[WiX-users] Problem with install condition based on lang ID

2006-09-18 Thread Jeff MacDuff
I am having trouble getting an install condition based on land ID to work I have consulted the WIX docs and my implementation seems to be correct but since its not working I am missing something. We are building a Multilanguage MSI for a small product and we wish to only allow install

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with install condition based on lang ID

2006-09-18 Thread Jeff MacDuff
I will run a verbose install tomorrow and see what the return is. From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 9:33 PM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem with install condition based on lang ID

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-20 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Ok thanks for the tips.. I will review the codes again and take a look. From: Mike Dimmick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:03 AM To: Jeff MacDuff; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-20 Thread Jeff MacDuff
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:32 AM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking Hi, After reading the MSDN and Wix help (at the end of my email) I think that you can ommit the ExcludeLanguages

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-22 Thread Jeff MacDuff
to upgrade. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff MacDuff Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:17 PM To: Stefan Pavlik Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking It's still

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-22 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Ok I just looked and both of the version fields are null ... I will set them to the correct values / rebuild and try it again. -Jeff -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:27 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; wix-users

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-22 Thread Jeff MacDuff
} 1.0.0 2.0.0 260 All -Jeff -Original Message- From: Jeff MacDuff Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 1:16 PM To: 'Wilson, Phil'; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking Ok I just looked and both of the version fields are null ... I

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-22 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Yes, it's installed for all users. -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:23 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking Both old and new are installed

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-23 Thread Jeff MacDuff
finds the old package. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 5:50 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking So we have an upgrade

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-25 Thread Jeff MacDuff
list the UpgradeCode and not the ProductCode ? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:08 AM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: Wilson, Phil; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-25 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Is a previous version is detected, whats the action the MSI takes? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 9:28 PM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: Wilson, Phil; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-26 Thread Jeff MacDuff
))]]/RemoveExistingProducts Please note that I inherited this J Does this look right? -Jeff From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:24 PM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: Wilson, Phil; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-26 Thread Jeff MacDuff
So would the new syntax be this? RemoveExistingProducts After=InstallFinalize/RemoveExistingProducts From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 9:02 AM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: Wilson, Phil; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-26 Thread Jeff MacDuff
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:22 AM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: Wilson, Phil; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking Jeff MacDuff wrote: So would the new syntax

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

2006-09-26 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Ok thanks for all the info. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:56 AM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: Wilson, Phil; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick question on upgrade checking

[WiX-users] Error setting target through command line

2006-09-28 Thread Jeff MacDuff
I am trying to the TARGETDIR through the cmd line when running my MSI but it gets completely ignored. Some customers might need to overwrite the default value so they have requested this msiexec function to work. The syntax I am using is msiexec /I foo.msi TARGETDIR=c:\temp Is there

Re: [WiX-users] Error setting target through command line

2006-09-28 Thread Jeff MacDuff
. Is there a trick to making this work? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Janulewicz Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 4:06 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error setting target through command line

[WiX-users] Add run key entry in Vista?

2006-10-06 Thread Jeff MacDuff
I need to add my application to the HKLM\windows\currentversion\Run key in the registry so that my app will start at every boot up for users. In Vista, I am having trouble setting this key through the MSI without it getting re-directed to the virtual store ( which of course doesnt help

Re: [WiX-users] Add run key entry in Vista?

2006-10-09 Thread Jeff MacDuff
So if we make the MSI install for all users.. we should be able to create a new run key entry without hitting the redirection problems? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 7:49 PM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: wix-users

[WiX-users] Best way to generate GUIDS ?

2006-10-16 Thread Jeff MacDuff
This is probably a dumb question, but whats the best way to generate GUIDS for component IDS for a wix file? I have an existing file I need to go add a bunch of features too.. whats the proper way to generate all those new GUIDs I need? Thanks, Jeff

[WiX-users] What is KeyPath in refrence to Registry keys

2006-10-16 Thread Jeff MacDuff
I am trying to port some Wix from one file to another, in the V1 file there are about 100 registry keys and each one with its individual component ID. I would like to consolidate all of the registry keys into 1 component. However, I can only list one of the keys with a KeyPath=yes but

[WiX-users] How to prompt to terminate process on uninstall

2006-10-26 Thread Jeff MacDuff
What is the correct method in the WIX file to list the process names that should / need to be killed before uninstall occurs? What we are seeing is that if process A is running the MSI at uninstall time will uninstall all of the other files ( dlls / xmls / etc ) and then prompt the user

Re: [WiX-users] How to prompt to terminate process on uninstall

2006-10-26 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Ahh ok.. I understand. Can you tell me more about this CloseApps CA ? Is this an existing item I can just hook into? From: Rob Mensching Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:58 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to prompt

Re: [WiX-users] How to prompt to terminate process on uninstall

2006-11-06 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Ok a follow up question, Where do I put the uninstall custom action at in the Wix file? My wix file doesnt contain any kind of remove / uninstall sections from what I can tell? -JEff From: Rob Mensching Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 1:02 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; wix-users

[WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
I need to install some sample content into the %public%\pictures folder on the target machine but I am unsure how to do this. How do I specify a environment variable path for a directory element? Thanks, Jeff -

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Any help? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff MacDuff Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 7:22 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir I need to install some sample content into the %public

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles' --- this is the important part, change the id to match what you find in the msdn link above. Dana On 11/27/06, Jeff MacDuff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any help? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff MacDuff Sent: Monday

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
of the log, is the property you need in there somewhere? You might be able to use it the same way. Dana On 11/27/06, Jeff MacDuff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem is that it's not in the list. Users\public is new common directory introduced in Vista, it's there on every install.. if my

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
, 2006 1:56 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir Try specifying l*v instead of lv. Dana On 11/27/06, Jeff MacDuff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok I ran the verbose install like this: msiexec /i foo.msi /lv foo.txt however I

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
No I don't off the bat... but I know that users\public\pictures is one of em J I will send some offline email and see if I can dig it up... no promises. From: Rob Mensching Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:10 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
:19 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; Rob Mensching; 'Dana Gutride'; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir Is this not the place that MyPicturesFolder maps to if you're doing a per-machine install? -- Mike Dimmick

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Looks like Windows SDK: KnownFolders.h has the list of folders. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff MacDuff Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:10 PM To: Rob Mensching; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
It should be per machine... is there a good way to tell? From: Rob Mensching Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:24 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir Jeff, are you doing a per-machine

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Here is the log entry: MSI (c) (44:78) [13:58:30:775]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying ALLUSERS property. Its current value is '2'. Its new value: '1'. From: Rob Mensching Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:39 PM To: Jeff MacDuff; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-28 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Does anyone else have a method to install to a directory that isn't a named directory? Surely I can somehow set the path based on environment variable? Is there a expand method within wix? Thanks, JEff From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff MacDuff Sent

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-29 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Sorry could you point me in the right direction.. never used type 51 ? From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:41 AM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir Jeff

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-30 Thread Jeff MacDuff
Oh that's it? S easy! From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:12 PM To: Jeff MacDuff Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir Jeff MacDuff wrote: Sorry could you point me

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir

2006-11-30 Thread Jeff MacDuff
in the propertys section at all. Do I need to further define the property some how? From: Jeff MacDuff Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:32 AM To: 'Bob Arnson' Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir Oh that's