Re: [WiX-users] Burn doesn't warn if package names collide

2014-10-31 Thread Rob Mensching
Just so I'm sure I follow exactly, can you provide snippet of example code that demonstrates the issue? _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Bruce Cran

[WiX-users] some dlls are missing while publishing

2014-10-31 Thread vignesh
Hi, I created one installer for web application using harvesting method. installer gets created successfully and I installed it. It created directory and app pool without any error. but while running website I got to know some dll files are missing but those files are actually in solution

[WiX-users] How to delete database while uninstalling from add/remove programs-WIX installation

2014-10-31 Thread Bala
Hi, I have created a WIX installer project and able to build and install with create database and IIS everything works fine. But while try to uninstall the application from add/remove program it is not removing the IIS web site, Application pool and SQL Database. Please guide me to delete

Re: [WiX-users] Auto-Updater

2014-10-31 Thread Richard Ulrich
Hi Jacob, thanks for the links. So, i cloned your repo. After a lot of fiddling, I was able to compile wixstdba. Then I copied the generated files to the installation folder of the 3.9 RC: * BootstrapperCore.dll * ManageBundleRunner.dll * WixStdBA.dll I wanted to compile more, but there are

[WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Tony
I have this working but I don't like my solution. I have a perMachine install in which I ALWAY need to create 1 shortcut. Optionally, I need to create a 2nd shortcut on the desktop (all users). My component definitions look something like this...Is there a better way to do this? Component

Re: [WiX-users] Auto-Updater

2014-10-31 Thread Hoover, Jacob
In your Bundle.wxa, do you have your Update Location= / in place? I wouldn't have copied the generated files. Easiest way to do a one off WixStdBA mod that I found was to use !-- The following props are needed to build the bundle based off of a local Wix build --

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Phill Hogland
I use something like this (without the condition, but that could be added, in which case I would also make the component transitive): Fragment Component Id=myShortcut Directory=aDirId Shortcut Id=myShortcut Target=[DirId]file.ext Directory=MyMenuFolder Name=Name WorkingDirectory=DirId

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Asbjørn Mikkelsen
But for perMachine installation, isn't HKCU wrong?, it kinda works though. On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Phill Hogland phogl...@rimage.com wrote: I use something like this (without the condition, but that could be added, in which case I would also make the component transitive):

Re: [WiX-users] Ways to Initiate Self-Repair in MSI

2014-10-31 Thread Phill Hogland
When a file association is created, and the app is installed properly, in the case of the Open verb, when a user double clicks on a file with that extension, the shell launches the registered application and opens the file. If the file association is advertised, and the application is not

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Phill Hogland
No. It smells wrong but that is what you need to do for a per-machine installation. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/perMachine-optional-shortcut-creation-tp7597616p7597621.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Rob Mensching
DesktopFolder is a per-user location. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:phogl...@rimage.com] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 7:53 AM To:

[WiX-users] Fwd: Wix Toolset 3.8 - Not removing from GAC on uninstall - Help!

2014-10-31 Thread Darrell Tunnell
Hello, I am new to WIX, and I am using the wix toolset visual studio extension (3.8). I created a new Wix Setup Project I added a reference from the Wix setup project to another project within my solution CrmAdo All i want to do is on installation, install the CrmAdo.dll to the GAC and then on

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Hoover, Jacob
I believe there are several complaints about it, because if one admin installs the package, another could uninstall it and leave those entries stranded in the other users hive. http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ICE57-with-HKMU-td5795201.html -Original

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Asbjørn Mikkelsen
What is the name of the alluser desktopfolder then?, when I do this, I wrap it into an directory-element, which contains an component, and then the shortcut, and the shortcut it self goes to the alluser desktop because perMachine is set. If the registryvalue which is required for removing it, is

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Wix Toolset 3.8 - Not removing from GAC on uninstall - Help!

2014-10-31 Thread Rob Mensching
From log: Action 15:44:19: MsiUnpublishAssemblies. Unpublishing assembly information MSI (s) (E4:38) [15:44:19:981]: Executing op:

[WiX-users] burn upgrades...

