Ziegelwanger, Silvio wrote:
Unhandled Exception: Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.WixException:
Exception
of type 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.WixException' was thrown.
at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.ValidatorExtension.Log(String message)
at
Microsoft.Tools.W
Geoff Finger wrote:
> If we run our installation and then delete the msi when we're done,
> uninstalling the program through add/remove works but selecting the
> Change option fails.
MSI caches the .msi database but strips out any embedded cabinets, so a
Change operation to *add* features will r
Geoff Finger wrote:
> We're trying to install a service that is dependent on HTTP SSL in XP,
> however that service doesn't exist and isn't needed in Vista. When we
> added another ServiceDependency element to the service for HTTP SSL it
> stopped the errors we were getting in XP, but now it's impo
Markus Kuehni wrote:
Specifically I need to perform AppSearch in order to locate third
party paths and registry settings.
AppSearch runs during maintenance mode unless you've added a condition
to prevent it. Check a verbose log to see what's happening.
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Christopher Butcher wrote:
The installation runs through fine and installs, the oddity comes
after uninstalling.
The MSI runs fine and says it has uninstalled.
But when you check the Services panel, your service is still there.
Create a verbose log and check the InstallValidate lo
George,
To get behavior you want:
* Make your file a keypath of your component (File/@KeyPath="yes")
* Use /fc option to repair your installation
Alex Shevchuk
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Georgi Shopov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can any body give me suggestion what is the pro
I'm using Wix build 3.0.3907. I created my English MSI with language
1033 codepage 1252, and a localized Japanese MSI with language 1041
codepage 932. I then used torch.exe with the -type language option to
create a .mst file.
I then use this command line to build a setup.exe that will apply t
Hi,
can any body give me suggestion what is the proper combination of MSIEXEC fix
command options and file (WiX) properties that will ensure that a file will be
overwritten ONLY in the case it is different or missing;
I have Windows Installer version 3;
I use the basic SampleFirst.wxs example
Assuming I remember all this correctly, then:
Your questions:
1. all files are removed before any new files are copied
2. so no version comparison is done - the REINSTALLMODE flags are irrelevant
3. so even files with Component/@NeverOverwite are newly installed (because any
existing file was re
Custom action is scheduled in InstallExecuteSequence, so it is already server
side.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:43 PM
To: 'nhenny'; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users
We're trying to install a service that is dependent on HTTP SSL in XP,
however that service doesn't exist and isn't needed in Vista. When we
added another ServiceDependency element to the service for HTTP SSL it
stopped the errors we were getting in XP, but now it's impossible to
start the service
This might be a SecureCustomProperties issue - VDDIR needs to be in that list.
Phil Wilson
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nhenny
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:55 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Losing propert
>From http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370543(VS.85).aspx:
"Property values that are set at the time the installation sequence is
processed into script may be unavailable at the time of script execution. Only
the following limited set of properties is always accessible to custom action
I have a immediate CA that setups some properties which build path
information for me to use when I setup a virtual directory, for example:
Then I have a the following as my :
NOT
Installed
NOT
REINSTALL="ALL"
REMOVE="ALL"
REMOVE="ALL"
I'm changing jobs in two weeks, and with the change in responsibility
I'll be leaving the Wix-users community. I subscribed to the list last
year and was able to successfully - and relatively painlessly - change
our products from InstallShield to Wix. Almost all of that invaluable
knowledge came f
If we run our installation and then delete the msi when we're done,
uninstalling the program through add/remove works but selecting the
Change option fails. First it pops up the "The feature you are trying
to use is on a network resource that is unavailable" dialog, and if we
cancel out of that it
Hi
How can I schedule actions during a Maintenance Installation?
Specifically I need to perform AppSearch in order to locate third party
paths and registry settings.
Background: our application provides interfaces to several third party
software solutions. At the time of install, some may not
It is valid to ask for a "fail quite" on uninstall feature to the IIS
settings custom action. This would definitely be needed for client
installations where the environment cannot be controlled.
However, I would imagine in a production environment that proper
configuration and release management w
I am running into an uninstall issue with IIS.
The scenario is:
-We use the IIS extension to create a vdir upon install.
-After install and before uninstall, an admin changes the name of the vdir.
-From then on, uninstalls fail (presumably since they can no longer find the
vdir in the IIS metabas
That was in fact the problem, thanks!
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Geoff Finger wrote:
> > In the ModuleInstallExecuteSequence table of the msm files we have rows
> such as:
> >
> > Action: RemoveOldDriver.B391C18A_6953_11D4_82CB_00D0B72E1DB9
> > S
Hi all,
What is wrong with my light.exe?
Any ideas from the developers?
Here is the output:
C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin>light.exe -culture:en-US
-out c:\a
pplstrudl.msi c:\appl.strudl\install.wixobj
Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Linker version 3.0.2925.
Properly implemented major upgrade requires the following:
- Same UpgradeCode (Product/@UpgradeCode);
- Different ProductCode(Product/@Id);
- Different PackageCode (Package/@Id);
- Different version (Product/@Version);
- Records in the Upgrade table
Hi
On a related note to my previous post (rules on overwriting files), I
wonder, what exactly the effect of placing the is.
I'm doing major upgrades only. No shared components.
In order to make the upgrade as efficient as possible, I currently use
or
in order to make it into one trans
Hi Guys
I'm experiencing an odd behaviour when using ServiceInstall and
ServiceControl.
The installation runs through fine and installs, the oddity comes after
uninstalling.
The MSI runs fine and says it has uninstalled.
But
Xu nanxuan wrote:
Thanks.Btw: what do "Not Installed" and "Installed", which are also
located in the middle of <>, mean?
They're Windows Installer properties. See "Property Reference" in the
MSI SDK for a complete list.
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Sanin wrote:
> 1. Do I have to recompile my shim (i.e. C++ custom action) to 64-bit?
>
Probably not. The WiX custom actions are currently 32-bit because we
were able to work on 64-bit portions of the file system by disabling
file-system redirection when necessary. It's available in wcautil.li
I`m having problems with regOwner and regCompany, these are not been added by
msi installer automatically. What should I do?
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We use doxygen to document source code. We treat wix installers as any
other source code. Hence we'd like to generate some form of HTML
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with comments, descriptions, etc. Maybe just generate standard VS xml
documentation?
Anyo
Hi
I'm currently strugling to understand file overwriting rules in different
scenarios. (I know this is somewhat off WiX topic and more general MSI
knowledge - but then what isn't? :)
I understand the REINSTALLMODE property controls when components do
overwrite one another or not.
http://msd
Hello everyone,
As I know if I want to create a MSI setup file to check for existing installed
product from the system and upgrade to the new installer. I need to keep the
UpgradeCode and change the ProductCode. Every time when user run the latest
installer, MSI will uninstall the old one an
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