[WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

I use ServiceInstall and ServiceControl and noticed that if my service failed to start [a bug in my code], then the install failed. Is there a means to try to start the service and have it install even if it fails to start? P.S. Also, fwiw, I noticed that if I used two ServiceControl

[WiX-users] Change the name of the resulting .msi using msbuild

Hallo! We are building our complete software using ms-build. For building the setup, which consist of different projects, we created a solution combining all these projects. Out of the build process I need to build this solution twice with different settings and ideally with different

Re: [WiX-users] Please wait while the installerfinishesdeterminingyour disk space requirements, Error?!

Hi Wendell, I had looked at that web page, but it never dawned on me it would be that simple. I thought it was a special property like the other PropertyRef ones, but when I tried that nothing happened. Thanks for the clarification. Dominique. -Original Message- From: Wendell Joost

Re: [WiX-users] How do you copy a set of files to multiple places using Wix?

Have you tried using CopyFile Element ?? http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/wix_xsd_copyfile.htm -Original Message- From: Dave Kolb [mailto:d...@dotnetcodeslingers.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:47 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re:

Re: [WiX-users] How to populate a list box in a msi dialog duringruntime

There are several ways to do it apparent, but this is what works for me... Set up your control up like this... Control Id=CmbSQLServerInstance Property=SQLSERVERINSTANCE Type=ComboBox Height=15 Width=140 X=14 Y=93 Text=Ppphhh ComboList=yes ToolTip=The instance of SQL Server you would like to

Re: [WiX-users] Setting feature options

Is anyone able to confirm my suspicions, or suggest an alternative method for influencing the feature options? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Setting-feature-options-tp3788261p3815424.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Web setup using .msm

Hi , Please guide me to create a web setup (.msi). I have a .msm file created in visual studio merge module which basically does all the work. 1.It creates a virtual directory and deploys the web application. 2.It creates various performance counters and installs it. I want to refer it into a

[WiX-users] Sequencing custom actions

Hi WiX users, I am seeking advice how I can accomplish the following: I found out how to sequence custom actions after InstallFinalize. For my installation requirements I need a finer degree of control when custom actions are run, particularily I am seeking for a way to execute a custom action

[WiX-users] error in german wxl file

Hello, if anyone is interested, there's a spelling error in the german translation file in the source-package of wix. Index: WixUI_de-de.wxl === --- WixUI_de-de.wxl (Revision 90) +++ WixUI_de-de.wxl (Revision 91) @@ -1,4

Re: [WiX-users] Are shortcut names even useful anymore?

Shortcut names are exposed to users on XP systems and may be exposed to them on Vista systems, depending on whether they have had a native resource dll string table entry assigned to them. The windows shell which is responsible for showing the start menu is either all or mostly native code, the

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

To reduce reboot prompts many of us set @Stop to both. Windows Installer assumes that if you want the service started during the installation, it is a failure if it doesn't. It uses the built-in action StartServices, which can't be redefined to ignore (all you can do is condition it, which isn't

Re: [WiX-users] Setting feature options

I haven't tested it, but what happens if you set @InstallDefault='local'? -Original Message- From: Gareth [mailto:gmor...@serif.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:01 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting feature options Is anyone able to confirm my

Re: [WiX-users] Web setup using .msm

Not sure, but InstallUtil* is Self-Reg (aka evil). Visual Studio's setup projects do several things that make deployment easier that invariably cause headaches later on when you have to service/maintain those setups (including broken upgrades, orphaned resources, failed removals, etc.).

Re: [WiX-users] Sequencing custom actions

Sequencing is the order in which the actions are queued to run. Conditions is the decision to run or not run any arbitrary action. You need to look at conditional syntax and set the condition of your action. However, there is an issue with what you describe you need: In the sequence between

Re: [WiX-users] error in german wxl file

Please file a bug. -Original Message- From: Thorsten Schöning [mailto:tschoen...@am-soft.de] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 5:20 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] error in german wxl file Hello, if anyone is interested, there's a

Re: [WiX-users] Create shortcut for file in merge module

The wixlib looks like exactly what I need--thank you for pointing me in that direction. I *almost* have it working, except I can't figure out what to use for the Directory elements in the common wxs file. The components in the wxs file will be installed in different locations in the stand-alone

