Re: [WiX-users] Password reset after Patch-Installation

Is there also a solution for this problem? I mean, how should I set the password if not with a CA without having a security problem? What's best practice? Thank's, Chris Rob Mensching-2 wrote: > > Very likely. > > -Original Message- > From: Gremlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent:

[WiX-users] Version 2.0 to version 3.0 code conversion

Hi, I am new to Wix, just started learning with the tutorials from http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/ The code examples are in version 2.0 but I am using 3.0 and hence the codes aren't compiling, they are giving error messages. So is there any way to convert these 2.0 codes to 3.0 codes? Or d

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Team Build

Our case is not as easy. We have a couple of different configuration/platform builds and installer contains files from multiple configuration/platforms so it has to run in AfterCompile. -Original Message- From: Christopher Karper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Re: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall

I think I figured it out: I was missing ServiceControl element: -Original Message- From: Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 00:39 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall Wh

Re: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall

What does the log say when DeleteServices action is run? -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download Legalize Adulthood! ---

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Team Build

I made installer projects using Votive, then just build those as part of my solution build. Simple and easy. Chris On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:41 AM, Alex Ivanoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I wander if anyone can share their experience with building WiX projects > with Team Build. What targets

Re: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall

MSI (s) (C0:E4) [23:43:30:572]: Executing op: ServiceInstall(Name=MySrv,DisplayName=My service,ImagePath="C:\Program Files (x86)\MyService\MySvc.exe",ServiceType=16,StartType=2,ErrorControl=1 StartName=LocalSystem,Password=**,Description=This is my service) -Original Message-

[WiX-users] WiX Team Build

I wander if anyone can share their experience with building WiX projects with Team Build. What targets to use, what tasks. I am thinking about building our install packages in AfterCompile target using MSBuild task: - Th

Re: [WiX-users] Changes in DTF projects don't trigger a rebuild of the MSI

Brian Rogers wrote: > Theoretically, a change in the custom action code in the DTF project should > trigger a rebuild of the MSI. However, I'm observing that this does not > happen. I find I have to clean the solution and do a full rebuild anytime I > change my DTF custom action. > > Perhaps t

Re: [WiX-users] can't get MSBuild projects to work with latest release (4603)

Castro, Edwin (Hillsboro) wrote: > I noticed that the SourceForge downloads page is pointing to Wix 3.0.4318.0 > rather than 3.0.4513.0 or 3.0.4603.0. I had downloaded 3.0.4513.0 before from > the SourceForge downloads page but it is no longer there. Is there some place > I can download that bui

Re: [WiX-users] Set the InstallExecuteSequence condition on a Custom Action from a Merge Module

Ben Greenberg wrote: > I am including a Merge Module in my MSI that includes a few CAs. I want > to allow the user to pass a command line property to skip these CAs. > > I can edit the Condition property of the CAs in the > InstallExecuteSequence table in Orca to do what I want. How can I do it

Re: [WiX-users] System.TypeLoadException occurs when running all versions of Wix Tools (light, candle)

aretha samuel wrote: > I was wondering if anyone had encountered this problem. Whenever i run the > command light, candle from the command line, or when i use votive, i get a > System.TypeLoadException. How do i go about solving this problem? > Are you trying to run them from a network shar

Re: [WiX-users] Setupbld.exe Help Jonathan Moore

Hotmail wrote: > setupbld.exe -out Setup.exe -msu MyMsi.msi -setup Setup.exe > > > > Which gives me an error "Failed to CreateSetup" does anyone know what's > going wrong. > Is there an error code? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

Re: [WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Alex Ivanoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I know I am missing something obvious, but I cannot get services to > remove on uninstall. This is how I my ServiceInstall looks What does your verbose log say? Does your execute sequence contain the standard acti

[WiX-users] Services are not removed on uninstall

I know I am missing something obvious, but I cannot get services to remove on uninstall. This is how I my ServiceInstall looks - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest

[WiX-users] Setupbld.exe Help Jonathan Moore

I'm having trouble with Setupbld.exe. I'm trying to make a bootstrapper. My command line is simply setupbld.exe -out Setup.exe -msu MyMsi.msi -setup Setup.exe Which gives me an error "Failed to CreateSetup" does anyone know what's going wrong. Jonathan Moore

Re: [WiX-users] Set property conditionally

In the WiX script? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 18:55 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Set property conditionally SetProperty? -Original Message- From: Alex Ivan

Re: [WiX-users] Set property conditionally

SetProperty? -Original Message- From: Alex Ivanoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 16:49 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Set property conditionally Is there a way to set property to different values for different oper

[WiX-users] Set property conditionally

Is there a way to set property to different values for different operating systems. I need "Account" property to be "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" for Windows XP and NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SYSTEM for W2K. - This SF.Net email is

Re: [WiX-users] Defining variable

Just do it like this: No need for $(var.X) syntax in this case. Ben Alex Ivanoff wrote: > Why does the following not work: > > > > > > What I am trying to do is define variable if it was not defined through > command line/project settings. > > -

[WiX-users] Set the InstallExecuteSequence condition on a Custom Action from a Merge Module

