Re: [WiX-users] WIX Uninstall and Repair not working

On 28-Oct-13 04:43, Selva wrote: > *1. To show the Splashscreen i have applied *"DelayStart"* for 5sec but its > not working. There's no variable used for that purpose. > 2. During UnInstall, the VBagent.msi is not getting uninstalled when we > uninstall the Master Package. Check the Burn log to

Re: [WiX-users] Purely WiX Patching when a patch family consists of component groups across multiple cabs

On 28-Oct-13 11:21, Tunney, Stephen wrote: > Now I am getting an error in melt.exe. Looks like a path issue or WiX DLLs > not being added to the GAC for some reason. Copying files from the SDK > folder to the bin folder have resolved this issue but this is likely a bug in > 3.7's installer. As

Re: [WiX-users] Problems with Merge Modules on Wix 3.7/VS2010/Windows 8 and 8.1

On 21-Oct-13 05:38, Anthony Wieser wrote: > I’ve been trying to track down why my Wix Project is being relinked every > single time I do a build even though nothing’s changed. > > Eventually, I’ve tracked it down to the MFC100 merge modules. Mergemod.dll is responsible for merging merge modules an

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action projects missing in WiX 3.8/VS2013

There was a separate bug for templates: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4093/ That's now fixed and available in WiX v3.8.1021.0. On 21-Oct-13 13:39, Hoover, Jacob wrote: > SHA-1: 2414f339da083a2ffaa52fe4f26868e4fe8205e0 > > * Merge branch 'bugs_3839_4093.2' of > https://git01.codeplex.com/forks/bo

Re: [WiX-users] Get InstallCondition from MBA (modify action)

On 16-Oct-13 09:20, Michael Stoll wrote: > Is it possible to access the InstallCondition attribute from a MBA, when > the launch action is modify? No, that's not exposed to the BA. Please file a feature request. It can be additional detail added to the BA manifest. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup

[WiX-users] Visual Studio 2013 support for WiX available

Rob reviewed and merged the pull request that integrated Votive 2010 with Visual Studio 2013. The results are available in build v3.8.1014.0

[WiX-users] WiX v3.8: Help wanted

I just posted http://www.joyofsetup.com/2013/09/13/getting-from-here-to-there-for-wix-v3-8/ to discuss plans for WiX v3.8. Please read, comment, and help. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- How ServiceNow helps IT

Re: [WiX-users] Nit error while trying to run Lux tests.

On 02-Sep-13 06:02, Ihor Horovetskyi wrote: > When I try to run the .msi with log, test return value 3: Please open a bug and include which build of WiX you're running, OS version, and which .NET Frameworks are installed. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Add install InstallScopeDlg to WixUI_InstallDir.wxs

On 04-Sep-13 12:44, jo...@msli.com wrote: > So does anyone know how wix differs from VS2010 setup project for the > per-user vs. per-machine install choice? WiX doesn't offer an equivalent because per-user products that install to shared, per-machine locations are a bad idea. They still require e

Re: [WiX-users] Major Upgrade Schedule Not Working?

On 04-Sep-13 15:13, Andrew Meyer wrote: > No matter how I define "Schedule" in the MajorUpgrade node, during a Major > update, the installer always acts like Schedule is set to > afterInstallExecute. Use the Orca tool to verify whether RemoveExistingProducts is actually scheduled. -- sig://boB h

Re: [WiX-users] Nit error while trying to run Lux tests.

