Re: [WiX-users] Allow Multiple Package Versions to Coexist, But Always Install Over Same Version?

You would need to calculate a guid using your version number to use as your ProductCode (such that the same version number always generates the same guid and different version numbers generate different guids). Either a hash-based guid generator or a V1-style guid, I would think. -Original Me

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of a feature

I have tried that but, it doesn't work. It seems that the MSI evaluates the feature condition during CostFinalize. As CostFinalize takes place before my UI sequence, so any property change has no effect on the install behavior. So, looking at other similar references, I took a different approach

[WiX-users] Clarification on the MSI security

If anybody can use the orca tool to edit a shipped MSI package, are we not compromising on the security of the installer database? Or is there any way i can make my MSI read only? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working: -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Clarific

Re: [WiX-users] WiX, InstallShield and combining multiple MSIs

What you don't mention are the following: Which of the 21 MSIs are written in WiX (as opposed to InstallShield) and how many (of each) are written in older versions of each of those two toolsets. Will you be supplying your own UI binary (a bootstrapper) or will you be attempting to combine the va

[WiX-users] WiX, InstallShield and combining multiple MSIs

I have a question regarding WiX and the referenced installation tools. I am not a Windows Installer expert (I am not even sure if you could call my skill level a newbie!), but I have been tasked with a project and I need to get up to speed fast. The question is likely very easy: I have an i

Re: [WiX-users] RegistrySearch execution

The documentation indicates that it happens during AppSearch (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367578(VS.85).aspx) - RegistrySearch elements map to the RegLocator table in the MSI. > The AppSearch action searches for signatures using the CompLocator table > first, the RegLocator table sec

[WiX-users] Allow Multiple Package Versions to Coexist, But Always Install Over Same Version?

Hi all, New WiX user here. I'm creating an installer for a win32 side-by-side assembly. I'm like to fulfill the following requirements, and I haven't been able to find a solution: - Allow multiple installations to coexist, so long as their major or minor version numbers are different.

[WiX-users] RegistrySearch execution

Hi, Can anyone tell me when the RegistrySearches are evaluated in terms of InstallUISequence and InstallExecuteSequence actions? For some reason I was thinking it happens during AppSearch but now I can find evidence of that. Thanks, Kevin -

Re: [WiX-users] Windows installer problems when users choose install directory.

Hey Rob, I think I know what you're referring to. The ICE57 error comes up if you mix per machine and per user data, however this wasn't happening with the registrykey I was setting for the unadvertised shortcuts. Thanks for the input though! Rob Mensching-7 wrote: > > Where was the File inst

[WiX-users] Security problem with installed shortcut

We have an odd behavior with our 2 Applications that are installed via WiX. Even though the Desktop shortcut is stored in the All Users\Desktop folder, it behaves differently for administrators that it does for normal users. For Administrators, it has a Target Type of "Application". For all othe

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action .net dll referring signed assembly

Hello, Sorry for the late reply. The dll is signed before the reference was created in the CA. Does it make a difference? We tried one more thing. We manually added the signed dll into GAC before running the installer, then it worked just fine. Is it a right / recommended approach? If so I can t

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of a feature

Do not use 0 and 1 as values as 0 is recognizes as "uninitialized". Have you tried strings like "yes" and "no"? Best regards, Sebastian Brand Deployment consultant E-Mail: sebast...@instyler.com Blog: www.sebastianbrand.com > -Original Message- > From: Sudripta Nandy [mailto:sudrip..

[WiX-users] Conditional installation of a feature

Hi, I want to install a feature depending on the user's choice. I have a property 'MYPROPERTY' whose default value is '0'. If the user checks a checkbox, I am setting that property value to '1' and installing that feature. I have the feature element as below: MYP

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action .net dll referring signed assembly

Hello, Sorry for the late reply. The dll is signed before the reference was created in the CA. Does it make a difference? We tried one more thing. We manually added the signed dll into GAC before running the installer, then it worked just fine. Is it a right / recommended approach? If so I can t

Re: [WiX-users] Add multiple elements into xml with XmlConfig orXmlFile

Hi Alex, Thank you for response, but it seems to me that mail server blocked your attachment. Is it possible for you to upload it to some server? Again thank you! Igor -Original Message- From: Alex Shevchuk [mailto:shevc...@live.com] Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 9:19 AM To: 'Gener

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Tutorial: a minor issue in the Patchwork section

Thanks, forwarded. -- Yan -Original Message- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 18:32 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX Tutorial: a minor issue in the Patchwork section At the bottom of each page, t