[WiX-users] How can we get the Launching user's credentials (USername and Password)

Hello Everyone, I need to change DCOM settings of a service to make it start automatically with the Launching User credentials(username and password). How can I get those details from Wix code. Is there any property like [%ComputerName] to get those details. Thanks and Regards, Surekha

[WiX-users] Wix warning LGHT1076 : ICE48

Hello All, Please ignore my previous email...Here is my problem. I am getting a Wix compiler warning while trying to assign a property and use it in Directory element. Property Id=ALLUSERSPROFILE Value=$(env.ALLUSERSPROFILE)/ Directory Id=ALLUSERSPROFILE Name=AllUsersProfile Directory

[WiX-users] Wix warning LGHT1076 : ICE48

Hello All, I have a property warning LGHT1076: ICE48: Directory 'ALLUSERSPROFILE' appears to be hardcoded in the property table to a local drive. -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to

[WiX-users] Building a project using Wix 3.0.5217 fails

Hello Everyone, I have installed Wix 3.0.5217 version and trying to build our project. I get a candle error candle.exe : error CNDL0144: The extension C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixUtilExtension.dll could not be loaded. I can see that dll in the specified directory...It

[WiX-users] warning LGHT1076: ICE47

Hello All, I am getting a lot of Wix compilation warmings. This is one of them. warning LGHT1076: ICE47: Feature 'NetworkGatewayFeature' has 878 components. This could cause problems on Win9X systems. You should try to have fewer than 817 components per feature. Please let me know how I can

Re: [WiX-users] warning LGHT1076: ICE47

Any suggestions please? Thanks and Regards, Surekha Vuchuru -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 2:45 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] warning LGHT1076: ICE47 Hello All, I am getting

Re: [WiX-users] warning LGHT1076: ICE47

.nabble.com/How-to-make-use-of-the-output-.wxs-file-of-heat.exe -in-WiX3.0--td3398915.html#a3404981 -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: 11 August 2009 16:57 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re

Re: [WiX-users] warning LGHT1076: ICE47

could be suggested. -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:57 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] warning LGHT1076: ICE47 Any

[WiX-users] Removing registry entried during uninstall

Hi All, I am creating a registryentry with the following value for an exe during installation. This value is not getting removed during uninstallation. Please let me know if there are any changes that I need to make. Component Id='PackageInstaller' Guid='{B8CA6641-55CF-44fb-8032-BE6D56C07A58}'

[WiX-users] Modifying a property value during installation does not persist until uninstallation

Hello All, I am creating a user element that has [UserName] property set to DefaultUser as its value. We give the option of changing [UserName] during installation. So, the installer creates a user using the modified username say Test123. [UserName] property is modified to Test123$ and user gets

Re: [WiX-users] Modifying a property value during installation doesnot persist until uninstallation

Thank you Richard. Regards, Surekha -Original Message- From: Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 9:52 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Modifying a property value during installation doesnot persist

[WiX-users] Wix DTF - How to write CustomAction to call a C# dll

Hi All, I am working on Wix DTF. Generated a C# dll that gets the name of all the folders available in a parent folder and sends the result to a Wix CA Property. I am getting the following error I am getting this error during installation. Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows

Re: [WiX-users] Modifying a property value during installation doesnot persist until uninstallation

Hello Everyone, Please let me know how we can remove a user during uninstallation with a known username. Thanks and Regards, Surekha Vuchuru -Original Message- From: Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 9:52 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer

[WiX-users] How to create array of properties

Hi Everyone, I have a scenario where we get the names of all the subdirectories inside a particular directory(This is already done using a c++ dll). This step is being done at the beginning of the installation since the UI needs to be changed accordingly. The ultimate goal is to copy all those

[WiX-users] Check Boxes inside a listbox

Hi Everyone, I am trying to display checkboxes inside a listbox. Please let me know how we can do that. Thanks and Regards, Surekha Vuchuru - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge

[WiX-users] Including wcautil.h in my project gives a build error

Hello Everyone, I am trying to use wcautil.h in my project. I get the following error when I build my project Error 1 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'wcautil.h': No such file or directory I have even included wcautil.lib in my project. Please let me know whatelse I need to use

Re: [WiX-users] Check Boxes inside a listbox

- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 09:20 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Check Boxes inside a listbox Hi Everyone, I am trying to display checkboxes inside a listbox. Please let me know

[WiX-users] multiselection of ListBox items

Hello Everyone, Does Wix support multiselection of ListBox items? Let's Say I have following items in a listbox. Chinese_Taiwan French_France Italian_Italy Say we select Chinese_Taiwan and Italian_Italy during installation. Based on that selection, those folders need to be copied to the

[WiX-users] Removing registry key that is under HKCU fails to compile

Hello Everyone, I am trying to remove a registryentry which is under HKCU. Component Id=3DRemoveLicenseAgreementRead Guid=3D{0A820032-635B-4f23-AF53-F1832F866525} CreateFolder/ RemoveRegistryKey Action=3DremoveOnUninstall Root=3DHKCU Key=3DSoftware\Test\LicenceAgreementRead/ /Component This

[WiX-users] FW: Removing registry key that is under HKCU fails tocompile

: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:48 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Removing registry key that is under HKCU fails tocompile Hello Everyone, I am trying to remove a registryentry which is under HKCU. Component Id

[WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox

Hi Everyone, I have two listboxes in a Wix UI. When I select an item on left side listbox and click Add button, that item should be added to the right side listbox. I have written a C++ CA which gets triggered when we select an item and click Add button. I am using WcaAddTempRecord to add that

Re: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox

Anyone please? Thanks and Regards, Surekha Vuchuru -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:43 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox Hi

Re: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox

Hi Rob, Are there any suggestions from your side? -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:45 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox Anyone please? Thanks

Re: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox

of items in aListBox In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] , Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone please? I don't know about others, but when I see someone begging for an answer within 2 hours of posting their original question on a free support list where its not people's jobs

Re: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox

Thank you so much Alex... Regards, Surekha Vuchuru -Original Message- From: Alex Cater [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:12 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox 1) Brute force 'query and loop' e.g.

Re: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox

discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Count of items in aListBox In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] , Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OMG !!! I cant belive this, for someone who does not want to help, you are so pretentious. I help lots

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to read the value of a property associated with a checkbox from vbscript

Hi ychen, Try this... CustomAction Id='CustomAction1' BinaryKey='InstallerScripts' VBScriptCall='Test' Return='ignore' / CustomAction Id=CustomAction1.LeftProperty Property=CHKLEFTPROPERTY Value=[chkLeft]/ CustomAction Id=CustomAction1.RightProperty Property=CHKRIGHTPROPERTY Value=[chkRight]/

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to read the value of a property associated with a checkbox from vbscript

Try creating a log file and study the behaviour of that property...Notice when the chkLeft property is getting modifed (after which CA or event)... FYI: To create a log file... msiexec /i name of the msi /l*vx! log.txt Thanks and Regards, Surekha Vuchuru -Original Message- From:

[WiX-users] updating setup.exe with VC++ 2008 runtime libraries as prerequisite

Hello everyone, I am trying to update our product's bootstrapper project, by adding VC++ 2008 runtime libraries as one of its prerequisites...I have made the necessary changes to product.xml... I am able to see VC++ 2008 runtime libraries as one of the prerequisites

[WiX-users] Repair mode condition

Hello Everyone, Installer is creating a user during installation and removing during uninstallation...But, when I select repair option after installing the msi, it executes that component and tries to create the user again...As a result of that, my repair fails...I donot want that component to

Re: [WiX-users] Repair mode condition

-users] Repair mode condition Are you using the User element or your own CustomAction? -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:38 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject

Re: [WiX-users] Repair mode condition

: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:49 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Repair mode condition Hi Rob, I am using the user element...I goes something like this... Component

Re: [WiX-users] Repair mode condition

: Re: [WiX-users] Repair mode condition Maybe you want FailIfExists=no? That would seem to make it a no-op on repair, since you already have UpdateIfExists=no. -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 2

Re: [WiX-users] refresh combobox without leaving dialog

Hi Scott, I had faced the same problem earlier...I implemented Twin Dialog technique. Create a dialog similar to Dialog2, say TwinDialog3(UI should look same)... Example: Publish Dialog=Dialog1 Control=Next Event=NewDialog Value=Dialog2 Order=1/ Publish Dialog=Dialog1 Control=Next

[WiX-users] CheckBox check/unchek property

Hello Everyone, I have a checkbox in one of our Installation UIs. Property Id=DELETE_DB Value=1 / Control Id=DeleteDb Type=CheckBox X=100 Y=100 Width=150 Height=30 Text=Delete previously created databased Property=DELETE_DB CheckBoxValue=1 /Control I have assigned DELETE_DB

[WiX-users] Silent Installation of a single feature

Hello Everyone, Please let me know how I can install a single feature silently...I have tried using msiexec /i abc.msi /passive ADDLOCAL=Feature1. This does not work... If I use msiexec /i abc.msi /passive ADDLOCAL=ALL, then it installs all the features...But, that is not what I want. Please

Re: [WiX-users] Silent Installation of a single feature

=Feature1 on a silent command line is the documented way to do this. Create a log and see what it tells you about the feature and its components. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009

[WiX-users] Quiet Execution of built-in Custom Actions

Hello All, I have a CA that executes a batch file silently using CAQuietExec. I managed to get rid of many such flashing windows that occur due to the execution of batch files during installation process. But, there are few built-in CustomActions like WriteRegistryValues that opens few batch /

Re: [WiX-users] Quiet Execution of built-in Custom Actions

Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: 08 April 2009 16:09 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Quiet Execution of built-in Custom Actions

[WiX-users] Execute a batch file that takes Installation Directory as current directory instead of C:\Windows\System32

Hello Everyone, I have a batch file that gets executed during installation process... Content of that batch file is something like this mage.exe -cc This command is supposed to execute mage.exe (that exe is also present in the same directory where that batch file is present). But, that

Re: [WiX-users] Execute a batch file that takes InstallationDirectoryas current directory instead of C:\Windows\System32

is required for NTx. This nifty solution was originally found at alt.msdos.batch.nt. Credit: Comment at : http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/01/28/362565.aspx -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: Wednesday, April

Re: [WiX-users] Installation directory more than 200 characters long generates an Installation error

I know :( But, the system testers have logged a bug for that and it is one of the test cases. Thank you for the link... -Original Message- From: Karl Denning [mailto:karldenn...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:26 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re:

[WiX-users] DEBUG: Error 2753: The File 'DropDatabases.cmd' is not marked for installation.

Hello All, I am trying to do a silent installation of our product and it gives and error saying that a particular cmd file is not marked for installation. Can anyone explain me what this means and what can be done to avoid this error...Normal installation of the same msi works fine though.

[WiX-users] Sql Express 2005 SP2 prerequisite fails to install with error endpoint format is invalid

Hello All, I have created a small setup project that installs SQL Express 2005 SP2 as one of the prerequisites. After creating this setup project, I tried to install all these prerequisites as part of the setup program on a test machine. While Sql Express 2005 SP2 is being installed, I got the

Re: [WiX-users] Passing InstallDir to exe via a custom action

Hi Jeremie, Try single quotes outside of double quotes while passing the InstallDir parameter. This has worked for me Example: CustomAction Id=SampleCA BinaryKey=SetInstallDir.exe ExeCommand='[INSTALLDIR]' Return=ignore Execute=deferred / Thanks and Regards, Surekha Vuchuru -Original