On 30-Aug-13 04:33, Ihor Horovetskyi wrote: > 'nit.exe : error NIT0001 : This installation package could not be opened. > Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the > application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package.' What happens if you run

Re: [WiX-users] Add text to final window in burn bootstrapper/installer

On 28-Aug-13 13:29, Steven Ogilvie wrote: > FontId="2" HideWhenDisabled="yes" > DisablePrefix="yes">#(loc.SuccessHeader) > FontId="2" HideWhenDisabled="yes" > DisablePrefix="yes">#(loc.SuccessSetupHeader) > Height="30" FontId="2" HideWhenDisabled="yes" > DisablePrefix="yes">#(l

Re: [WiX-users] New Bug and Feature Request location: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/

On 22-Aug-13 15:44, Phill Hogland wrote: > It prompted me for a login (or create an account) and I created a login and > logged in successfully. I then tried to create a bug and it prompted for a > login and would not accept the credentials created a few seconds earlier. You have to activate your

Re: [WiX-users] Expected behaviour

On 21-Aug-13 16:33, keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca wrote: > Why is the default in this location in the sequence (that seems unfortunate, > since rollbacks are part of the point of using MSIs)? RemoveExistingProducts has no default scheduling. If you're using the MajorUpgrade element, you control the

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

On 18-Aug-13 18:24, Kenneth Porter wrote: > Burn v3.6.2816.0, Windows v6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1) That's a beta build of WiX v3.6. Try upgrading to the RTM version or v3.7 RTM. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Should GUIDs be the same in two packages that reference the same component?

On 05-Jul-13 11:57, Alain Forget wrote: > I know the rule is that Components should always have unique GUIDs (at least, > I think that's the rule). Nope, it's way more complicated than that (as Rob's blog posts point out). If it were that simple, MSI could generate the GUIDs for us or eliminate

Re: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Patch in Wix 3.6 is empty. warning PYRO1079: The cabinet '***.cab' does not contain any files

On 01-Jul-13 03:44, Kryschan wrote: > We are really looking forward to a solution for this issue. Then please file a bug with sufficient detail to reproduce the problem. Obviously, WiX needs two different files to be able to diff them, so you need to describe in more detail what you're doing that

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle within bundle uncompressed MSIs

On 04-Jul-13 16:28, Wesley Manning wrote: > When I build my main bundle it copies over the addon EXEs to the > release/debug folder but does not copy the MSIs of each addon. WiX does that when building a bundle that has MSI packages with external cabinets or files. Doing so for an uncompressed bu

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-platform installer with WiX

On 24-Jun-13 23:32, Ivo Beltchev wrote: > Which part is the problem? The embedding of the CAB or the mucking with the > Media table? Any change invalidates the signature. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- This SF.n

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-platform installer with WiX

On 24-Jun-13 14:44, Ivo Beltchev wrote: > When the installer runs it extracts one of the MSIs and the shared cab. Then > with some database voodoo from msi.dll I embed the shared cab into the MSI > and change the Cabinet field in the Media table to start with #. This marks > it as internal. That br

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action ALWAYS with admin rights

On 24-Jun-13 14:17, Lukas Haase wrote: > Custom actions after InstallFinalize cannot run elevated. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: installer doesn't restart after reboot when variables are specified on cmdline

On 13-Jun-13 08:11, Bruce Cran wrote: > the system will reboot but the installer doesn't run again. Running it > manually causes the progress bar to appear immediately and installation > continues, so it seems it's just missing the RunOnce entry to start it > after login. Do you see if the entry's

Re: [WiX-users] 0x800703E9 Recursion Too Deep

On 18-Jun-13 06:13, Barrie Cooper wrote: > All works fine on my development and testing environment but on my client's > laptop yesterday we received an error stating "0x800703E9 Recursion Too Deep" > during the SQL Server installation. From SQL Server or Burn? Please post the exact error messag

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-platform installer with WiX

On 23-Jun-13 15:13, Ivo Beltchev wrote: > I need an installer that can work for both 32-bit and 64-bit OS. Currently I > build 2 separate MSIs and bundle them together in a bootstrapper EXE. The > problem is that 90% of the files are common between the two platforms and my > installer is almost dou

Re: [WiX-users] wix.ca.targets file

On 21-May-13 07:38, Freedman, Mark P. wrote: > The path this is pointing to is the contents of the wix37-binaries.zip, which > did not contain wix.ca.targets. It's in the bin\sdk\ directory in wix37-binaries.zip. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] Running Burn-driven installer in quiet mode (command line parameters)

