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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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 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 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/

[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

[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

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

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] 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] 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 and FeatureRef

On 28-Oct-13 20:38, Tunney, Stephen wrote: > Adding DirectoryRef to the same boat as FeatureRef. I've added all > directoryRefs, including the one that includes the component that I know has > been updated and still no dice. :( When used in patch family filtering, only a ComponentRef will includ

Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally disabling the Install Location control in a bundle

On 26-Oct-13 05:15, John Ludlow wrote: > I don't think the standard bootstapper application's theming is capable of > that kind of customisation. That's correct. It would have to be a feature of WixStdBA. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Purely WiX patching and FeatureRef

or a feature on the fly > > Bob, do you have any insight into what my next move should be? This is a > very complicated set of products. > > Thanks for everything so far! WiX rocks!! :) > > -Original Message- > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] > Sent:

[WiX-users] WiX v3.8 RC available

http://www.joyofsetup.com/2013/10/31/wix-v3-8-rc-available/ -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malwar

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.8RC VS2012 VSIX Extension Question

On 01-Nov-13 11:26, Christopher Painter wrote: > So that made me wonder, has this part of WiX been updated for VS2013 in WiX > 3.8? Nope. Please file a bug. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Android is increasing i

Re: [WiX-users] Build WiX Projects via msbuild using TFSPreview Hosted Build Servers

On 08-Nov-13 09:23, John Cooper wrote: > I know that part of the issue is that some of the ICE stuff (supplied by > Microsoft) still depends on VBS. The other part is that CIS departments are > loath to give rights to run the Windows Installer Service to > not-true-and-not-human administrators.

Re: [WiX-users] error CNDL0001 : Cannot set column 'SecureObject' with a null value because this is a required field

On 09-Nov-13 19:36, Suryadeep Biswal wrote: > I am getting an System.InvalidOperationException while compiling > a WXS file with util:PermissionEx > element under RegistryKey element. I > am using WIX build 3.6.3303.0. Known bug that was fixed in WiX v3.7. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Burn - WACK, unresolvable warnings?

On 07-Nov-13 11:33, Simon Gustavsson wrote: > I'll just have to live with that warning. However, to me, it looks like the > version warnings are just an oversight. Is that so? Burn writes the DisplayVersion value instead. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Build WiX Projects via msbuild using TFSPreview Hosted Build Servers

On 10-Nov-13 17:12, Blair Murri wrote: > Bob, I would love to find where the setting is to allow non-admin service > accounts to perform per-user windows installer operations. I've searched for > it without success. I'm sure I could get some administrators to loosen that > particular restriction

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.8 released!

The final build number is 3.8.1128.0. On 28-Nov-13 11:48, Nicolás Alvarez wrote: > 2013/11/28 Rob Mensching : >> WiX v3.8 released: http://wixtoolset.org/releases/v3.8/stable >> >> Read more about it here: >> http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2013/11/28/wix-v3.8-released >> >> A big thank you to

Re: [WiX-users] ICE Errors and how to resolve

On 12-Dec-13 13:40, Brian Enderle wrote: > I have the following ICE errors and am not sure how to track down the root > cause or how to repair. Can someone explain how I can find the cause of > these errors and fix them? > > I am trying to use the Crystal Reports 13.0.7 MSM file to deploy CR with

Re: [WiX-users] Feature request

On 12-Dec-13 14:52, Tunney, Stephen wrote: > Can melt simply "rebase" the wixpdb if I were to point it to an already > existing melt output directory? I basically don't want to have melt > re-output everything to the -x argument again. Nothing on the help syntax > for 3.7 indicates a way of do

Re: [WiX-users] Burn removes package it should not

On 19-Dec-13 12:16, Wheeler, Blaine (DSHS/DCS) wrote: > I expect to see the bundle install the upgraded msi and to leave the > unchanged package in place. But Burn installs the upgrade and then removes > the unchanged package even through the InstallCondition for package #2 > evaluates True > >

Re: [WiX-users] WixFirewall CA

On 16-Dec-13 08:44, Graham Harwood wrote: > My question is, what reason does the CA for the firewall not update an > application rule if one already exists? The quarter came up tails. :) That was the behavior I needed when I designed the firewall extension. Both behaviors are "right." It'd be rea

