expert in these things, but you might try asking the rest of the group. I'm pretty sure you don't want to be trying to extract .ZIP files from your installer though, as there are all sorts of issues with figuring out which program to use to extract them, how to deploy it,

Re: [WiX-users] Zip files and Wix Can It Be Done

2007-10-04 Thread Kelly Leahy
Why zip files? Why not just use MSI's compression? Craig0ss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/04/2007 12:53 AM To wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject [WiX-users] Zip files and Wix Can It Be Done Hi Guys/Girls I need to ship files wit my installer, these files

Re: [WiX-users] Maintenance - Change weirdness

2007-10-04 Thread DexterSinister
Richard.Foster wrote: > > I had so much hassle with the Business Objects merge modules I moved to > using their MSI file and triggering it from a bootstrapper. > > > Snippage Applied ... < > > Hope this info is of interest. > Regards, > Richard > Thanks Richard ! Sounds like

[WiX-users] Uninstall in quite mode displaying few progress bars

2007-10-04 Thread V K Gangwar
Hello All, Sorry, I posted my question in wrong way. Actually i am uninstalling in quite mode. I am seeing few progress bars are displaying not all. Any suggestion or fix.. Veerendra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Send WiX-users mailing list submissions to wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net To subscr

[WiX-users] setupbld

2007-10-04 Thread Frédéric Viollet
Hi all, I have a question about the setupbld.exe tool. I'm using this tool in WixV3 with the mcpsu options and I've noticed some strange behaviour. When I perform a minor upgrade of my product using the generated executable file, not all of the files are upgraded. Only the files that have cha

[WiX-users] Customize TARGETDIR based on selected features

2007-10-04 Thread Mark Allanson
Odd Requirement here. Client has two primary features they want installed by the MSI. If feature A is selected for install, everything should be installed to F: If feature A and B are both selected for install, everything should be installed to F: If feature B only is selected for install, everyt

[WiX-users] Changing TARGETDIR based on Feature Selection

2007-10-04 Thread Mark Allanson
Odd Requirement here. Client has two primary features they want installed by the MSI. If feature A is selected for install, everything should be installed to F: If feature A and B are both selected for install, everything should be installed to F: If feature B only is selected for install, everyt

Re: [WiX-users] Silent Mode Uninstall is displaying Progress Bars

2007-10-04 Thread Rob Hamflett
That's what Unattended Mode is; progress bar only. That's with the /passive argument to msiexec. You want Quiet Mode, which is completely silent. For this you want the /quiet argument. Rob V K Gangwar wrote: > Hello All, > > When I am doing uninstallation in silent (unattended) mode, progre

[WiX-users] Install/ Uninstall - Command Prompt appears when CustomAction is running..

2007-10-04 Thread V K Gangwar
Hello All, While install and uninstall custom actions related to 'command line commands' appear and disappear. Is there any way to minimize this. Ex- When custom action related to taskkill.exe command, command prompt appears and disappears. I want to minimize. regards, Veerendra

[WiX-users] Silent Mode Uninstall is displaying Progress Bars

2007-10-04 Thread V K Gangwar
Hello All, When I am doing uninstallation in silent (unattended) mode, progress bars are displaying. What may be the problem?? Regards, Veerendra - Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV.-

Re: [WiX-users] DeleteMachineCertificate Failure and code problems

2007-10-04 Thread Garth
Bob Arnson wrote: > Garth wrote: >> But the error I get I've seen refrerenced elsewhere. >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg05354.html >> >> Where it is trying to delete another certificate after my cert >> > > Which version of WiX are you using? Rob extensivel

Re: [WiX-users] Maintenance - Change weirdness

2007-10-04 Thread Richard.Foster
I had so much hassle with the Business Objects merge modules I moved to using their MSI file and triggering it from a bootstrapper. The Runtime MSI file can be found in the following locations (assuming you chose the default installation path): C:\Program Files\Business Objects\Crystal Reports 11

Re: [WiX-users] Maintenance - Change weirdness

2007-10-04 Thread DexterSinister
Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > I'm not sure what you're asking. WixUI should handle it based on its > conditions, but it's exceedingly rare (and rude) to require a reboot in > the middle of an installation; worst case, reboots should happen at the > end. > > sig://boB > http://joyofsetup.com/ > T

[WiX-users] Customizable folder name written in registry - lost (reverted to default) on Repair

2007-10-04 Thread Adrian Gantoi
Hi all, I came across a problem with my installer. WiX sources contents below: As you can see, I have two components - a file and a registry value. The file gets installed in [TDIR]\Sub

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Permission Element

2007-10-04 Thread Rob Hamflett
Bob Arnson wrote: > The PermissionEx (v2) and util:Permission (v3) elements translate > NetworkService to the well-known SID. Could I possibly have a bit more info about the PermissionEx element under v2? I found a previous post where someone was trying to change the permssions of a registry k

[WiX-users] Zip files and Wix Can It Be Done

2007-10-04 Thread Craig0ss
Hi Guys/Girls I need to ship files wit my installer, these files need to be extracted to a directory on install. Can this be done using Wix? If so how would i go about doin this? Thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Zip-files-and-Wix-Can-It-Be-Done-tf4566384.html#a130