On 24-May-13 02:34, kanirudha14 wrote: > Now when I Silently run my EXE package from Administrative Command Prompt by > giving command like > "mypackage.exe -s ". Then "on failure of launch condition" in MSI, the EXE > process of "mypackage.exe" will not get killed and it will be visible in > task

Re: [WiX-users] HEAT1108 warning

On 28-May-13 16:46, Phill Hogland wrote: > Since the -template: switch is not documented in the CHM I probably should > not have tried it, but what does the warning message mean by saying to "use > 'template' instead"? Originally, the switch was '-template:foo' but that style was deprecated in fav

Re: [WiX-users] Forward msi messages in embedded mode

On 29-May-13 03:03, Ogrodowski, Sabine (ehem. Frauenhoffer) wrote: > Sending progress and error messages works fine with the methods > SendEmbeddedProgress and SendEmbeddedError but what I'm missing is a > possibility to forward the msi messages from the embedded bundle to my > toplevel bundle. Is

Re: [WiX-users] Download and install Java

On 29-May-13 19:34, Alain Forget wrote: > Worst case scenario, I suppose we could always direct the user to the java > website and ask the user to start our installer again once Java's installed. > But I'm wondering if it's possible to do any better. Embed the JRE as loose files in your package.

Re: [WiX-users] Localization of conrol events

On 22-May-13 03:25, Curran, Vincent wrote: > Is it possible to localize the return values from SelectionSize control event > (or any other control event). Yes. See the UIText table doc in the MSI SDK and the WixUIExtension loc strings like UITextSelChildCostPos. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.c

Re: [WiX-users] bootstrap a proxy install

On 29-May-13 18:53, jo...@msli.com wrote: > I am looking for a boiler plate example of using wix to make an > installer than can conditionally run another msi installer, to ease the > user experience. You need a bundle for that. There's a template "Bootstrapper Project" in the Votive Visual Studio

Re: [WiX-users] localized variable unknown for fr-FR, it-IT and some other cultures

On 15-May-13 04:31, Gauri Kshirsagar wrote: > I am using Wix Toolset v3.7. Using VS 2010 I am trying to build a .wxs > project and trying to generate localized versions of msi. > It is working for en-US, ja-JP, de-de. If i add a file for fr-FR or it-IT > or es-ES cultures I get below error Nobody h

Re: [WiX-users] Creating patches

On 13-May-13 02:47, Thomas Due wrote: > I have built two versions of the installer, with the only real difference > being the version nummer (1.2.0 and 1.2.5). Did the versions of all the files change too? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Pyro Error PYRO0013 - Id lengths

On 01-May-13 16:00, Alistair Imrie wrote: > I came across a peculiar problem today while using Pyro to build a patch - > error PYRO0013, complaining that the length of an internal Id was too long. What was the actual error message? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Why is RollbackBoundary discarded?

On 02-May-13 19:05, Prosch, Greg wrote: > Why? The RollbackBoundary appears to be followed by a package. Physically but not logically, because you reordered the packages using the After attribute. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] UILevel on uninstall using "WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" bootstrapper

On 30-Apr-13 16:59, Rob Mensching wrote: > I should also note that a custom BA can take full control the UI behavior. Kinda sorta. It couldn't--today anyway--override how an internal-ui package gets displayed. Probably something we should expose to the BA so that if someone were to write a BA tha

Re: [WiX-users] UILevel on uninstall using "WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" bootstrapper

On 29-Apr-13 14:40, Christopher West C wrote: > Is the below behavior a bug with the Wix burn bootstrapper functionality? No, it's a behavior difference due to running in a chainer instead of from a bare .msi package. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle creation error using FIPS

On 30-Apr-13 13:30, Rob Mensching wrote: > Quick glimpse at the picture here says that since 2008 to support roughly > 75% of the desktop market you had to support Windows XP & Windows 7. Don't forget the server stats: Server 2003 is in support until July 2015. > change the numbers). I still can't