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Component Attributes

On 31-Jan-14 11:42, Phill Hogland wrote: > I am probably over looking something simple, but in a Wix Custom Table Row > element, how do I indicate that I want the data in that row (to be passed > to a CA) to be a component's attributes? Not sure what you mean. Attributes are usually represented as

Re: [WiX-users] ListView Example for the Theme.xml in the Bootstrapper project

On 29-Jan-14 14:59, Barnes, Karen wrote: > I would really like to see an example of how the list view works with the a > custom theme file in the bootstrapper project. It appears to allow me to > enter in the item within my VS2012 Bootstrapper project, but once I added it, > then my bootstrappe

Re: [WiX-users] Burn custom bootstrapper and ARPINSTALLLOCATION?

On 28-Jan-14 10:52, Daniel Madill wrote: > However, in my original MSI I set the ARPINSTALLLOCATION property so that the > install location shows up in ARP. I would like to do the same thing with my > new burn-based installer. However, burn creates its own ARP entry for the > bootstrapper. How d

Re: [WiX-users] wix200x.targets missing from 3.6?

On 14-Feb-11 14:06, John Thornborrow wrote: > I've just updated my installation to 3.6.1321.0, and when reloading existing > wix projects, I am prompted with "Access to the path 'C:\Program Files > (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\Wix\v3.x\wix200x.targets' is denied." Error. Upon > checking, this is beca

Re: [WiX-users] How to use the InstallCondition on a MsiPackage

On 16-Feb-11 13:35, Gregg Swanson wrote: > How do I use the "InstallCondition" on a MsiPackage? Burn expressions support the same syntax as MSI, so you'd use FOO = "ALL" -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- The ulti

Re: [WiX-users] Creating just a web app pool on Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5, WiX 3.5 RTM

On 16-Feb-11 19:15, John Robbins wrote: > Also, I'm going to file a bug report for WiX 3.6 that they start adding the > PDB files for the CAs to the distributions. If I had those, I'd break in and > be able to debug the CA myself. You misspelled "feature request." Alas, it's already implemented,

Re: [WiX-users] admin vs. non-admin

On 16-Feb-11 17:13, Lukas Haase wrote: > However, what happens when program with same UpgradeCode is first > installed globally as administrator and the next version installed as > non-admin user? MSI doesn't support a per-machine package upgrading a per-user package, or vice-versa. It's best to

Re: [WiX-users] Creating just a web app pool on Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5, WiX 3.5 RTM

On 16-Feb-11 21:34, John Robbins wrote: > Good to know my beloved PDF files are there for 3.6. Good job! Sadly, we are > using 3.5 for this project. :( Yeah, this was only in v3.6, as of late December. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] admin vs. non-admin

On 17-Feb-11 05:15, Lukas Haase wrote: > And what is the option in my case? > I.e. when there are already deployed per-machine packages and I want to > change to per-user? MSI doesn't support upgrades in that case. You might be able to use a bootstrapper. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Planning: package customization

See my recent reply to John Robbins: Use MsiProperty children with Value values that refer to Burn variables. Your UX can call IBootstrapperEngine::SetVariable* and Burn will evaluate the MsiProperty/@Value when it builds the command line for install/etc. On 18-Feb-11 11:06, Vadym Verba wrote

Re: [WiX-users] Burn and MSI properties

On 18-Feb-11 11:23, John Robbins wrote: > As I need a boot strapper to install a bunch of third party components as > well as my various MSI files as well. Because Burn installs the .MSI files > silently, I need to set have my UX/BA do the prompting for databases, web > sites, etc. That's easy,

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Font Color for Dialog Subtitle

On 04-Apr-11 15:35, Francisco Gabriel Malbrán wrote: > I would like to know if there is any way to change the Dialog's subtitle > font color independently from the text in the content of a dialog. You can add your own localization strings to add a text style. Otherwise, no; the strings in the sub

Re: [WiX-users] ICE60 and DefaultLanguage

On 07-Apr-11 07:21, Pally Sandher wrote: >warning LGHT1101: The DefaultLanguage '0' was used for file 'SALFLIBC.DLL' > which has no language. Specifying a language that is different from the > actual file may result in unexpected versioning behaviour during a repair or > while patching. Eith

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.6 Burn Problem -- How to run EXE in place instead of caching?

