Re: [WiX-users] WiX: special character (c) shows up as ?

are not Unicode. Olex wrote: I'm attempting to set a text control with a copy right note, where I specify $#169; for (c) symbol. However, in MSI it shows up as ? symbol instead. Is there a way to debug this? I found out that I can correct MSI using Orca.exe by manually placing (c) symbol

[WiX-users] [Wix-users] Re: WiX: special character (c) shows up as ?

Resending with the correct subject. On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Olex mr.olexan...@gmail.com wrote: I'm attempting to set a text control with a copy right note, where I specify $#169; for (c) symbol. However, in MSI it shows up as ? symbol instead. Is there a way to debug this? I found

[WiX-users] WiX: special character (c) shows up as ?

I'm attempting to set a text control with a copy right note, where I specify $#169; for (c) symbol. However, in MSI it shows up as ? symbol instead. Is there a way to debug this? I found out that I can correct MSI using Orca.exe by manually placing (c) symbol, so there must be something failing

[WiX-users] [Wix-Users] Is it possible to have transparent Icons on top of a background image?

According to the MSI docs, .ico can be transparent. Does this mean they can be transparent only on top of text and control, or also on top of a background image (jpg) ? And I have verified that .ico file has transparency info there using external image viewers. However, in MSI once built from

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting Server 2008 Core

Perhaps by calling into vbscript custom action in WiX? On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:43 PM, Alex Ivanoff alex.ivan...@shavlik.comwrote: Actually, this is much better: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724358(VS.85).aspxhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724358%28VS.85%29.aspx .

[WiX-users] [Wix-Users] 64bit Quiet Execution CustomAction on Wix2

Is there CAQuietExec64 on Wix2? http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/qtexec.htm It doesn't look like and attempting to use it doesn't produce any results. So is there any way at all to run scripts in 64-bit on Wix2 besides creating your own 64bit DLL? -- Oleksandr Lozitskiy Wealth is the

[WiX-users] [Wix-users] Dialogs Don't Detect Property Changes During Installation

I'm attempting to show custom install progress, so that I don't just show a progress bar, but also some text control which indicate what step the installation is on. And I would like something more complex that just a single text control which changes its text. My attempt is to place

[WiX-users] [Wix-Users] Transparent Images?

Is there any way besides icons to place transparent images into controls? The only accepted types are .BMP and .JPG neither of which support transparency. This looks to be a limitation from Windows Installer itself. Is this true? -- Oleksandr Lozitskiy Wealth is the product of man's capacity