Re: [WiX-users] RelatedBundle, 'Detect' action and result

On 26-Apr-13 08:01, Bruce Cran wrote: > I'm trying to detect products that can't be installed at the same time > as ours, and found RelatedBundle's 'Detect' action. However, I can't see > a way of getting the result - is there a way to put the result in a > variable? It's a callback to the BA. WixS

Re: [WiX-users] Burn incorrectly logging 'MajorUpgrade' operation

On 26-Apr-13 08:11, Bruce Cran wrote: > I'm installing an MSI file via Burn that detects if another product is > installed (that's not included in the bundle). The UpgradeVersion line > has OnlyDetect="yes" so it just puts the result in a property. However, > Burn is logging: > > Detected related p

Re: [WiX-users] How do I correctly modify an EventLog?

On 23-Apr-13 13:24, David Kauffmann wrote: > I would really love to see an extension to the WixUtilExtension library > which provides an EventLog element with the Attributes > ModifyOverflowPolicy, MaximumKilobytes, MinimumRetentionDays... > essentially all the Properties you can set for an EventLo

Re: [WiX-users] Including "third party" DLLs for installer to use

On 24-Apr-13 20:54, GregS wrote: > Of course, the right thing to do would be to convert that old DLL into a > true custom action DLL. I'm going to look into that tomorrow, too. Hoping > it's possible and doable in the time available. Not sure how good the > support for MSI is in that old version of

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle creation error using FIPS

n 19-Apr-13 15:13, Jonathan Racine wrote: > >From what I can get out of the Domain Policies, only the SHA-2 algorithms > >were enabled. Official reason given is for PCI-Compliance. At this point > >would that become a feature request in order to make the brun behave > >correctly using SHA1 or S

Re: [WiX-users] How to Add UAC Shield on Bunrn setup.exe

On 19-Apr-13 16:03, Hoover, Jacob wrote: > There might also be something hokey if it's named "Setup", but I wouldn't > expect that to live forever. That kicks in only if you don't have a manifest. Burn does, so that heuristic doesn't kick in. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] UILevel on uninstall using "WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" bootstrapper

On 16-Apr-13 10:53, Rob Mensching wrote: > PS: Why does it matter? I'm curious. Seconded. Because... >> Ug. I know Bob changed some things here last because there were some >> issues. I thought it was as my memory remembered but I was apparently >> wrong. Hopefully, he can chime in and correct my

Re: [WiX-users] Mirror title bar for RTL language

On 12-Apr-13 21:38, Hein Htat wrote: > Hey guys. I'm using the WixUI extension and having trouble flipping the title > bar of the installer for RTL languages. Changing my display language > correctly flips my desktop but the title bar of the installer won't budge. > The buttons say on the right.

Re: [WiX-users] registry keys not being created

On 08-Apr-13 09:50, David Steadman wrote: > Ok I am not sure what I am doing wrong but following the guide and it > still will not create the keys, what am I doing wrong: A verbose log will tell you. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] Wix - bootstrapping an MSI with Burn Installs ok, Uninstall Fails. MSI on it's own installs / uninstalls Ok

On 11-Apr-13 08:28, penderi wrote: > Thanks so much for the response. The MSI, when I install/uninstall on it's > own works fine. > How can I get a verbose log from uninstalling the bootstrap EXE ? Burn generates a log for each package, next to the Burn log and with the same base name. -- sig://

Re: [WiX-users] Wix - bootstrapping an MSI with Burn Installs ok, Uninstall Fails. MSI on it's own installs / uninstalls Ok

On 11-Apr-13 05:00, Ian Pender wrote: > [0F30:0F50][2013-04-11T00:29:59]: Applying execute package: x86, action: > Uninstall, path: C:\ProgramData\Package > Cache\{129A003A-2370-4378-B0FA-10509C76FE2E}v1.0.0.0\App.Net.msi, arguments: > ' ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT="1" MSIFASTINSTALL="7" AUTOUPDATEE

Re: [WiX-users] Showing bootstrapped MSI UI during repair/change/uninstall

On 12-Mar-13 18:16, Rob Mensching wrote: > MSI UI shows "basic" on uninstall. I thought there was a fix to allow > Modify to show Full UI... haven't looked in a long while. It can't really work: Maintenance mode dialogs generally allow the user to choose the operation -- certainly those in WixUI a

Re: [WiX-users] Platform-specific references (difxapp_x64 etc.)

