Re: [WiX-users] Any way to debug managed custom action in VS?

Check out the following http://blog.torresdal.net/CommentView,guid,BFEBE347-AD82-4C76-A96E-1C22AA39EFC9.aspx http://blog.torresdal.net/CommentView,guid,BFEBE347-AD82-4C76-A96E-1C22AA39EFC9.aspx -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Any-

Re: [WiX-users] Per user install

Why not just pass to custom setting on the command line/via .ini file/bootstrapper? Just a thought. -Michael -Original Message- From: Jørn Jensen [mailto:j...@syse.no] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 5:18 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Per user install Hi

Re: [WiX-users] Including localization files

You could dynamically generate the group of files to be included. This is how I do it. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\heat" dir "l:\bin\templates" -var var.binDir -indent 2 -gg -g1 -scom -sreg -sfrag -dr bin -cg bin -o "$(ProjectDir)bin.wxs" Michael Ext 243 -Original

Re: [WiX-users] Error 26201. Error -2147467259: failed to create SQL database

Not sure about anyone else but your code isn't visible. -Original Message- From: kim [mailto:contactme...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:10 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Error 26201. Error -2147467259: failed to create SQL database Hello, I am

Re: [WiX-users] Removing Broken Installs Safely

Generate an install log an post the relevant section. There might be a way to trick the installer to uninstall properly. Otherwise removing a broken install can be very tricky. I use msizap.exe very carefully. -Michael -Original Message- From: Jammer [mailto:jam...@jammer.biz] Sent: Sa

Re: [WiX-users] Tracker.exe??

Just turn tracker off. /p:TrackFileAccess=false -Original Message- From: Kevin Burton [mailto:kev...@buyseasons.com] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 5:53 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Tracker.exe?? I tried linking and it gave me this

Re: [WiX-users] How to Enable logging always

To enable Windows Installer logging To enable Windows Installer logging yourself, open the registry with Regedit.exe and create the following path and keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer Reg_SZ: Logging Value: voicewarmupx The letters in the value field can be i

[WiX-users] 1603 error creating msmqs

as a User it appears to work. Any suggestions? Michael Clark Release Engineer mcl...@fullarmor.com<mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com> FULLARMOR Corporation 399 Boylston Street, 11th Floor Boston, MA 02116 Phone: 617.896.2243 Fax: 617.556.0221 www.fullarmor.com<http://www

Re: [WiX-users] Problem creating xpath for util-XmlFile

In case anyone else has trouble like this. What resolved it was to add "SelectionLanguage="XPath"" Michael Ext 243 -Original Message- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:52 AM To: WIX (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)

[WiX-users] Problem creating xpath for util-XmlFile

namespace-uri()='http://schemas.microsoft.com/practices/2010/unity'][1]/*[local-name()='container' and namespace-uri()='http://schemas.microsoft.com/practices/2010/unity'][1]/*[local-name()='instance' and namespace-uri()='http://schemas.microsoft.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Error while building WXS file.

Can you post the .wxs fragment it's complaining about? Michael -Original Message- From: Sravan Kumar Rangaraju [mailto:sravan_rangar...@mindtree.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 6:13 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] Error while bui

Re: [WiX-users] MSI install log

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223300 -Original Message- From: Sohail Somani [mailto:soh...@taggedtype.net] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:55 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] MSI install log This is probably a MSI question more than a WiX question bu

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with SpawnDialog

Sorry as usual I figured it out on closer inspection I needed to make the following adjustment -Original Message- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 9:36 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject

[WiX-users] Problem with SpawnDialog

I have the following UI sequence 1 1 VALIDUSER = "0" 1 I also tried In the ValidateUser function I return 1/0 based on if the user name and password are validated, and I want to Display the invalidUser dialog if the value is 0. I have validated in the log tha

[WiX-users] Finally a GUI solution with WiX

I was just getting ready to start a new WiX project except it was looking like I would have to do a lot of custom GUI, then I came across this http://sharpsetup.eu/ -Michael Clark

Re: [WiX-users] WiX and TFS Build

The easiest way I have found to do this is to maintain multiple configurations. Use one configuration for the build server and one for development systems. Then pass in the variable into the preprocessor variables in the Wix Project. -Michael Clark -Original Message- From: pmdarrow

