Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 16, Issue 80

I have a VBScript file that uses MSXML to load and save a fragment file. It harvests a list of files in a folder and then uses XPATH to see whether each file is already represented in the fragment. Unrepresented files are added. When this phase is done it then traverses all the represented files

[WiX-users] Issue with VC Redist merge module

I've successfully built an MSI that links in the VC Redist merge module. However when I try to execute the MSI, it reports back errors associated with the merge modules. - Error reading from file [process' root path]\Windows\winsxs\Policies\ Any ideas on how to resolve this? After quite a

[WiX-users] Problems attempting to advertise a shortcut

Hi, I am trying to create an advertised desktop shortcut. The problem is that in the component containing the shortcut, I cannot set KeyPath = "yes", or else I will get errors with the ORCA validation tool and the advertising doesn't work. If I set KeyPath = "no", then I must have a file under the

[WiX-users] Silent install won't copy in files

Hi, I'm having a problem with a silent install. I have a component that copies 2 files and writes to the registry however it isn't copying the 3 files correctly (yet writing the registry correctly). This is my component.

Re: [WiX-users] Directory in user profile but not in RemoveFile table

> From: Jeff Hunsaker > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 1:55 PM > > I'm adding a program menu which should be created if it's not there. > Other programs install to this menu so I do not want to delete it > at uninstall. My XML looks like this: [...] > error LGHT0204 : ICE64: The directory scmworkbe

Re: [WiX-users] Disk Cost shows drives that cannot be written to

Not as far as I can see. The attributes which control which drives are shown are listed in the 'VolumeCostList Control' topic in the SDK, at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372790.aspx. Perhaps this should be a suggestion for Windows Installer 4.5? It may be too late for this product cy

Re: [WiX-users] Disk Cost shows drives that cannot be written to

Bump Magus wrote: > > My disk cost dialog is showing all drives, not just writable drives and > there a way to get it to only show writable drives? > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Disk-Cost-shows-drives-that-cannot-be-written-to-tf4404400.html#a12682760 Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing the dialog sequnce with Floating Publish events

The docs I'm talking about are part of the v3 (Version 3.0.2925.0) install, kind of bleeding edge, if you can call 4 months old bleeding edge :). If you look in the chm it's in "WiX Help->Authoring->Using the WixUI dialog library", if you look at the source it's in src/chm/html/ WixUI_dialog_l

Re: [WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

I don't know how to tell if the legacy administration is installed. To install it via the GUI, start "Programs and Features", click "Turn Windows features on or off" then drill down through IIS and Web Management tools and make sure that "IIS 6 Management Compatibility" is checked. To install it

Re: [WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

I check the value of the MajorVersion entry in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\InetStp registry key. Is there a way to check for the "legacy administration objects"? Also, how do you install them? John On 9/14/07, John Vottero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The "legacy administration objects" are

Re: [WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

The "legacy administration objects" are part of IIS. You have to make sure that they are installed before you start your installation. How do you check to make sure that IIS is installed? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Lalande Sent: Friday, September 14,

Re: [WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

So does this mean that these custom actions don't work on Vista? Is there anything I can do to get them to work as a temporary measure? What are "legacy administration objects"? John On 9/14/07, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The custom actions require the "legacy administration

Re: [WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

The custom actions require the "legacy administration objects" today. Maybe one day we'll update the IIS custom actions to not require that on Vista. It's a pretty large work item though. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Lalande Sent: Friday, September 14, 20

Re: [WiX-users] Registering an OCX

and adding to John's comment, if it's a Vista machine where it fails then the issue is likely to be UAC. Even an administrator doesn't always run with admin privileges, and that applies to impersonated custom actions too. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372468.aspx http://blogs.m

Re: [WiX-users] Wix/VS+Votive - adding all files in a directory to a project?

You're right that what you want is dangerous because it goes against component rules. However, I can also see the value in having something like this inherent in Votive. If you want to log a feature request, I think it would be something good to add to Votive. I'd probably have some sort of scary d

[WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

I have completed the an installer that installs a ASP.Net 2.0 web application. It works fine in Windows 2003 Server but fails on Vista with the error message: Cannot connect to the Internet Information Server. (-2147221164 ) In the log file, the detail for the failure is: ConfigureIIs: f

[WiX-users] Setting Directories Based on Property Values (WiX 3.0.2925.0)

I would like to assign a directory name based on the value of a property. According to the wix-user group message http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=457FBE32.5050704%4 0bobs.org, "the general approach is to make the directory ID the same as the property name." That approach

[WiX-users] Creating normal shortcuts to link to a pre-existing .exe

Hello, I am relatively new to the WiX Toolset and am using v2. I created an install using Wix for an application with no problem. What I am wanting to do is create a seperate client install that will create the shortcuts onto the client computer that will link it to the pre-existing executable a

[WiX-users] Avoiding removal of modified file components

Is it possible with WiX to identify that certain files (or all files) should not be removed at uninstallation time if they have been modified? I have not found anything so far in the documentation about this, but my expectation of terminology might be tripping me up. I am using WiX 3.0.2925. -Pat

Re: [WiX-users] Registering an OCX

> Our software package needs to register an Active X Control. > Currently I do it with the following: > > --- > regsvr32.exe > > Property="REGSVR" ExeCommand='/s "[INSTALLDIR]MyControl.ocx"' /> > Should I be following another method to register the OCX so > it consistently register

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with ConfigureIIs

I experienced a similar issue, but based on what I found, I think the problem is with the use of the iis:WebAddress element. From the XML listed below, in the second iis:WebDirProperties block (Id="SecureTESTDirProperties") is an iis:WebSite block, and then under that is only one iis:WebAddress e