On 13-Mar-13 12:21, Bruce Cran wrote: > Does the Visual Studio plugin for WiX 3.7 have logic for selecting the > correct platform-specific reference when building both 32-bit and 64-bit No. But I believe it would respect manual .wixproj modifications to support the conditionalization. -- sig://b

Re: [WiX-users] WXL schema recognized by WixStdBA

On 13-Mar-13 15:16, Milan Kaše wrote: > The compiler recognizes the "UI" element in the WixLocalization schema that > "allows a localization to override the position, size, and text of dialogs > and controls". The WixStdBA also supports this WXL feature however the > corresponding element is named

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle: Way to do no action in case of Repair for an ExePackage

On 01-Mar-13 05:01, Tobias S wrote: > You need a DetectCondition; without one, Burn has no way of knowing whether the package is already installed. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Everyone hates slow web

Re: [WiX-users] Confused with error message

On 06-Mar-13 16:08, Perry Taylor wrote: > This component needs a GUID because automatic GUIDs aren't supported with only shortcuts. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 positioned as

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle: Way to do no action in case of Repair for an ExePackage

On 28-Feb-13 09:08, Tobias S wrote: > Assume I have a bundle consisting of 1 MSI + 1 EXE and Exe doesn't support > repair. Is there a way to configure the exe that burn does no repair action > for the exe but for the MSI? like e.g. Just omit @RepairCommand -- if you don't tell it how to repair a p

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction : FirstSequence/Rollback, OncePerProcess/Commit

On 21-Feb-13 09:13, Gabriel Ivanes wrote: > Anyone knows why does the bit FirstSequence automatically set Rollback's > bit ? > The same with OncePerProcess and Commit. Because they're the same bits. msidbCustomActionTypeFirstSequence and msidbCustomActionTypeOncePerProcess are only valid for immed

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle gets installed side-by-side even with same upgradecode

On 06-Feb-13 10:34, victorwhiskey wrote: > [0A50:0A54][2013-02-06T07:07:20]: Loading managed bootstrapper application. > [0A50:0A54][2013-02-06T07:07:21]: Creating BA thread to run asynchronously. > [0A50:0A54][2013-02-06T07:07:21]: Shutting down, exit code: 0x0 > [0A50:0A44][2013-02-06T07:07:21]:

Re: [WiX-users] Gracefully skip elevated packages for non-admin in bundle

On 08-Feb-13 02:44, Yawar Khan wrote: > Some included packages require elevation but they are not necessary. So for > non-admin I want to just skip them gracefully without asking for elevation. Burn doesn't support that today; please file a feature request. Today, if there are any per-machine pack

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with localizing bundle's prerequisites

On 07-Feb-13 03:32, Ogrodowski, Sabine (ehem. Frauenhoffer) wrote: > There are individual variables for each language's .wxl: -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your S

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage that requires .NET installed earlier in Bundle

On 29-Jan-13 17:39, Eric Schultz wrote: > If .Net Framework 4 is already installed, SQL Server installs fine. If .Net > Framework 4 is not installed, the SQL Server Express install fails because > it says the .Net Framework is not installed. In fact, it says it needs the > exact same version as was

Re: [WiX-users] WixShellExec not running application on exit

On 28-Jan-13 16:24, John J. Hughes II wrote: > I have searched the web for " Error 2896 " which seems to say it is a UAC > problem but I also found references that say WixShellExec which prompt if > need for UAC permission so I would not expect that to be a problem but I am > new to the toolset. Ho

