Re: [WiX-users] How to set Title in Summary Information Stream

2013-10-08 Thread kirannhegde
Hello Phil, Do you have any further inputs on what could be done to resolve this problem? Kiran Hegde -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-set-Title-in-Summary-Information-Stream-tp709628p7589515.html Sent from the wix-users

[WiX-users] Wix 64bit Msi Installer on uninstall does not remove product entry in Program

2013-10-08 Thread Kanbargi, Amit (Amit)
Hi All, Wix 64 bit Msi Installer on uninstall does not remove product entry in Program Features for 64bit Win 7 and Win 8 versions. It leaves a trail of registry entries @ location. HKCR\Installer\ProductsProduct ID HKCR\Installer\UpgradeCodesUpgrade Code Also it doesnot remove .msi file and

Re: [WiX-users] Howto override variables from a file using MSBuild/VS2012

2013-10-08 Thread Matt O'Connell
OK. Does the easy way to do it involve TFS? On 08/10/2013 01:03, Blair Murri wrote: Yes, that can be done. In fact, I did it last month. Someone knowledgeable with MSBuild would be able to set that up in a short time. In fact, that other project could build all or any combination of

Re: [WiX-users] Howto override variables from a file using MSBuild/VS2012

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce Cran
On 10/8/2013 1:03 AM, Blair Murri wrote: The rest (of us) buy the book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735626286?ie=UTF8tag=sedodream-20linkCode=xm2camp=1789creativeASIN=0735626286) Note that the link is for the first edition, not the second. -- Bruce Cran

Re: [WiX-users] forcing packages to be cached in a custom BA

2013-10-08 Thread Rob Mensching
It should work as long as your package isn't conditioned out. Your SO question doesn't provide detail about your MsiPackage authoring to answer. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Dave Andersen d.ander...@gmail.com wrote: I posted this question on Stack Overflow, but it hasn't gotten any

Re: [WiX-users] How to set Title in Summary Information Stream

2013-10-08 Thread Blair Murri
Add and populate the PatchMetadata element to your authoring. Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:35:47 -0700 From: kirann.he...@gmail.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to set Title in Summary Information Stream Hello Phil, Do you have any further inputs on what

Re: [WiX-users] Howto override variables from a file using MSBuild/VS2012

2013-10-08 Thread Blair Murri
Sorry, I grabbed the link from the author's website. I didn't search deeply for the latest edition (despite the fact that the edition I own is the second). Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 14:08:45 +0100 From: br...@cran.org.uk To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Howto

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 64bit Msi Installer on uninstall does not remove product entry in Program

2013-10-08 Thread Blair Murri
What does the verbose log say? From: akanba...@avaya.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 07:53:36 + Subject: [WiX-users] Wix 64bit Msi Installer on uninstall does not remove product entry in Program Hi All, Wix 64 bit Msi Installer on uninstall does not

Re: [WiX-users] forcing packages to be cached in a custom BA

2013-10-08 Thread tom
PackageGroup Id=p1 MsiPackage Id=p1 Cache=yes Compressed=yes Any way if user delete the folder in which it was cached you will see the resolve source msi Ui if you dont provide it in a custom MBA excactly what i trying to do now ...:) you

Re: [WiX-users] Sequencing Patches with MBA

2013-10-08 Thread tom
Ok,all looks good.all work for now...one issue left is out of order uninstalation can you please elaborate on: OnPlanTargetMsiPackage are used to allow you to gather and control if any given MSP will be added/removed from any given MSI, Assuming I install Patch 1, 2, 3 How can i prevent

[WiX-users] ow to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread ak m
1. I have Setup.msi file 2. In the same location(where my Setup.msi is), i have two more files 'launch.exe', 'set.ini' files How to get the current directory of msi is running from? and then a) trigger 'launch.exe' file b) use 'set.ini' file? Note: 'launch.exe', 'set.ini' files were not packaged

