[WiX-users] Data Center Management

2012-03-13 Thread Maintec Technologies
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Re: [WiX-users] 32- and 64-bit installers: which GUIDs should be unique?

2012-03-13 Thread David Watson
It sounds like you are almost there, the trick is to use * as your component guids then wix will get it right for you (shared components will use the same guid as determined by the keypath). http://wyrdfish.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/32-and-64-bit-msis-from-a-single-sou rce-file/ I also use a

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Custom Action fails intermittently on some machines

2012-03-13 Thread hansdegroot
I have the same problem for our installer as well. I have now seen a custom action reporting success in out own logging and then the see in the MSI log that the CA fails. A part of the log where it fails: MSI (s) (A8:38) [13:37:49:868]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:

[WiX-users] Burn: shedule reboot from Managed BA

2012-03-13 Thread Vadym Verba
Hello. I spend a lot of time in attempt to make my C# BA to restart computer after installation, but without any success. Native 'WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense' seems to work fine, and I didn't find in Wix sources any reasons why it doesn't work with my BA. I'm sure I missed

[WiX-users] Multi-language installer

2012-03-13 Thread Dave Mateer
Having already done some research, it appears that single-MSI multi-language installers are not supported by Windows Installer, and thus, not by WiX. However, the latest information I could find that actually looked definitive was from 2007, and I'm wondering if there has been any progress

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Custom Action fails intermittently on some machines

2012-03-13 Thread Christopher Painter
You might be encountering this: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Two-Wierd-Inst aller-Problems-DTF-and-QuietExec-td7220939.html From: hansdegroot hans.degr...@nice.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:07 AM To:

Re: [WiX-users] Multiple Instances / Instance Transforms

2012-03-13 Thread Anthony Dewhirst
Hi Martin, I too stumbled upon that sln, but was so green with WiX that I was unable to follow the example. Did you get anywhere with you solution? Regards Anthony -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-language installer

2012-03-13 Thread Rob Mensching
The Windows Installer behavior has not changed. :( On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Dave Mateer dave_mat...@ntm.org wrote: Having already done some research, it appears that single-MSI multi-language installers are not supported by Windows Installer, and thus, not by WiX. However, the latest

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-language installer

2012-03-13 Thread Christopher Painter
They may not be supported but I've done it in InstallShield with and without a Setup.EXE. http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/msi/articles/embeddedlang/ The setup.exe with lanuage selection and command line passing to specify the embedded language transform to use is the officially

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-language installer

2012-03-13 Thread David Watson
If you really only want package name and shortcut localization, it may be possible to do with a few conditions in an English MSI and some property settings. See ARPCOMMENTS ProductName etc. How will you determine what language to use, will it be passed in from your bootstrapper or based on OS

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-language installer

2012-03-13 Thread Wilson, Phil
Transforms are transforms - they apply to the MSI file, not just the UI. I've changed Shortcut names, custom action conditions and (I'm pretty sure) ProductName using transforms. Phil W -Original Message- From: Dave Mateer [mailto:dave_mat...@ntm.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-language installer

2012-03-13 Thread Bob Arnson
On 13-Mar-12 10:26, Dave Mateer wrote: 99.9% of the payload in my installer is the same between the various languages. The canonical way is to have one language-neutral installer and n language-specific installers. Is there any way to officially do this without duplicating the content? I