Re: [WiX-users] Speed vs Stability: Large numbers of components

On 25-Jan-13 10:44, Hoover, Jacob wrote: >I currently have a single MSI with ~30k components. During installations > and major upgrades it appears the sheer number of components is causing > performance issues (the files are data files so there aren't version info > headers). What is the bes

Re: [WiX-users] Redisplay MSI's UI when Bootstrapper is run a second time

On 29-Jan-13 16:10, Karl Werner wrote: > However, still stuck on the original problem -> How can I get the MSI's UI > invoked on the second run of the bootstrapper. You can't. Burn needs to know the operation being performed which it can't if the operation is determined during the execution of the

Re: [WiX-users] Controls of Type RadioButtonGroup - Condition element must be last?

On 16-Jan-13 16:29, McCain, Jon wrote: > Is there a specific reason that the placement is crucial? It's just how the schema's laid out. Feel free to file a bug. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Master Visual Studi

Re: [WiX-users] Question about patch uninstall UI using WixUI_Minimal

On 18-Jan-13 20:32, Rich Lewis wrote: > I am building a patch for the MSI, and a straneg thing happens when I > uninstall the patch. During uninstall, I am landing on the > MaintenanceWelcomeDlg, which then takes me to the MaintenanceTypeDlg. What > seems to be happening is the patch has alrea

Re: [WiX-users] Hello - are you aware of test mutations?Kindly assist me with some answers

On 11-Jan-13 10:31, John Cooper wrote: > I generally want my immediate custom actions to behave the same in install, > reinstall or upgrade. Depends on what they do, naturally. > I generally block the running of immediate custom actions in uninstall if I > don't need them. I don't block them, bu

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Languages .wxl files: Culture=en-gb and Culture=es-mx has issues.

On 09-Jan-13 11:12, TimM wrote: > Each language as it's own .wsx file and all contain the same identifiers > with the correct translations. So does this mean that the cultures that have > the fallback culture set see the same identifiers declared in them and > therefore causing these errors??? Set

Re: [WiX-users] Hello - are you aware of test mutations?Kindly assist me with some answers

On 08-Jan-13 10:54, John Cooper wrote: > Conceptually, it requires carefully embedding debug code in your working > immediate custom actions that is triggered only when the mutating variable is > set to certain values. The part about embedding debugging code into my > custom actions is a little

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Languages .wxl files: Culture=en-gb and Culture=es-mx has issues.

On 07-Jan-13 11:01, TimM wrote: > So is there a way to override these variables so that they do NOT have to be > added to the .wxl file? Build using fallback cultures. For example, in "Cultures to build": en-gb,en-us;es-mx,es-es The commas separate fallback cultures. Semicolons separate groups of

Re: [WiX-users] WixMbaPrereqPackageId variable not visible from Fragment element

On 18-Dec-12 03:40, Mihajlo Cvetanović wrote: > I had those two lines already, but like I said they were in Fragment element > instead of in Bundle element. When I moved them to Bundle element the > problem was gone. My question is if this is requirement or a bug? Do > WixVariable elements must res

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3 / VS 2008 device driver installation woes

On 20-Dec-12 19:13, Mark D. Holiday wrote: > 4/ From command prompt: > >light -out MyMsi.msi Product.wixobj -ext WixDifxAppExtension > DIFxApp.wixlib Use difxapp_x86.wixlib from WiX not from the WDK. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] bootstrapper VERSION_INFO

On 17-Dec-12 19:57, up2date cyborg wrote: > Maybe I should not post this on the wix-user list?! Please file a bug so it doesn't get lost. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote s

Re: [WiX-users] How do to configure a Windows service to "Restart the Service" upon failure?

