Re: [WiX-users] Flag or Property for Remove

Yea I even tried this using same Dialog with control conditions to hide contols But the same prob :( I am not able to get the logic I want a control1 to be hidden when its remove and to be shown in all other cases I want a control2 to be shown when its remove and to be hidden in all othe

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall question

rbok78 wrote: > Therefore I decided to simulate that situation. I installed an add-in > successfully. Then I only changed the registry value > (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\InstallRoot\Path) to fictional > path. I expected the add-in wouldn't be uninstalled due to different path. > How

Re: [WiX-users] Backup files

Levon Levonian wrote: The question is: should I implement some custom action to back up existing files, then copy my own files, and then on uninstall restore copies from backup. Or is there some built-in mechanism in Wix to create a backup of existing files? There's nothing built-in to MS

Re: [WiX-users] Flag or Property for Remove

Srinivas Tirupati wrote: I want to show my own dialog at the end of the installation instead of the default ExitDailog I want to show only if the action is install and its successful I want to show the default ExitDialog if the action is remove. How can I do this ? MSI doesn't su

Re: [WiX-users] COM+ available in V3

daveog wrote: > Can someone tell me if COM+ is available in V3 and if so which version. > It's in the current weekly releases at http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net

Re: [WiX-users] Custom UI help

Anidil wrote: > error LGHT0112 : Unresolved reference to symbol 'UI:My_WixUI_InstallDir' in > section 'Product:E2486DE6-CC2E-48C0-AD20-C2C142FA1636'. > That means it's looking for a UI element with Id My_WixUI_InstallDir. If you have that, it most likely means you're not adding the library to

Re: [WiX-users] Advertised shortcut and MSI repair triggered - problems with components reinstalled

Adrian Gantoi wrote: I manually delete "C:\Folder2". Starting the exe from the advertised shortcut triggers MSI repair (at least this is what I understood). The problem is that after MSI finishes repairing my installation, the registry value contains "C:\Folder1\" If you need to use prope

Re: [WiX-users] Fw: Some STUPID Limitations in WiX

Cristian N. Baiu wrote: > My question regarding patching the msm is: if I create a patch for adressed > to only one of the products which patches a MSM component and the patch is > applied to a machine were two products containing the MSM's components are > installed then will the patch update t

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut documentation is AWOL

Chris Ridd wrote: > I'm probably the last one to spot this, but just in case - the page > describing Shortcuts in the website's Schema documentation is > completely devoid of information. Not even links to MSDN :-( > > > Can you

Re: [WiX-users] ProgId referencing dll installed in the GAC

Ian Sullivan wrote: Not sure if this is a bug or user (my) error, but I just tried to add a ProgId that referencing a dll that gets installed into the GAC, after install I see in the registry that the DefaultIcon points to the place where the dll would have been installed if it wasn't being

Re: [WiX-users] Specify 'license.rtf' for License Dialogue UI

b3nspencer wrote: I have be playing around with wix UI dialogs. I have a number of dialogs contained within a fragment in a separate .wxs file. One of the dialogs is to display the license text. I want to be able to specify the file for the text used in the .wxs file which consumes the fragmen

Re: [WiX-users] preventing *folder selection* while upgrading

Abubakar wrote: > While upgrading my application I dont want the folder selection form > (defined as FolderForm in my wxs) to show, instead I want the > installer to assume the paths that were used in the previous > installation and install all the new files there. How do I do that ? You can us

Re: [WiX-users] How to hide features based on CD-KEY

Kelly Leahy wrote: thanks for the reply, I see that I am able to remove the item by changing my feature to be shown, but then using the Remove event as you mentioned in your blog. However, I'm wondering if it's possible to remove the feature completely? Is there some event I can call to remo

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Bug, Installs to drive with most space

Craig0ss wrote: > right, so how would i got about fixing it? im not sure what to do with that > information, sorry > Make sure every Directory element ends up under one like ProgramFilesFolder and not immediately under TARGETDIR. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] shell Execute : Custom Action help

Anidil wrote: > Ok.Should i be creating a custom UI library or incorporate the custom UI code > inside my source file? > In WiX v2, it's probably easier to create a custom library. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

[WiX-users] Adding a SQL Server Database and a COMPlus Server to a MSI Package

Hi, i am New to Windows Installer XML (WIX), Please Help Me: i am Using: Windows Installer XML (Version 3) to Develope my Windows Installer Package i am Developing a Open Source Distributed Application (Including a COMPlus Server and a SQL Server Database) this Application is a Mail Server (inclu

[WiX-users] Uninstall question

Hi, I am new in WiX and I would like to ask you about some issue. I have developed simple msi package which installs add-in file. The installation directory path is determined according to registry value. The path depends on registry value of foreign application. If the application was uninstalle