Re: [WiX-users] Wix Burn: Bundle condition does not work if using MBA

2013-08-02 Thread Phill Hogland
The WixBA at src\Setup\WixBA is the C# managed BA that is used by the installer that installs the toolset. The Bundle does not have a bal:Condition in it and as far as I can tell there is nothing directly related to Bal:Condition in WixBA. However I think what folks have suggested is that one

Re: [WiX-users] Need to help! Uninstall the MSI on windows 7

2013-08-02 Thread Mamidi, Balasubrahmanyam
Blair, sorry to bother you. I ran the log file on windows xp and got same results and 'Assets' folder got removed. So why not on win 7? Thanks, Balu -Original Message- From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 10:39 PM To:

Re: [WiX-users] multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-02 Thread snowkoan
Hi Phil, Glad to help, and thanks for the suggestions. It does make sense to localize the theme itself, though I have not done so yet. Did you try it? Alnoor -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-02 Thread Phill Hogland
My experiments so far do not work. I added: Payload Id=themeXml_de_de Compressed=yes Name=1031\HyperlinkTheme.xml SourceFile=theme\1031\HyperlinkTheme.xml/ And made various changes to only that xml file, but so far it has not picked it up. I was just starting to read through the source code,

[WiX-users] 400MB Patch taking more than 40 minutes to execute. Is that normal ?!

2013-08-02 Thread MrWiX
We have the following scenario: - base installation with 14k files, 800MB msi file and about 1,4GB after installation - patch changing about 2k files and adding 13k files, 400MB msp file - base installation took about 5-7 minutes to install - patch took more than 40 minutes to apply

Re: [WiX-users] multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-02 Thread Phill Hogland
It looks like the answer to loading a localized xml file is here: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Localized-bundle-Picking-up-the-right-files-td7265208.html I have not tried it yet, but he is correct that I did not have the png file in each localized folder. --

Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install

2013-08-02 Thread Tony White
The goal is to set the installation directory to C:\Program Files\Ent Federal Credit Union\ProductName This produces a build error: Directory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ProgramFiles64Folder Name=ProgramFiles

Re: [WiX-users] Need to help! Uninstall the MSI on windows 7

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
MSI's code is different between different platforms. You could file a bug with Microsoft. Sometimes adding a CreateFolder or RemoveFolder fixes these things. Try the CreateFolder first. From: balu.mam...@flightsafety.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 10:15:44

Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
Directory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir Directory Id=ProgramFiles64Folder Name=ProgramFiles Directory Id=Us Name=Company Directory Id=INSTALLLOCATION Name=LogonTimerService/Directory /Directory /Directory /Directory Directory Ids are always MSI session Properties, so don't allow

Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install

2013-08-02 Thread John Cooper
It means what it says. There's already a Manufacturer property. I use the Directory@Id CompanyFolder. Rather than go through all the machinations, use WixUI_InstallDir and let it adjust your INSTALLLOCATION. There's documentation on this in both the WiX help and the on-line tutorials. --

Re: [WiX-users] Replace a file in MSI

2013-08-02 Thread Phil Wilson
If it's a data file the MsiFileHash table may need an update. MsiFiler.exe from the Windows SDK might be useful. Phil -Original Message- From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:57 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; 'General discussion for

Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install

2013-08-02 Thread Phil Wilson
If the problem is actually related to the event log source, then back to John's question: What does NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR64 evaluate to? The log fragment you show isn't obviously anything to do with the event log - it seems to related to TARGETDIR and Windows perhaps trying to resolve

Re: [WiX-users] 400MB Patch taking more than 40 minutes to execute. Is that normal ?!

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
What does your patch log show as being the places that more time is used? You can compare the install log and patch log to see where the differences in processing are occurring. Unless you have RemoveFile operations that run at install (as opposed to remove) then there shouldn't be any

Re: [WiX-users] Chain/MsiPackge/@bal:Overridable=yes yeilds strange error

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
The error message should be different. Please file a bug. Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 08:34:52 -0700 From: phogl...@rimage.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Chain/MsiPackge/@bal:Overridable=yes yeilds strange error VS2010/Votive displays bal:Overridable as an

Re: [WiX-users] multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-02 Thread snowkoan
Cool, thanks. If worst comes to worst, I'll just fire up Process Monitor again and watch the file system activity to see what files the bootstrapper is looking for (and not finding.) Somehow, that feels more fun than wading through source code. Alnoor -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Chain/MsiPackge/@bal:Overridable=yes yeilds strange error

