[WiX-users] upgrade per-user installation with per-machine

Hi all! Need help. Some msi's have been distribured in Windows domain over GPO as per-user installations. Now I need to upgrade them, upgrades are per-machine (this is better for my purposes). What is proper way to uninstall old applications? Seemed like I can't to upgrade them via Wix code

Re: [WiX-users] Minor upgrade or Patch creating using Visual Studio 2010

Great ... thanks !! On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Hoover, Jacob jacob.hoo...@greenheck.comwrote: Given the contents, you appear to be referring to the example either at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/pmarcu/archive/2007/06/28/sample-patch.aspx or

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 73, Issue 38

Hi, I downloaded the sample and compiled it from the command line as : Candle.exe SampleFirst.exe Light.exe SampleFirst.exe -o SampleFirts.msi and i install the msi however it only showed me a single dialog as setup is configuring the foobar setup and exit without prompting for any dialog ltes

[WiX-users] Http redirect to https

Hi, I'm using wix iis extention for creating web application, installing certificate and configure webapplication to requier ssl Is there a way to do a http redirection via wix?   Thanks -- Live Security Virtual

Re: [WiX-users] PATCH in Wix

There is a complete list of properties at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370905%28v=vs.85%29 .aspx UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is probably what you're after. -Original Message- From: Ravi Raj [mailto:raviraj.callin...@gmail.com] Sent: 19 June 2012 06:10 To: General

Re: [WiX-users] PATCH in Wix

I was trying to use UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE but none of the features are not working so I decided to go with OLD_VERSION_FOUND and things are going pretty smooth. But will it be nice. I am not sure why former was nor working? On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Peter Shirtcliffe

[WiX-users] Make a permanent registry key but delete the registry value under it

Hi all, I have such a situation that we want to keep the registry keys we add at the installation (so that when the software is installed again it can find the relative information), I think this can be achieved by setting the Permanent property to yes of the component which includes target

[WiX-users] Storing the value of CheckBox in registry

I have authored an installer using Wix 3.6 RC. I have a checkbox in the dialog UI which is disabled and unchecked initially. There is a Verify button next to it. When I press this button a custom action gets executed (immediate) and sets a value of parameter which decides whether check box gets

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 73, Issue 38

I would recommend looking through that entire tutorial, as it's very useful and informative for a new WiX user. In general, the underlying Windows Installer framework that WiX uses does not provide any type of UI for the installer, short of the configuring dialog that you witnessed. If you're

Re: [WiX-users] Session.Message to display messages during Deferred custom action

raviraj87 wrote I am using session.Message(InstallMessage.Error | (InstallMessage)(icon) | (InstallMessage)MessageBoxButtons.OK, new Record { FormatString = message }); to display any messages during deferred CA and everything works great. The message box

Re: [WiX-users] Wix fails to register with VS 2005

For info it is working for me, I can open an existing project which then upgrades and create a new one. Neil -Original Message- From: Naim Kingston [mailto:naim.kings...@ancamotion.com] Sent: 19 June 2012 03:14 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re:

[WiX-users] IisExtension: How to initialize IIS web app's Physical Path Credentials property in WiX

I have created WiX installer package for the new project I am working on and have a little unresolved issue related to proper registering the web application into IIS7. The problem is that my web application is registered with incorrect Physical Path credentials property value (this property

Re: [WiX-users] IisExtension: How to initialize IIS web app's Physical Path Credentials property in WiX

Generally, your User element authoring should look something like this: util:User Id=AppPoolUser CreateUser=no FailIfExists=no LogonAsService=yes RemoveOnUninstall=no UpdateIfExists=yes Name=[ACCOUNT_NAME] Password=[ACCOUNT_PASSWORD] / The key difference is that your authoring is missing

[WiX-users] Installer For Website / Backend Apps / Database

I'm working on an Installer to setup a website, add backend apps (these are for datamining and written in VB6) along with a database. In using WiX 3.6 along with Visual Studio 2010 I have been able to complete the following: - Backend Files placed in correct directories under Program Files -

Re: [WiX-users] PATCH in Wix

OLD_VERSION_FOUND is not standard property, so my guess is that it's set via a search or the Upgrade table in the new MSI that you are installing. UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is set in an uninstall when it is being upgraded by a new product. Phil W -Original Message- From: Ravi Raj

Re: [WiX-users] upgrade per-user installation with per-machine

As you found, the Windows Installer does not support cross scope upgrades. You need to remove the per-user MSIs via some other mechanism first. Not sure GPO has a way to remove it all. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Роман М. Кудрявцев kudryavce...@vnipigaz.gazprom.ru wrote: Hi all! Need

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

hi - this morning i tried installing my msi without using a full UI and noticed that the logfile output by the installer shows the dll getting hit. it seems that InstallExecuteSequence (or the way i am using it) only happens during non-UI installs. i am currently reading docs about

