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Re: [WiX-users] light.exe hangs

Er. I really hope that message doesn't mean what I think it means. Why the heck are you including a ton of operating system binaries in your merge module? None of them will install on a modern machine, because Windows File Protection will prevent them being installed; on a Windows NT 4.0 machine, y

Re: [WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app?

Ahh, that's the connection I was overlooking. I see now. thanks _ From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:51 PM To: John Pavlik; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app? I don't und

Re: [WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app?

I don't understand your scenario well enough. I would encourage you to play with the organization for a while. Notice the WebVirtualDir/@Directory attribute references one of your Directory elements. That's how you control the physical location of the WebApp. From: John Pavlik [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [WiX-users] clicking on checkbox pseudo labels

Nope. You've found the paradox that is putting controls on top of images. If you include the text in the checkbox controls area, then it is ugly. If you shrink the checkbox to only be the checkbox, you can't click on text and accessibility (screen readers, in particular) is rendered useless.

Re: [WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app?

I tried that but then those elements don't get added to the website. Perhaps I'm being dense but could you edit the below to show me what you mean? _ From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 2:58 PM To: John Pavlik; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Su

[WiX-users] clicking on checkbox pseudo labels

I have implemented a "Launch [ProductName]" checkbox according to section 8.6 of the tutorial at http://www.tramontana.co.hu with one small change. Because the background of the checkbox is gray (and cannot be changed) and the background of the panel is white (which is not very attractive), I have

Re: [WiX-users] light.exe hangs

Hmm, that's weird. There's nothing in the ImportStreams() method that would seem to hang. Can you maybe get a debugger attached to the hung process and get a callstack? And then let it run a little longer and get another callstack (to see if it deadlocked or just in an infinite loop)? If the

Re: [WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app?

You just need to create more Directory elements that aren't nested under ProgramFilesFolder. From: John Pavlik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:56 AM To: Rob Mensching; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app?

[WiX-users] light.exe hangs

I am running light.exe from binaries-2.0.3309.0.zip and it seems hangs when trying to build a 125 MB merge module. I was running with -v0 and -notidy options and could see that after all the Cabbing the last thing it logged was: Importing streams. Importing binary stream from 'C:\WINNT\syste

Re: [WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app?

I used the sample file from the tutorial site - cleaned it up to compile with wix3. I added a file named nothing.txt. I don't see how to keep nothing.txt from being added to the website folder (or for that matter default.html from being added to Program Files although this is less of an issue.

Re: [WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app?

I don't know what you mean by "It seems that once you add a web application into the product all files go both to the program files and web directories.". There is nothing in the WIX toolset or MSI that would require that. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Pavl

Re: [WiX-users] Another quick question: Locating %SYSTEMDRIVE%?

How do you know that InetPub will be there? It could be moved around. Really, you'd should use a DirectorySearch to find the file. However, even better would be to add the necessary code to the WiX IIS CustomAction so that you'd get rollback and uninstall and all the other nasty things for fr

Re: [WiX-users] Another quick question: Locating %SYSTEMDRIVE%?

Windows Installer has a WindowsVolume property too. Phil Wilson From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Wilson Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:45 AM To: Eric Fesh; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Another q

Re: [WiX-users] Another quick question: Locating %SYSTEMDRIVE%?

Levi: Thanks again, but that would get the value at build-time on the build machine, right? I need the value at install time on the machine the install is being run on. -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Software Test Engineer Verari Systems Software, Inc. 110 12th Street North, Suite D103

Re: [WiX-users] Another quick question: Locating %SYSTEMDRIVE%?

No, $(env.SYSTEMDRIVE) would give you $SYSTEMDRIVE% on your build machine. Preprocessor variables are not runtime variables. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Wilson Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:45 AM To: Eric Fesh; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] How2:uninstall deregistr all website?

If you put the WebSite element in a Component then the install and uninstall of the Component will add/remove the WebSite. If you do not want your install to take over the existing WebSites then put the WebSite outside of the Component element. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with nested install of SQL Express 2005inmy installer

There are many threads about the work going on in WiX v3 to create a chainer. In fact, it's already there (even though it needs a lot more work). There is also a chainer that ships with VS (that is freely available, I think). Is this the ideal? No, but we (i.e. people who work on WiX) are try

Re: [WiX-users] Installation on Windows Vista

Does "it does not allow me to install" mean that it doesn't start the MSI setup at all, or that it fails at some point, and if so, what's the error? Are you using custom actions? And "my application requires these privileges" isn't anything to do with the installation, unless you're assuming tha

Re: [WiX-users] Another quick question: Locating %SYSTEMDRIVE%?