On 17-Dec-12 11:43, Marty Offe wrote: > I am *not* able to get msiexec.exe to set the recovery option of my Windows > service to "Restart the Service". Two things: 1. Your authoring doesn't match your MSI tables doesn't match your MSI log. 2. There's no indication in the doc that MsiServiceConf

Re: [WiX-users] msiexec.exe returns error when Failure element has restartService action

On 05-Dec-12 15:44, Marty Offe wrote: > I am unsuccessfully trying to get my installer to configure the recovery > options for my Windows service. I am using the WIX > ServiceConfigFailureActions element and the Failure element(s). The only > Failure action that works for myself is runCommand.

Re: [WiX-users] WIX - framework localization

On 06-Dec-12 03:33, Michał Domeredzki wrote: > Is it possible to check if user just have framework 4.0 ? not if he have for > exampale framework 4.0 polish ? See the WixNetfxExtension topic in WiX.chm for a list of all the available language pack properties. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Falling back to default language if locale is not present

On 06-Dec-12 11:17, Shaun Greenfield wrote: > Hoping someone has an idea if this is even possible. We used to have an > English only installer but changed recently to a multi-language version. > Based on the recommended way we created a transform for Japanese and then > referenced those string

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: upgrades

On 03-Dec-12 03:20, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > What would cause that? If I run the install manually it appears to > upgrade, even running it through burn I only see one product code in the > registry. Sorry, psychic debugging is on the fritz. I'm just guessing based on the behavior. Try diffing a m

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: upgrades

On 30-Nov-12 02:58, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > Planned package: Setup, state: Present If the package is present, it means that the same product code is still installed. So the major upgrade didn't happen? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Prevent logging

On 29-Nov-12 07:33, Grigory Konovalov wrote: > Can I prevent logging of values for “RegistryValue” and “Util:XmlFile” > components? Use Property/@Secure. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Keep yourself connected t

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: FailureRestartText mentions 'rollback'

On 21-Nov-12 11:10, Bruce Cran wrote: > I'm wondering why it mentions 'rollback' because in this case the reboot > is pending following a successful installation of a driver. Because WixStdBA is only looking at whether a reboot is required; the text is just the most common cause. -- sig://boB ht

Re: [WiX-users] Using Alt-C from Burn's Install page disables hot keys

On 27-Nov-12 20:12, Stanfield, Albert R wrote: > On Burn's Install page pressing Alt-C (Close) and then selecting no on the > "are you sure you want to cancel" pop-up leaves the hot keys dead until you > hit tab or do some other activity first. Pressing Alt-O (Options) does not. > > One other si

Re: [WiX-users] How to invoke XmlFile standard custom action after ExitDialog

On 08-Nov-12 16:50, Norbert Schmid wrote: > I have quite a simple wxs file using WixUI_Minimal. At the end of the > install procedure I want to ask the user for an install option and depending > on it I want to patch one entry in the installed exe.config file. Don't. Ask before the install. At the

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage Progress

On 07-Nov-12 17:19, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > Can anyone tell me how the burn progress bar works for ExePackages? Burn bundles and .NET installers pipe real progress information. Everything else is 0..50..100 since Burn has no way of knowing anything more detailed. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetu

Re: [WiX-users] [WiX Burn Custom BA] Get ExePackage ExitCode

On 02-Nov-12 03:57, Amadeus wrote: > We have a custom bootstrapper that among its installation packages is > installing an ExePackage that can return a special code that means success - > but show information to the user on completion. Burn doesn't support that concept. There's success and success

Re: [WiX-users] heat failing over a network

On 08-Nov-12 13:38, Matthew Clark wrote: > I have an issue with a .net dll failing to be harvested over the network. > Harvesting works fine if the file is local, but when it is at a network > location it fails with the error: .NET doesn't let you load assemblies from remote sources by default

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting Feature state in Managed BA

On 09-Oct-12 14:23, Brian_Covington wrote: > private void PlanPackageBegin(object sender, PlanPackageBeginEventArgs e) Please file a bug on this -- I'd vote that it's a bug that the engine doesn't call OnPlanMsiFeature; if it would and a feature state was change, it would set the package action t