2013-08-02 Thread Phill Hogland
I'm sorry, I have looked at the bug tracking page (and other tabs) and I don't see how to file the bug. I would like to understand how to do it. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] multi-language bundle - A BIG THANKS

2013-08-02 Thread Phill Hogland
Well I got it working. As posted earlier I added a modified HyperlinkTheme.xml to my 1031 subfolder, and originally I added this Payload statement: Payload Id=themeXml_de_de Compressed=yes Name=1031\thm.xml SourceFile=theme\1031\HyperlinkTheme.xml/ The bundle project builds but when run it

Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install

2013-08-02 Thread Tony White
I don't really understand your suggestion. I have 18 tabs of google searches open, and reading the WiX help, and looking at the source code for four days now. Finally found this:

[WiX-users] Multiple upgrade codes issue

2013-08-02 Thread Kai Peters
On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:50:54 -0700, Blair Murri wrote: You can use the MajorUpgrade element (use the UpgradeCode you prefer in your Product element) and use just the offending UpgradeCode in the Upgrade element (to find/remove versions using it). Blair, I tried that but end up with two

Re: [WiX-users] Chain/MsiPackge/@bal:Overridable=yes yeilds strange error

2013-08-02 Thread Wesley Manning
You have to create an account and log in and then you see button to create a bug. IIRC. Wes -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:phogl...@rimage.com] Sent: August-02-13 3:36 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Chain/MsiPackge/@bal:Overridable=yes

Re: [WiX-users] Chain/MsiPackge/@bal:Overridable=yes yeilds strange error

2013-08-02 Thread Phill Hogland
Bug created. Thanks for the help. Someday I hope to help fix the bus. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Chain-MsiPackge-bal-Overridable-yes-yeilds-strange-error-tp7587767p7587800.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] adding event source during install

2013-08-02 Thread Rob Mensching
I like that way. On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Tony White twh...@ent.com wrote: I don't really understand your suggestion. I have 18 tabs of google searches open, and reading the WiX help, and looking at the source code for four days now. Finally found this:

[WiX-users] [Votive/Light] LGHT100 error when more than one localized .wxl

2013-08-02 Thread Phill Hogland
This is related to: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/My-experiences-making-a-multi-language-bundle-td7208949.html but I thought it best to start a new thread. Using VS2010 3.7.1224 WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense project, I added the following

Re: [WiX-users] Chain/MsiPackge/@bal:Overridable=yes yeilds strange error

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
You must log into Sourceforge.net using the account you possibly setup when you added yourself to the wix-users list. Once you are logged in, there is a Create ticket button that shows up between the search box and the View Stats button along the left edge of the main box in the window. Date:

Re: [WiX-users] Multiple upgrade codes issue

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
MajorUpgrade places common (usually two) rows into the Upgrade table using the UpgradeCode specified in the Product element. One is used for removing previous product versions and the other row is used for preventing downgrades. The additional Upgrade element needs an UpgradeVersion child

Re: [WiX-users] Chain/MsiPackge/@bal:Overridable=yes yeilds strange error

2013-08-02 Thread Phill Hogland
I saw a prior post and created a Sorceforge account and then created the bug. But it is different from the one I was logged into the forum with. In the future I can use the forum login. Sorry for the confusion. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] [Votive/Light] LGHT100 error when more than one localized .wxl

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
Make the payload (localized) WXL files of type None (using the property area in the lower right corner of the IDE). Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 14:07:15 -0700 From: phogl...@rimage.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] [Votive/Light] LGHT100 error when more than one

[WiX-users] Adding Downgrade support to MSI

2013-08-02 Thread Suryadeep Biswal
Hi, I have been trying to add Downgrade support to our MSI. I know Uninstall/Re-install is preferred over this, but this is needed for automated deployments and is specially helpful for our zero-downtime product upgrades across multiple machines. So the requirement is that any version can be

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Downgrade support to MSI

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
Are/will any of the binaries you distribute in this product (or ever intend to distribute) ever [be] distributed by any other product? From: surya6...@hotmail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 04:39:26 +0530 Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Downgrade support to MSI

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Downgrade support to MSI

2013-08-02 Thread Suryadeep Biswal
No, the binaries are specific to a product only and will never be distributed by any other product. From: os...@live.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 20:05:21 -0700 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Downgrade support to MSI Are/will any of the binaries you

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Downgrade support to MSI

2013-08-02 Thread Blair Murri
The primary problem with amus is when it is used with anything shared (e.g. the VC merge modules). A secondary problem exists with large MSIs where it causes repairs (and patches) to take longer to run, or where custom actions that use component states are needlessly rerun in patches and