[WiX-users] MsiTransformView table

Hi, During patch removal I need to retrieve some properties of the Patch being removed. For this purpose I created immidiate Custom action with flag msidbCustomActionTypePatchUninstal. In this action I try to query table MsiTransformView for values of some properties but the query fails with "Bad

[WiX-users] Wix RemoveFile for removing leftovers

I have following wix file that is supposed to call the Custom Action during the installation. The custom action will create some files required for program. As Wix will only remove only those files that were installed by installer, files created by Custom action will be leftover. So I am resorting

Re: [WiX-users] DecodePointer could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.DLL

IIRC, I believe this is the VS CRT failing (i.e. hasn't even loaded our code yet). Minimum supported OS is XP SP3 and last 2003 SP as well. Frustrating that is the route the VC++ team chose but we don't have a lot of choice, except to use an older CRT that doesn't have all the same security upda

Re: [WiX-users] Error: Loading prerequisite bootstrapper application

That looks like this bug: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4669/ On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Ernest Meyers wrote: > My custom bootstrapper application runs on .NET 3.5 using the following > BootstrapperCore.config: > > > > > > type="Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper.Boo

[WiX-users] User cancels bootstrapper install after .NET reqirement installed - app shows up in ARP

Hello, I have a bootstrapper that checks for .NET and installs it if necessary. Then I click cancel when I'm trying to install the actual app. Then I try to install the the app again and it thinks it is installed already. I go to add/remove programs and it shows as installed. How do I handle this

Re: [WiX-users] util:filesearch only working with versioned

No, it doesn't care for the file's version if you've set Result='exists'. Could it be a typo in the expected file name/path ? Nir -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel

[WiX-users] Error: Loading prerequisite bootstrapper application

My custom bootstrapper application runs on .NET 3.5 using the following BootstrapperCore.config: The prerequisite UI appears when building the project with WiX 3.9.1208 and the following error appears in the runtime log: Loading prerequi

Re: [WiX-users] wix switch between perUser and perMachine

Check this article: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd408068(v=vs.85).aspx It explains how to author a dual-purpose MSI. Nir -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website

Re: [WiX-users] DecodePointer could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.DLL

Yup, I'm pretty sure that was one of the articles I found. (At the very least, I found several saying the same thing) The point was that I was (sort of) expecting the burn engine to have a code path which didn't try to call this function if the OS happens to be Windows XP/Server 2003 RTM. If that

Re: [WiX-users] Dec

On 2/11/2015 5:02 AM, JohnLudlow wrote: > Hi, > > On a Windows Server 2003 RTM machine, launching our bundle (which has a > custom managed BA) yields this error: > > / The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the > dynamic link library KERNEL32.DLL. > / > >

Re: [WiX-users] The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.DLL

Apparently I don't know how to write topic titles! JohnLudlow wrote > Hi, > > On a Windows Server 2003 RTM machine, launching our bundle (which has a > custom managed BA) yields this error: / > The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the > dynamic link library KERNEL32

[WiX-users] Dec

Hi, On a Windows Server 2003 RTM machine, launching our bundle (which has a custom managed BA) yields this error: / The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.DLL. /

Re: [WiX-users] Strange problem with printer driver installation

I don't know of anything specific to WiX authoring. The following link might be helpful, or a command like: >pnputil -f -d oem#.inf https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/5723dbd5-fedb-4b8e-8e5b-638c1f6026b1/is-there-a-setupdi-equivalent-for-the-delete-the-driver-software-f

[WiX-users] util:filesearch only working with versioned files?

Hi everyone, I currently have a small problem with some burn-topic. I want to see if a specific (text-)file exists and depending on the existance disable the options-button... Unfortunately my burn log always says: [0A7C:040C][2015-02-11T12:18:12]i000: File search: ShowFrontendFile, did not