On 17-Sep-12 13:18, John M. Wright wrote:
What I'm seeing is this: If the .net 4.0 install runs and completes, then
within my BootstrapperApplication I exit before doing any Plan/Apply
actions, the bundle still shows up in the Add Remove Programs menu. I've
tried calling Engine.Quit((int)
On 10-Sep-12 22:14, Hoover, Jacob wrote:
When using Burn to deploy a rather large MSI (over 27k components), the
WixSTDBA doesn't provide granular enough feedback. I was pondering adding
ActionData messaging so the end user would be aware that the install hasn't
hung. Would this be a valid
On 14-Sep-12 08:55, Branko Horvat wrote:
I realised the RemoveFolder tags are necesary because I am installint into
userprofile,
not for all users on a computer as I hope it want ask admin permission to
install.
Admin privileges are required to install drivers.
When I use:
On 14-Sep-12 00:20, Jeff McClintock wrote:
[026C:056C][2012-09-14T15:37:34]: Failed to resolve source for file:
C:\Documents and Settings\OEM\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\PLNL8RII\Install SynthEdit.exe, error: 0x80070642.
How did you include this package in your Chain?
On 14-Sep-12 09:04, Rob Hamflett wrote:
I'm unable to download wix36-binaries.zip from
http://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/93929. What actually gets
downloaded is a HTML page reporting There was an error downloading the
file. It may have been deleted from the server.
Working now.
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On 08-Sep-12 13:41, Hoover, Jacob wrote:
Should the Wix Documentation read differently? (Ie, 1,2,5) I've tried
searching to see if this is a known issue, but haven't been able to find
anything. Should this be logged as a documentation bug?
Yes, there should be a bug, though in general, you
On 07-Sep-12 04:53, Ingo Fischer wrote:
can I use the ListView to list the features of my application.
Yes but only the selection tree has built-in support for showing a
feature tree. You'd have to write custom code to read the .msi feature
data and write ListView entries.
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On 30-Aug-12 13:09, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) wrote:
Yes, wix2010.targets creates preprocessor variables for the referenced
.sqlproj *if and only if* the referencing .wixproj (and its containing .sln)
are building in Visual Studio.
That likely means that .sqlproj doesn't have MSBuild
On 03-Sep-12 05:18, stewarth wrote:
What i want to to do is save the users options from the initial install
re-use them after re-boot so that the install will progress without the user
having to re-enter their settings, agree to licence etc.
Set variables with @Persisted=yes and check for
On 03-Sep-12 09:37, Christoffel le Roux wrote:
Hi guys, is it possible to use WixNetfxExtension to detect .Net 4.5
explicitly,
Yes, in WiX v3.6.
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On 30-Aug-12 15:47, Wesley Manning wrote:
What happens if I attempt to use a predefined NetFx40ClientRedist burn
packagegroup to install .net 4.0 on Windows 8?
Nothing. The .NET installer and Windows know that 4.0 doesn't apply to
Windows 8.
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On 30-Aug-12 10:31, Jeanne Dixon wrote:
I have tried that, but I am missing a piece. How do I reference the
rtflicense? If I put in BootstrapperApplicationRef
Id=WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.Rtflicense/ it gives me an error
(unresolved reference). How do I reference this within my new
On 29-Aug-12 09:27, Jeanne Dixon wrote:
I have attempted to rename the dll I built in the wixstdba directory to be
WixBalExtension.dll and copied it into my Wix3.6 Toolset directory. When I
try to build my bootstrapper it gives me an error that the dll could not be
loaded.
On 29-Aug-12 03:58, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
As far as I am aware you don't need internet access or the original media,
.NET 3.5 is just a feature that needs enabling.
That was true in Win7 but in Win8 it requires a download from Windows
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On 26-Aug-12 17:38, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
Yep - if I am testing a build it is usually based on a fixed release of the
associated MSI. I know it is odd and I would never really release it to end
users but it makes sense in a development and I don't see it as that odd out
here in the real
On 27-Aug-12 13:32, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) wrote:
ShowTargetPath:
ShowTargetPath: D:\svn\sample\sample\bin\Debug\sample.dll
Does wix2010.targets create any preprocessor variables for the .sqlproj?
It mostly relies on metadata that other targets have set.
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On 26-Aug-12 15:11, Rick Hantz (Hotmail) wrote:
The opening Window with all the tasks wouldn't display at all. When I
launch wix36.exe, I'd get some blank wix windows, and nothing else. I had to
close them manually.
Can you post a screen shot?
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On 8/26/2012 9:47 AM, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
I notice that Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.NAntTasks.dll is not in the
WiX 3.7 binaries, is NAnt support being dropped from 3.7?
Yes. As 3.7 is pure MSBuild, we don't need NAnt any more and therefore
don't have the assemblies around to
On 8/26/2012 7:10 AM, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
operation = BOOTSTRAPPER_RELATED_OPERATION_MAJOR_UPGRADE;
operation is passed in by value, so setting it doesn't give a value back
to the engine. That requires a breaking API change to make it inout.
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On 8/26/2012 11:27 AM, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
Thanks, I guess I'll just have to accept same version upgrades are broken.
Same version upgrades? Huh?
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On 8/26/2012 11:14 AM, Rick Hantz (Hotmail) wrote:
I had to try several different compatibility settings to get the latest
weekly RC build to run on Win8 RTM.
Something wrong here...
Details, please. Worked fine for me.
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On 14-Aug-12 11:59, MikeR wrote:
using mutually exclusive component conditions based on detection of ESRI on
the target system to avoid Windows Installer component rule issues.
If all the components have conditions, WiX throws that message as a
warning, which you could then suppress. If any of
On 09-Aug-12 09:02, Henning Krause wrote:
I have investigated the issue further and come to the conclusion that it
happens during an upgrade of an existing installation. It tries to do
something to the existing pacakage and looks up the package in the current
bundle using its id. When it
On 08-Aug-12 11:30, Tobias S wrote:
We use normally the same ProductCode + UpgradeCode for x86 and x64
packages and exclude them by using a launch condition. (I know not
Windows Installer recommended but due to sake of simplicity e.g. when
It's not a recommendation; it's a requirement:
The
On 07-Aug-12 17:23, John M. Wright wrote:
Did a sourceforge bug get created from the below email? If so, can you
point me to it so I can monitor it's status? If not, can one be generated?
No. Feel free to file one.
In my case, I'm performing custom prerequisite checks that require elevated
On 08-Aug-12 12:00, Henning Krause wrote:
Unhandled exception at 0x0FF45EE6 (wixstdba.dll) Setup.exe: 0xC005:
Access violation reading location 0x0018.
Please file a bug so it doesn't get lost in e-mail.
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On 05-Aug-12 03:54, Werner Strydom wrote:
The call to BalManifestLoad fails and the logs show Failed to load
bootstrapper application manifest..
It also includes an error code that would probably tell you why it failed.
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On 02-Aug-12 13:09, Hoover, Jacob wrote:
The one benefit I saw from the AdminInstall/PatchCreation method is I
could free up disk space by only storing the MSI's and when building the
patch use a batch file to extract all the MSI's, create the patch, and then
purge (at the cost of IO and
On 30-Jul-12 18:59, Chris Dahl wrote:
My question then is how can I using Wix set the merge entry to *not* try to
install the VC10 merge module if it already exists on the system?
1. Worth noting: Merge modules are a build-time concept; once merged,
they lose their identity as a
On 29-Jul-12 22:11, Chris Dahl wrote:
As part of our MSI installer we include the VC100_MFC and VC100_CRT merge
modules, and we expect them to be written to a SxS location in
%windir%\winsxs\.
The VC10 runtime switched back to System32; VC9 was the last to use WinSxS.
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On 27-Jul-12 12:38, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
That sort of works; if I add the image to the Install page it displays
on that page but not on options but it still displays on Help. If I
move the image to the Help page it displays on all pages. I have tried
setting Visible=no but it still
On 27-Jul-12 06:51, Ing. Tomáš Kubík, Tempo IS wrote:
But downgrade with install mode is doing nothing. If i try repair mode,
the installation failed with this log:
The method Burn uses to repair apparently won't downgrade. I don't see a
workaround so feel free to file a feature request.
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On 26-Jul-12 08:55, Ing. Tomáš Kubík, Tempo IS wrote:
Firstly, I cant find a way to set up MsiProperty on the fly. I need setup
REINSTALL=ALL only if i reinstall the application.
Burn does that for you during a repair.
Second question is Minor upgrade or downgrade (only Product version is
On 26-Jul-12 17:46, John M. Wright wrote:
I'd then just skip the call to Engine.Apply(), thus bypassing the MSI
installers.
The packages aren't available until Apply is called. Take a look at
ActionState.AdminInstall for the package action to tell Burn to do an
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On 26-Jul-12 13:42, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
Is it possible to customise the HyperlinkTheme so that the logo is different
or hidden on some pages?
Move the Image element to children of the Pages you want it to appear
on. As shipped, it's outside pages, so it always appears.
By the way, is the
On 25-Jul-12 12:33, Ian Ceicys wrote:
Here's the log file from the Wix Target's the are executing.
Those aren't WiX targets; they're BTDF targets. You want to talk to them
about why it deletes files.
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On 23-Jul-12 13:24, mtorkild wrote:
Did you figure out how to add a button and tie it to a new page? And to
WixStdBA lets you customize the look and feel (via a custom theme) but
not behavior. There's no way to add a new button and have it do
something; WixStdBA isn't extensible today.
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On 23-Jul-12 11:57, Rune Moberg wrote:
I have a mergemodule from Sybase (SQL Anywhere 12 ADO.Net provider)
where the following line exists in the EventMapping table:
Dialog_ = ProgressDlg
Control_ = ActionData
Event = ActionData
Attribute = Text
That's horrible on several levels.
In the
On 24-Jul-12 08:46, Josh Suereth wrote:
So where can I find WIX's own installer?
src\Setup\setup.build
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On 16-Jul-12 15:22, Ross M. Del Busso wrote:
I am trying to bundle an msi that prompts for the per-user/per-machine
assignment.
Burn doesn't support the concept of changing scope at install time. It's
going to pick a scope based on the package at build time.
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On 17-Jul-12 06:27, Mueller, Martin C wrote:
Previously Rob said, that Burn should (arguably) be doing nothing in this
case (c.f https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29466851)
Right. What's the log say for the plan of the .msi in the related bundle
uninstall of v0.1.0?
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On 20-Jul-12 07:29, Peter Shirtcliffe wrote:
Does anyone know how to specify a remote payload in Burn that is an MSI,
rather than an executable ?
That's not supported today; RemotePayload supports only the fields
needed to verify a downloaded file is what's expected but nothing more
than that.
On 14-Jul-12 00:13, Nick Ramirez wrote:
Now it makes sense to me. Have to create the offline installer with the
/layout option and then take that to the offline machine and install it.
Right, so if you're on a dual-homed machine, you download wix36.exe then
run wix36.exe /layout to get the bits
On 13-Jul-12 23:19, Nick Ramirez wrote:
I guess there's a bug open about this. 3534099.
That bug is resolved. If you need an offline installer, run 'wix36.exe
/layout' on the same machine you downloaded wix36.exe from.
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On 12-Jul-12 20:06, Nick Ramirez wrote:
What does DiskPrompt and VolumeLabel mean when used on a MediaTemplate
element?
Nothing. Compile it in a recent build and you'll get your answer.g
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On 09-Jul-12 17:26, Darwin Baines wrote:
You can't build WixStdBA without balinfo.h.
Should it be included in the binary distribution under sdk/inc?
Yes. Please file a bug so it doesn't get lost in e-mail.
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On 09-Jul-12 15:13, chro...@comcast.net wrote:
Variable Name=MYVAR Value=myvalue Type=string Overridable =yes/
error CNDL0004 : The Variable element contains an unexpected attribute
'Overridable'.
The attribute lives in the WixBalExtension namespace, so you need to
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On 06-Jul-12 12:25, Rob Mensching wrote:
We cheated for a long time with the wixstdba by using WixVariables before
finally creating the pretty face. Looking back, we should have done it
earlier. smile/
Because now we're stuck with WixVariables. If you do it right from the
beginning, it's a
On 06-Jul-12 06:34, manishshirsat wrote:
WixVariable Id=WixMbaPrereqLicenseUrl Value=netfx35.eula.rtf /
BootstrapperApplicationRef Id='ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost'
Payload Name='netfx35.eula.rtf'
SourceFile='Resources\netfx35.eula.1033.rtf'/
Because you're not using a real URL, what
On 04-Jul-12 17:16, Alexey Ivanov wrote:
WixUI_Advanced in russian localization carries the text on the button
Advanced. *Avanced *translated as *Дополнительно*. This is a correct
translation. *The problem is the width of a button.* Look at screenshot:
Please file a bug so it doesn't get lost
On 02-Jul-12 16:22, john.burak wrote:
My installer receives credentials from the user then starts a service under
them. If the user enters bad credentials or if the specified account
doesn't have permission to install a Service, the installer rolls back with
no error message. I think it's a
On 02-Jul-12 07:03, Vladimir Kiryazev wrote:
I am trying to show ErrorDialog required by Windows Installer by means of
SpawnDialog event. But how can I customize its behavoiur?
I need it just to close on OK clicked but it exits the installation.
Is it possible or should I use custom dialog for
On 29-Jun-12 03:03, manishshirsat wrote:
my bootstrapper app always goes for downloading and installing .net 3.5
framwork instead of turning on feature.
Nothing in Burn today supports disabling/enabling Windows features.
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On 01-Jul-12 12:33, Daniel Marjamäki wrote:
I have a question about file versions. If file versions are not set,
could that cause my old files to be kept instead of replaced when I
install a newer version?
You have version info but it's bad data (commit
On 24-Jun-12 15:05, John H Bergman (XPedient) wrote:
I only get these errors inside visual studio, when I build outside,
everything builds fine.
Try cranking up the verbosity inside Visual Studio and compare command
lines. I can't imagine what would be different, but...
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On 25-Jun-12 15:29, Rob Mensching wrote:
GetShortFileName seems to be failing. Not sure how to resolve it. Wonder if
it is really necessary any longer.
It's used to fix up short paths written by self-reg, so yeah, still
necessary unless we can kill off all code written in the 90s.
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On 26-Jun-12 13:01, Bruce Cran wrote:
From reading CalculateFeatureAction() it looks like requesting a Local
state in my BA via OnPlanMsiFeature() should trigger a reinstall, but
the execute action remains None. Is this broken, or is there something
I'm missing in the bundle or BA?
The
On 25-Jun-12 08:06, Luca Bottari wrote:
Can I assign my path to WIXUI_INSTALLDIR, check for validation e re-assign
back its value to my variable usign the Order property?
I would not write custom actions...
I imagine so but I've never tried it.
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On 28-Jun-12 09:10, Brian C wrote:
More information...
If I pass /? on XP or Win7, I get ignored as the command line argument.
If I pass obvious variables (i.e. INSTALLDIR=path), then those arguments
are passed through along with the ignored string. The Command.CommandLine =
ignored
On 21-Jun-12 13:57, John H Bergman (XPedient) wrote:
Yesterday, I updated to 3014, and not when I build inside Visual Studio I am
receiving a whole bunch of ICE30 errors that look similar to this, it appears
to be about one per project.
Do you get the same error when building from MSBuild
On 20-Jun-12 11:23, David Watson wrote:
after a rebuild some binaries that have unchanged code and version numbers
are not byte by byte identical to the previous version. When I build a test
patch with some of these binaries they are being included in the msp by the
torch auto detection
On 20-Jun-12 17:40, David L. Beckwith wrote:
I like the button progress bar on installation. Shouldn't it also be used
during repair and uninstall?
It is, at least on my machine with 3.6.3014.0.
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On 23-Jun-12 20:28, Nick Ramirez wrote:
Looking at the source code for the extension, that package has the
DownloadUrl attribute but not the SourceFile attribute, so would that mean
the user needs to have an internet connection?
Yes.
Am I right in thinking that
having a SourceFile attribute
On 22-Jun-12 10:20, Luca Bottari wrote:
I succeded in the replacement but I don't know how to validate the second
path in the BrowseDlg and in Next button.
That code is only designed to check the WIXUI_INSTALLDIR property.
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On 19-Jun-12 17:45, victorwhiskey wrote:
How can I continue logging if during the install I force a reboot, then the
installer resumes after reboot?
