[WiX-users] I want to merge two msi using Bundles, chain and fragments methods.

Dear All There is a option in WIx to merge two msi using bundle, fragments and chain tags. In Documentation everything is mentioned but whenever I tried to implement that thing in wixedit Tool and changing wxs file according to that, wixedit tool is telling that Wix doesn't support Bundles, ch

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall by Installer not removing the path created if that path is open on the system

Hi Phil, I modified the structure in my main WIX file as below: After installing i traversed to "C:\Energy Solutions International\PFWService\config\access" then uninstalled the path "C:\Energy Solutions International\PFWService\" still exists, al

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

Why are you reposting your question after merely 2 hours? This is free volunteer support, have some patience. -- Nicolás 2013/12/17 Shyam Kannam : > Could someone help me on this? Does WiX allows to write registry entries to > HKLM? Even it is mentioned as a per machine scope, it ignores it.

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.7 - Need a way to open a File Browser Dialog

Yes but I don't seem to have any alternatives. Is there no way to allow users to select individual files in MSI's? > From: r...@robmensching.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 05:13:39 + > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.7 - Need a way to open a File Browser Di

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.7 - Need a way to open a File Browser Dialog

Script custom actions are known to have lots of reliability issues. -Original Message- From: Stephane [mailto:stephane...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:11 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] WiX v3.7 - Need a way to open a File Browser Dialog The

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

The WiX toolset supports everything the Windows Installer supports. -Original Message- From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 4:28 PM To: 'General discussion about the WiX toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM Coul

[WiX-users] WiX v3.7 - Need a way to open a File Browser Dialog

The pathedit control on wix does not allow users to select individual files. I need to be able to do this for my MSI. I have been trying to find a vbscript custom action solution to the problem but I have so far been unsuccessful. I've used the vbscript BrowseForFolder() function, which allows m

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

Could someone help me on this? Does WiX allows to write registry entries to HKLM? Even it is mentioned as a per machine scope, it ignores it. -Original Message- From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:51 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforg

Re: [WiX-users] Request for fixing bug#3421

Try the wix-devs mailing list to join and help fix the issue. Note: This is a very challenging issue to solve. -Original Message- From: tattvajit [mailto:manas.taluk...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 4:02 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Request f

[WiX-users] Request for fixing bug#3421

Hello WiX-devs, I have run into issue 3421 multiple times now and users have been left in a very bad state. Please consider fixing this bug sooner rather than later. Thanks. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.6875

Re: [WiX-users] Feature request

I have created the feature request here: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4239/ Included wix-devs in the mailing list for history from users forum. -Original Message- From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: December-15-13 1:07 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML tools

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

P.S. IMO you don't need HKMU because you should split that component, but if your HKMU is going into HKCU then you're probably not doing an elevated per machine install. You're probably per user. Phil Wilson On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Shyam Kannam wrote: > Thanks Jacob for the response. >

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

In some ways the ICE error reflects the fact that you are trying to deal with two separate things here, one for the user and one for the service. The service doesn't need a shortcut. It needs only the ProductCode somewhere in the registry where it can find it, and frankly I wouldn't use msiexec.ex

Re: [WiX-users] Help with custom action during rollback.

The problem I believe is that you have the rollback action AFTER DeleteUserAdminDeprecatedFiles and it should be BEFORE DeleteUserAdminDeprecatedFiles So Steve -Original Message- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: December-17-13 5:04 PM To: General discussion abo

Re: [WiX-users] Help with custom action during rollback.

You may need to use early upgrade scheduling, but the major upgrade mechanism should be able to do that far more reliably than a custom action. To boot, it stores things as rbf files which facilitates rolling the files back if the major upgrade fails. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Instal

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

Tried HKMU - but the key is just ignored. Key is not created neither in HKLM nor in HKCU. This is the same behavior with HKLM. Logs also doesn’t give me any hint on why it is getting ignored. Sent from Windows Mail From: Phil Wilson Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎December‎ ‎17‎, ‎2013 ‎1‎:‎50‎ ‎

[WiX-users] Help with custom action during rollback.

Hello, I have a custom action that removes some deprecated files when upgrading an older InstallShield install, but I can't get my rollback custom action to run and put them back. Below is how I have defined my actions in the WXS file and scheduled them.

