[WiX-users] Copying INI file to target folder which is not part of installer

installer exe and this file will be at same location and this file is NOT available in build system so the installer only has name of this file. Thanks in advance. -James -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go

Re: [WiX-users] Deploying multiple cultures using Burn/MSI(s). Wix 3.9 issue??

This worked well. Thank you.James From: Phill Hogland [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] To: James Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 14:30 Subject: Re: Deploying multiple cultures using Burn/MSI(s). Wix 3.9 issue?? Define a variable in your bundle, detect the culture in

Re: [WiX-users] Deploying multiple cultures using Burn/MSI(s). Wix 3.9 issue??

be called/executed? 3. And the current code fails to build saying "error CNDL0005: The Chain element contains an unexpected child element 'PackageGroup'" Am I missing something obvious ? What changes I need to do in my bundle.wxs. Regards, James From: Phill Hogland [via

Re: [WiX-users] Deploying multiple cultures using Burn/MSI(s). Wix 3.9 issue??

On Fri, 5/12/14, James [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] wrote: Subject: Re: Deploying multiple cultures using Burn/MSI(s). Wix 3.9 issue?? To: "James" Date: Friday, 5 December, 2014, 9:10 AM Hi, Have y

Re: [WiX-users] Deploying multiple cultures using Burn/MSI(s). Wix 3.9 issue??

Hi, Have you found a solution for this? Are there any pointers for this ? I have exactly same issue. -James -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Deploying-multiple-cultures-using-Burn-MSI-s-Wix-3-9-issue-tp7596896p7598436.html

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling Custom Bootstrapper UI with no .Net

tober 2014 20:09 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling Custom Bootstrapper UI with no .Net On 03-Oct-14 06:02, James McConville wrote: > What I would like to know is, what will happen if I uninstall .Net, and then > try and uninstall my app, will I still

[WiX-users] Uninstalling Custom Bootstrapper UI with no .Net

uninstall .Net, and then try and uninstall my app, will I still be able to uninstall? My UI won't be usable of course but will the bootstrapper fall back to the native UI and allow me to uninstall? Or do I need some extra configuration somewhere? Thanks f

Re: [WiX-users] .NET 4.5.2 and MBA

Thanks Bob, To verify my understanding, since my bundle is going to require .NET 4.5.2, I should also make that the prereq for my MBA? If so, I guess the disadvantage I see to this is that most users will now see that prereq UI instead of just seeing my custom bootstrapper UI. Thanks, James

Re: [WiX-users] .NET 4.5.2 and MBA

Interesting, does that mean that using a MBA that requires .NET4 with a bundle that requires .NET 4.5.1 or 4.5.2 does not work yet? James -Original Message- From: Sean Hall [mailto:r.sean.h...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 8, 2014 3:13 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset

Re: [WiX-users] .NET 4.5.2 and MBA

my package itself also required .NET4 and thus those variables were defined. Thanks, James -Original Message- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Friday, August 8, 2014 3:03 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] .NET 4.5.2 and MBA A

Re: [WiX-users] .NET 4.5.2 and MBA

should have always been declaring them myself. Thanks, James -Original Message- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Friday, August 8, 2014 2:49 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] .NET 4.5.2 and MBA Well, if you're mak

Re: [WiX-users] .NET 4.5.2 and MBA

Carter, I'm not trying to detect any .NET versions myself. I am using the built in packages NetFx40Web and NetFx452Web. The issue is missing WiX variable definitions with 4.5.2. James -Original Message- From: Carter Young [mailto:ecyo...@grandecom.net] Sent: Friday, August 8, 2

[WiX-users] .NET 4.5.2 and MBA

ward or do I need to make some other change? Thanks, James -- Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the sam

[WiX-users] Rollback package marked as permanent

Hi folks, I've got an Exepackage in my bundle chain that I've marked as permanent but I'd still like it to be rolled back if the msi that follows it fails to install... Is this possible or am I being silly?

