Re: [WiX-users] reference counting

2008-01-10 Thread Szentpali Janos
Don Tasanasanta (Volt) írta: > Does reference counting rely on the file name? or is it the component GUID? > > If I have a product that installs a file and a second product that installs > the same file do I need the component GUIDS for that file to be the same in > order for reference counting

[WiX-users] queries

2008-01-10 Thread SaiTeja
Hi I have couple of queries. 1) I have Install Custom actions and Uninstall Custom actions. I have added Roll back for all custom actions now my question is How do I find all my custom actions are working fine? 2) I want my MSI should work properly on VISTA OS also For supporting this, what

Re: [WiX-users] Help on Service

2008-01-10 Thread Anidil
I get the following error message: "Service 'service.exe' ('service.exe') failed to start.Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services" I'm logged in as Admin user Richard-45 wrote: > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Anidil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> G

[WiX-users] register file types and DLL

2008-01-10 Thread Lincoln Lavoie
Hello All, I'm new to using wix. I'm trying to develop a relatively simple installer, but it does need to register one dll file and the file type used by the application. Where can I find the documentation for this part of WiX. Cheers, Lincoln ---

[WiX-users] reference counting

2008-01-10 Thread Don Tasanasanta (Volt)
Does reference counting rely on the file name? or is it the component GUID? If I have a product that installs a file and a second product that installs the same file do I need the component GUIDS for that file to be the same in order for reference counting to work? Or is it enough that the file

Re: [WiX-users] IIS Extensions: managed pipeline mode

2008-01-10 Thread Mike Dimmick
Feature not supported because we're still using IIS 6.0's metabase API, which hasn't been extended to support any of IIS 7.0's new features (and they broke the backup/restore features used to support rollback, so rollback doesn't work on IIS 7.0). -- Mike Dimmick _ From: [EMAIL P

Re: [WiX-users] problems giving user permissions to a folder.

2008-01-10 Thread Scott Sam
Is there any way to do this without removing any of the other user permissions already on the folder? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Hamflett Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:51 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [W

[WiX-users] Removing all users\Startup menu shortcut

2008-01-10 Thread Graham Vickrage
I am trying to remove a shortcut added by an old program in the start menu folder for all users i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup I have tried the following but it does not work, I guess I need to somehow mention the all users part. Has anyone done this? Ma

[WiX-users] SQL Script in UTF-8

2008-01-10 Thread Henning Eiben
Hi, I have a couple of sql-scripts, which are UTF-8 encoded because I edit those script with visual studio. When I include them as binaries in my MSI-file they can't seem to be executed, I always encounter an error. :( -- ... Does killing time harm eternity?

[WiX-users] SQL Custom Action

2008-01-10 Thread Quattro IV
Hello, It seems like WiX doesn't include the comments portion of an sql script such as a stored procedure when it installs. Is there a way to include all the original script data? Reese - Check out the new SourceForge.net

[WiX-users] IIS Extensions: managed pipeline mode

2008-01-10 Thread dB.
I can't seem to find a way to reset the managed pipline mode for the application pool in IIS extensions in IIS7. Does that feature exist? Is it on the radar? Should I file a feature request? Anyone knows a workaround? Thx dB. -dB. dblock.org / foodcandy.com

Re: [WiX-users] Help on Service

2008-01-10 Thread Richard
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Anidil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Get the registration information (e.g., from the source code or doc) and > put them in the Registry directly. He was talking about COM registration there, not service registration. For services use the ServiceInstall and

Re: [WiX-users] Vista Verification Test Case 23 & Custom Actions using InstallUtilLib

2008-01-10 Thread Christopher Painter
msiexc will also run for about 10 minutes after an install finishes. If this process was bound to a certain framework then the next install that starts up would be also. It could also be tricker when we get into micropackage chaining and different packages have CA's assuming different version

Re: [WiX-users] Help on Service

2008-01-10 Thread Anidil
>Get the registration information (e.g., from the source code or doc) and >put them in the Registry directly. I get an error message saying that "Could not write value to key \HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ service.Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your

Re: [WiX-users] Vista Verification Test Case 23 & Custom Actions using InstallUtilLib

2008-01-10 Thread Rick Hobbs
Hi Mike, Thanks for the response - it was the one which is feared i might get. The article was quite interesting. I must admit that I agree with the MSI team that Custom Actions should be kept to a minimum, however I do not buy their justifications. On the technical problem of two framework ver

[WiX-users] Remove a folder recursively

2008-01-10 Thread Bjoern Lechmann
Hi list, in a comment at http://blogs.imason.com/scott.howlett/archive/2004/06/22/159.aspx Rob Mensching mentioned that it is considered to add a CustomAction to remove a folder recursively. Is there already a solution for this by now or has anyone developed a workaround by himself? Best regards