I think you can use $(env.SYSTEMDRIVE) in place of %SYSTEMDRIVE% Check out http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/preprocessor.htm On 1/11/07, Eric Fesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all: Hit another roadblock here, and I've not been able to come up with the right combination of keywords t

Re: [WiX-users] Bug [ 1632621 ]: Uninstall does not work in WixUI_Advanced

Bertan Aygun wrote: I followed instructions on http://www.wixwiki.com/index.php?title=WixUI_Advanced to setup my wxs file and I was using a per user installation by default. As I mentioned in the bug, WixUI_Advanced was built with grand goals but as of right now, its only tested use is fo

Re: [WiX-users] How Can I Refresh a dialog?

Levi Wilson wrote: > As well as the MaskedEdit I guess too? Because I enable/disable it as > well based upon that. There must be a special case for CheckBox > buttons? Becuase I have an Edit control in another dialog that has > enable/disable condition actions based upon the property that a

Re: [WiX-users] light bogging down my machine

That is helpful. So, here's a bit more of breakdown: 1. 8 seconds, actual WiX processing (linking) 2. 3 minutes 30 seconds, calculating file hashes and assembly information 3. 5 minutes, compressing files 4. < 20 seconds, actual WiX proces

[WiX-users] Another quick question: Locating %SYSTEMDRIVE%?

Hello all: Hit another roadblock here, and I've not been able to come up with the right combination of keywords that would get me to the answer. Basically, I need to find the value of %SYSTEMDRIVE% while the install is running so I can pass it to a custom action. The objective here is actuall

[WiX-users] Can a product be a web app and windows app?

I have a rather complicated product that has multiple Windows services and two separate web applications. I would like to make each web app and service a separate feature. It seems that once you add a web application into the product all files go both to the program files and web directories. Is th

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of a shortcut based on a folders existance

Random note: using "SourceDir" during runtime is very, very tricky. There are many cases where the Property does not get set or by using it you can force the Windows Installer to prompt the user to put the original media back in the CD (or wherever they installed it from). For example, what h

[WiX-users] Bug [ 1632621 ]: Uninstall does not work in WixUI_Advanced

This bug opened yesterday since the installer I created using WiX v3.0.2420 and WixUI_Advanced library didn't uninstall correctly. I followed instructions on http://www.wixwiki.com/index.php?title=WixUI_Advanced to setup my wxs file and I was using a per user installation by default. In both ca

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question: How to determine if Windows is64-bit at install time?

Harvey: I use this technique in other projects I have, but in this case I just need to execute an extra custom action if the app is being installed on 64-bit Windows (it's still basically a 32-bit app). I appreciate the feedback, though. -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Software Test En

Re: [WiX-users] User Interface Help Needed On Displaying A Custom DIalog

Levi, thanks for this information, i think the penny has finally dropped.  There is no need to recompile anything, just cut and paste xml. Using the Wiki example http://www.wixwiki.com/index.php?title=WixUI_Custom as base i have been able to successfullyinsert the license key dialog. For other peop

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question: How to determine if Windows is64-bit at install time?

Here is how we prevent x64 installs on x32 on non-IA hardware and vice versa. Our build process sets the "arch" variable based on the type of MSI being built. Harvey Werner PolyServe, Inc. > -Original Message- > Fro

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of a shortcut based on a folders existance

Thanks to some off list help from Levi Wilson, I now have the following solution... PDFFOLDEREXISTS From: Colin Burn Sent

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question: How to determine if Windows is 64-bit at install time?

D'oh! No, you were right. Msix64 will only tell me that the hardware is 64-bit, not that the OS is 64-bit. Thanks once again... -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Software Test Engineer Verari Systems Software, Inc. 110 12th Street North, Suite D103 Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone +1-205-397-3141

Re: [WiX-users] How Can I Refresh a dialog?

As well as the MaskedEdit I guess too? Because I enable/disable it as well based upon that. There must be a special case for CheckBox buttons? Becuase I have an Edit control in another dialog that has enable/disable condition actions based upon the property that a CheckBox sets/clears, and that

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question: How to determine if Windows is 64-bit at install time?

Levi: Thanks... Much appreciated. I also found the Msix64 property, which I think might be a cleaner solution for my purposes. *chuckle* For some reason, it seems that I find answers faster by myself only after I've sent an email asking for help... -- Eric Fesh Customer Support Engineer/Softw

Re: [WiX-users] How Can I Refresh a dialog?