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with deactivating a component while package removal

Guten Tag Blair, am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2009 um 05:57 schrieben Sie: And changed it to this: XmlFile Id=SignWrapper_XMLSettings_PDF1 File=[SignWrapper_RootDir]signwrapper.xml Action=setValue Value=0 ElementPath=//signwrapper/BEFDE7B3-54DB-419e-BB46-5FA8CE997AD5/spezial/disa

Re: [WiX-users] change the default wixui dialog color

The problem I'm having with this is for the accept license checkbox of the Minimal UI. It's really awkward to make that UI not look ugly. The external UI is interesting. One way that seems reasonable would be for an external UI in a bootstrapper to come up with values for all sorts of public

[WiX-users] Removing WebVirtualDir / WebApplication on uninstall only

Hi. I can successfully deploy an application that includes a web application among others (thanks to this list) like this: !-- Inside a component -- iis:WebVirtualDir Id=SomeWebApp Alias=SomeAlias Directory=INSTALLLOCATION WebSite=DefaultWebSite iis:WebApplication Id=SomeWebApp Name=SomeName /

Re: [WiX-users] Removing WebVirtualDir / WebApplication on uninstallonly

Hi Ben, I have resolved all install/uninstall issues with websites in IIS with the code below. By storing properties in registry and reading them back, all works fine. I have included the port, description (name), hostheader value and IP address as registry values. This allows me to have

Re: [WiX-users] Are shortcut names even useful anymore?

Blair thanks but I have to confess to not understanding that explanation at all. What would be such a case that an XP or Vista user saw a short name instead of the NTFS name? - Dave -Original Message- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:22 AM To:

Re: [WiX-users] Are shortcut names even useful anymore?

Be careful there. A short name (8.3 convention) is different than a Shortcut, which is what your subject line implies. -Original Message- From: Dave Kolb [mailto:d...@dotnetcodeslingers.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:56 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] Removing WebVirtualDir / WebApplication on uninstallonly

Hi Craig. Thanks for the fast response! Actually I found your code/the nabble link below already before posting to this list, I just don't understand if that helps me. Probably I'm just too new or not able to express my problem in a good way: I install on machines where a default site is present

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

Thanks Blair. In that case, I think I will start the service with a CA. What would be the proper sequence point to do this? Thanks, Dave -Original Message- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:27 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] Installer screw up

We had something like this but managed to catch it after it had gone to only one customer. The installer we gave them had a condition that prevented it from being uninstalled. I had to install it locally and find the cached copy. You can either do this by searching the Windows folder or

Re: [WiX-users] Are shortcut names even useful anymore?

Thanks Chad as I did not notice I said that. I definitely mean a short name or 8.3 name. I would just as soon not clutter my .wxs file with them if I don't need them and so am wondering on XP forward in what cases a user would see one of the auto generated short names if I did not specify them and

[WiX-users] Are we supposed to register products ourselves or should WIX/MSI do it automagically?

When a product is installed, are we supposed to have our .wxs file register an entry into HKLM\Software\[Company]\[Product] ourselves or is this something the .msi installer is supposed to do for us somehow? I looked at my old .msi files build with VS2008 before wix and did not see any special

Re: [WiX-users] Removing WebVirtualDir / WebApplication onuninstallonly

Hi Ben, I see. I'm doing just the opposite. Installing new website/app, but leaving default alone. Not sure how to install/uninstall just the app like you need. Sorry for the confusion and sorry I don't have any good info on that one. If I run across it, I'll be sure to share. Thx, Craig

Re: [WiX-users] Are we supposed to register products ourselves or should WIX/MSI do it automagically?

Nevermind on the ARP stuff. I defined the values and they just work! Am still wondering what is the proper thing to do in regards to registering the install of the product though. Thanks, Dave From: Dave Kolb [mailto:d...@dotnetcodeslingers.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:24 PM To:

Re: [WiX-users] Are shortcut names even useful anymore?

