Re: [WiX-users] Special permissions to write DWORD registry value

Kaushik Barat wrote: > the following code fails with error. Sufficient permission not there > to write to registry. What's the exact error message in a verbose log? If the property isn't a valid integer, you'll get an error. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org -

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

John Lalande wrote: An interesting thought, but the LaunchCondition message *does* display. The Fatal Error message appears after it is dismissed Levi's right -- uninstall from ARP runs in "basic" UI mode. As there's no authored UI (dialog boxes), the rule is that /some/ message indicating f

Re: [WiX-users]

Max Barry wrote: > I just started using WiX about a week ago, but I have been reading non > stop all week. I want to have a dialog (A) prompt the user for an > install path. Next I want the installer to check if a certain file > exists at the location the user chose for the install. If the file

Re: [WiX-users] setting hex value for DWORD in registry

Kaushik Barat wrote: > Is it possible to set a Hex value for a DWORD registry key via wix? No, Windows Installer doesn't support that. REG_DWORD values are decimal. See "Registry Table" in the MSI SDK doc for details. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org -

Re: [WiX-users] Component that depends on two features

Charlie Poole wrote: > My gui tests are a separate component under the tests feature. > Can I write a condition for that component that only installs > them if the gui feature has been selected? Is there a better > way to accomplish this? > I don't think you can use feature conditions to do thi

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-3 Status

Serge Baltic wrote: > So, what is the balance between 3.0 and stability at the moment? And in the > future? What's the insiders' point of view on that? Would be very nice if you > could share it ;) > We've used the question before: When are you shipping? The reason is that if you shipped a p

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files

Scott Palmer wrote: > One follow-up question regarding the composition of a Component. The > "rules" say to only have one .exe, .dll, or .ocx per component. I'm > not sure what the motivation is for that in the case of non-shared > files, e.g. non-COM DLLs. It certainly makes the WiX source a

Re: [WiX-users] Registry keys not being removed

Simon Topley wrote: The first release of our product using WIX has now passed and without event. We are now testing the next version of our product (we have rolled over all the GUIDs... Including the component guids [not sure if this is needed]). Sadly when the current copy of the product is

Re: [WiX-users] Missing Shortcut

Scott Palmer wrote: > It's just odd. Agreed. Unfortunately, I'm not getting a brain-wave; everything looks right so I'm out of ideas. Sorry. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of

Re: [WiX-users] upgrade/install with one MSI

On 1/25/07, Kaushik Barat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Is it possible for an MSI to detect an earlier installation? What property > should be checked for? > Is it possible to only upgrade the changed files if an earlier MSI is > detected? Have you read the tutorial linked from

Re: [WiX-users] Help needed with adjustiong msi to support full patching

I am having a problem unintsalling a patch. I am having the exact same problem as described by Emma in the thread "Patch Uninstall Help'. I don't see a clue how to resolve this. I have gone through the restrictions that can make patches uninstallable. But none of them applies for me. Even the ex

Re: [WiX-users] How to integarte an .cat file

I'm not sure what steps you've already completed so here's the entire process I followed. In my case I was using MS VS 2005, obviously some steps my have to be addapted depending on the enviroment you're working under. First you have to create a key if you don't have one already: makecert -n "CN=

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

An interesting thought, but the LaunchCondition message *does* display. The Fatal Error message appears after it is dismissed On 1/25/07, Levi Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This is a stab, but is it because when running from ARP it's running in reduced UI, so it can't display a message box

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

This is a stab, but is it because when running from ARP it's running in reduced UI, so it can't display a message box, and the fatal error is just that the remove failed because the program was running? On 1/25/07, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a LaunchCondition that with a cus

[WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

I have a LaunchCondition that with a custom action stops the uninstall if the product is running. Unfortunately, if the uninstall is initiated from the Add/Remove Programs control panel, a Fatal Error message is displayed after I dismiss the LaunchCondition message. I have tested this using the

Re: [WiX-users]

You could do the FileSearch, and then condition your dialog sequence based on the property that the would set. On 1/25/07, Max Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I just started using WiX about a week ago, but I have been reading non stop all week. I want to have a dialog (A) prompt the u

[WiX-users]

Hello, I just started using WiX about a week ago, but I have been reading non stop all week. I want to have a dialog (A) prompt the user for an install path. Next I want the installer to check if a certain file exists at the location the user chose for the install. If the file exists I would l

[WiX-users] FW: Installing files into a directory outside of the installation directory.

