[WiX-users] build wix on win xp

I'm trying to compile wix 3.0x on win xp vs2005 2008 machine. I installed all the sdks which are listed ob the wix build site but I'm getting following output (last few lines): winterop: core.inc: [exec] Microsoft (R) Build Engine Version 3.5.30729.1 [exec] [Microsoft .NET

[WiX-users] What keeps borking my ICE validation by registering VBScript and JScript under HKCU?

Heath Stewart reports the solution here, but I find this frustrating that every now and then, I go to build and suddenly I can't, getting light.exe errors. As I don't build every day, I'm not sure what's registering these under HKCU, but something is. I don't remember installing anything but

[WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions

Hi, Is there a proper method to pass data between deferred custom actions ? I have a bunch of chained custom actions and need to pass data between them, actually, just a boolean value telling the rest of the ca whether to continue. Thanks, Eitan

Re: [WiX-users] Updating full package

Hi Alexander, thanks for your feedback. Yes, my example is not very helpful... But I've gone through so many version and tests - I don't know what to post. The latest way I've been testing is Neil's (http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/search/label/WiX). But in this case I'd end up with X

Re: [WiX-users] Updating full package

Michael I major upgrade can do a remove everything and reinstall it depends where RemoveExistingProducts is scheduled. In my example it will remove everything before installing the new stuff - there is more information here: http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/12/30/paying-for-upgrades/. Neil

Re: [WiX-users] Updating full package

Reading the tutorial at http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php once again, I'm even more confused: You have to [do a major upgrade] when you change the name of the .msi file for any reason.. But who on earth would distribute a small update to an existing product with the same .msi file

[WiX-users] Feature request: extending PermissionEx element with inheritance option

Hello WiX developers, I'm going to file a feature request and would like to verify if it's worth registering. The actual custom action, which PermissionEx element results in, called ExecSecureObjects considers SUB_CONTAINERS_AND_OBJECTS_INHERIT option the best for folders and NO_INHERITANCE for

[WiX-users] How to get VS90_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR path

Hi I'm writing a tool which should check a installation using msi (wix). I have the wix files (.wxs, .wxi) as base and check the installation against this files. In one of the .wxs files is VS90_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR and some other macros used, and I'm sure the installer knows how to resolve

[WiX-users] How to install VC++ redistributable package at the beginning of installation?

Hello All, I am using MergeModules to install VC++ 9.0 Redistrbutable package through our MSI. For this i am using the follwing elements: DirectoryRef Id=TARGETDIR Merge Id=VCRedist SourceFile=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Merge Modules\Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86.msm DiskId=1 Language=0/

[WiX-users] netfx:NativeImage action issues

Hi. I have two questions for netfx:NativeImage action. 1. I would like to set the priority of netfx:NativeImage action from outside (as a MSI property). Is this possible in any way? The following does not work, because it is expecting Priority attribute as integer. Component Id=componentID

Re: [WiX-users] Extract Binaries at Install Time

Try something like this: //CustomActions is the name of your class containing your custom action declarated methods. string baseDir = new FileInfo( Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(CustomActions)).Location ).DirectoryName; Process.Start( Path.Combine(baseDir, WindowsFormsApplication1.exe));

Re: [WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions

What language is the CA's written in? Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Tue, 2/17/09, Eitan Behar ei...@baconao.net wrote: From: Eitan Behar ei...@baconao.net

Re: [WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions

DTF C# On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Christopher Painter chr...@deploymentengineering.com wrote: What language is the CA's written in? Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail

[WiX-users] Custom Installer Question.

Hi there, I would like to know if it is possible to create a custom action in WiX that will run a Managed Custom Installer that extends the System.Configuration.Install.Installer class, or is it only the InstallUtil.exe command that understands how to run managed custom installers. Regards,

Re: [WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions

You'll want to look at the CustomActionData class in DTF as described here: http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg17875.html In a nutshell: In your immeadiate custom action, you instantiate the class, stuff it with data and then serialize it out to a property. In

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Installer Question.