There's no way native to MSI to do that (though it is supported with
Burn). With MSI 4.0 and later, you can use the MsiLogging property but
it
On 14-Jun-12 19:11, john.burak wrote:
The docs for the ServiceDependency Element say:
Id: The value of this attribute should be one of the following:
1. The name (not the display name) of a previously installed service.
*2. A foreign key referring to another ServiceInstall/@Id.*
Not sure what
On 14-Jun-12 12:12, Bob Uva wrote:
I'm trying to use the FeaturesDlg in WixUI_Advanced but I cannot get the
Wix tools (called through Visual Studio) to recognize FeaturesDlg, the xml
tag. I've tried adding a UIRef tag with the Id=WixUI_Advanced as
suggested in the help file, but it still is
On 13-Jun-12 13:50, chro...@comcast.net wrote:
I am trying to create a bundle that includes a 3rd party installer (not much
control over it). It is an exe, so I created an ExePackage. Now, to uninstall
that package, it seems like I need to run the unwise.exe that the installer
put in the
On 13-Jun-12 06:22, Gareth wrote:
Yes it can.
You can also use a hammer to tighten a screw, but it's not recommended.
The VC9 and VC10 CRTs are very different (VC9 goes into the Fusion GAC;
VC10 doesn't) so it's no surprise they behave differently.
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On 14-Jun-12 14:30, Hoover, Jacob wrote:
[2DB4:40F8][2012-06-14T12:57:17]: Error 0x80070648: Failed to get product
info.
Please file a bug; I'll make sure there's a test if there isn't one
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On 12-Jun-12 16:13, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
Yes - Variable: WixBundleElevated = 1
Could it be that UAC is disabled therefore it is elevated but it actually
needs to be an administrator as well?
Right and Burn has logic to handle that state (same as old-school
standard user on XP/2003). But
On 12-Jun-12 00:39, Kannan24 wrote:
How to disable the respective MSI feature from windows form?
Handle OnPlanMsiFeature.
I mean the Class library is like WixBA.dll. I need to set the MSI property
values from WixBA.dll.
IBootstrapperEngine::SetVariableString.
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On 12-Jun-12 11:49, Miss Parker wrote:
I upgraded to Wix Toolset RC today, and suddenly some MsiPackage elements in
my bundle generated an error: Value cannot be null (Light.exe) There are
Please post the stack trace.
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On 14-Jun-12 07:43, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
Are there any changes from build 3.6.3005.0 to 3.6.3013.0 – the history entry
for this release is empty.
You want v3.6.3014.0, out now.
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On 12-Jun-12 12:15, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
Comparing the logs it looks like burn is not doing the elevate step.
Is WixBundleElevated set?
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On 12-Jun-12 11:55, Miss Parker wrote:
If I do that, then .Net 4.0 won't get installed before the BA GUI starts. Or
am I missing something? I tried to put both 3.5 and 4 in the Package group
that's connected to WixMbaPrereqPackageId, but it just crashed.
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On 07-Jun-12 06:11, Pasquale Fersini wrote:
I read the documentation and I tried to load my custom file by
LocalizationFile
attribute (of BootstrapperApplicationRef section), but in some fields I still
see the variables # loc , and, at the end, setup fails. I must say I
That means you're
On 07-Jun-12 11:02, nbr wrote:
I found that a burn-based installer could be launched in silent-model so it
should be fairly easy to integrate in a parent MSI install. The challenge
You won't be able to use Burn that way if the bundle contains other
MSIs: MSI doesn't allow you to run another MSI
On 07-Jun-12 15:21, Vishnu wrote:
How to include registry changes in patching ?
They are, if the registry changes are reflected in the upgrade MSI and
the component that contains them is being installed. See a verbose
patch-install log to see what MSI is doing with each component.
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On 10-Jun-12 13:31, Miss Parker wrote:
Is there any way to have both .Net 3.5 and .Net 4.0 as prerequisites (by
Yes, just include both in your bundle's chain.
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On 11-Jun-12 14:20, Vishnu wrote:
Install log shows registry is updated from previous (cached) msi values. I
applied patch using ORCA tool, and didnt find any new registry changes in
the patch file (msp). Do we need to create a component for each registry
values and reference it in
On 11-Jun-12 01:07, Kannan24 wrote:
I found the BootstrapperApplicationData.xml file in extracted location, but
i cann't see the msi features list.
Feature information is stored only when
MsiPackage/@EnableFeatureSelection=yes.