I have files that get installed into the program files directory, but I also need to copy a file to c:\wcat (if the c: drive exists). Any help appreciated in figuring out how to do this. Thanks Raymond - Take Survey

[WiX-users] setting hex value for DWORD in registry

Hi All, Is it possible to set a Hex value for a DWORD registry key via wix? currently if i am setting the Type attribute of Registry element as integer, and passing in a HEX value, the installer is unable to set the value. Thanks, Kaushik

[WiX-users] Special permissions to write DWORD registry value

Hi All, Does ti require special permissions to write DWORD value into the registry as compared to string? the only difference between the 2 snippets below is the Type = integer/string the following code fails with error. Sufficient permission not there to write to registry.

[WiX-users] Component that depends on two features

Hi Folks, I have the following features (among others) ... base gui tests Unfortunately, tests includes tests of the gui, which I would don't really want to install if the gui feature isn't selected. I realize that I could restructure this as base gui gui_tests base_tests but that

[WiX-users] Per-user install

Hello folks, I had a functional install working. Everything was being installed to "Program Files". I guess that is what we would call a 'per-machine' install. Someone suggested to me that I should make it a 'per-user' install. Naively, I thought I could just change the folder from ProgramF

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files

On 1/25/07, Mike Dimmick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... For best results, you should ensure that any common files are members of the same component (i.e. have the same component GUID) in all packages that distribute them. Further, the component should have the same composition (*exactly* the

[WiX-users] How to integarte an .cat file

How can I integrate an .cat file in my merge module. This file is needed for my side-by-side assembly. Simple use the File Tag will get the error: error LGHT0104 : Not a valid manifest file; How can I do this?? smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Re: [WiX-users] ED9427

Good day, Via_zgra $1, 80 Cia_zlis $3, 00 Levi_ztra $3, 35 http://www.printeryml*.com ( Important! Remove "*" to make the link working ) -- joking... Harry felt as separate from the crowd as though they were a different species. And then it seemed like about a second later to Harry Bagman was

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files

SharedDllRefCount='yes' is really for occasions when someone has or will be distributing the file in a different way, i.e. not using Windows Installer. Windows Installer can reference count the packages that install the component, there's no need to have the additional overhead of reference countin

[WiX-users] WiX-3 Status

Hello, In short: What is the status of WiX version 3? We are about to migrate our installer to the WiX technology, and it's important to choose a proper version in the very beginning. Picking 2.0 means migration to the 3.0 version in a close future, and I can see more to it than just downloadi

Re: [WiX-users] UAC elevation prompt for signed MSI file under Vista

However it gets marketed, I think there is immense value in a Windows Installer using WiX book. Not to trivialize how complicated installs can become, bit there's an unnecessarily steep learning curve for doing basic installs with WiX. This mailing list is awesome -- experts abound who are willing

[WiX-users] Shared files

I have a COM DLL that I want to place in a common place for all products installed by my company. E.g. \Program Files\Company Name\Common For the Component I set SharedDllRefCount="yes". I'm wondering about the best way to install and how the GUID for the component is involved. Do I use the sa

[WiX-users] upgrade/install with one MSI

Hi All, Is it possible for an MSI to detect an earlier installation? What property should be checked for? Is it possible to only upgrade the changed files if an earlier MSI is detected? Thanks, Kaushik - Take Surveys. Earn C

Re: [WiX-users] UAC elevation prompt for signed MSI file under Vista

The next edition will use Wix - should be getting started soon. Having said that, it's the fact that Visual Studio has flaws and limitations that made it a useful place to start. There's scope to dissect the setups, explain how they work, then add missing functionality with Orca and automation, a

Re: [WiX-users] Missing Shortcut

On 1/25/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Scott Palmer wrote: > The "Company Name" folder is already present in the start menu from > installation of a different product, but the "My Product" sub-folder > is not created for this product. (There is another product installed > that has sh

Re: [WiX-users] vs. CA

Thank you much! This worked! On 1/25/07, Arnette, Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You would have to do a custom action to set the property from a property and you can condition the execution of that. MYOLDVER -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [WiX-users] vs. CA

You would have to do a custom action to set the property from a property and you can condition the execution of that. MYOLDVER From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Wilson Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:53