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

Hi Phil, Yes, the service doesn’t need a shortcut - it is just a convenience for the user to uninstall. I now put the registry entries in a separate component. But am unable to add the key to HKLM - I don’t get compile errors now, though the installation is successful, I don’t see the key cre

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

Thanks Jacob for the response. I still didn’t have success. With the below code, I don’t have any warnings. But the key is created only when it is give is ‘HKCU’. Both ‘HKLM’ or ‘HKMU’ seems ignored (don’t see the key created after installation). Any help on this would be appreciated. All

Re: [WiX-users] Multiple Database installation

You should find the custom table that the SqlDatabase Custom Action uses, and then write a Custom Action yourself which will occur before the SqlDatabase one which populates the custom table with the appropriate data. If you open the generated MSI with Orca or similar you might find the custom tabl

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/4/27/how-to-create-an-uninstall-shortcut-and-pass-all-the If it were me... and your install is per-machine, use HKMU and then suppress the one invalid ICE message. (http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ICE57-with-HKMU-tt5795201.htm

Re: [WiX-users] Progress Bar

So you are creating a custom UI? What Custom Actions are you using? Have you created your custom actions to return data regarding how much time they will take to perform? You need to provide more information than just the UI control code. You've mentioned that they show on the UI, this is about al

[WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

I’m running into issues to add couple registry keys to HKLM hive. This is a requirement for the project to add the key to HKLM as they can be accessed from a local system service. HKCU is not accessible from a local system service. When I use the code below, I’m getting ICE errors. Tried dif

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to load - Errror 0x80040150

>> I think I do not fully understand the use case where using a service to launch a setup is beneficial...<< Unassisted (auto) upgrade. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Managed-Bootstrapper-fails-to-load-Errror-0x80040150-tp7591316p

[WiX-users] running code to pick the correct msi to run

basically I have 6 different localized msi. I want to have one msi/exe that selects the correct one based on some logic. (the logic contacts a website to get some json identifying the correct language to use. if offline it defaults to English or ui culture) I know I can create a mst transform f

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall by Installer not removing the path created if that path is open on the system

Why not just try a RemoveFolder and see if it solves the problem? It is the most likely solution, as suggested before. Phil Wilson On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 5:16 AM, Suvrajyoti Panda wrote: > I just thought i needed to reiterate the issue for better clarity: > > Below is the directory structure

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to load - Errror 0x80040150

That is very interesting. Thanks for the details. Code running in a service context would typically call LoadUserProfile prior to trying to access the user areas of the registry. The notes on this function provides more details. Another area where I would expect issues is related to the fact th

Re: [WiX-users] Multiple Database installation

You can use SqlExtension to create multiple databases by using multiple components. I have one product that deploys two databases in this manner. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS  66227 Office:  913-341-3434 x791011 joc

[WiX-users] Multiple Database installation

Hi, I have a requirement to install multiple databases with a single installer. As of now am able to install only 1 Database. Am using the method of creating Database. Please let me know how i can create multiple DB's dynamically(during installation the user will Input the count) Thanks and R

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall by Installer not removing the path created if that path is open on the system

I just thought i needed to reiterate the issue for better clarity: Below is the directory structure in my source .wxs file: The heat harvests direct

[WiX-users] Progress Bar

Hi, My installer with 6000+ files(nearly 4500 dll's) and the total registry entries after i extract using heat.exe is nearly 600,000+ lines. I have split the Component.wxs into 6 smaller files When running the installer, the progress bar is not properly displayed, either the time remaining will

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall by Installer not removing the path created if that path is open on the system

Hey Blair, The scenario you have mentioned in the first para of your response is exactly what is happening. So is there no way that we can handle the folder removal on uninstall even if that path is open, or this is a known issue? Regards, SuvraJyoti On 17-12-2013 14:14, Blair Murri wrote: > I

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall by Installer not removing the path created if that path is open on the system

If a file being removed can’t be moved, then it will be marked for removal during reboot, and unfortunately the folder will then be left behind (because only file delete records are placed into the reboot sequence, not folders). After reboot there isn’t an installation left to run to cleanup any

Re: [WiX-users] WixFirewall CA

That’s one of those hard ones, where we don’t know if things were different because that made them work or because someone messed them up. Most of the time it seems that it is more likely that they were changed to make them work, so that is what we usually err towards, but it would be perfectly

Re: [WiX-users] Feature request

After you file the feature request, please discuss it with us on wix-devs. I’m wondering if melt is the best place to rebase a wixpdb and I think we should discuss the use cases and workflows before you work on the changes. -Blair From: Bob Arnson Sent: ‎Sunday‎, ‎December‎ ‎15‎, ‎2013

[WiX-users] path to payload-file

Hello, I would like to install SQL Express using a ConfigurationFile.ini I add the ConfigurationFile.ini to the payload: I have the SQL-ExePackage unsing the following: InstallCommand="/configurationfile=[PayloadPath]\ConfigurationFile.ini" How do I know where the ConfigurationFile.ini is,