Levi Wilson wrote: > Why is it then that the "Next" button changes state automatically in > the LicenseAgreement Dialog depending on the CheckBox? I know that > the CheckBox has a property tied into it, but when I push the "Next" > button, my CA changes the property that my MaskedEdit depends o

Re: [WiX-users] Property refernces are not expanded in ScrollableText

Boris Kolpackov wrote: > 1. If the text is too long then user won't see the whole thing and >there is no scroll bar. > > 2. ScrollableText allows copying of the text into clipboard so the >user can paste it into another application (Visual Studio IDE >in my case). > You can make a m

Re: [WiX-users] User Interface Help Needed On Displaying A Custom DIalog

Scullum wrote: > So basically, I have to recompile the entire UIExtension.dll with my > necessary dialogs inside; not too much of a problem. No. As WiX.chm says: You don't need to rebuild WixUIExtension to customize the WixUI dialog sets. Compile your dialog fragment and your custom set fragm

Re: [WiX-users] COM+ not compiling when upgrading from V2 to V3

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *candle.exe : error CNDL0144 : The extension 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.PcaCompiler,pcaext' could not be loaded.* I can't see any PCA related binaries either. COM+/PubCA isn't yet running in WiX v3. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org

Re: [WiX-users] Patch Uninstall Help

Emma Hanna wrote: I am using Windows Installer 3.0 -- any other ideas? Have you seen the restrictions in Uninstallable Patches ? -- sig://boB http://bobs.org - T

Re: [WiX-users] Quick question: How to determine if Windows is 64-bit at install time?

Make a condition for it using the VersionNT64 property ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/system_folder_properties.asp ) On 1/11/07, Eric Fesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all: I've got a situation where I need to launch a custom action when an ap

[WiX-users] Quick question: How to determine if Windows is 64-bit at install time?

Hello all: I've got a situation where I need to launch a custom action when an application is being installed on 64-bit Windows, but not when it's being installed on 32-bit Windows. Does anyone know off the top of their heads what condition I can check? I'm going to be Googling for an answer i

Re: [WiX-users] Conditional installation of a shortcut based on a folders existance

I think you can have something like this: Then, in your you would have a: PdfFolderExists So it doesn't install if the folder was found. On 1/11/07, Colin Burn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Conditional installation of a shortcut based on a folders existence Hi all, I'm tying to cr

[WiX-users] Conditional installation of a shortcut based on a folders existance

Conditional installation of a shortcut based on a folders existence Hi all, I'm tying to create an installer that copies some files from the installation media (if they exist) to a location on the target machine. I'm then trying to add a start menu entry that points to this location so fa

Re: [WiX-users] User Interface Help Needed On Displaying A Custom DIalog

I don't believe that you have to recompile the UIExtension.dll to achieve what you want. If you take a look at http://www.wixwiki.com/index.php?title=WixUI_Custom you'll notice that they have a tag that references the common dialogs. Then underneath in their tag is where they basically define

Re: [WiX-users] User Interface Help Needed On Displaying A Custom DIalog

Sorry for being such an idiot.  I dont know how i missed this in the wiki.. much appreciated.So basically,  I have to recompile the entire UIExtension.dll with my necessary dialogs inside; not too much of a problem.  As an aside has anyone already created a new UIExtension with IIS settings akin to

Re: [WiX-users] How Can I Refresh a dialog?

Why is it then that the "Next" button changes state automatically in the LicenseAgreement Dialog depending on the CheckBox? I know that the CheckBox has a property tied into it, but when I push the "Next" button, my CA changes the property that my MaskedEdit depends on, but yet it doesn't change.

Re: [WiX-users] Installation on Windows Vista

Pallavi Patrutkar wrote: > I read in one of the documents of Windows Vista that, when UAC is > enabled, administrative privileges are disabled for the user (Standard > user). These privileges include granting KEY_WRITE privilege for writing > to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and SE_DEBUG_PRIVILEGE. > So,

Re: [WiX-users] Installation on Windows Vista

[EMAIL PROTECTED] is possibly what you want (for PushButton controls only). There's an accompanying explanation in the WiX chm. I think the idea is to set this to 'yes' on your final and commited "Install" button. Rob Pallavi Patrutkar wrote: > Hello, > > > > I am trying to install my a

[WiX-users] Installation on Windows Vista

Hello, I am trying to install my application on Windows Vista with UAC enabled. But, it does not allow me install. I read in one of the documents of Windows Vista that, when UAC is enabled, administrative privileges are disabled for the user (Standard user). These privileges include grantin

Re: [WiX-users] User Interface Help Needed On Displaying A Custom DIalog

There's a list of dialogs (with screen shots) at: http://www.wixwiki.com/index.php?title=UiExtension Regards, Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:57 PM To: Scullum Cc: wix-users@lists.sourc

[WiX-users] COM+ not compiling when upgrading from V2 to V3

Hi, I've just started looking at v3.0.2420.0 and upgrading my previous V2 project as a test that contains COM+ PCA actions. However I don't seem to get very far after running wixcop! candle.exe : error CNDL0144 : The extension 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.PcaCompiler,pcaext' could not b

Re: [WiX-users] Patch Uninstall Help

Thanks for your response Phil. I am using Windows Installer 3.0 - any other ideas? Cheers Emma. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2007 12:00 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Su

Re: [WiX-users] light bogging down my machine

Rob Mensching wrote: > What version of the WiX toolset are you using? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > light Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Linker version 3.0.2211.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. > That sounds like an unexpected performance problem. Glad to hear that