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

This really smells like 71 CustomAction Id=CheckingSecurityToken BinaryKey=libprovisionmeter DllEntry=provision_meter_msi / Is actually CustomAction Id=CheckingSecurityToken BinaryKey=libprovisionmeter DllEntry=provision_meter_msi Execute=firstSequence / In non UI installs, only the

[WiX-users] Chaining 2 msi's

Can someone please explain the process of chaining msi's? I assume that I have to create a Bundle then a Chain tag, but how do I continue from there? I have the two msi's finished, and one must be completed before the other. Thank you in advance for any help, Dan -- View this message in

Re: [WiX-users] Burn and Msi logging revisited

I was aware that The mba (Managed Bootstrapper Application) can install the .NET Framework *before* your managed BA comes up. That's actually howthe WiX toolset works. Install it on a machine with out .NET Framework and it will first install .NET Framework then launch the custom BA. There is

[WiX-users] Problem with including Microsoft VS 2005 Merge Modules

Thanks in advance for any help! I have a 32 bit installer that needs to run on both 32bit and 64 bit machines. The problem occurs when installing the current (security-fix) VS 2005 merge modules provided by Microsoft (dated 5/14/2011). -- The problem does not occur if I remove the merge

Re: [WiX-users] custom action dll not getting called, debugging advice

I also like to add an AssertSz(FALSE, Debug here); from the wcautil.h. That pops up a dialog box with all the information what process to attach to (since there will be multiple msiexec's). If the assert doesn't fire, then I know the problem is with the CustomAction scheduling. Of course,

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with including Microsoft VS 2005 Merge Modules

Random guess, mark the Merge/FileCompression=yes. It is very possible the VS2005 merge module incorrectly marked all of it's Files as explicitly compressed or uncompressed and you need to force it. I'm assuming you have a compressed MSI. On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Carl Tietjen

Re: [WiX-users] Burn and Msi logging revisited

0. If your product does not need the .NET Framework then by all means do not install it just to write a managed BA. You can just as easily (assuming you are already writing native code smile/) write a native BA, just like wixstdba. 1. I don't necessarily agree. We added support for creating

Re: [WiX-users] Chaining 2 msi's

Documentation of the basics is here: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/authoring_bundle_intro.htm Was that not at all helpful? On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Dan Muller dmuller...@comcast.net wrote: Can someone please explain the process of chaining msi's? I assume that I have to

[WiX-users] Detecting upgrades UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE

Hello, I was reading the property reference http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370905%28v=vs.85%29 page for UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE and it says UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is set when RemoveExistingProducts is executed. How can I base my dialogs then, if RemoveExistingProducts is

[WiX-users] Continue logging after a force reboot during the install

Hello, How can I continue logging if during the install I force a reboot, then the installer resumes after reboot? Also, after the reboot, how can I resume the installer to the last position before reboot instead of running the installer from the beginning again? I don't want to have to

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting upgrades UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE

UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE is set in the product being *uninstalled*, the target of the RemoveExistingProducts, not in your code that is calling it. If you want to have a dialog because your setup has detected that it is upgrading an older existing product, then base that dialog on the property being

Re: [WiX-users] Wix fails to register with VS 2005

Out of interest, what OS are you running? Do you have Service Pack 1 for VS 2005? -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:43 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix fails to

Re: [WiX-users] Continue logging after a force reboot during the install

On 19-Jun-12 17:45, victorwhiskey wrote: How can I continue logging if during the install I force a reboot, then the installer resumes after reboot? There's no way native to MSI to do that (though it is supported with Burn). With MSI 4.0 and later, you can use the MsiLogging property but it

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceDependency, using a foreign key

On 14-Jun-12 19:11, john.burak wrote: The docs for the ServiceDependency Element say: Id: The value of this attribute should be one of the following: 1. The name (not the display name) of a previously installed service. *2. A foreign key referring to another ServiceInstall/@Id.* Not sure what

Re: [WiX-users] using WixUI_Advanced

On 14-Jun-12 12:12, Bob Uva wrote: I'm trying to use the FeaturesDlg in WixUI_Advanced but I cannot get the Wix tools (called through Visual Studio) to recognize FeaturesDlg, the xml tag. I've tried adding a UIRef tag with the Id=WixUI_Advanced as suggested in the help file, but it still is

[WiX-users] Storing textbox value in registry

I want to store a textbox value in registry but my situation is little different. I am doing a registry search for a particular key value and populate this value into the textbox and again storing this value to my custom registry key. Everything is working great until now, but I found if I change

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting upgrades UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE

I was able to do that when I used the Upgrade element, but now I'm using the MajorUpgrade element and there is no where to set a variable like the Upgrade element. How do I do that with MajorUpgrade? Thanks -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Continue logging after a force reboot during the install

Sorry Bob, can you give me an example of using the AFTERREBOOT property and how to skip to the last position before reboot? Thanks -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] upgrade per-user installation with per-machine

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