Re: [WiX-users] WIC as a prereq before .NET 4.0 in Burn with custom BA

On 08-Oct-12 04:47, Daniel Bruce wrote: > Our problem is not in specifying the packages (though thank you for that), > but getting them to run prior to the .NET 4.0 package in the native installer > that is launched if .NET 4.0 is not present on the machine. We think this > would require setting

Re: [WiX-users] Building on tfsreview.co with Wix 3.7

On 09-Oct-12 13:43, Marco Peretti wrote: > light.exe : error LGHT0001: The filename, directory name, or volume > label syntax is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007B) > [C:\a\src\LockIt\MMC.Setup\MMC.Setup.wixproj] Try getting a verbose log so you can see the stack trace. -- sig://boB h

Re: [WiX-users] Building multiple projects with different Language

On 03-Oct-12 21:24, DENT Andy wrote: > I can get the projects to build for multiple cultures but how do I vary the > Language attribute per-culture? Use a !(loc.stringid) loc string for Language's value. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting Feature state in Managed BA

On 03-Oct-12 18:03, tom wrote: > Is this make sense to change the package state in the > PlanPackageBegin event? i did it and the event is called. Yes, that makes perfect sense. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Do

Re: [WiX-users] Display a dialog from a custom action

On 03-Oct-12 16:12, garnold wrote: > However, I can't see a way to show a Windows Installer dialog from a custom > action. See MsiDoAction. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Don't let slow site performance ruin you

Re: [WiX-users] Adding the Secure attribute in a Property fails to build merge module in 3.6

On 03-Oct-12 06:40, Stelios Kyprou wrote: > Strange right? Indeed. Please file a bug. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting Feature state in Managed BA

On 02-Oct-12 08:40, Brian_Covington wrote: > Yes, that is what I am expected to see, but I do not see anything. If you > look at the log, you can see where I "clicked" the checkbox, which sets the > string variable AddLocalSet on the Engine, but the PlanMsiFeature, where I > look at what checkboxe

Re: [WiX-users] Is registration of the Burn bundle in the x64 part of the registry possible?

On 02-Oct-12 06:34, Jansson wrote: > If this has not been implemented, are there still plans to go ahead in e g > 3.7? No plans to do so in v3.7. There hasn't been a case yet of it being *needed* (as opposed to desired). And it's not a tiny amount of work. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Adding the Secure attribute in a Property fails to build merge module in 3.6

On 02-Oct-12 11:23, Stelios Kyprou wrote: > After upgrading from 3.5 to 3.6, when building a merge module I get the > following error: Sounds like a bug. Please file with a small merge module project. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] Making a hyperlink control transparent

On 02-Oct-12 19:02, garnold wrote: > error CNDL0004 : The Control element contains an unexpected attribute > 'Transparent'. Please file a bug; it should support transparency. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Don't

Re: [WiX-users] WixLibs do not seem to work after 3.6 upgrade.

On 02-Oct-12 11:51, Hoover, Jacob wrote: > Well, in 3.7 I could see logging it as a bug where the documentation should > state that at a minimum the Fragment is required. One could also ask for a > more descript error message during the compile. And to verify the behavior change. -- sig://boB h

Re: [WiX-users] Burn installing .NET 4.5 Beta

On 02-Oct-12 02:29, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > (It looks like the redist one is wrong as well - I'd suggest raising a bug so > this is not lost.) It's already fixed in v3.7. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Don't

Re: [WiX-users] When to not use ParallelCache?

On 30-Sep-12 14:48, Rob Mensching wrote: > When your BA can't handle it. Or when a suddenly-dropped internet connection is rare... -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Don't let slow site performance ruin your busines

Re: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Patch in Wix 3.6 is empty. warning PYRO1079: The cabinet '***.cab' does not contain any files

On 25-Sep-12 09:55, Parker, Steven wrote: > Just to update I have found that the problem seems to stem from the torch > call and if I use the wixmst file generated by 3.5 it creates the patch fine. Can you post the .wixmsts in a bug? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

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