Re: [WiX-users] TFS 2013 -- new default build template and WiX

lowing link when I first started messing with build templates, to reduce the amount of stuff that appears in my drop folder (see from step 12) http://geekswithblogs.net/jakob/archive/2010/05/14/building-visual-studio-setup-

[WiX-users] Upgrading a package previously intsalled via a burn bundle with a msi.

g it if so? Thanks, James -- "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium t

Re: [WiX-users] Which is best to use in my case: XmlFile or XmlConfig?

ease understand what it does and (most importantly) what you are trying to achieve. James -- "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ br

[WiX-users] Adding 3rd party assemblies to the GAC

Hello, Quick question regarding adding third party libraries to the GAC. Naturally if our app is used we don't want the 3rd party dlls to be uninstalled unless they are not being used. So my question is, does wix increment and decrement the reference counts when installing and uninstalling?

Re: [WiX-users] Installing .NET FRAMEWORK 4.5.1

Hi Michal, I believe this is not possible yet. There is an open issue to make this work in v3.8. http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4180/ James -Original Message- From: michalc777 [mailto:michalc...@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 7:26 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net

[WiX-users] Removing bundle after installing MSI's

apps (which I want to leave alone if I remove the msi). Is it possible to do this or should I be looking at another solution? Thanks for your help! James. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows

Re: [WiX-users] System Properties?

Thanks for all the help guys, that got me unstuck! James Allen -- Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco

Re: [WiX-users] System Properties?

This will compile however the resultant .exe will not run, what am I doing wrong? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa371639(v=vs.85).aspx> >=2) AND (PhysicalMemory > 2048) AND (OutOfDiskSpace = 'FALSE'

[WiX-users] System Properties?

possible. Also is there a list I can reference of the predefined WiX properties that can be used in Launch Conditions? James Allen -- Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and

Re: [WiX-users] Could not load file or assembly 'GMap.NET.Core, Version=1.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b85b9027b614afef' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified

Thanks for pointing out what I was using to create it. I will link your tools into Visual Studio and try again. Thanks again. -cellurl On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:15 PM, james pruett wrote: > Hi, > Can anyone spot what I am doing wrong? > Thanks for looking. &

Re: [WiX-users] Could not load file or assembly 'GMap.NET.Core, Version=1.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b85b9027b614afef' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified

xe > > -Original Message- > From: james pruett [mailto:gpscru...@gmail.com] > Sent: February-26-13 4:47 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Could not load file or assembly 'GMap.NET.Core, > Version=1.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, Pu

Re: [WiX-users] Could not load file or assembly 'GMap.NET.Core, Version=1.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b85b9027b614afef' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified

aren't you the "Windows Installer" <http://wixtoolset.org/> folks? On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:15 PM, james pruett wrote: > Hi, > Can anyone spot what I am doing wrong? > Thanks for looking. > -cellurl > > > VisualStudio10 comes up with this e

[WiX-users] Could not load file or assembly 'GMap.NET.Core, Version=1.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b85b9027b614afef' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified

Hi, Can anyone spot what I am doing wrong? Thanks for looking. -cellurl VisualStudio10 comes up with this error:-- Could not load file or assembly 'GMap.NET.Core, Version=1.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b85b9027b614afef' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the

[WiX-users] newbie

Can anyone point me to how I debug this puppy? It failed when I did the install. Is there a fail-log or such? If I am asking wrong, please let me know. Thanks for looking -celllurl [Version] Class=IEXPRESS SEDVersion=3 [Options] PackagePurpose=InstallApp ShowInstallProgramWindow=0 HideExtractAnim

[WiX-users] I watched your youtube vid. I have 3 files, created installer ok, but installing it gave win-error.

Hi, Thanks for writing Wix. I will donate to the tip jar or flattr. I tried my installer and didn't quite make it... Not sure how to diagnose it. Here is everything (.SED, _installer.exe) http://www.wikispeedia.org/speedo/ Thanks for looking! I appreciate it. -cellurl --

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp and upgrades

This MSKB article discusses how to do it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259697 > -Original Message- > From: Shane Corbin [mailto:shane_cor...@selinc.com] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 22:49 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp and upgrades > > I'm

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp and upgrades

ly telling customers how to do a full > repair on a case by case basis as this occurs. Did anyone ever find a fix for > this? > > Thanks, > Rob > > On 29/11/2010 21:23, James Johnston wrote: > > Hi, > > > > A couple questions, both regarding DIFxApp. (We

Re: [WiX-users] Installing a driver in Win 7

What's wrong? You're DPInst. Use DIFxApp, not DPInst. DIFxApp was designed for MSI; you're trying to fit a square peg into a round hole using DPInst. For example, have you considered whether your MSI works correctly in a rollback situation? Uninstall? Repair? Situations where the user interf

