Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-21 Thread Bob Arnson
Brian Cardiff wrote: Do you have any suggest of self-extraction tools that allow feature like selection and store registry information? because that are the things that the Source code installer/samples installer actually do. Once you start needing other things like registry values, MSI is a

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-20 Thread Bob Arnson
Brian Cardiff wrote: And with doesn't register the product I mean, Suppress: RegisterProduct, RegisterUser, PublishProduct, PublishFeatures. So the installer don't leave trace of that. That's a pretty bad abuse of MSI -- why go through the cost of generating components and authoring only to

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-20 Thread Brian Cardiff
I guest that the decission was not to include another tool. I have the same abuse feeling, that why in first chance I asked what do you think about this? in my first mail. Do you have any suggest of self-extraction tools that allow feature like selection and store registry information? because

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread John Vottero
Microsoft puts lots of samples in Program Files From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Quinton Tormanen Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:26 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Where to install samples I have a .NET assembly that we've

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Quinton Tormanen
, but it doesn't seem like the long-term solution. --Quinton From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Vottero Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:09 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples Microsoft puts lots of samples

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Brian Cardiff
solution. --Quinton *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John Vottero *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:09 AM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples Microsoft puts lots of samples in Program Files…. *From

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Quinton Tormanen
? Is there a specific public document that outlines this? Thanks! --Quinton From: Brian Cardiff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:03 AM To: Quinton Tormanen Cc: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Richard.Foster
Of Quinton Tormanen Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:55 AM To: Brian Cardiff Cc: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples That sounds like a complete way to go. When you say samples.msi doesn't register the product, do this mean that it can't

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Richard.Foster
D'oh! Sorry! I hit reply to all then failed to take out everyone except the group. Please forgive the double mailing you'll get. :-( Regards, Richard * C O N F I D E N T I A L I T Y N O T I C E * --- The content of this e-mail is

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Brian Cardiff
, Richard -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Quinton Tormanen *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:55 AM *To:* Brian Cardiff *Cc:* John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread John Vottero
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples Quinton, As richard said I referred to the product's installer that Patterns and Practices provides: Enterprise Library, Smart Client Software Factory, Web Client Software Factory, etc. And with doesn't register

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Quinton Tormanen
PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:01 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples Quinton, One thought... Yes Program Files is not browsable by default, but I have seen quite a lot of installations create a shortcut that opens Explorer

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Brian Cardiff
at the contents, extract single files or extract everything. *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Cardiff *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:30 PM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples Quinton, As richard said

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Julie Campbell
] Where to install samples To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Adding the shortcut satisfies my needs. Thanks for the tip! After some minor struggles, I've got that working. However, as part of the process

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Quinton Tormanen
element. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie Campbell Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:31 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples You could just create a component under that directory