On 14-Apr-11 12:31, John Robbins wrote: > I've played around trying to get the element to work but nothing > I've tried tells Burn just run the one in the directory > .\PreReq\CrystalReportsXIR2\ under MyBurnSetup.exe. Burn always runs packages from the cache; if @Cache="no" then Burn deletes

Re: [WiX-users] Redefining Preprocessor Variables

On 14-Apr-11 16:36, Amber Scouras wrote: > Is there any way to redefine a preprocessor symbol? it first. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolida

Re: [WiX-users] Component condition question

On 11-Apr-11 19:43, Greg wrote: > I have a component with the following condition: > "Remove"]]> That's problematic for two reasons: 1. InstallMode is an internal property and isn't guaranteed. 2. String comparison operators don't work c

Re: [WiX-users] Sql component ignored during msp install

On 29-Mar-11 03:53, Tobberoth wrote: > Indeed, it seems that the feat_newsql is ignored even though I've set > REINSTALL=ALL on the command line and even though the feature is coded like > this: Reinstall won't install a feature for the first time; for that, you need ADDLOCAL. -- sig://boB http

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.6 Burn Problem -- How to run EXE in place instead of caching?

On 14-Apr-11 22:07, John Robbins wrote: > Hope you don't mind another question. :) Why does Burn expand into the %TEMP% > directory and copy to the cache directory? Why not just extract the files > from the EXE directly into the cache directory? The installer I'm working on > with everything is

Re: [WiX-users] Component condition question

On 14-Apr-11 20:48, Greg wrote: > Is this a bad idea: I am setting InstallMode in a custom action, for example > when the Change button is selected: > Session.Property("InstallMode") = "Change" Sorry, I forgot that I renamed install mode for WixUI. There's no conflict. > I understand the potentia

Re: [WiX-users] Burn Standard Bootstrapper questions

On 20-Apr-11 13:50, David Watson wrote: > This one is just weird > [01A0:1594][2011-04-20T18:43:11.426+00:00]: Error 0x80070002: Failed to open > bundle registry key: > SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google Chrome Burn enumerates all the uninstall registry keys when looking fo

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction that needs to figure out the destination path

On 23-Apr-11 20:33, Aaron Klor wrote: > a similar manner. If the CA is deferred, (again, unless I'm mistaken) you'll > only have access public properties (directory ids and such defined in > ALLCAPS), but you should be able to get the paths you need. Deferred custom actions can only get a couple o

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to use the EventSource element gives "component element contains an unhandled extension element" error

On 20-Apr-11 09:39, Patrick van der Velde wrote: > I'm using the VS2010 shell with the latest weekly build of Wix 3.6 > installed. In my project I've referenced: > - WixNetFxExtension > - WixUtilExtension Verify with verbose build output that candle.exe is getting an -ext command-line switch. --

Re: [WiX-users] unhandled exception in light

On 21-Apr-11 11:47, Thomas Svare wrote: > Grasping at straws I set the number of threads to use during cab creation to > 1 but that did not help. I'm at the point where I need to debug and I was > wondering if the Wix 3.5 symbols are available? I did not see them on > SourceForge. In the mean

Re: [WiX-users] Scrollable Control

On 18-Apr-11 13:03, lokanath devineni wrote: > Does anybody know the scrollable control that supports wix properties > embedding? None do. Note that properties are an MSI concept, not a WiX concept. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] hopefully simple question about customizing the standard WiX dialog sets

On 22-Apr-11 14:53, Dave Combs wrote: > If I change the UI Id in KaazingUI_Advanced from WixUI_Advanced to something > else (and change the reference in my base .wxs file), I get tons of You must do that to avoid duplicating the one in WixUIExtension. > duplicate symbol errors. Please provide th

Re: [WiX-users] hopefully simple question about customizing the standard WiX dialog sets

On 25-Apr-11 11:15, Dave Combs wrote: > My simple solution was to change the name of these custom actions in my copy > (to KzSetDefaultPerUserFolder, etc.) and to any references to them, without > changing their contents. You could also just delete your copy of them and reuse the ones in the orig

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Detecting: additional Package info

On 27-Apr-11 12:13, Vadym Verba wrote: > 1) DetectPackageCompleteEventArgs contains "PackageId". Where could I > use this information? Could I somehow get access to .msi itself, described in > with detected "PackageId"? You can use it to set properties on that package or make decisions abou

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction that needs to figure out the destination path