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp

Maybe the driver is not WHQL signed? I'm not sure why you wouldn't have the same issue with DPInst, however. I was under the impression that the various DIFX methods (DPInst, DIFxApp, DIFxAPI) would all call the same underlying code to perform the driver install. Seems like anything else would b

Re: [WiX-users] Broken links on WiX web site

et. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Broken links on WiX web site > > We do, can you please file a bug? > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 9:15 AM, James Johnston soft.com>wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > The page at: > > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/WixUI_di

[WiX-users] Broken links on WiX web site

Hi, The page at: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/WixUI_dialog_library.htm contains some broken links. Specifically, WixUI_Mondo and WixUI_Minimal are broken (404 Not Found). Not sure who maintains the web site so I'm writing to this list... Best regards, James Joh

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp and upgrades

> -Original Message- > From: Shane Corbin [mailto:shane_cor...@selinc.com] > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 18:07 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp and upgrades > > Hey James, > > Did you ever get any resolution to your

Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers‏

> -Original Message- > From: Branko Horvat [mailto:branko_hor...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 14:14 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers‏ > > > > > My driver msi is now set to perMachine installation. When I comment both

Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers

> James, > > I realised the RemoveFolder tags are necesary because I am installint into > userprofile, not for all users on a computer as I hope it want ask admin > permission to install. 1. Drivers run in kernel mode and have complete control over everything on the computer at t

Re: [WiX-users] Extract contents of .MSP file just like dark does for.MSI

I've used MSIX in the past to break open MSP's. -Original Message- From: Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi [mailto:muzkay...@gmail.com] Sent: 13 September 2012 13:34 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Extract contents of .MSP file just like dark d

Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers

> -Original Message- > From: Branko Horvat [mailto:branko_hor...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 12:57 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers > > > >> C:\Users\hob\Documents\WiX\ftdiinstall.wsx(29) > >> C:\Users\hob\Documents\Wi

Re: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers

Some comments below; they may not fix your problem, but point to other issues in the WXS: > -Original Message- > From: Branko Horvat [mailto:branko_hor...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 09:27 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] wix ftdi drivers

Re: [WiX-users] WiX joins the Outercurve Foundation

Another concern might be slight alterations of the user interface. For example, suppose I want to slightly modify one of the user interface templates. I've read it's recommended to copy/paste a small snippet of user interface WiX code into my project and customize it. Does that mean my entire se

Re: [WiX-users] heat and xslt transform to keep only pdb files

Have you tried: -Original Message- From: Naim Kingston [mailto:naim.kings...@ancamotion.com] Sent: 03 August 2012 01:55 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] heat and xslt transform to keep only pdb files I'm using heat to try and harvest

Re: [WiX-users] How to mix 32bit driver and 64bit driver into same package?

Did you just miss the discussion that has been going on at this exact same moment? Someone else is trying to do the same thing as you with DPInst. Sorry, but your approach is broken. I doubt you're considering many of the intricacies of Windows Installer. Read my response at the end of http://s

Re: [WiX-users] custom action with administrator privileges

> -Original Message- > From: nejiba [mailto:nejiba.ta...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 09:26 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] custom action with administrator privileges > > Re > I was following the tutorial here: > http://www.codeproject.com/KB/l

Re: [WiX-users] How to mix 32bit driver and 64bit driver into same package?

> -Original Message- > From: tzleon [mailto:tzl...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 06:52 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] How to mix 32bit driver and 64bit driver into same > package? > > I wish to mix 32bit driver and 64bit driver into same package, bu

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp driver files in multiple directories

> -Original Message- > From: Frank Jenner [mailto:frank8...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 19:29 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] DIFxApp driver files in multiple directories > > I'm attempting to use the WixDifxAppExtension to in

Re: [WiX-users] Windows Installer 3.1 or 4.5 for XP?