It's possible, but you really, really, really don't want to do that. Check out WiX's DTF (Deployment Tools Foundation) instead. If you search my blog for DTF you'll find plenty of content describing it and you'll also find a DTF SDK manual in your start menu under WiX. Christopher Painter,

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Installer Question.

That DTF docs Christopher mentioned contain an article called About InstallUtil, which describes in more detail why you'd better not use it. -- Yan -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:41 PM To: General

Re: [WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions

Does not look like fun, but it's doable ! Thanks ! Etian On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Christopher Painter chr...@deploymentengineering.com wrote: You'll want to look at the CustomActionData class in DTF as described here:

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 33, Issue 85

Bob Arnson b...@joyofsetup.com Wrote: Dane Anderson (Volt) wrote: I am trying to use the Certificate element to install a certificate file (.pfx). The problem is that Wix barfs on it. When I try building the MSI, I get a message about the Certificate element being unexpected. The

Re: [WiX-users] Consolidating components

Ok Thanks for the info! Jim -Original Message- From: Wendell Joost [mailto:wende...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 4:57 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Consolidating components Doing so has the potential to mess up

[WiX-users] Using util extension in include file.

Hi, I am having a problem using util:XmlConfig from an include file, it seems like the namespace declaration isn't seen by the stuff in the include file even though I declare it in the wix tag for the main file. Here is basic version of what I have now, with all the irrelevant details removed:

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Installer Question.

Hi Christopher, Thanks for you're reply. I think in the future we'll (Aricent) definitely have to move to using something like the DTF. Currently we have several visual studio setup projects (about 20) that all needs to be deployed to our customer, and almost all have them have custom 3 or 4

[WiX-users] Install advice needed on helper files

Ok I'm not sure if that's the right term - Helper Files I have some separate installers, both in exe and MSI format, and I'm not sure how I would go about installing them. I am planning to install them on Windows 2003. I'm thinking some of these I may not need to install. Anyway, here is what I

Re: [WiX-users] Updating full package

Neil, Thanks for your feedback. I think I'm ready to bite the bullet and go the always do a major upgrade way. I major upgrade can do a remove everything and reinstall it depends where RemoveExistingProducts is scheduled. In my example it will remove everything before installing the new

[WiX-users] Edit control

I've created a custom control and want to be able to populate an edit box with some default text Control Id=WSServerEditBox Type=Edit X=20 Y=72 Width=290 Height=18 Default=yes Text=amp;abc Property=WEBSERVICESERVER / I've tried the above (and without the amp) but cannot get anything to

Re: [WiX-users] build wix on win xp

I found out that ist something to do with sandcastle and dtf. I installed sandcastle builder to external\sand... where the make file is but its still not working. What am I doing wrong? -- Open Source Business

Re: [WiX-users] build wix on win xp

Andreas Owen wrote: I'm trying to compile wix 3.0x on win xp vs2005 2008 machine. You need to start with a checkout from CVS; the source .zips don't include large binaries. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Using util extension in include file.

Jason Person (TEKsystems) wrote: Hi, I am having a problem using util:XmlConfig from an include file, it seems like the namespace declaration isn't seen by the stuff in the include file even though I declare it in the wix tag for the main file. You also need to declare it in the included

Re: [WiX-users] Edit control

Lough, Norman wrote: I've tried the above (and without the amp) but cannot get anything to appear. I intend to use the corresponding property to edit an installed config file. Any ideas as to why the text doesn't show? Because MSI ignores the text if there's a property attached. --

Re: [WiX-users] Install advice needed on helper files

MacDiarmid, James D wrote: How would I go about installing this stuff? You can only do it from an .exe; MSI doesn't allow multiple installation transactions to be active at once. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 33, Issue 85