On 27-Apr-11 03:06, Rune Moberg wrote: > A little googling seems to suggest that the proper way to do this > would be by using a deferred action. If I understand this correctly, > the deferred action will be executed by the installer service and has > a good chance of running elevated. Fine, except

Re: [WiX-users] VC++ redistributable questions

On 28-Apr-11 09:52, Tobias S wrote: > - With this implementation the VCRedist installer runs at a point > where the user can run the installation unattended (for bootstrapper > normally waiting until completion necessary - not considering Burn > here as it is in beta) > - Most installs run in UI mo

Re: [WiX-users] Registering a WMI interface

On 27-Apr-11 13:33, Skildum, Mathew wrote: > Does anyone have any incite as to what happens during WMI registration? Unfortunately, it requires running code, either the mofcomp.exe tool or using the IMofCompiler interface. Nobody's donated any code to WiX to support WMI registration. -- sig://

Re: [WiX-users] Integrity of WiX binaries

On 09-May-11 12:56, John Robbins wrote: > WiX Team: My company will pay for the certificate. Let me know where to > send the check. Leave $60 in unmarked bills in the garbage can at the entrance to Mine Falls Park. Walk away slowly. The biggest issue I see, aside from the work involved in keepin

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: secure Bundle Variables

On 10-May-11 10:15, Vadym Verba wrote: > Is there any workaround to make this more secure? Not at present. Please file a bug. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability

Re: [WiX-users] Chaining MSIs together

On 13-May-11 13:32, Wilson, Phil wrote: > Well being picky you don't need MSI 4.5 if all you want to do is install a > collection of MSI files wrapped in your custom UI using > MsiSetExternalUIRecord - that's always been an option. MSI 4.5 gives you > transaction support (so you don't need to un

Re: [WiX-users] dark.exe : warning DARK1057

On 13-May-11 16:32, john.bu...@telvent.com wrote: > 1.) According to Orca, "IsolateComponents", as well as the other actions > mentioned in these errors, are not in the InstallUISequence table as the > error says. Rather they are in the ModuleInstallUISequence table. Is the > error message inaccu

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: installing IIS6, WindowsRoles, MSDTC

On 11-May-11 09:00, Vadym Verba wrote: > I wonder if there any possibility to declare IIS6, WindowsRoles, MSDTC > installation inside Bundle chain? They use Windows executables from System32 > folder, so theoretically it should not be embedded in a container ExePackage doesn't run .exes that exist

Re: [WiX-users] Downloading files with burn

On 13-May-11 10:17, Michael Stoll wrote: > AFAIK the file is downloaded / required when 'ux requested' is > 'Present'. So what I'd like to do is check if the current state is > 'Present' and then set 'ux requested' to 'None'. I know how modify the > requested state in the ux (managed). But how do I

Re: [WiX-users] Chaining MSIs together

On 16-May-11 14:07, Kevin MacDonald wrote: > behind the times. All I know is that they have specifically requested a > single MSI. That requires the use of an embedded chainer, which requires MSI 4.5 or later. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] Failure Injection for Upgrade/Rollback Testing

On 16-May-11 18:22, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) wrote: > What would be an easy way to simulate (or cause) a failure during a major > upgrade to demonstrate the results of a rollback? See WixFailWhenDeferred in WixUtilExtension. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Reboot management

On 18-May-11 04:03, Vadym Verba wrote: > I have one msi package with, but > Burn always install package with argument in command line "REBOOT= > ReallySuppress" and the one before last line in log file is "Apply complete, > result: 0x0 restart: No". So how to schedule reboot in Burn? Check the log;

Re: [WiX-users] Developer with WiX experience needed; proper incremental build support

On 19-May-11 11:50, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) wrote: > The wix2010.targets file imported by your .wixproj project will need to be > customized to make this work as you expect. The changes will likely need to > completely replace some of the targets defined in wix2010.targets with > versions t

Re: [WiX-users] Yet Another Question on Shortcuts and HKLM

On 18-May-11 11:11, Francisco Gabriel Malbrán wrote: > And for confirmation: Is this definitely an error in the ICE57? > No, it's not wrong; it's telling you about something you probably don't care about. Though most packages are per-user or per-machine by design, ALLUSERS is a public property an

Re: [WiX-users] deferred task with elevated impersonation

On 28-May-11 06:36, Martin Kulov wrote: > How can I execute deferred task with elevated privileges under user's > running the installer credentials? MSI doesn't support that except by running the entire .msi from an elevated process. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] unhandled exception in light

On 25-May-11 15:31, Thomas Svare wrote: > After several missed opportunities I've finally got a crash dump and was able > to run a quick analysis. Using Wix 3.6.1706.0 light crashes intermittently > on our build machines. This crash was also observed with 3.5 release. I'm > continuing to look

Re: [WiX-users] Possible bug in WixUIExtension ?

