Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

I had pondered making a patch myself, where heat would allow for a reg script to be passed as a parameter. WiX 3.5 already does that see the reg harvest type. Neil -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: 20 June 2011 23:07 To: General

[WiX-users] generate log file on repair

I have a Wix install (exe) which always generates a log file in the users %temp% What do I need to do to ensure a log file is generated with the User clicks on Repair from Control Panel (Add/Remove or Programs and Features) ? Thanks.

Re: [WiX-users] generate log file on repair

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Re: [WiX-users] WIXproj file schema?

Votive was very experimental/unfinished in WiX 2.0 so I would be very careful about re-using v2.0 .wixproj files. They're pretty quick to set up so you may be better off creating new v3.5 ones from scratch to save yourself any issues in future. There is no specific v3.5 WiX manual, the v3.0 pages

Re: [WiX-users] Setting user privileges

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Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

Your .wxi file should have the Include tag at the top level element not Fragment http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_include.htm You add directories in a .wxi the same way you add them in a .wxs, use Directory or DirectoryRef elements. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment Engineer

Re: [WiX-users] Setting user privileges

How do you set a certain privilege with the user element? Am 21.06.2011 12:00, schrieb Pally Sandher: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/util_xsd_user.htm Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment Engineer T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design,

Re: [WiX-users] External Custom Action Not Working

Regarding your VBS custom action, see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robmen/archive/2004/05/20/136530.aspx (pay special attention to the 3rd point Rob M. makes). Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment Engineer T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate +

Re: [WiX-users] Dependancy Checker dialog

Pre-req's should be implemented using bootstrappers not MSI packages. See Burn, dotnetinstaller (http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com/), SharpSetup (http://sharpsetup.eu/) etc. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment Engineer T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com

Re: [WiX-users] Setting user privileges

http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/util_xsd_groupref.htm It's listed right there as a Child Element of the User Element. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment Engineer T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the Virtual

Re: [WiX-users] Computer Domain and Property(s) Listing

I believe USERDOMAIN will work. Still having issues getting the conditional logic to work for me, I'll keep trying. Thanks. On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:36 AM, Peter Shirtcliffe pshirtcli...@sdl.comwrote: Computer name includes only the NETBIOS name, not the domain. LogonUser doesn't contain the

Re: [WiX-users] Computer Domain and Property(s) Listing

Just an FYI, to use Environment Variables as Properties you need to pre-pend them with % e.g. %USERDOMAIN (or [%USERDOMAIN] if using it in a string of the Formatted type). See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368012.aspx Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment Engineer T: +44 (0) 141 945

Re: [WiX-users] Setting user privileges

The GroupRef element is for adding the user into groups, not for assigning a privilege. I need only SeCreateSymbolicLink. AFAIK only Administrators group has this privilege, but the user must not be an administrator. So I cannot add it to this group. Am 21.06.2011 12:22, schrieb Pally Sandher:

[WiX-users] torch.exe under Wine

Dear WiX Users and Developers, Yesterday I started to use WiX. It seems to be an adequate choice to be the official tool to create a Windows installer for GeoGebra, the free dynamic mathematics software. (Earlier we used NSIS for that.) WiX does a wonderful job, so I thank the developers for

[WiX-users] Show Installer Log file

Hello All,   I want to show installer log file created in temp folder on error/cancel  and  final screen. what are the best ways to do this?   Thanks in advance,   Loknath -- EditLive Enterprise is the world's most

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

I wasn't talking of harvesting a reg script, but rather taking a reg file or heat fragment as input for dependencies on the component you are harvesting. The idea being heat would inject the values from the script into the registry after the redirection, then call the DLLRegisterServer

Re: [WiX-users] Show Installer Log file

I'd suggest taking one step back. You mention a log file created in the temp folder. Have you tried running your installer when the temp folder doesn't exist or the TEMP variable isn't defined? If you are calling MSIEXEC /L*v and wanting it to log to a TEMP folder I recommend you try it in

[WiX-users] Custom UI Controls

I have an app that has multiple services that can all use different identities to run. I am looking to create a SQL Server installer like experience for setting service accounts (http://twitpic.com/5etp2o). Are there any pointers on how to create custom controls for WIX? Thanks!Colin

[WiX-users] Bug in 3.5 Votive?

I've got an undefined preprocessor variable in my .wxs file, but when I entered it into the Define preprocessor variables: edit box as var.Variable=abc it made no difference. I then tried the probably really wrong way of $(var.Variable)=abc At this stage the Votive editor wouldn't let me undo

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

I see, I have to say that sounds like a lot of work to go to just to use heat. Why not just snapshot the before and after the call to regsvr32 and create a reg file, that is what I have done in the past before heat was available. I would imagine it is only a one off action. Neil -Original

Re: [WiX-users] Replacing regsvr32 commands with Wix elements

Greetings, This is a list of registry entries that I've uncovered for a couple of COM server components: RegistryValue Root=HKLM Key=SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\$(var.MyNSEGUID)\DefaultIcon ... RegistryValue Root=HKLM Key=SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\$(var.MyNSEGUID) Name=InfoTip ...

[WiX-users] Redist an external MSI

Hi, I am totally new to WiX, Setup world and have just converted a Visual Studio setup project to WiX using dark. Now I need to redist an external MSI as part of our converted WiX setup. Any pointers how I should go about this would really help: - Are there any WiX redist samples I could learn

Re: [WiX-users] Computer Domain and Property(s) Listing

Be carefull using USERDOMAIN, it is the domain of the account that is logged in, which is not necessarily that of the domain the machine is in - for instance if you are logged in as a local account on the machine USERDOMAIN will be the computer name. I have not found an environment variable

Re: [WiX-users] Show Installer Log file

Hi,   thanks for replying, i am using self extracting executable file, it extracts all the prerequisites, msi and setup file to a perticular location in temp folder. It is accessible and writing. no issues with the generation of log file. my only pending task is best way to show the log file

[WiX-users] Bootstrapping .NET Framework 4.0

I have both .NET Framework 4.0 and Windows Installer 4.5 bootstrapped in my WiX project but during my testings with several machines/operating systems only the latter is being detected as not installed yet. I have verified that only .NET Framework 3.5 is installed on those machines so I'm