Dane Anderson (Volt) wrote: WiX 3.0.3412.0 (according to the documentation that was installed with it) V3.0 has the Certificate element in the IIS extension, http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/iis_xsd_certificate.htm. And your build is an antique; you'll very likely need a recent build

Re: [WiX-users] How to get VS90_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR path

Throndorin wrote: In one of the .wxs files is VS90_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR and some other macros used, and I'm sure the installer knows how to resolve this to a real path. Is there a good way to get this path information? From WiX.chm: Using WixVSExtension Properties or Custom

Re: [WiX-users] netfx:NativeImage action issues

MatjazR wrote: I would like to set the priority of netfx:NativeImage action from outside (as a MSI property). Is this possible in any way? It's not directly supported, though you could write an immediate custom action to modify the NetFxNativeImage table. Is it possible to disable the

Re: [WiX-users] How to install VC++ redistributable package at the beginning of installation?

anwesha.m wrote: However, I require that the VC++ dlls get installed in the very beginning. At the first dialog in the MSI itself we are using VC++ custom actions and if we use merge modules the VC++ rutime dlls are not available at the time of the first dialog. My first custom action is

Re: [WiX-users] How to install VC++ redistributable package at the beginning of installation?

I recommend that you statically link the runtime into your custom action dll. That way you don't need to deploy anything to run the custom action -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] How to install VC++ redistributable package at the beginning of installation?

I believe it's also possible to statically link the CRT into your DLL to remove the runtime dependency... -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: 17 February 2009 16:17 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Installer Question.

Well I'd get rid of Visual Studio Deployment projects. For example VDPROJ can only schedule deferred custom actions and for some silly reason it only scheduels them as Imersonate instead of NoImpersonate. This causes problems on Vista with UAC enabled. But if you want to stay with VDRPOJ,

Re: [WiX-users] build wix on win xp

Take a look here http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-create-wix-build-mach ine.html I think I got everything but if not please let me know. Neil -Original Message- From: Andreas Owen [mailto:ao...@1eeurope.ch] Sent: 17 February 2009 16:34 To:

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0 + MSBuild Issues

Hello, I've reviewed both links and unfortunately I haven't been able to resolve my issue. The second link doesn't appear to be related to my specific issue. The first link offers a work-around, but it looks like it was never confirmed by anyone. After trying their method (replacing

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0 + MSBuild Issues

This is what I come up with after reading the posts. Lets say you have two properties to overwrite: BuildNumber and RevisionNumber. In wixproj file: Target Name=BeforeBuild CreateProperty Condition=$(BuildNumber) != '' Value=BuildNumber=$(BuildNumber);$(DefineConstants) Output

[WiX-users] Per user installation HKCU registry keys remain after un-installation..

I'm working on deployment of a managed Word Add-in. Managed Word Add-Ins in Office 2007 are registered under the HKCU registry hive, hence I'm creating a per-user installation. My question is regarding the HKCU registry keys-they are not being removed during product uninstallation...

Re: [WiX-users] Per user installation HKCU registry keys remain after un-installation..

I figured it out. It was classic user error. Crap/ -Original Message- From: John Nannenga [mailto:john.nanne...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:54 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Per user installation HKCU registry keys remain after

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Installer Question.

Visual Studio 2008 setupdeployment projects changed - they now generate custom actions with no impersonation, but that can come with its own set of issues for people who want impersonation. But still you're right in general - they don't give you a choice of where custom actions get called or

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0 + MSBuild Issues

Were you able to actually get that working? I just tried that approach, but I get the exact same behavior. I think that makes sense since after the properties are calculated, you still end up with the same string value (DefineConstants=Name1=Value1;Name2=Value2 and only the first pair is

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and Desktop shortcut?