Hello all, I am including a Merge Module in my MSI that includes a few CAs. I want to allow the user to pass a command line property to skip these CAs. I can edit the Condition property of the CAs in the InstallExecuteSequence table in Orca to do what I want. How can I do it in WiX? Thanks,

Re: [WiX-users] Integration with Corext

This is CoreXT question. Send your request to corext internal alias. -Original Message- From: Sandeep Gautam (HCL Technologies Ltd) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 12:02 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Integration with Corext Hi, I

Re: [WiX-users] can't get MSBuild projects to work with latest release (4603)

I noticed that the SourceForge downloads page is pointing to Wix 3.0.4318.0 rather than 3.0.4513.0 or 3.0.4603.0. I had downloaded 3.0.4513.0 before from the SourceForge downloads page but it is no longer there. Is there some place I can download that build? -- Edwin -Original Message-

[WiX-users] Integration with Corext

Hi, I want to integrate my wix code with Corext build process so that daily new msi comes with latest bit. Please help me out, How can I do this. Regards -Sandeep - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Deve

[WiX-users] Changes in DTF projects don't trigger a rebuild of the MSI

I have a VS 2008 solution with a DTF project and a WiX project which uses my DTF custom action DLL. I have manually set the project dependencies such that the DTF project builds before the WiX project. Theoretically, a change in the custom action code in the DTF project should trigger a rebuil

[WiX-users] xmlConfig and hex ascii values

I was attempting to insert #0xA; into my web configs to specify a carriage return for some lines of text I'm adding into the config, but it seems like during the process, those characters are getting stripped. Anyone have any idea how to do this? Thanks :) --

Re: [WiX-users] Access denied messages during minor upgrades related to service process

I think what you need is a deferred custom action scheduled in between StopServices and DeleteServices actions. This deferred custom action must call ChangeServiceConfig api (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms681987(VS.85).aspx) to reset lpServiceStartName and lpPassword to LocalSystem

Re: [WiX-users] Access denied messages during minor upgrades related to service process

Does anyone have any ideas for this problem? Would prompting for the account at install time necessarily solve this issue? On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Jordan McCulty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I have a WiX MSI setup that installs a service process using ServiceInstall > and ServiceControl

Re: [WiX-users] DTF: InstallerException from Session.Database, etc.

Okay, that makes sense. Would it be appropriate to open a bug against WiX to add more error information to the DTF exceptions in case someone else ends up in this situation? It could've saved us all a bit of time. :) ## $_='^#(/||/@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@:^[-['^"

Re: [WiX-users] Password reset after Patch-Installation

Very likely. -Original Message- From: Gremlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 02:07 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Password reset after Patch-Installation Hello! My password is reset when I install the patch. I set a password at the inst

Re: [WiX-users] error while uninstalling

For #1 and #2 the build you want is "2.0.5805.0". That is the "final WiX v2 build". For #3 the only way to avoid those problems is upgrade your toolset regularly when you are working on a WiX toolset that is under development (as WiX v2 as two years ago). -Original Message- From: Nut

Re: [WiX-users] Defining variable

That was it! Thank you. -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:08 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Defining variable I think the syntax is: Neil Neil Sleightholm X2

Re: [WiX-users] Defining variable

I think the syntax is: Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Alex Ivanoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 13/10/2008 15:42 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re:

Re: [WiX-users] Defining variable

Just did. No luck. So, what are my options? -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 00:54 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Defining variable I don't use the preprocessor much but ha

Re: [WiX-users] DTF: InstallerException from Session.Database, etc.

Deferred custom actions have limited access to the installation session and cannot access the database. For more information, see MSDN: Obtaining Context Information for Deferred Execution Custom Actions -Original Message- From: Br

Re: [WiX-users] error while uninstalling

So which is the correct build to upgrade to that meets following requirements: 1. is stable 2. this issue has been solved in it. 3. does not require major code changes. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:14 PM To: General d

[WiX-users] System.TypeLoadException occurs when running all versions of Wix Tools (light, candle)

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had encountered this problem. Whenever i run the command light, candle from the command line, or when i use votive, i get a System.TypeLoadException. How do i go about solving this problem? thanks, aretha --

[WiX-users] setupbld

I cannot get setupbld to work I keep on getting to same error "Failed to CreateSetup" I followed these instructions : http://blog.torresdal.net/2008/10/06/WiXAndDTFUsingABootstrapperToForceEleva tedPrivilegesInVista.aspx any advice? Thanks Jonathan Moore. ---

[WiX-users] Password reset after Patch-Installation

Hello! My password is reset when I install the patch. I set a password at the installation (see below) with a custom action since I noticed that the password can be found in the table User/Password. The property for the password has of course no value before the CA is executed. Is this the reaso

[WiX-users] DTF: InstallerException from Session.Database, etc.

I'm trying to get a very simple DTF project running. I have a simple WiX project which invokes a DTF managed custom action. However, I can't seem to do anything useful in my custom action before it crashes. It seems that MsiGetActiveDatabase is returning 0 (NULL?) for the handle which results