[WiX-users] Large installer and disk space requirements

I have a 1.3 GB MSI installer. When I begin installing it , it copies itself to %TEMP% and C:\Windows\Installer directory. This increases the disk space required on C: by 2.6 GB apart from the space required for actual installation. Is there a way to prevent the copying of installer to either or b

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Installer Upgrade problem

Hi Alex, I'm having one problem with Wix installer upgrade. My installer working fine for upgrades of older version. If new version(1.0.1.1) installed, then I try to install old version (1.0.0.0). Thats too installing. I'm getting two instances of my product in 'Add/Remove Programs'. What

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Installer Upgrade problem

Thanks Alex Cater, Now Major upgrade working fine. Alex Cater wrote: > Also I tried with changing product id. > > This is the correct thing to do. The product code must always be changed for > a major upgrade. > > > In this case, I'm getting two instances in 'Add/Remove Programs'. > > > The old p

Re: [WiX-users] Which product(s) is(are) referencing a component?

Phil, this is perfect. Thanks. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Wilson, Phil wrote: > You could start with this, VBScript. It lists all the components on a system > and the client products. > > Option Explicit > Public installer, fullmsg, comp, a, prod, fso, pname, ploc, pid, psorce > > Set fso

Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

I'm not suggesting this as a means of second-guessing what Windows Installer is doing. I did say that the Temp folder was only an example of a location that could be used. For example, if someone wants a custom action that consists of a Dll call, it needs a side-by-side dependent Dll and a dat

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Installer Upgrade problem

Also I tried with changing product id. This is the correct thing to do. The product code must always be changed for a major upgrade. In this case, I'm getting two instances in 'Add/Remove Programs'. The old product has not been removed because you have erroneously set the OnlyDetect attrib

Re: [WiX-users] Which product(s) is(are) referencing a component?

You could start with this, VBScript. It lists all the components on a system and the client products. Option Explicit Public installer, fullmsg, comp, a, prod, fso, pname, ploc, pid, psorce Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set a = fso.CreateTextFile("comps.txt", True) ' Con

[WiX-users] Which product(s) is(are) referencing a component?

Hello list, Does anyone know of a tool that, given a component GUID, will list all the products that are referencing that component? Thanks, Luke -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Colla

[WiX-users] Uninstall Application Issues

Dear All, Thank you for discussing different things. It helps a lot to people like me in the learning stage. I have come across a situation where installed files are not getting deleted if I choose installation other than Program Files/MyApp. Also how to get input from user if I wish my database

[WiX-users] Uninstall Custom Action -- Need Help

Dear All, Thank you for discussing different things. It helps a lot to people like me in the learning stage. I have come across a situation where installed files are not getting deleted if I choose installation other than Program Files/MyApp. Also how to get input from user if I wish my database

[WiX-users] Wix Installer Upgrade problem

Hi, I have two wix installer v3.0 source files. One source file for old version(1.0.0.0) and another one for new version(1.01.1). I have changed version in product and upgradeversion tags in 1.0.1.1 and upgradecode is same for both files. Also I included . First I installed version 1.0.0.0.

[WiX-users] how to pop up a messageBox to tell user "Uninstall is finish" when uninstall process is finish?

hi I use wix to generate my installer, now, i meet a trouble, when the user uninstall the program, we will see some dialogs with progressbar to show the uninstall progress, what i want to do is to pop up a messagebox with text "Uninstall is finish" after these progress dialogs. how can i do? I

Re: [WiX-users] Error 1723. A DLL required for this install tocomplete could not be run. C#

Well, I've tried setting "Copy Local" property to true for all referenced assemblies. Unfortunately, it didn't help :'-( If you're using a project created from a WiX C# or VB Custom action project template, you need to set the "Copy Local" property to true for any referenced assemblies to be