Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper-UI: Text from Startpage overlapping with text from Modifypage

2014-05-13 Thread darbid
Had the same problem. Had to sought it out myself. Don't know what I did but HideWhenDisabled=yes is a false friend. Remove them all and then test. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Error installing VSTO from MS web-site

2014-05-08 Thread darbid
You are using a general link from Microsoft to download VSTO. This link does not download a specific version it downloads the most recent version of VSTO. Check it out because now VSTO is 10.0.50325. Thus you will also need to get the Hash number for this version. -- View this message in

[WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper ExecuteProgress event - OverallPercentage goes backwards

2014-04-18 Thread darbid
I am working on a managed bootstrapper. During the install of the one and only msi package the e.OverallPercentage: goes from 80 back to 28. I have logged this and can see the following after the initial stuff is done... The ExecuteMsiMessage message at this stage is: At this stage

[WiX-users] ExePackage InstallCondition evaluates to true but it is not installed.

2014-04-17 Thread darbid
In my bootstrapper chain I have as an exepackage the VSTO runtime. Installed is version 10.0.4 something and there is a newer version. As you can see the install condition is evaluating correctly to true so why is it not installing it? -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage InstallCondition evaluates to true but it is not installed.

2014-04-17 Thread darbid
Thanks for the reply. I thought that was to decide if it should be uninstalled only. Making this false works. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] add certificate to user store without prompting the user

2014-04-13 Thread darbid
I have read that if you want to add a certificate to the current users store then you need that users permission. Windows will not let you install a certificate in the current users store without this dialog. I solved it by simply installing it to the computers store instead, but my installer

Re: [WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-04-13 Thread darbid
To anyone else reading this post. Finding a post or tutorial that tells you the FULL story on how to do this Theme stuff is impossible. It seems to me that Wix is written by and for experts and they jump alot of stuff. I wish you good luck. Any one who does get the right files, and copy them

Re: [WiX-users] R: How to install VSTO Excel add-in that use dll with COM-visible objects?

2014-03-20 Thread darbid
In my project I needed to expose one of the .Net methods and thus build a COM visible .dll. It seems like this code will do it when added to the msi add this; -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] R: How to install VSTO Excel add-in that use dll with COM-visible objects?

2014-03-18 Thread darbid
can you do me a favour and remove my Original Message from your post. It contains my name etc which I removed from the post but you still got it in the email. -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] R: How to install VSTO Excel add-in that use dll with COM-visible objects?

2014-03-18 Thread darbid
Just go to the right hand side an click on MORE then edit post and remove the Original Message part. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-install-VSTO-Excel-add-in-that-use-dll-with-COM-visible-objects-tp7593336p7593499.html

Re: [WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-03-17 Thread darbid
I thought with my original post I did post an image. In any case here is the same one again. You can see here Version [WixBundleVersion] this is not here and you can see from my theme it is not here for this page. This is just an example of the problem. I see more on other pages as well.

Re: [WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-03-17 Thread darbid
I am using Wix 3.8. I had trouble finding where on my PC the standard themes were extracted to. I got one of the wix38 zip files and found it in there. I have added above my themefile and wxs file. Where are I suppose to get my theme file from? Where does HideWhenDisabled=yes go? This hide

Re: [WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-03-17 Thread darbid
Yes that sounds like the same place I got mine. I have noticed that after I compile my solution, that the text I see can be different each time I double click on the .exe. So maybe the first time I see Version 1.0.1 and then the second time I will see Version [WixBundleVersion] So this must be

Re: [WiX-users] R: How to install VSTO Excel add-in that use dll with COM-visible objects?

2014-03-16 Thread darbid
Hi I am a beginner and unlike Objective C / C# / Microsoft topics and anything else I have tried to learn I find the Wix stuff impossible I even have read part of the Wix book and still cannot get things right. I do however think that the whole windows installer stuff is somehow strange and old.

Re: [WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-03-16 Thread darbid
can anybody see anything wrong with my files? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Phantom-Text-in-Custom-Theme-xml-tp7593378p7593465.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-03-13 Thread darbid
I am building a bootstrapper and I have included a Theme .xml and wxl file so that I can alter them. I keep getting phantom text appearing behind my text. It appears to be placeholdertext for example Version [WixBundleVersion] appears when it should not. See the picture for an example. But

Re: [WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-03-13 Thread darbid
That image is showing a page that does not include this text element in this position at all. I dont want to turn off the version as my Install page does have the Version showing. Please understand I am showing an example. For example during progress behind the progress bar is also text showing

[WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-03-13 Thread darbid
That image is showing a page that does not include this text element in this position at all. I dont want to turn off the version as my Install page does have the Version showing. Please understand I am showing an example. For example during progress behind the progress bar is also text showing

Re: [WiX-users] Phantom Text in Custom Theme.xml

2014-03-13 Thread darbid
Here you go Bundle.wxs http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/file/n7593382/Bundle.wxs HyperlinkTheme.xml http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/file/n7593382/HyperlinkTheme.xml -- View this message in context: