file because it's confusing and seems unnecessary.
The only component of Burn I've ever used before is setupbld, but I'm
wondering - will the output of Burn be a single exe, or will it be like
VS where you have to package lots of MSIs and an exe into a zip file
for distribution?
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dB. dbl...@dblock.org wrote:
http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com will get you there in 15 minutes
or so.
Thanks, it looks like exactly what I need.
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Bruce Cran br...@cran.org.uk wrote:
I'm having problems installing a multi-file mixed-mode .NET 4.0
assembly to the GAC using WiX 3.5.2030.
So it appears that it's trying to install the assembly to
c:\windows\assembly instead of c:\windows\microsoft.net
with
InstallShield-based installers due to the InstallScript engine needing
to be bootstrapped. All that has left me with a continuing
negative impression of the product which I may at some point need to
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to see if it's 4.0 or newer that check
will always fail on the checked build of Windows 7 - so you'll never
get past the prerequisites check. I don't know how much of a problem
that is, but it was for me because I was wanting to test my driver on
the checked build.
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installed 4.0
it wanted to install it again :)
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seeing the old version from system32.
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The .NET Framework 4.0 is required by [BundleName] to
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On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:34:37 +0100
Bruce Cran br...@cran.org.uk wrote:
I'm having problems installing a multi-file mixed-mode .NET 4.0
assembly to the GAC using WiX 3.5.2030.
So it appears that it's trying to install
' RTF content in the file.
When it happened to me I found opening it in WordPad and doing a Save
As, overwriting the original file solved the problem.
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input file 'dutil.lib'
dutil has been split into architecture and VS-specific versions.
For example in WiX 3.6, SDK\lib contains:
dutil_2005.lib
dutil_2005_x64.lib
dutil_2005_ia64.lib
dutil_2008.lib
dutil_2008_x64.lib
dutil_2008_ia64.lib
dutil_2010.lib
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your only option is to roll your own. dotnetinstaller SharpSetup
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The problem I see with Burn is that it has .NET as a prerequisite,
which means you have a minimum of about 50MB if you want to support
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the file but not keep track of it. You might want to set
'NeverOverwrite' in that case to prevent upgrades overwriting local
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line 57 does not match the end tag of 'Component'. Line 62, position
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At least back in the .NET 1.1 and early 2.0 days there were fairly
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Is there a way to set the Run always as administrator to the app
executable file.
See the thread Run as Administrator from a few days ago.
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It's a known issue, caused I believe by 'advanced' RTF that MS Word
generates. The normal workaround is to open it in WordPad and re-save.
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On 16 Jul 2013, at 13:27, Gonzalez, John john.gonza...@intel.com wrote:
I have the same, or similar, issue. It is not expected and showed up around
the 9419 build release. Currently have no ETA of a fix
: {BUNDLE_GUID}, type: Upgrade, default requested:
Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: Uninstall, rollback: Install,
dependency: None
...
It then proceeeds to uninstall the product but leave the new version in
Add/Remove Programs.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
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On 23/08/2013 15:20, Alain Forget wrote:
Don't WiX-built MSIs have no UI by default?
See the second paragraph of
http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/user-interface
So just follow the steps of the Getting Started tutorial, and don't do
anything in the UI section?
I think there's a single
On 23/08/2013 21:58, Rob Mensching wrote:
Might be related to: http://wixtoolset.org/issues/3643/
Thanks, that was the problem.
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have the updated certificates? Or, should I remove the signature on the
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On 28 Aug 2013, at 14:28, Steven Ogilvie steven.ogil...@titus.com wrote:
Yes exactly
BA is using the same property for Setup/Uninstall for the success/failure
string
I fixed
don't know what that means (and I
have yet to figure out where and how to modify .wxl files).
Alain
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Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:39 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX
and how to modify .wxl files).
Alain
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Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:39 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Add text to final window in burn
bootstrapper/installer
/ ?
If so, how will I be able to add text to the Setup Complete box? My apologies
if I seem a tad dense, but this is very unfamiliar territory for me.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:02 PM
To: General discussion
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Add text to final window in burn
bootstrapper/installer
You want me to make the change for 3.8 or your going to make the change?
I can send you my code for the BA if you want :)
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Sent
:48, Steven Ogilvie steven.ogil...@titus.com wrote:
No sorry
I am not using 3.8 I am using 3.7 with the Extended BA from Neil
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To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset
Can't Steven put the change in the public domain and someone who's already
signed the agreement can commit it?
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On 31 Aug 2013, at 04:10, Bob Arnson b...@joyofsetup.com wrote:
On 28-Aug-13 13:29, Steven Ogilvie wrote:
Text Name=SuccessHeader X=11 Y=80
yourself?
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BA.
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On 30 Aug 2013, at 14:48, Steven Ogilvie steven.ogil...@titus.com wrote:
No sorry
I am not using 3.8 I am using 3.7 with the Extended BA from Neil
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On 18/09/2013 14:08, Steven Ogilvie wrote:
So it is not currently supported?
I don't think so. At least, the WixStdBA doesn't.
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On 9/23/2013 5:23 AM, Steven Ogilvie wrote:
Check out VersionNT and NTProductType (Google them to get the proper values
for the two OS's you want)
Or read my reply :)
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None of the builds via wixtoolset.org are working. For example trying to
download 3.8.1007 results in the broken link
http://wixtoolset.org/downloads/v3.8.1007.0/wix38.exe.
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None of the builds via wixtoolset.org are working. For example trying
to download 3.8.1007 results in the broken link
http://wixtoolset.org/downloads/v3.8.1007.0/wix38.exe.
After refreshing each page it now works.
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On 10/28/2013 1:35 PM, Andrew Makhorin wrote:
Is there any way to tell the installer to always install original files
provided in .msi on repairing/reinstalling the product?
See
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759262%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?ppud=4#BKMK_Repair
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of what can go wrong. You're supposed to import just the
specific certificates you need from another machine.
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Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that
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more than that
and it fails with an Insufficient buffer error. Could something
similar be happening?
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I guess the OP is talking about native binaries, not .NET assemblies
since he mentioned signtool - sn is the .NET signing tool.
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On 12/18/2013 1:23 PM, John Cooper wrote:
You'll have to correctly handle the case where a binary cannot be signed
because it has references to unsigned
On 12/18/2013 1:21 PM, John Cooper wrote:
If you're signing more than a dozen or so files in one pass, you've got
bigger problems. :) Besides which, like many build-related tasks, signing
is an activity best done in the same project generating the binary.
+1. Unless you're talking about
On 1/28/2014 3:27 PM, Phill Hogland wrote:
There are other similar reports on the internet which are not related to Wix,
so the root problem is probably more along the lines that Christopher
suggested. When you recompiled did you consider using
MsiPackage/@SuppressSignatureVerification?
This
On 05/01/2012 13:54, Bruce Cran wrote:
I'm also seeing this problem, with WiX 3.6. I click Uninstall, the
program uninstalls and asks for a reboot. I answer No and the list
of installed applications fails to refresh until I click F5. Having
read about how WI checks whether it needs
or update for the
product required a restart for all changes to take effect. The restart
was deferred to a later time.
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Any ideas why the list is failing to refresh?
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On 27/01/2012 15:59, John Bergman wrote:
Where did you get the merge module for the VC 10.0 Runtime? I have been
looking for one for quite some time.
If you have Visual Studio 2010 installed, it's in C:\Program Files
(x86)\Common Files\Merge Modules
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On 31/01/2012 19:14, Dieter Lunn wrote:
Even with a managed bootstrapper you don't need .NET installed
initially if I remember correctly.
That's right - Burn will bootstrap .NET first. But I just don't like the
idea of requiring extra software to be installed just for the installer.
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On 31/01/2012 20:02, Bruce Cran wrote:
On 31/01/2012 19:14, Dieter Lunn wrote:
Even with a managed bootstrapper you don't need .NET installed
initially if I remember correctly.
That's right - Burn will bootstrap .NET first. But I just don't like the
idea of requiring extra software
On 02/03/2012 21:55, Larry Fluckiger wrote:
I'd love to see the new look. Can anyone point me to some screenshots?
There's a screenshot at
http://www.joyofsetup.com/2012/01/22/the-new-wixtoolset-org-and-weekly-builds/
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On 03/03/2012 16:37, John H Bergman (XPedient) wrote:
On mine the Updating Gear was constantly turning, (probably by design, but I
thought Id mention it).
I think it's because it's looking for files in on the Sourceforge server
and not finding them (since they've been removed).
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On 05/03/2012 17:13, Bruce Cran wrote:
There was a rather lengthy discussion about this wrt driver
development at
http://www.osronline.com/cf.cfm?PageURL=showlists.cfm?list=NTDEV a few
days ago.
The link to the actual thread is
http://www.osronline.com/showthread.cfm?link=220737
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The source is similar to:
Component
RemoveFile Id=app.exe On=both Name=app.exe Directory=SomeFolder/
/Component
I guess something should be catching the error sooner?
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I've noticed that Burn in 3.6 RC0 is leaving DEL.tmp files in %Temp% that
are the bootstrapper stub. Should they be getting deleted, or are they being
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I still have IntelliSense but no description/help popups are being displayed
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On 13 Apr 2012, at 09:03, Neil Sleightholm n...@x2systems.com wrote:
Since installing WiX 3.6 RC0 I have lost intellisense in VS2010 - is anyone
else seeing
You need to use the bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication element to tell the
ba where to find the license and logo. See the changing the wix standard
bootstrapper application branding topic in the help file.
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On 24 Apr 2012, at 17:31, jean claude klodjan
On 25/04/2012 20:33, Hoover, Jacob wrote:
Run wouldn't be the proper term. It's more including the fragment when
it compiles the MSI. If it isn't referenced, then it doesn't exist.
I don't think 'compile' is the proper term either - I think it happens
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will call Detect() at startup, and then when the user clicks Install
it'll call Plan(). Once Plan completes it'll automatically call Apply().
For a BA with no UI I think you'd call Detect() in OnStartup(), Plan()
in OnDetectComplete(), and Apply() in your OnApplyComplete() method.
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Are there plans to allow the Bundle GUID to be specified? At the moment
I'd like it to stay the same since I'm not changing the MSI or version
(only the BA), but it changes with each build.
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On 03/05/2012 16:28, Wesley Manning wrote:
See http://wixtoolset.org/releases
And to see what's changed, you can use
http://wix.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets since it seems to
get updated every week.
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Has anyone else noticed candle.exe failing in the latest weekly builds when run
in Visual Studio without displaying an error message? Sometimes I have to run
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InstallLocation given a product code but is it possible to schedule them
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On 09/05/2012 20:49, James Johnston wrote:
Vista too?!
No, they're just dropping support for XP/Server 2003.
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On 11 May 2012, at 19:22, Elliott Dicus ewdi...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all,
I'm working on a project that communicates with an Arduino Uno. As such,
we'd like
that error occurs if you compress packages into the installer
executable but don't sign them: I found that if you sign the installer
but leave the MSI files unsigned then Burn fails to extract them at runtime.
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On 15/05/2012 11:35, Bruce Cran wrote:
I think that error occurs if you compress packages into the installer
executable but don't sign them: I found that if you sign the installer
but leave the MSI files unsigned then Burn fails to extract them at
runtime.
The problem wasn't
I noticed that on Windows Server 2003 (Windows Installer 3.1) the
progress values in OnExecuteProgress can go down - they reach 100 and
then go back to 95 and work their way back up to 100.
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This installation package cannot be installed by the Windows Installer
service. You must install a Windows service pack that contains a newer
version of the Windows Installer service.
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Did I do something wrong?
The InstallerVersion should be 405, not 450.
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not handled by Burn. Standard parameters like
/passive, /quiet etc. are handled and your BA doesn't see those in the
array of command line arguments, but it's up to you to do a MessageBox,
printf etc. if you get /?.
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paths in any
projects, since they've been changed from including the architecture in
the filename to having them under a directory structure e.g.
SDK\VS2010\lib\x64\dutil.lib .
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How can i specify the path in the customaction?
The custom action won't work since you can't install a .msi file from
within a running installation - you'd need to use a bootstrapper/chainer
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