[WiX-users] .NET CustomAction dll - can I use .net to code my custom action?

I note that there is MSI interop coded in wix, and there is another msi interop C# library floating around (http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/msiinterop). Can I call an entry point in a .net dll from a wix script? (or rather, can msi files handle this). Also, why is the MSI Interop classes in wix

[WiX-users] Read launch condition from Registry key

I am trying to read a registry key and setting that as a property but for some reason it's not working. The installation interrupts with the launch condition message defined in WIX. I have a registry key created from another software HKLM\Software\[Manufaturer]\RuntimeInstalled with a value of "ye

Re: [WiX-users] Launch Condition on Uninstall

Adriaan wrote: > How can I bypass the Launch Condition on Uninstall? > Use a condition of "Installed OR ..." so the condition is true when the product is being uninstalled. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org - Take Surveys.

[WiX-users] Launch Condition on Uninstall

Hi, I have a setup package that I created and I also have other setup packages that are plug ins to the main application. Now the installation of the the main app is checked via a , but when I uninstall the main application first and then the plugin setup I get a fatal error saying the main applic

Re: [WiX-users] Prevent Deletion of File

Dhaval Patel wrote: > I have an MSI that installs numerous files - some of these may be > shared by other components on the same box at a later time. I need to > ensure that these specific files are not deleted upon uninstallation > of my MSI. An example would help! If the same components are s

[WiX-users] Copy back a file at uninstall

Now I thought/hoped this would be trivial but no. For various reasons we need to create an installer that 1) copies the original file to a well defined location 2) updates the original file with a newer version On Uninstall we need to 1) Remove the patched version 2) Copy the original file back

[WiX-users] Running APIScan on the msi created using WIX

We have been using WIX for building an MSI file for a new tool called Migration Tool for Dynamics AX. We are running into some issues with the msi files that were generated using the Wix. We have to run APIScan on the msi before we can release the tool. The purpose of the APIScan is from the on

[WiX-users] Is possible to install IIS as part of MSI setup ?

Hi, I know it is strange requirement (customers ... you know :-) but I'd like to be sure that it is not possible to install IIS (Windows Server 2003 or 2000) as a part of MSI setup. I know that "installing" IIS means rather "changing the system configuration" but it might be scriptable somehow.

Re: [WiX-users] Windows Forms App

I was able to fix this issue - my windows form reads and writes values to and from the registry... it turned out that the way WIX was creating the registry key was making it unreadable somehow. The weird part was that the form was able to read from a couple of keys (both created by WIX), but unabl

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper

To do that I need to conditionally set the command line arguments with REINSTALLMODE=vomus REINTALL=all when the product is already installed. Does anybody know how to do that using the Visual Studio 2005 GenerateBootstrapper task? -Matthew Rowan -Original Message- From: Stefan Pavlik

Re: [WiX-users] WiX3 Error: The primary key xxx is duplicated in table 'Registry'

I think I understand this a bit more now and it would appear to be limitation of the element. To register .Net COM components you need to set the InprocServer32 to "mscoree.dll" and I can't see how you can do this with the element as this is not a file that is installed by your setup. To work

Re: [WiX-users] Prevent Deletion of File

I believe you set the Component Attribute Permanent="yes" Dhaval Patel-4 wrote: > > I have an MSI that installs numerous files - some of these may be shared > by > other components on the same box at a later time. I need to ensure that > these specific files are not deleted upon uninstallation o

Re: [WiX-users] How to use a Property Value to create anotherProperty

Ok, I will go that route. THANK YOU for your quick responses! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K-ballo Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:42 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to use a Property

Re: [WiX-users] How to use a Property Value to create another Property

You cannot set a property to the value of another property in that way. That is necessary to prevent creating circular references. What you should do is call a CustomAction that will set the value of VDDIR property after MAINDIR has been set. You would have to do something like this: K-bal