Re: [WiX-users] install integrated MSHelp2 with WixVSExtensions.dll

Even without the VSIPCC merge module and language="0" I still get this: C:\Users\smaillet\Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestWixVSHelp\WixProject1\WixProject1.wxs(59,0): Error LGHT0204: ICE03: Not a valid foreign key; Table: HelpPlugin, Column: HelpNamespace_Parent, Key(s): EMFSPOT.Tahoe.MS

[WiX-users] Registering an OCX

Our software package needs to register an Active X Control. Currently I do it with the following: --- regsvr32.exe --- This works fine on Windows XP. Windows Vista works fine on my computer, but on another computer the install completes without registering

Re: [WiX-users] install integrated MSHelp2 with WixVSExtensions.dll

I'm not sure what is causing that. I'm only using the HTML_help_registration. Can you try to set the Language="0" to see of that helps? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steve Maillet Sent: Fri 9/14/2007 13:35 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade question - when does

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I read those paragraphs a couple of times, downloaded the sample, generated and copied the GUIDS etc. before writing to the list, and the question did not target the sequencing of the events. Maybe I have done something wrong, maybe I missed something from

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade question - when does

It's explained immediately below that piece of text. During the InstallExecuteSequence, after FindRelatedProducts if PATCHFOUND is set. PATHCFOUND is set (or not) in the Upgrade table, which is detailed in the preceding few paragraphs. Rob János Brezniczky wrote: > Hi all, > > I just woul

[WiX-users] Upgrade question - when does

Hi all, I just would like to know under what conditions does the following action execute: (The snippet is taken from the WiX Tutorial, lesson 4: * http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php*) I could not produce such a case, but it would be great

[WiX-users] Patching Issues

I'm trying to test out patching based on the following instructions, http://blogs.msdn.com/pmarcu/archive/2007/06/28/sample-patch.aspx Are these steps accurate? I get the following error on the final step. I tried the latest and greatest version and then I went back to 3.0.3106.0 the closest to w

Re: [WiX-users] Frustrating Bootstrapper problem

conkerjoe wrote: > > Im sorry i dont quite understand what you are suggesting. > If i remove the RUNFROMEXE the user can launch the msi without the exe. > which is not what i want. And .Net is not my only prerequisite.. i have > over 10 custom prerequisite.. which i have working perfectly. my on

Re: [WiX-users] install integrated MSHelp2 with WixVSExtensions.dll

Rene, Thanks for helping! When I add: And in my feature: I get the following set of errors and warning from Light.exe: light.exe(0,0): Warning LGHT1076: ICE03: String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: File, Column: File, Key(s): FL_vsipccNamedURLs_hxk_

Re: [WiX-users] Devenv /setup does half of the work

Did you try ExeCommand="//setup" ? Rene From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Xin Liu (Intl Vendor) Sent: Fri 9/14/2007 11:18 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Devenv /setup does half of the work At the end of our installation, an deferr

[WiX-users] WiX 3.0 stable version

Hello! Could anybody tell the approximate date of "stable" WiX 3.0 release? When will the next release of WiX 3.0 (not weekly)? - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2

[WiX-users] Tallow DLL registration Fragment

I am trying to get WIX to register a ComInterop DLL for me, by using the fragment generated by Tallow using the -c option. I notice that the registry settings in the generated fragment contain the absolute path to the working version of the DLL. As I do not know what it may end up installed I

[WiX-users] Devenv /setup does half of the work

At the end of our installation, an deferred custom action is invoked to register our VSTS package as well as the CTC menu: ... The installation succeeds and our package is registered to Visual Studio (custom action return value is 1). The problem is that the context menu doe

Re: [WiX-users] install integrated MSHelp2 with WixVSExtensions.dll

Do you merge the html_help_registration found in the VSSDK? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Maillet Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:32 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] install integra

[WiX-users] Bootstrap - .NET 1.1

Hi, I know now how to bootstrap the .NET.Framework 2.0 (see below) How can I bootstrap .NET 1.1? http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003";> Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft Report Viewer

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing the dialog sequnce with Floating Publish events

Hi, What documentation do you mention? I couldn't manage to find the Publish.Dialog attribute, but I would also be interested in this method of overriding the default event linking between dialogs. (Thanks for a link if appropriate.) Otherwise I suppose these Publish nodes should be parented by t

[WiX-users] closing program before uninstalling

Hi i need to have a custom action which closes the program if it is open before i do an uninstall, so i don't get an error message. thanks - Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.--

Re: [WiX-users] Wix/VS+Votive - adding all files in a directory to a project?

Hi Sergie, I'm just starting out on WiX as well so take what I say with a pinch of salt but ... You can use tallow (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson5.php#5.2) However IMHO it's not pretty as you have to do a fair bit of manual fixing. I was surprised that this was missing

Re: [WiX-users] Install files into MS Office directory

Perhaps you could use a VBScript customaction to determine which value is to be set according to the values read from the registry before. (From VBScript the properties can be read/set by using *Session.Property("PROPNAME")* ) 2007/9/13, rbok78 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi, > I would like to ins

[WiX-users] Wix/VS+Votive - adding all files in a directory to a project?

Hi. I wonder if there's something similar to "Project output" concept for Wix setup projects created using Votive. We are currently using Web setup project followed by Custom Action that is used to do most of the work to deploy a big ASP.NET application. We are considering moving the deployment t

Re: [WiX-users] The Wix Book

I'm sure you've seen the message in which Rene pointed me in the direction of pretty much exactly what I was proposing. I've had a look at it and it is indeed what I have in mind but it is very new - clearly this is an idea whose time has come. I am throwing my lot in with Julie (the op of this wik