2014-10-31 Thread Steve-Ogilvie
Am I missing something here? I have installed my product with version 14.8.6.x. Each build the GUID is changed, i.e.: ?define ProductCode = *? The UpgradeCode is not changed, i.e.: “?define UpgradeCode = 2E416B87-7FB9-4A28-9A7E-?” The bundle.wxs has: Bundle Name=$(var.ProductName)

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Rob Mensching
You're not wrong. It's just the way the Windows Installer handles multiple users logging into the same machine with Active Directory. It feels antiquated but it is how the Windows Installer works. _ Short replies here. Complete

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Wix Toolset 3.8 - Not removing from GAC on uninstall - Help!

2014-10-31 Thread Darrell Tunnell
So the logs look good then? Would the logs show if the call to AssemblyUnpublish failed to remove it for any reason? Because I am starting with a clean slate every time i.e I'm using gacutil to ensure it isn't present in the gac, then run the install and verify that gacutil.exe /l crmado shows its

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Tony
According to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368276(v=vs.85).aspx The installer sets the *DesktopFolder* property to the full path of the current user's Desktop folder. If an All Users profile exists and the *ALLUSERS* http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367559(v=vs.85).aspx

Re: [WiX-users] Burn doesn't warn if package names collide

2014-10-31 Thread Bruce Cran
On 10/31/2014 12:11 AM, Rob Mensching wrote: Just so I'm sure I follow exactly, can you provide snippet of example code that demonstrates the issue? Chain MsiPackage Id=Win7_driver ForcePerMachine=yes SourceFile=Win7\driver.msi

Re: [WiX-users] perMachine optional shortcut creation...

2014-10-31 Thread Rob Mensching
Correct but Windows Installer sill treats that like a user folder, which is the root of the requirement for an per-user key path. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message-

Re: [WiX-users] Burn doesn't warn if package names collide

2014-10-31 Thread Hoover, Jacob
A possible workaround would be to provide a MsiPackage/@Name putting them in different directories in the layout. Ie: Chain MsiPackage Id=Win7_driver ForcePerMachine=yes SourceFile=Win7\driver.msi Name=Win7\driver.msi

Re: [WiX-users] Burn doesn't warn if package names collide

2014-10-31 Thread Bruce Cran
Yup, that's what I did - I could also have changed source or destination filenames. -- Bruce On 10/31/2014 11:28 AM, Hoover, Jacob wrote: A possible workaround would be to provide a MsiPackage/@Name putting them in different directories in the layout. Ie: Chain MsiPackage

Re: [WiX-users] Burn doesn't warn if package names collide

2014-10-31 Thread Rob Mensching
Could you file a bug to say that there should be an error message too? _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Bruce Cran [mailto:br...@cran.org.uk] Sent: Friday,

Re: [WiX-users] Compression Level

2014-10-31 Thread Phill Hogland
I did a little more research into this observation (that using -dcl:none and -dcl:high (or low, or no switch) all produces the exact same size output files (msi and related external cab files)). Since these experments were in part prompted by reading Bob's blog and the dev's discussions

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Wix Toolset 3.8 - Not removing from GAC on uninstall - Help!

2014-10-31 Thread Phil Wilson
The MSI/Fusion interface is very sensitive to the assembly description. If the attributes that end up in the MsiAssemblyName table don't exactly match the actual assembly then it won't uninstall. --- Phil Wilson On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Darrell Tunnell

Re: [WiX-users] Burn doesn't warn if package names collide

2014-10-31 Thread Bruce Cran
On 10/31/2014 11:55 AM, Rob Mensching wrote: Could you file a bug to say that there should be an error message too? Done: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4574/ . -- Bruce --

Re: [WiX-users] Compression Level

2014-10-31 Thread Phill Hogland
Based on the following document (and probably other pots to the forum, long ago) I had implemented cab reuse. http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/general/optimizing_builds.html The cause of the problem detailed in this thread is that I had defined a single cab cache path without

[WiX-users] WiX v3.9 released

2014-10-31 Thread Bob Arnson
WiX v3.9 released Friday, October 31, 2014 The production/stable release of WiX v3.9 has been released. You can download it from here http://wixtoolset.org/releases/v3.9/stable. Read more about the release at Rob's blog