> -Original Message- > From: Don Walker [mailto:don.wal...@versaterm.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 15:56 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Windows Installer 3.1 or 4.5 for XP? > > I'm likely to be supporting installs on Windows XP until past the MS end of >

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

> -Original Message- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 05:44 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid > Win32 application" > > To pass a secur

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

You might find the bootstrapper in Visual Studio 2008 to be useful. We're using it to deal with the .NET Framework 2.0 prerequisite, and it works fine even on Win XP RTM (untested on Win2K). (.NET 2.0 is the minimum we require because Vista RTM includes .NET 2.0, so prerequisite install is only n

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

eeps going and going. I can't remember another consumer OS version that has had such a long life cycle!) James > -Original Message- > From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 15:57 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer

[WiX-users] Verbose Bundle Logging

Hi All, Is there an equivalent logging command for bundles as there is for MSI files? msiexec /i "C:\MyPackage\Example.msi" /L*V "C:\log\example.log" Cheers, James LEGAL NOTICE This message is intended for the use of the named recipient(s) only and may contain confidential

Re: [WiX-users] Wow!

bet all those CAB files it would download from Microsoft.com are long gone. James -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 19:34 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; General discussion for Windows Installe

Re: [WiX-users] Wow!

And this is why there needs to be a simple "off-line bundle" file ready to download. Seems like it shouldn't be too hard to include in the WiX build process, and would make a lot of people's lives easier. Realistically, I don't think there's a better solution than utilizing the built-in file down

Re: [WiX-users] Mouseover

: Monday, March 05, 2012 3:59 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Mouseover Check out the ToolTip attribute of the Control element. Should do exactly what you are looking for. At least that is how I use it. -Original Message- From: James

[WiX-users] Mouseover

I was wondering if there was any way to have text show up when a user hover's over a checkbox? For example let's say that someone has a few checkboxes that they can select from that would allow them to install separate products (FeatureX, FeatureY, FeatureZ). I want to be able to have the use

Re: [WiX-users] Wow!

Also agree 100% on this for the reasons Chris mentions. The rest of this message is my (perhaps strong) opinion on web setups. Web setups for development tools in general encourage bad habits. It might not be such a big deal with "consumer" software on home computers, like Acrobat Reader & compa

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstallation

. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Digital Channels Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -Original Message- From: DellaRosa, James [mailto:jdellar...@aspexcorp.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 201

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstallation

It is from my understanding that when someone creates their own custom dialogs that they are extending (so to speak) the WixUI_InstallDir. That being said the .msi that is used to install my application should also be able to uninstall that same application. However whenever I click on it to u

[WiX-users] Uninstallation

Hello, I have been trying, for about two days not, to get my product to use the same .msi to install and uninstall. I have am using separate .wxs files for all of my custom dialogs and then have one .wxs that I reference from my main Product.wxs to reference the rest (not user if I explained

[WiX-users] Checkbox Selections In an Installer

Hello, I am newer to Wix so please excuse my lack of complete understanding as to how it works, I am still self-educating myself on this wondrous tool. My question seems simple enough but from my research I have learned that it is not. I am creating a standalone installer for an applicatio

Re: [WiX-users] ERROR1603

http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/8/2/The-first-thing-I-do-with-an-MSI-log Thanks Rob, probably the most useful piece of info I've heard regarding MSI's. I knew about the logs but not "value 3". Cheers, James LEGAL NOTICE This message is intended for the use of t

Re: [WiX-users] difx extension and perMachine installs

ure for some reason. Turn on Legacy mode, and the resulting prompts may give you some clues as to what is going on. Regarding per-user vs. per-machine: I don't really see how it's possible to do per-user when a driver is installed. I set my install (which includes drivers) to be per-ma

Re: [WiX-users] difx extension and perMachine installs

oing to sign it. "I shouldn't need the Legacy option" If the driver is not signed, and you say it is not, then you need the Legacy option. Even if you eventually plan to sign it. You'll just want to remember to turn Legacy back off when you eventually do sign the driver.

Re: [WiX-users] difx extension and perMachine installs

and driver packages with missing files" Also see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff547653(VS.85).aspx for more info on what legacy mode is. James -Original Message- From: Peter Hull [mailto:peterhul...@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 14:59 To: WiX Users Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] Cab File

can I get around this in a repeatable fashion so that the generated fragment is always valid? Cheers, James -Original Message- From: Daniel Madill [mailto:dan.mad...@quanser.com] Sent: 16 January 2012 16:59 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX

Re: [WiX-users] Cab File

Urgh! That sounds horrendous. That's a significant count of files! -Original Message- From: Daniel Madill [mailto:dan.mad...@quanser.com] Sent: 16 January 2012 16:55 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Cab File Hi James, I have an