[WiX-users] HxS merge module errors

I saw some mailing list posts about the foreign key errors that are given when you try to use light v3 to link in the HxS help merge modules. Just wondering if anyone else has been able to solve this. Thanks Reggie - Take

Re: [WiX-users] vs. CA

This does help, thank you! One caveat to this, the old installation has a registry key named "Path" that contains the path to its installation directory. The settings folder is would be in a settings subdirectory of this. In the I cannot reference this like "[MYOLDVER]\settings" since it viola

Re: [WiX-users] Missing Shortcut

Scott Palmer wrote: > The "Company Name" folder is already present in the start menu from > installation of a different product, but the "My Product" sub-folder > is not created for this product. (There is another product installed > that has shortcuts, in a sibling folder call it "Company Name

Re: [WiX-users] Missing Shortcut

On 1/25/07, Scott Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/25/07, Scott Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 1/25/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Scott Palmer wrote: > > > When I install the component, the file "mm-configwizard.exe" is > > > installed, but the shortcut

Re: [WiX-users] Missing Shortcut

On 1/25/07, Scott Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/25/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Scott Palmer wrote: > > When I install the component, the file "mm-configwizard.exe" is > > installed, but the shortcut is not. How is this possible? > > Verbose logs are your friend. Che

Re: [WiX-users] vs. CA

You can actually put a element inside your element, and set its condition that way. The condition will apply to the entire component, which in this case contains your element. >From the WiX docs: "Under a Component element, the condition becomes the condition of the component." What you want i

Re: [WiX-users] vs. CA

I forgot to mention that both versions can coexist on the machine. On 1/25/07, Levi Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If I detect an older version of a product (via a and set into "MYOLDVER") I would like to take settings files installed for that version, and copy them into the newer version's

[WiX-users] vs. CA

If I detect an older version of a product (via a and set into "MYOLDVER") I would like to take settings files installed for that version, and copy them into the newer version's settings folder. Would the best way be to do a CA to do this? I saw the element, but it doesn't appear that you can s

Re: [WiX-users] Missing Shortcut

On 1/25/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Scott Palmer wrote: > When I install the component, the file "mm-configwizard.exe" is > installed, but the shortcut is not. How is this possible? Verbose logs are your friend. Check the InstallValidate component dump and then the script portion

Re: [WiX-users] stock dialog bitmaps

Matthew, Thanks, that did it. My search through the src for bannrbmp.bmp must have been malformed. Thanks, Tom From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Rowan Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:45 PM To: wix-users@li

Re: [WiX-users] Minor upgrade fails when original install is from removable media

On 1/25/07, Chris Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Johan Appelgren wrote: > > I've created a setup package using Wix 3.0.2420.0 that I've used to > > install our product on a computer from a CD (removable media). But > > when I try to perform a minor upgrade it prompts me for a disk, > > "Pleas

[WiX-users] warning when build an SFPCatalog merge module

Hello, when I build this Wxs file: http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> I get this warning at light: light.exe : warning LGHT1079 : The cabinet 'MergeModule.CABinet' does not contain any files. If this installation contains no files, this warning can likely be s

[WiX-users] Registry keys not being removed

Hello all, The first release of our product using WIX has now passed and without event. We are now testing the next version of our product (we have rolled over all the GUIDs... Including the component guids [not sure if this is needed]). Sadly when the current copy of the product is removed from a

[WiX-users] Password protected web-based installation

I posted this in microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi but didn't get a response. Hopefully someone here can help me. I've been looking at a web-based installation using msistuff.exe and setup.exe from the Platform SDK. I've got is all up and running, but I have problems if the website is passwo

Re: [WiX-users] Minor upgrade fails when original install is from removable media

Johan Appelgren wrote: > I've created a setup package using Wix 3.0.2420.0 that I've used to > install our product on a computer from a CD (removable media). But > when I try to perform a minor upgrade it prompts me for a disk, > "Please insert disk". > > In the logs there is a PackageMediaPath p

[WiX-users] Help using PIDKEY + MaskedEdit + PIDTemplate

OK I have a this piece of code Customer&Account Number: Now for the Property I would like to be able to input A to Z both upper case and lower case, Numbers, and a "-" what are the masks and how do I out them in? Thanks Regards JOE O'SULLIVAN __