An 8.3 filename (also called a short filename or SFN) is a filename convention used by old versions of DOS and versions of Microsoft Windows prior to Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51. It is also used in modern Microsoft operating systems as an alternate filename to the long filename for

[WiX-users] in the wix 3.5 release work is a file | new | project | wix | patch project template going to eventually get included?

in the wix 3.5 release work is a file | new | project | wix | patch project template going to eventually get included? -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event

Re: [WiX-users] Are short names even useful anymore?

Thanks Chad. In spite of calling it a shortcut, I know what a SFN is since working on PCs from the very first version of DOS 1.0, but am wondering why I might want to have anything meaningful for a short name nowadays. Since these names would be for my program files I'd really rather not any

Re: [WiX-users] Are short names even useful anymore?

There are still filesystems that Windows can use that are short name only. Brant Gurganus http://gurganus.name/brant On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Dave Kolb d...@dotnetcodeslingers.com wrote: Thanks Chad. In spite of calling it a shortcut, I know what a SFN is since working on PCs from

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

Unless you depend on something that happens after StartService, then I would do it next to that action. Make sure it is a deferred action without impersonation. -Original Message- From: Dave Kolb [mailto:d...@dotnetcodeslingers.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:47 AM To: 'General

Re: [WiX-users] Are short names even useful anymore?

Brant, Know anyway for wix to check that I am installing on NTFS and not a FAT system? I have no desire whatsoever of perpetuating anything in regards to FAT...Thanks, Dave -Original Message- From: Brant Gurganus [mailto:br...@gurganus.name] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:00 PM To:

Re: [WiX-users] Are shortcut names even useful anymore?

Sorry, I misunderstood, and the reference to NTFS didn't prompt me to what you were saying. String table entries can permit a longer displayed shortcut name where you are not limited by the filesystem limitations (abet much more permissive than 8.3 was). That also allows you to show otherwise

Re: [WiX-users] Are short names even useful anymore?

Long file names can be turned off on NTFS so you have to worry about it there as well. See http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/01/27/362049.aspx Brant Gurganus http://gurganus.name/brant On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Dave Kolb d...@dotnetcodeslingers.com wrote: Brant, Know anyway

Re: [WiX-users] silent install, command line, parameter and writting to registry or file

Blair, Yes I was speaking of the installer's command line parameter. I have been reading over some blogs and examples and I want to make sure I have this correct. I can use the session to access the command line parameters and then assign those to Wix in this kind of structure File

[WiX-users] No icon on internet shorcut

Hi, when trying to adding a shortcut util:InternetShortcut Id=OutpostCentral Name=Outpost Central Website Target=http://www.outpostcentral.com// when it installs it doesn't seem to have an icon. The other shortcuts I have do seem to have an appropriate icon though. any ideas why?its being

[WiX-users] Hidden files and folders

I know how to install a file as a hidden file using the Hidden attribute as shown below. What I would like to know id how do I create a directory that is itself a hidden directory? Thanks -SteveL HOWTO install a file as a hidden file: File Id=Foo.txt ShortName=Foo.txt Name=Foo.txt KeyPath=yes

[WiX-users] TargetDir/SourceDir question

I apologize if this question is answered in an FAQ or email somewhere. I didn't turn up much when I was searching this mailing list. I'm running into a problem with TARGETDIR or SourceDir. I always want my install to go onto C: (or the SystemDrive environment variable), but my installs are

Re: [WiX-users] Are short names even useful anymore?

Interesting. I still think I will not specify short names so as to let them auto generate and see if I ever run into problems. Thanks, Dave -Original Message- From: Brant Gurganus [mailto:br...@gurganus.name] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:23 PM To: General discussion for Windows

Re: [WiX-users] No icon on internet shorcut

Is this with IE7 and you get the generic icon with the folded corner in the upper right? If so, this is actually an IE7 bug. The icon in the resource file was referred to with an incorrect GUID in the registry. I'll see if I can dig up a link that describes it. Problem, if it is the same, didn't

Re: [WiX-users] No icon on internet shorcut

Some of these people are talking about the issue with IE7 and URL shortcuts and some are talking about another issue (with IE7 and favicons). Both of them are annoying issues. http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/iewebdevelopment/thread/10 ccd717-bd2c-487d-ab42-4a0a8dbf0293/

[WiX-users] help with error LGHT0204: ICE03: Invalid format string

error LGHT0204: ICE03: Invalid format string; Table: XmlFile, Column: ElementPath, Key(s): RollCall.exe.config.project util:XmlFile Id=RollCall.exe.config.project Action=setValue ElementPath=/configuration/applicationSettings/RollCall.Properties.Settings

Re: [WiX-users] Are we supposed to register products ourselves or should WIX/MSI do it automagically?