[WiX-users] Issue using ps:snapin versus installutil.exe

: 1.0 Description : Michael Clark Release Engineer mcl...@fullarmor.com <mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com> www.fullarmor.com <http://www.fullarmor.com/> ___ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain Full

Re: [WiX-users] wixproj question

ggests between the env-value and the filename? -Original Message- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:35 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] wixproj question That's what I thought to, but addi

Re: [WiX-users] wixproj question

ssage- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: 05 March 2010 15:52 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] wixproj question Quick question. when using is it possible to do . I have tried several permutations and can&#

[WiX-users] wixproj question

Quick question. when using is it possible to do . I have tried several permutations and can't seem to get it correct. Release Engineer mcl...@fullarmor.com FULLARMOR Corporation 399 Boylston Street 11th Floor Boston, MA 02116 Phone:

Re: [WiX-users] Creating MSI for 64bit machine

Check out the following ... http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/08/09/4317654.aspx Good luck -Michael -Original Message- From: Sagar [mailto:sagarkavitak...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 9:25 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creating

Re: [WiX-users] Supplemental shell extensions installation

a) Objectively, is WiX the right option, or should I look at other installers for this purpose? [Michael] It's a great tool for this purpose and its free! b) Are there any samples of scripts that install shell extensions? I have looked around, but found nothing. Reinventing the wheel is something

Re: [WiX-users] Heat Generated component not being included

-Original Message- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: 03 August 2009 16:17 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Heat Generated component not being included I have the following fragment generated using Heat http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006

[WiX-users] Heat Generated component not being included

I have the following fragment generated using Heat http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>

Re: [WiX-users] wxs in 2008 server

What exactly isn't working, could you provide a log file of the failure -Michael 2243 -Original Message- From: Eswari [mailto:sravi...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 5:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] wxs in 2008 server Hi, I have msi file which r

Re: [WiX-users] COM+ services fail to start

90AEA82}\6.0\9\win32 Process Name: RunDll32.exe Comsvcs.dll file version: not loaded -Original Message- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:55 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] COM+ service

Re: [WiX-users] COM+ services fail to start

ot be cancelled. Error: 127 MSI (s) (C4:68) [11:01:36:109]: I/O on thread 1408 could not be cancelled. Error: 127 MSI (s) (C4:68) [11:01:36:109]: I/O on thread 2912 could not be cancelled. Error: 127 -Original Message- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 2

Re: [WiX-users] COM+ services fail to start

Are there any event messages indicating the failure. Your implementation seem correct. -Michael -Original Message- From: MacDiarmid, James D [mailto:james.macdiar...@eds.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:23 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re:

Re: [WiX-users] LGHT 0204

I just completed creating a x86/x64 installer using the information I found here http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/08/09/4317654.aspx Good luck -Michael 2243 -Original Message- From: Eswari [mailto:sravi...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:08 AM To: wix-users@lists

Re: [WiX-users] Error using WindowsVolume predefined folder...

As the error message states it's a Public property, thus the reference should be " WINDOWSVOLUME" -Michael -Original Message- From: Ravikumar Gopinath [mailto:bgr...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:31 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Error using Wi

Re: [WiX-users] Run an MSI from within WIX

Check out this link http://softwareinstall.blogspot.com/2008/06/fun-with-msiembeddedchainer. html -Original Message- From: Damien Karkinsky [mailto:d...@adelard.com] Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:58 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Run an MSI from within WIX

Re: [WiX-users] 64bit package compiling

I just completed createing a x86/x64 installer using the information I found here http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/08/09/4317654.aspx Good luck -Michael -Original Message- From: Igor Lemsky [mailto:igor.lem...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:36 AM To: General disc

Re: [WiX-users] create installer with dll

Without a log file it's hard to tell what happened. Try running your installer with a log file msiexec /l*vx installer.log /I Your.msi -Original Message- From: A.S [mailto:ansic.s...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:12 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] Problems building Vs2008 wix project on local DesktopVS TFS Server build

Additional info. To build from a command line I can use the following >msbuild TFSBuild.proj /p:SolutionRoot="\.." -Original Message- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 1:18 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-us

[WiX-users] Problems building Vs2008 wix project on local Desktop VS TFS Server build

I'm about to give up and just build the installer "AfterDrop" But I really don't want to. It seems that I can't come up with a combination of file references that will work on both the local desktop and the TFS Build server. So I can build on the server I have had to include the follow