Re: [WiX-users] ow to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread Alain Forget
How can you be sure launch.exe and set.ini will be there? Why not bundle them with the MSI using burn? (http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/bundle/) Alain -Original Message- From: ak m [mailto:wixak...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 12:14 To: General discussion

Re: [WiX-users] ow to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/8 ak m wixak...@gmail.com: 1. I have Setup.msi file 2. In the same location(where my Setup.msi is), i have two more files 'launch.exe', 'set.ini' files How to get the current directory of msi is running from? and then a) trigger 'launch.exe' file b) use 'set.ini' file? Note:

Re: [WiX-users] ow to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread Phil Wilson
Also, from those filenames it seems that you may be installing another setup. If that is the case then: 1. If it's MSI-based there are restrictions when launching it from within your MSI install, and a custom action that may seem like an obvious solution won't always work. 2. Burn might be the

Re: [WiX-users] ProgressBar issue

2013-10-08 Thread Phil Wilson
You may have something in your setup that MSI cannot cost correctly. Sometimes custom actions and self-registration can cause this. For example the progress bar won't increment correctly during long-running custom actions unless you explicitly added code to make it do that. The ReserveCost

[WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread StevenOgilvie
Hi guys, I am trying to install 1 file to 2 different locations by using 2 different directory elements, 2 different component elements and 2 different file elements. Before I do this I have a custom action that copies the powershell.exe.config to powershell.exe.config.bak (I try both the

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/8 StevenOgilvie sogil...@msn.com: Hi guys, I am trying to install 1 file to 2 different locations by using 2 different directory elements, 2 different component elements and 2 different file elements. Before I do this I have a custom action that copies the powershell.exe.config to

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Solved it... I created a customaction to populate a property with the powershell folder CustomAction Id=CA_Set_PowerShellx86_Path Directory=POWERSHELLX86_DIR Value=[POWERSHELLPATH_X86]/ CustomAction Id=CA_Set_PowerShellx64_Path Directory=POWERSHELLX64_DIR Value=[POWERSHELLPATH_X64]/ I use

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Or install to a common location this file, and utilize the CopyFile element to stick it in the destination based on bitness. I'm not 100% certain, but is it not possible to have both X86 and X64 versions of powershell on the same system? -Original Message- From: Steven Ogilvie

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread StevenOgilvie
Solved it... I created a customaction to populate a property with the powershell folder CustomAction Id=CA_Set_PowerShellx86_Path Directory=POWERSHELLX86_DIR Value=[POWERSHELLPATH_X86]/ CustomAction Id=CA_Set_PowerShellx64_Path Directory=POWERSHELLX64_DIR Value=[POWERSHELLPATH_X64]/ I use

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread John Cooper
It is. On my Server 2012 install, that is exactly how Windows place PowerShell 3.0. I have both x86 and x64 versions installed. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build Install Engineer -- ESA Jack Henry Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Well it compiles now but won't overwrite the file :( How do I force a file to be overwritten when it is a system file... I am adding .net 2.0 and 4.0 to the powershell.exe.config file so I can run a powershell script that requires .NET 4.0 (i.e. on Windows 2008R2 server) Steve -Original

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Hoover, Jacob
The more I think about this the more I think the right way is to try to modify the existing file (if it exists) using XmlFile/XmlConfig. If the file doesn't exist, I would want to create an empty one and then have the custom actions run to modify it. As an end user, I know I would be angry if

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Steven Ogilvie
The installer is not blowing anything away... I have a custom action that first backs up any powershell.exe.config to .bak (both x86/x64) then I try to copy over the modified version over it is set as perm so it won't remove it Steve -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Microsoft says: Using PowerShell 2.0 with .NET Framework 4.0 is not supported. While it is possible to force PowerShell 2.0 to run with .NET Framework 4.0 using various mechanisms such as creating a config file for PowerShell or editing the registry, these mechanisms aren't supported and can have