Re: [WiX-users] Cab File

ed preprocessor variable '$(var.RFileSource)" How can I reference a variable in the main wxs file without hand editing the generated fragment? Cheers, James -Original Message- From: Daniel Madill [mailto:dan.mad...@quanser.com] Sent: 16 January 2012 16:25 To: General discussion

Re: [WiX-users] Cab File

Hey Dan, Yeah, I've just gotten all this working, thanks. Just trying to get the file source path all configured and working now ... installer joy! And indeed that would be a drag! james LEGAL NOTICE This message is intended for the use of the named recipient(s) only and may co

Re: [WiX-users] Cab File

Hi Dan, Yeah, I'm just getting my batch command setup for this. It's building OK as a fragment but I'm can't work out how to incorporate it into the features so that it will actually execute during the install process. James. -Original Message- From: Daniel Ma

Re: [WiX-users] Cab File

ted on the msdn at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb417343.aspx I dont see how that's any different from doing it with a zip though. -Original Message- From: James Green [mailto:jgr...@mango-solutions.com] Sent: 16 January 2012 14:48 To: General discussion for Windows Insta

Re: [WiX-users] Cab File

p and running an unzip during the install process. Seeing how problematic that is I started looking at using a cab file. Can a cab maintain the original directory structure automatically on decompressing? Cheers, James -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.

[WiX-users] Cab File

so be able to maintain the directory structure? Regards, James LEGAL NOTICE This message is intended for the use of the named recipient(s) only and may contain confidential and / or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete this me

Re: [WiX-users] My First Bundle! :)

works. I agree this should work, I'm a little surprised it doesn't. What version of WIX toolset are you using? On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:00 AM, James Green wrote: > Hi Again, > > I spoke too soon. > > I've confirmed that .NET 4.0 isn't installed on

Re: [WiX-users] My First Bundle! :)

Hi Again, I spoke too soon. I've confirmed that .NET 4.0 isn't installed on the machine. My Bundle has an install condition of: FindDotNet40ClientInstallRegValue = 0 Which is a RegistrySearch: [011C:0408][2012-01-11T09:44:42]: Condition 'FindDotNet40ClientInstallRegValue = 0' evaluate

Re: [WiX-users] My First Bundle! :)

Hi, Thanks for that Rob. Looked at the logs and solved that particular issue. The only issue I have left now is that the Bundle itself appears in the Add/Remove programs. Is there a way to hide it? Or should I be thinking about "hiding" the application and use the bundle as the UnInstaller?

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxAPP and Properties question

If I remember correctly, the justification for adding dedicated driver entries to ARP is so that if the driver causes the computer to fail to boot into normal mode, you can still uninstall the driver in safe mode. You can't use Windows Installer in safe mode, so the only mechanism would be the ded

[WiX-users] Problem using iis:MimeMap

Hello, I was trying to add a fews MimeMapelements under a website. Upon trying to figure out why my new MIME types were not added I ran across a stackoverflow question

Re: [WiX-users] Identifying Features that have been installed

You could always use the COM library if you're not comfortable with the C API calls. Add a COM reference to "Microsoft Windows Installer Object Library" to your project... Installer.get_Features and Installer.get_FeatureState look like they might be useful. -Original Message- From: Anil

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Wrappers: For or against?

I second the vote for WixEdit. I used it when first setting up my installer. Helped me learn WiX to some extent. Now that the files are littered with preprocessor commands and I only make small, minor changes, I find it easier to edit the WXS files directly in a text editor. One thing I feel is

Re: [WiX-users] Registry permissions are not inherited

for the new feature? Or does the code need more work? It would be nice to not have to constantly merge an old patch with every new version of WiX. :) Best regards, James Johnston -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, August 06, 20

[WiX-users] Registry permissions are not inherited

to do to achieve my goal of having the "Everyone" entry propagate to the subkeys created by MSI - as outlined in my list of desired ACLs? I realize I could probably add duplicate "Permission" elements to the registry values bei

[WiX-users] CAQuietExec & Custom Action DLL excute's out of order

#x27; attribute, no difference. How can I make these Custom Actions actually execute in order? Thanks, James -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp does not properly rollback to the old driverwhen doing a major upgrade

o anything about it when customers try to point this out. It's very frustrating to deal with. (Heck... if one of those two products was open source, I would have seriously considered fixing it and submitting a patch...) James -Original Message- From: Rob Hamflett [mailto:r...@snsys.co

Re: [WiX-users] Why are we using a mailing list vs forum?