Thanks Rob for your reply. I did read that post you made. Actually, I'm using that for our uninstall shortcut. Thanks for that. For the QuickLaunch, however, I do have RemoveFolder in the component. But I still get ICE64 error. Here I'd like to post my code again: Directory Id=AppDataFolder

[WiX-users] Create Read share

I tried creating writable share which works but not able to create readonly share. Am I missing something? Component Id=TestUserProductComponent Guid=38e2c012-18f5-4ff0-99a4- 58ee2b2286aa util:User Id=testGroupRO Name=Test_Tools_RO CreateUser=no Domain=redmond / util:User

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0 + MSBuild Issues

Where is this snippet from? Your build script? As I said, this should be in the wixproj file, and this is how you call it: MSBuild Projects=YourWixProject.wixproj Properties=BuildNumber=$(VerBuildNumber);RevisionNumber=$(RevisionNumbe r) / -Original Message- From: Doran Wellnitz

Re: [WiX-users] sql:SqlDatabase drops database on major upgrade

Thanks Michael, I have it working now though I had make a few modifications in your code: the REMOVE property was set to ALL on a major upgrade as well as on uninstall so I added another property to check whether it's a product upgrade - I only want to drop the database on an uninstall and nor

Re: [WiX-users] sql:SqlDatabase drops database on major upgrade

Thanks for the update Joe, good to see it worked. I had not considered the issue of releasing the database, you may find this is because the SqlString is associated with the database itself. But it will also make sure any users of the database are kicked off. One alternate to using the USE

[WiX-users] How to skip a custom action when feature not selected

My installer creates a website during the product installation. I would like to add a feature to the installer to enable the user to skip the website creation and I thought about using something similar to that: Custom Action=ConfigureIIS Overridable=yesNOT Installed AND

Re: [WiX-users] How to skip a custom action when feature not selected

Joe Try looking at the SKIPCONFIGUREIIS property (its part of WIX), this is how I stop the installer from doing the IIS Custom action if MainComponent is not selected. !-- Suppress the IIS CA if we are not installing the web site -- CustomAction Id=SkipIISCA

Re: [WiX-users] How to skip a custom action when feature notselected

Thanks Michael, it worked ! One question: I have noticed that you've used MainComponent and !MainComponent Can you tell me what's the difference between the two and is it important to use two of them together? Thanks. Michael Osmond wrote: Joe Try looking at the SKIPCONFIGUREIIS property

Re: [WiX-users] How to skip a custom action when feature notselected

Joe is a feature-action, and ! Is the current feature state, so I am checking both the existing state and what the installer is going to do (ie IF (Not Installed and Not Going to Be Installed). In this case I want the CONFIGURE IIS to run both on install, upgrade and repair. I often use the

Re: [WiX-users] How to skip a custom action when feature notselected

Thanks a lot Michael you've been very helpful ! Michael Osmond wrote: Joe is a feature-action, and ! Is the current feature state, so I am checking both the existing state and what the installer is going to do (ie IF (Not Installed and Not Going to Be Installed). In this case I want the

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: how to create Quick Launch shortcut and Desktop shortcut?

Chances are the folders aren't empty so the RemoveFolder won't end up doing anything. However, this seems like one of those cases to document and ignore the ICE advice. Trying to remove system folders seems to trump the (IMHO) blind ICE. Little Forest wrote: Thanks Rob for your reply. I

Re: [WiX-users] Ngenning with NetFx and ProgressText

I thought NGen was done in the background with a separate process. By marking NGen pri-0 you've probably just slowed down the Windows Installer's Removing backup files due to disk contention. I could remember the NGen stuff wrong though... Glenn Jones wrote: Hi, We have a WiX installer

Re: [WiX-users] LaunchConditions and FindRelatedProducts

I see that you already filed a bug. If there are any patching implications to re-sequencing actions we will have move this to WiX v4. Neil Sleightholm wrote: I can't think of any relationship between AppSearch and FindRelatedProducts so I would think it wouldn't matter on their order but I

Re: [WiX-users] Very slow performance running SQL Scripts

The SQL CustomAction code processes the scripts and removes all the comments and GO statements and other stuff that can't be fed directly to SQL. If you have a very large SQL Script that takes time. I noted in another thread that this code needs some serious TLC. Something to revisit in WiX

Re: [WiX-users] Updating full package

Yes it is required: http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2004/12/08/278746.aspx has my guesses. Michael Herger wrote: Reading the tutorial at http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php once again, I'm even more confused: You have to [do a major upgrade] when you change the name of the .msi

Re: [WiX-users] Modify existent txt file (hosts) during the installation - any standard approach for this?