Re: [WiX-users] forcing packages to be cached in a custom BA

2013-10-08 Thread Dave Andersen
I've tried using those attributes, but I think I'm actually missing something in my MBA to actually trigger the Cache action on the package. I'm controlling installation of the package by setting/unsetting a Variable in the MBA, which is tied to the InstallCondition of the package; perhaps that

[WiX-users] MBA localization

2013-10-08 Thread Phill Hogland
I have a MBA which I modeled after the Wix installer code. I am trying to add localization to it. I did a lot of reading on different approaches and then installed NuGit and WPFLocalizationExtension. http://wpflocalizeextension.codeplex.com/ I have this implemented like the sample that is at

[WiX-users] [SPAM] Custom Bootstrapper Application Update Button

2013-10-08 Thread dirt
I am using the WiX Source\Setup\WixBA as a starting point for a custom managed bootstrapper application. I am trying to wrap my head around how the UpdateCommand works but I don't even see the DetectUpdateBegin method get fired. I see the DetectComplete method get fired but that just goes

Re: [WiX-users] Sequencing Patches with MBA

2013-10-08 Thread Blair Murri
Here's what I would do: In OnDetectTargetMsiPackage gather the productcode and check the installed state of all of the patches on that product. Store that in memory. In OnPlanTargetMsiPackage I would prevent an uninstall of patch 2 for the indicated productcode if detect indicated that patch

[WiX-users] Upgrade from 3.5 to 3.7 Issue

2013-10-08 Thread Brian Gillespie
Hi, I just upgraded from WiX 3.5 on VS2010 to WiX 3.7 on VS2012, and I'm getting this error: light.exe(0,0): error LGHT0199: The Wix element has no namespace. Please make the Wix element look like the following: Wix xmlns= http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/localization;. When I search

[WiX-users] Exe output required without bootstrapper

2013-10-08 Thread Nitin Sharma
Hi Experts, I have a requirement to keep the installer as a single exe instead of msi. Is there a way other than creating a bootstrapper to get exe. As there is no other/ additional action required from a bootstrapper. I am looking of a simple soution like selecting to generate exe instead of msi

[WiX-users] How to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread ak m
1. I have Setup.msi file 2. In the same location(where my Setup.msi is), i have two more files 'launch.exe', 'set.ini' files How to get the current directory of msi is running from? and then a) trigger 'launch.exe' file b) use 'set.ini' file? Note: 'launch.exe', 'set.ini' files were not packaged

Re: [WiX-users] forcing packages to be cached in a custom BA

2013-10-08 Thread Rob Mensching
That's what I was saying before. Your packages are probably being conditioned out thus they won't be cached. Burn won't cache stuff that will never be installed. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Dave Andersen d.ander...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried using those attributes, but I think I'm

Re: [WiX-users] How to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread Rob Mensching
Search the archives. You'll find a bunch of others that have tried the same plus a bunch of issues to worry about. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:54 PM, ak m wixak...@gmail.com wrote: 1. I have Setup.msi file 2. In the same location(where my Setup.msi is), i have two more files 'launch.exe',

Re: [WiX-users] How to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread ak m
I haven't found any solution in archives. Anyone Help me on this? On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.com wrote: Search the archives. You'll find a bunch of others that have tried the same plus a bunch of issues to worry about. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:54 PM,

Re: [WiX-users] How to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/9 ak m wixak...@gmail.com: 1. I have Setup.msi file 2. In the same location(where my Setup.msi is), i have two more files 'launch.exe', 'set.ini' files How to get the current directory of msi is running from? and then a) trigger 'launch.exe' file b) use 'set.ini' file? Note:

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 64bit Msi Installer on uninstall does not remove product entry in Program

2013-10-08 Thread Kanbargi, Amit (Amit)
Verbose log does not show any errors, it is showing everything is fine. This issue is happening when software is installed when its dependency software is already present(installed) on m/c. If dependency is removed first and then the software is removed, its trace remains in Add/Remove Programs,