Re: [WiX-users] How to use a Property Value to create another Property

Thanks for the quick response.I just tried your suggestion and unfortunately I got the same result. From: Levi Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:11 PM To: Nick Hennemann Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [

Re: [WiX-users] How to use a Property Value to create another Property

Have you tried: I think that should resolve to what you want. On 2/14/07, Nick Hennemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *I have the following Property "MAINDIR" and it is populated correctly from the registry….* And then I have another property call "VDDIR" and I use

[WiX-users] How to use a Property Value to create another Property

I have the following Property "MAINDIR" and it is populated correctly from the registry And then I have another property call "VDDIR" and I use the "MAINDIR" property to help build the path for my virtual directoryhowever I can see that instead of the path being

[WiX-users] Prevent Deletion of File

I have an MSI that installs numerous files - some of these may be shared by other components on the same box at a later time. I need to ensure that these specific files are not deleted upon uninstallation of my MSI. An example would help! Thanks for the help, guys! ---

Re: [WiX-users] Error when trying to conditionally run something (2753)

Wix syntax isn't something I'm very familiar with, but in general you need a feature-action condition based on the feature transitioning to an installed state, &FeatureName=3. Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave_c Sent: We

Re: [WiX-users] Vista and elevation

What I did was make a small bootstrapper application that contains both MSI's one that does per-user and one that does per-machine. My bootstrapper prompts the user to select one and then it launches the appropiate MSI. Mike Robertson wrote: > > Simple question but I can't find a definitive an

Re: [WiX-users] ICE 03 Error in FizeSize Column on File Table

I have one file > 2.0GB in size. Is there a way for the Installer to chop up a file into smaller sizes, so it is managable. I need it to be a process that the installer does because it needs to also reintegrate them during installation. I don't know how to do this though. I tried seeing if sli

Re: [WiX-users] Delete a virtual directory

My install creates virtual directories under "Default Web Site" - "All Unassigned" IP. The IP, however, is guaranteed to change to a static IP address which botches the uninstall of the virtual directory. So I would simply like to delete it regardless. Fr

Re: [WiX-users] Delete a virtual directory

Not today. Kinda' weird scenario, what are you doing? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Tasanasanta Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:51 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Delete a virtual directory Is there a command to delete a virtual

Re: [WiX-users] Vista and elevation

No, it is not possible but it should have been. I've voiced my complaints to the Windows Installer team. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Robertson Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 3:27 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject

Re: [WiX-users] Error when trying to conditionally run something (2753)

Hi there, I've managed to find some more information on the subject and think I have solved the problem I was having. In the CustomAction I've changed the condition from NOT Installed to $Install=3 I.E. Only run if the client component is being installed. I've tried it o

Re: [WiX-users] Patch sample in tutorial : msimsp.exe failed with 0x30

I came across this post whilst searching for an answer to the same problem. I assume you are talking about the WiX tutorial on http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php; if so, then the problem comes from the fact that the author includes a single quote in this line: > Hello everybody > > I

[WiX-users] Vista and elevation

Simple question but I can't find a definitive answer here. Is it possible to build a single package that will install on Vista per-user without asking for admin privileges but that will also be able to install per-machine (and ask for elevation)? All I can find here is InstallPrivileges, but that'

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper

Hi again... Matthew Rowan wrote: > Thanks for the quick reply Stefan. What I have found is that when I build a > new installer for the next minor version it does not launch in Maintenance > mode because the package code is different, but the product code is the same > and I get the error messag

Re: [WiX-users] Error when trying to conditionally run something (2753)

Thanks for the response. This would make sense. I only want to run this customAction if I am installing the client side of things. When I select the server side to be installed the executable is not selected for install (it is a feature of the client). So I guess I need to add extra control to t

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper

Thanks for the quick reply Stefan. What I have found is that when I build a new installer for the next minor version it does not launch in Maintenance mode because the package code is different, but the product code is the same and I get the error message "Another version of this product is alre