On 25-May-11 18:12, DexterSinister wrote: > All I'm doing is adding a single dialog after CustomizeDlg ... and it works > fine during the initial installation, but when I try to use the 'Change' > option through Add/Remove Programs [in Win7 Pro SP1 32 or 64 bit], the > VerifyReadyDlg only has 'Back

Re: [WiX-users] ConfigureIIs rollback

On 31-May-11 09:52, Vadym Verba wrote: > When web site is installed by installer and it crashes later, the rollback > doesn't delete created web site at all. Logs show that there are no any > Rollback CAs for ConfirugeIIs, just StartMetabaseTransaction, > RollbackMetabaseTransaction and CommitMetab

Re: [WiX-users] No "Browse" button in CustomizeDlg in "Change" mode

On 05-Jun-11 16:14, Alex Galperin wrote: > But when user runs the same setup packages again and tries to install > additional features that were not installed at first time, there is no way > to configure path to them, because "Browse" button is hided. That's by design: Components can't be moved e

Re: [WiX-users] Manually building a Votive project

On 31-May-11 13:33, Francisco Gabriel Malbrán wrote: > Yet I would like to establish the simplest dependencies to compile. ie: only > Wix 3.5 (no need of .net framework) > > Is this possible? No, WiX requires .NET. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] unhandled exception in light

On 02-Jun-11 09:08, Thomas Svare wrote: > I'm able to log a bug, 3310378, but I can't add my crash dump attachment. > I'm guessing that it is too large but I'm not getting any fail to add > information. The file in question is 43MB. Is there a files size limitation > for attachments? Is ther

Re: [WiX-users] unhandled exception in light

On 07-Jun-11 14:40, Thomas Svare wrote: > I got about 6% better compression with 7-Zip compared to WinRAR but > unfortunately my file is still too big to attach (40.3MB). Is there another > alternative to making the crash dump available? Something like SkyDrive

Re: [WiX-users] Manually building a Votive project

On 07-Jun-11 16:18, Francisco Gabriel Malbrán wrote: > I wanted to tell you that I was able to compile by using *only* WiX > installation and WiX's tools (candle, light). I say *only* because I dont > use anymore msbuild, but if WiX relies on .NET to work then there is an > implicit use of .NET. I

Re: [WiX-users] General part (feature) in different products.

On 06-Jul-11 09:06, Shal Philipp wrote: > We have such a problem: We have several products with general part > (feature). Components (files) in this feature maybe different in newer > versions. Some products can be installed together. If you're sharing components, they must all follow the componen

Re: [WiX-users] ExitDialog will not unload after application launches

On 01-Jul-11 16:36, Sidky Macatangay wrote: > Any idea on how > this can be resolved? You need both Publish elements: one to launch and one to close the dialog. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- All of the data ge

Re: [WiX-users] DIFxApp does not properly rollback to the old driver when doing a major upgrade

On 01-Jul-11 15:27, jjbean wrote: > In many cases, I've found that even when using the win32 api directly, it's > not possible to rollback uninstalled drivers, the exact behavior is very > platform dependent. In many cases, the api returns "reboot required", at > which point there is no chance of r

Re: [WiX-users] What is the usage of Name and SrouceFIle on the xxxPackage statement?