I guess you could just open a gmail (or whatever) account and subscribe that to this list instead of your office email account. john.bu...@telvent.com wrote: > Heh, well I guess. I get annoyed with all the new mail alerts at work. > They make us use Lotus Notes, which doesn't easily allow me t

[WiX-users] 32-Bit < > 64-Bit

rograms and Features now reference the 32-bit version. So, how is this scenario supposed to be implemented? Are there any decent tutorials or references on how to implement this upgrade scenario correctly? The current installer script as it stands can be viewed here: http://www.osodata.com/s

Re: [WiX-users] Windows 7 MSI privileges

A list of reasons why not to use selfreg: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371608(VS.85).aspx -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:46 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with RemoveExistingProducts action

or therefore an upgrade). SharedDllRefCount deals with maintaining a similar, older-style reference counting scheme for non-Windows Installer installers so that some other non-MSI installer doesn't wipe your DLL from underneath you. James -Original Message- From: Igor Lemsky [mailto:igor

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with RemoveExistingProducts action

eing well-followed. James -Original Message- From: Igor Lemsky [mailto:igor.lem...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 06:04 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Problem with RemoveExistingProducts action I have upgrade scenario for my system

Re: [WiX-users] write to IniFile

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369282(VS.85).aspx "DirProperty Name of a property having a value that resolves to the full path of the folder containing the .ini file. The property can be the name of a directory in the Directory table, a property set by the AppSearch table, or any other

Re: [WiX-users] Dynamically set WixVariable WixUILicenseRtf

d the status quo of modifying WiX source code doesn't seem any better to me! Unless there is a better way that neither of us know about?? James -Original Message- From: Tobias S [mailto:tobias.s1...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 15:08 To: General discussion for Windows

Re: [WiX-users] Encrypt and store the SQL sa password in the windows registry

the SYSTEM context will be able to decrypt the data. If an attacker already has access to the SYSTEM context then it's already Game Over. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com P Please consider t

Re: [WiX-users] Encrypt and store the SQL sa password in the windows registry

Isn't storing the administrator password for a server in the registry a terrible idea? This is setting off all kinds of alarm bells in my mind... Even if you "encrypt" it, I would think it would still be easy enough to recover the plaintext just by finding the key in the MSI file and then decrypti

Re: [WiX-users] DIFXAPP: ERROR: Failed to calculate strong name.

lset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DIFXAPP: ERROR: Failed to calculate strong name. INF file doesn't specify cat-file (only DLL and SYS). This problem appear for only one PC configuration. Ok, I'll try install this driver using DPInst and I'll read the topic. Thanks a lot. 10.02.2011

Re: [WiX-users] DIFXAPP: ERROR: Failed to calculate strong name.

alculate strong name. Wix code for my driver: Driver isn't WHQL signed. And... typical error message for missed cat file is: DIFXAPP: ERROR: Failed to calculate strong name from 'file-path'. This error message doesn't contain file path. Thanks! 10.02.2011

Re: [WiX-users] DIFXAPP: ERROR: Failed to calculate strong name.

http://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2820 Maybe there are some issues with the driver package itself? i.e. bad/missing catalog file. Be sure that the driver files is completely installed & that all required files are in the appropriate locations. If the driver isn't WHQL

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp does not properly rollback to the old driverwhen doing a major upgrade

able so I conclude they do something else). Best regards, James Johnston -Original Message- From: Quinton Tormanen [mailto:quint...@deltamotion.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 17:53 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp does not prop

[WiX-users] DIFxApp does not properly rollback to the old driver when doing a major upgrade

is shown as "{driver component GUID}" because I removed the actual GUID from this public e-mail list. * Large portions of the log file were removed; only relevant data was included. Line numbers are sometimes indicated as "Line XYZ:". * If lines were removed, this is indi

Re: [WiX-users] How do you fix this error? (id is too long, 72 characters max)

the directory ID column. So, the directory ID will need to be shortened. James -Original Message- From: John Bergman [mailto:john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 22:48 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] How do

Re: [WiX-users] What version of DIFxApp is in DIFxAppExtension?

racker/?func=detail&aid=3130590&group_id=105970&atid =642717 but since OP didn't include this link I thought I would add it to this discussion. James -Original Message- From: Quinton Tormanen [mailto:quint...@deltamotion.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 18:38 To: General

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