[WiX-users] How to add a localization file to a WiX (VS2005) project?

Hi, I have tried to add in various ways but no success. What is the correct way of adding a wxl file to a WiX (VS2005) project? Thank you very much! Best regards, Shao Voon - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the

Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally Removing Files on Uninstall

Edward Forgács wrote: > >From testing, it seems that the setting of the property in the UI is > >completely ignored, i.e., the installer has already made up its mind as to > >whether the component will run or not. The files either get removed every > >time, or never. > When you uninstall a p

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut : enable QuickEdit mode

fluorite wrote: > The above example created a short cut properly but I want to change the > default console shortcut properties such as QuickEdit mode, background color > and etc. Shortcut doesn't seem to have attributes to change these options. > Anyone knows how to do this? Is this even doable us

Re: [WiX-users] embedding cab files in .msi

Bryan Turner wrote: > > Make sure you set the Package/@Compressed attribute to 'yes'. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build th

Re: [WiX-users] major upgrades and component states

Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: > If I condition out the component that contains the scripts, it doesn't get > installed during major upgrade. I see in the log that ComponentRegister then > registers that component as State=-7. When you finally uninstall, the > component does not ge

Re: [WiX-users] Weird dialog behaviour

Sergey Abakumoff wrote: >Width="56" Height="17" > Cancel="yes" Text="Browse..."> > ... > The problem is if I click on X(close window) button, then BrowseDlg is > opened instead of CancelDlg! > What I am doing wrong? > MSI is treating the close button as the Cancel button an

Re: [WiX-users] Votive Installation for VS2008

Michael Faden wrote: > I'm trying to install Votive 2.0.5805 on XP (32bit) with Visual Studio > 2008 Professional Edition installed. Votive v2 supports VS2003 and VS2005, but not VS2008. > I used the X64-Version of Votive on > another box and it worked perfectly. > That's the WiX v3 instal

Re: [WiX-users] adding registry entries when a checkbox is checked

Sean Farrow wrote: > I need to add registry entries when/if a checkbox is checked on my > finish page. > I also need these entries to be removed during uninstallation if added > diring installation. > What is the best way of achieving this? > There's no way to add registry entries after install

Re: [WiX-users] Problem using WiX tasks(MSBuild task)

Shao Voon, Your attachment didn't come through, but I'm curious: why are you trying to hand-author build process for this? WiX ships with a complete build process for building WiX projects using MSBuild. See the topic "Using WiX with MSBuild" in the Wix.chm file that ships with your install. It

Re: [WiX-users] Condition for Component

I am still trying to "decipher" the proper use of SQLDatabase on all scenarios, install, upgrade, rollback, etc. If you manage to work it out, let us know. -Original Message- From: Sandeep Gautam (HCL Technologies Ltd) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 5:02 AM To:

[WiX-users] Problem using WiX tasks(MSBuild task)

Hi guys, I got the error as below, 2>Project "d:\xx\xx\Installer\MakeInstaller.proj" (default targets): 2>Target BuildInstaller: 2>  d:\xx\xx\Installer\MakeInstaller.proj(43,9): error MSB4067: The element beneath element is unrecognized. 2>Done building target "BuildInstaller" in project "Make

Re: [WiX-users] Condition for Component

Thanks Eithan, But I just want to know what ever I am using is this known open issue or I am giving some thing wrong condition. Regards -Sandeep -Original Message- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:25 AM To: General discussion for Windows Insta

[WiX-users] Custom action dll function is not executed

Hi guys, I am using WiX 2.0. I have a custom action dll which is written in C. The custom action doesn't get executed. Even though I checked that its function ordinal number is really 4. My dll is 9KB in size but my MSI is only increased by 1 KB with the custom action added. I have checked th

Re: [WiX-users] My Dialog with WixUi

wow, that would be very nice :-) I use mondo and I want to insert my dialog right after the license agreement dialog. > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: "Bhavdeep Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Gesendet: 04.10.08 21:54:18 > An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Be

[WiX-users] adding registry entries when a checkbox is checked

Hi: I need to add registry entries when/if a checkbox is checked on my finish page. I also need these entries to be removed during uninstallation if added diring installation. What is the best way of achieving this? Cheers Sean.

Re: [WiX-users] Single installer instance question

Hi, I want to limit the UI to open for the second MSI installer. So, do I write a Custom Action for it. Or are there any Launch conditions available in Wix which can do that job? In case of Custom Action which condition do I need to check. Thanks. Regards, Kamal >Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:01:

[WiX-users] newbie question: How to install driver?

Hello. I'm new to installers and wix in particular, therefore, maybe, stupid question, but I didn't find answer on the surface. I have a product 9for which I want to make an installer) that consists of: 1. kernel-mode driver, that is root-enumerable pnp device (software only); 2. accompanying ser

Re: [WiX-users] Condition for Component

Sandeep, If you are using this to work with databases, I would suggest you a different approach. I am creating my databases using SQLScripts elements, and not using WIX's SQLDatabase element. That way, I have a better granularity of what I want to do, particularly regarding the way I create the da