2. How to set the msi property values from class library?
What do
On 10-Jun-12 13:50, Miss Parker wrote:
I have a situation where an exe package has a payload file (a text file),
and for this to work under normal circumstances (without Burn, just double
click on the exe) the payload file needs to be placed in the same folder as
the exe.
Have the .exe get its
On 01-Jun-12 12:06, willem peters wrote:
I am trying to create shortcuts to uninstalling whatever the bootstrapper
You shouldn't. The Windows software logo guidelines used to explicitly
say that; users know how to run Programs Features to uninstall apps.
msi property. But i cannot figure out
On 01-Jun-12 10:09, Michael Scheepers wrote:
Now I think a small extension is what I need, but I am not sure if the
extension is packaged to the msi or is only used at compile time (when
calling candle / light) or also at runtime when it is required.
It can be both but nothing will allow you to
On 31-May-12 04:41, Andrey wrote:
So I have one more question: How to detect if installator was run
automatically after reboot?
See the resumeType passed in the BOOTSTRAPPER_COMMAND.
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On 01-Jun-12 15:21, jhennessey wrote:
bit odd to me. Shouldn't the operation just be none for a detect-only
package with a totally different upgrade code than the current package?
Yes and it's been that way since March. Assuming you're on a later
version, can you post your Upgrade table and
On 03-Jun-12 10:52, Brian C wrote:
I am getting a new light error while compiling my bootstrapper application:
light.exe(0,0): error LGHT0001: Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow.
Grab the latest build: A recent fix handles bundles with package content
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On 03-Jun-12 14:27, Brian C wrote:
Still fails on 2928 build. We are combining one msi with embedded cab files
and one msi with external cab files, all totaling 1.78 GB.
Sorry, I forgot that fix missed the RC build. It will be in the next build.
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On 29-May-12 11:58, Pally Sandher wrote:
Rob M. advised that to do the above with Burn I would have to schedule the
v2.0 MSI for install Slipstream the 2.2 MSP since Burn assumes a false
InstallConditon means uninstall rather than don't install.
Right. You could do this in a custom BA,
On 29-May-12 18:35, Nate Hekman wrote:
While I think I can get that to work, it would be more convenient and would
end up as a smaller download if I could call the exe that has already been
installed. Is there some way to do that?
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On 29-May-12 14:19, Rob Mensching wrote:
The Burn engine will need to elevate to apply per-machine patches.
Would it have to? If MspPackage/@PerMachine=no, would a LUA-compliant
per-machine patch Just Work(tm)?
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On 30-May-12 11:14, Hoover, Jacob wrote:
That is the question, though I suspect that it would still need to in order
to update the bundle's installation information.
I don't think the patch bundle touches the per-machine bundle's
registration. But it would be registered per-user, so it's more
On 30-May-12 11:17, Benjamin Bennett wrote:
scripts between the msi and the install of sql server. I was hoping to
use the sql extension in wix but cannot put it in order in the chain.
Put it in the .msi or, if necessary, create another .msi to do it. Burn
is a chainer, not a replacement for
On 22-May-12 08:22, Pally Sandher wrote:
On a machine which has an existing v2.0 or later MSI installation, the MSP
should be applied to update to v2.2
On a machine which has nothing installed, v2.2 should be installed
On a machine which has an existing installation older than v2.0 a Major
On 25-May-12 09:28, tetelee wrote:
But how does this dialog get used? There is nothing else related to the disk
cost dialog,
There is, in src\src\ext\UIExtension\wixlib\CustomizeDlg.wxs.
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On 24-May-12 10:02, Pally Sandher wrote:
However Bob you're incorrect, WiXUI perfectly supports indirect uninstall
with full UI. You can run the MSI you used to install the product you'll
get that button saying Uninstall and the rest of the prompts labelled
accordingly.
That's maintenance
On 22-May-12 08:22, Pally Sandher wrote:
1 - Slipstreaming MSP's doesn't work
Likely a bug. Need logs to know for sure.
Obviously Install isn't what should be happening here. Using the MSI
directly (circumventing Burn) will bring up the Uninstall process as expected.
What happens if you click
On 23-May-12 13:19, chefkoch wrote:
hmm , Is there nobody interested in?
I wouldn't say that but it doesn't look easy to get into, even if you
know Python, since you need a bunch of dependencies related to Django.
Plus, of course, it's not exactly geared for Windows developers since
they run
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