The products are registered for Add/Remove Programs (whatever the platform calls it) via the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall registry key by Windows Installer. The HKLM\Software\[Company]\[Product] key is a best-practices location for per-machine configuration, and the

Re: [WiX-users] Create shortcut for file in merge module

In your wixlib, use only DirectoryRef elements as needed. Under your Product and Module elements for each of the two packages supply the appropriate directory tree. -Original Message- From: Dave Mateer [mailto:dave_mat...@ntm.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 7:30 AM To:

Re: [WiX-users] change the default wixui dialog color

Not sure how you would run your ugly hacking code, nor how you would locate the window with your controls. It isn't documented and your custom action would run in a different process. The external UI can run actions within the package before it starts the installation sequence (such as AppSearch

Re: [WiX-users] silent install, command line, parameter and writting to registry or file

The XmlFile element implements two custom actions for you: an immediate one that the element itself schedules that reads a custom table that the element adds rows to, and a deferred one that is scheduled by the immediate one, receiving the data retrieved by that immediate one and acting on it.

Re: [WiX-users] Hidden files and folders

No such support natively exists in Windows Installer. You would need a custom action. -Original Message- From: Steve Lessard [mailto:sless...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:44 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Hidden files

Re: [WiX-users] TargetDir/SourceDir question

ROOTDRIVE in non-administrative installations is always set (if you don't set it yourself) to the local drive with the largest amount of free space. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa371372.aspx Add this to your setup authoring: CustomAction Id='SetRootDrive' Property Id='ROOTDRIVE'

Re: [WiX-users] help with error LGHT0204: ICE03: Invalid format string

/configuration/applicationSettings/RollCall.Properties.Settings/setting[\[] [...@key='project'[\]]/@value Would become: /configuration/applicationSettings/RollCall.Properties.Settings/settin...@k ey='project']/@value Except that the repeated [ char is confusing the formatted syntax parser since

Re: [WiX-users] (heat hangs on particular dll)

I found the cause of your hang. Your vs2008 DLL creates a ProgId CoKavBaseAbout.1 that is NOT version-independent that contains a CurVer subkey pointing back at itself. Your vs6.0 DLL does NOT contain that extra CurVer key. Version independent ProgIds are supposed to point to their current

Re: [WiX-users] TargetDir/SourceDir question

Is ROOTDRIVE the right thing to modify? Should I modify SourceDir or TARGETDIR instead? I have to do a custom action for this? I can't get away with setting a particular property and having it use that? I'm not complaining. I'll do this. I'm learning that I know less than what little I thought I

Re: [WiX-users] TargetDir/SourceDir question

Ultimately what kind of paths do you want for your product's installation? What do you wish as far as customizability of your customers regarding those paths? If you simply want to ensure that the default installation drive is %SystemDrive% AND you are not using one of the predefined paths (such

[WiX-users] Custom Before= and After= vs. CustomAction Execute=

Is there somewhere written up an overview of the flow of the installer in general and how sequencing actions work? I would like to better understand how to sequence actions and am confused about CustomActions Execute=Immediate|Deferred|etc. vs. Custom Action Before= and After= and how they work

Re: [WiX-users] Can we stop Major upgrade to uninstall some features?

Hi Blair, Thanks for your response. I added RemoveFeatures to CD. After this If I done the major upgrade, There are 2 entries in Add/Remove Programs. What might be the reason? Please suggest how can I solve it. Thank you once again. Blair-2 wrote: It should, depending on how your product

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Before= and After= vs. CustomAction Execute=

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Re: [WiX-users] Custom Before= and After= vs. CustomAction Execute=

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