On 06-Jul-11 08:41, Roy Chastain wrote: > I ASSUMED that SourceFile meant that it would find the file > on the local system and "embed" in the output. Given that there is a > DownloadUrl specified, that behavior does not make too much sense. Light uses the source file to get information about the

Re: [WiX-users] What is the purpose of the MbaNetfxPackageId and MbaPreqPackageName variables

On 06-Jul-11 08:50, Roy Chastain wrote: > What are the purposes of these two variables and is this something that > needs to be emulated when authoring an install with a prereq of .NET 3.5 > SP1? They're used by the Burn managed bootstrapper app to manage installing .NET. They're still needed but

Re: [WiX-users] What is the purpose of the MbaNetfxPackageId and MbaPreqPackageName variables

On 06-Jul-11 13:26, Roy Chastain wrote: > Are you trying to tell me that the Burn bootstrapper REQUIRES .NET 4.0 > to run? No, it doesn't require any version of .NET. Obviously, if you want to use a managed BA, .NET is required and as I said above: > note that the current managed BA has > only

Re: [WiX-users] General part (feature) in different products.

On 06-Jul-11 13:10, Shal Philipp wrote: > May be there is some recomendations from Microsoft not to change file > composition of feature that is shared? Will be glad to see some. It will be > good argument in an argue. Yes, in the MSI SDK. Various blogs also cover it, such as http://robmensching.

Re: [WiX-users] Sample Config Edit and Save?

On 11-Jul-11 12:15, Steve Craft wrote: > I have an .exe.config file with 5 values. > > I need a GUI with 5 textboxes to capture end-user input, and then update the > .exe.config. > > How should that be done? I am not sure if UAC allows for an exe to be edited > like this. > Use XmlFile to edit

Re: [WiX-users] Max. File Size

On 11-Jul-11 09:21, Daniel Madill wrote: > Multi-part CABs can get the total size of a set of files past 2GB, possibly > to 64K * 2GB, but no one file can exceed 2GB. > Maximum size of all files in one folder (uncompressed) 2GB > Maximum size of all files in one folder (compressed) 2GB Neither of

Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release notes?

On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: > Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying release > notes near the end of an installation sequence. See "How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup" and replace "myapplication.exe" with "myreleasenotes.html." -- sig://bo

Re: [WiX-users] Burn using an old copy of an embedded msi

On 13-Jul-11 11:18, Roy Chastain wrote: > Currently I have the InstallCondition for the .MSI set to "1" to > always force it to run regardless of whether Burn thinks it is > installed or not. I guess another way to ask the question is, "what > would make Burn realize that a file, msi, exe etc -

Re: [WiX-users] can't eliminate Error 2343 for InstallDirDlg.wxs in Toolset 3.5

On 12-Jul-11 10:54, Peter Stein wrote: > It seems I can't get rid of this 2343 Error no matter how I set the > WIXUI_INSTALLDIR property. How did you set it? As documented, its value must be the name of the directory property you want to specify. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] CertificatePath in Certificate element does not work

On 13-Jul-11 10:26, mylan wrote: > InstallCertificates: Error 0x80070057: Invalid Certificate.Attributes. Please file a bug. A workaround is to specify @Overwrite="no". -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- AppSumo P

Re: [WiX-users] Writing to ProgramFolder with Custom Action Dll in C++

On 14-Jul-11 18:31, Michael Ganz wrote: > MsiGetPropertyA(hInstall, "INSTALLDIR", _pcKeyPath,&_dKeyPathLen); > ... > MsiSetPropertyA(hInstall, "KEYWRITESUCCESS", "0"); > Deferred custom actions can't read or write property values. See "Obtaining Context Information for Deferred Execu

Re: [WiX-users] DTE OutputFileName vs OutputName - possible wix bug?

On 18-Jul-11 00:24, Rory Primrose wrote: > I've found that a WiX project that includes a fullstop in the OutputName > property returns a truncated value for the OutputFileName property. The build > output is not affected with this issue and the correct msi file name is > produced. This appears t

Re: [WiX-users] Burn title and ARP

On 18-Jul-11 19:12, Dan Puza wrote: > Is there a way to set the title of the bootstrapper without creating an Add > Remove Programs entry for the bootstrapper? No, at least right now Bundle/@Name is what shows the bundle in ARP. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] ComPlusInstallExecute Error 0x80110414 on Windows 2000

On 18-Jul-11 14:15, Joe Mik wrote: > ComPlusInstallExecute: Error 0x80110414: Failed to save changes 0x80110414 is COMADMIN_E_USERPASSWDNOTVALID (The identity or password set on the application is not valid). -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Subscribe Events

On 18-Jul-11 14:44, Brad Lemings wrote: > Is it possible for an external program or embedded script to subscribe to > events (e.g. SetProgress)? No. The closest is an external UI handler, which can handle progress messages however. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

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