You'll need a CustomAction the text file is not an ini or xml file. Yan Sklyarenko wrote: Hello WiX community, My question is probably rhetorical, but I failed to find more or less meaningful answer throughout the net. I need to modify the existent txt file during install. It is hosts file.

Re: [WiX-users] What keeps borking my ICE validation by registering VBScript and JScript under HKCU?

My understanding was that there are many bad guys. Anthony Wieser wrote: Heath Stewart reports the solution here, but I find this frustrating that every now and then, I go to build and suddenly I can't, getting light.exe errors. As I don't build every day, I'm not sure what's registering

Re: [WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions

Most of the WiX toolset CustomActions do this. Eitan Behar wrote: Does not look like fun, but it's doable ! Thanks ! Etian On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Christopher Painter chr...@deploymentengineering.com wrote: You'll want to look at the CustomActionData class in DTF as

Re: [WiX-users] Feature request: extending PermissionEx element with inheritance option

I think this feature request is already open. If not, it has been asked before and someone forgot to open the request. Yan Sklyarenko wrote: Hello WiX developers, I'm going to file a feature request and would like to verify if it's worth registering. The actual custom action, which

[WiX-users] Bootstrap Packages in WIX

 Hi   The prerequisites for my application are .Net Framework 2.0, CLRTypes and Management Objects objects. I have used Bootstrap Packages for these and included them in the WIX project file. It creates the folders for every prerequisite and the SETUP.EXE file along with SETUP.MSI file. I would

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Installer Question.

There really is nothing good (from a stability/quality) point of view around the Installer classes. They are basically slightly improved SelfReg. Best thing is to not have any CustomActions... after that, writing them to be data driven is the next best thing... can't do that with Installer

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrap Packages in WIX

Correct. A bootstrapper is planned for WiX v3.5 (actually, that's the only thing planned for WiX v3.5). In the archives of this mailing list there are plenty of suggestions for other bootstrappers/chainers in the meantime. Anweshi D wrote: Hi The prerequisites for my application are .Net

Re: [WiX-users] Ngenning with NetFx and ProgressText

Rob Mensching wrote: I thought NGen was done in the background with a separate process. A separate process but the CA itself is a type 1, so it can't take msidbCustomActionTypeAsync + msidbCustomActionTypeContinue and therefore MSI will sit around and wait. Glenn, try setting the

[WiX-users] Avoid Multiple Instances of Installer

Hi How to avoid multiple instances of Installer. Right now I can run 2 instances of the MSI file. I am using WIXUI_INSTALLDIR. After the installation begins then the other instance gets an error that one instance is running. I would like to stop the user running a second instance when one

Re: [WiX-users] How to get VS90_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR path

Bob Arnson-6 wrote: Throndorin wrote: In one of the .wxs files is VS90_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR and some other macros used, and I'm sure the installer knows how to resolve this to a real path. Is there a good way to get this path information? From WiX.chm: Using

Re: [WiX-users] LaunchConditions and FindRelatedProducts

Yes no problem. I have done loads of searching for information on this and can't find any good advice or recommendations! Neil -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] Sent: 18 February 2009 04:41 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.

Re: [WiX-users] What keeps borking my ICE validation by registering VBScript and JScript under HKCU?

Bummer. So these installers just decide to re-register the DLLs to be sure that they're registered, and as a result probably break their own functionality. Thanks for the response, Rob. Anthony Wieser Wieser Software Ltd - Original Message - From: Rob Mensching r...@wixtoolset.org