[WiX-users] Missing DTF Sample Applications

2008-09-13 Thread greenaj
I downloaded WIX 3.0.4153.0. I am trying to learn DTF, but can’t find any sample applications found in the documentation, DTF.CHM. I looked through some of the ealier weekly releases, but could not find any in the zipped up binaries. Can anyone tell me where to get these? I am just about r

Re: [WiX-users] what setting causes current wix build output to land in bin\$(Configuration)\en-us versus bin\$(Configuration) where it always used to land

2008-09-13 Thread Neil Enns
Weird, I've never seen that before. Can you please send me your .wixproj file? You can mail it to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] so you don't have to send it to the whole list. Thanks, Neil From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: [WiX-users] what setting causes current wix build output to land in bin\$(Configuration)\en-us versus bin\$(Configuration) where it always used to land

2008-09-13 Thread Robert O'Brien
Tried adding to my wixproj postBuild event and it gives me the following build output error. The syntax of the command is incorrect. C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.0\Wix.targets(1860,5): error MSB3073: The command "http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/

[AvC] Re: Some thoughts on Dawkins' quote

2008-09-13 Thread cars7654
Just a side comment but like I said its my first time here and after only 12 hours from my post I got back 5 comments from atheists and none from a theist which means that either most theists have more important things to do with their lives then waste time arguing with atheists or that most theis

Re: [WiX-users] getting working v1.0 -> v1.0 minor update using msp & msi solutions pulled together

2008-09-13 Thread Robert O'Brien
In my case the service in question is one created and destroyed by a sql notification services 2005 "nscontrol.exe" command processing so my wix "Service1" component sources takes care of putting the necessary files in place and a set of related custom actions that use the sqlns05 "nscontrol.exe

Re: [WiX-users] using torch.exe -ax to enable use of admin install msi target and update input parameter values

2008-09-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Robert O'Brien wrote: > Any insights on what could be in my pretty typical wix3 sources generated > msi's that would be preventing them from successfully creating the expected > admininstall output where the contained files are unpacked which is needed > for my torch patch installer related comm

Re: [WiX-users] is it possible to have a programinstallation/uninstallation depend on another program?

2008-09-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Roger Yen wrote: > Yeah, basically I have a bunch of files that are to be installed in the > directory of another program, and that program uses these files. But > since they are two different "product installations", so if the program > gets uninstalled, these files are still gonna be there. So I

Re: [WiX-users] getting working v1.0 -> v1.0 minor update using msp & msi solutions pulled together

2008-09-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Robert O'Brien wrote: > q1 - should I expect that minor upgrade using msp or msi can shuffle a new > dll into place that may be loaded in an active window service process w/o > that service needing to be stopped prior to the file update and restarted > afterwards or a reboot being required? >

Re: [WiX-users] Check Windows Installer Runtime Version in Wix v3

2008-09-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Jason Ding wrote: > Anyone has an idea about how to check Windows Installer Runtime Version > in Wix v3 as an install condition? Thanks for help. > If you have a minimum MSI requirement, use the Package/@InstallerVersion attribute. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] WixUI_InstallMode not set properly with msiexec /qf /x

2008-09-13 Thread Bob Arnson
jstanley0 wrote: > Using Wix 3.0.4318. I built an installer based on WixUI_InstallDir. Running > msiexec /qf /x [ProductCode] does uninstall the product correctly, but the > progress dialog makes it look like it is actually installing it. It appears > WixUI_InstallMode isn't set to "Remove" like

Re: [WiX-users] is there a way to get current wix vs08 project extensions to output a patch msp?

2008-09-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Robert O'Brien wrote: > Question - if the only thing different in the light command that gets applied > using the current wix project templet is ".msi" versus ".pcp" then is the > contents of the a file going to be right, in other words can I just rename > the file in a postBuild event step in o

Re: [WiX-users] WIX Upgrade code

2008-09-13 Thread Bob Arnson
Yu, Brian wrote: > Minimum='2.2.40.499' IncludeMinimum='yes' Maximum='2.2.40.599' > IncludeMaximum='yes'/> > > > Minimum='2.2.40.599' IncludeMinimum='no' /> > Major upgrades don't distinguish product versions that differ only in the fourth place. See http://msdn.micros

Re: [WiX-users] Has anybody got this to work??

2008-09-13 Thread CHarker
I can do that at work on Monday but to be honest you will see very little. Those ExecSecureObjects lines are identical apart from they say either "SID not found" if I put a bad name in or "Access denied" if I put one in it can find (Administrators). I think if you create a simple EXE do a Servic