Hi Alex,
Short answer: Yes, maybe, no. :-)
Detailed answer:
http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2009/05/11/is-it-possible-to-use-r
egistrysearch-result-in-registryvalue.aspx
Regards,
Alex
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From: Alex Ivanoff [mailto:alex.ivan...@shavlik.com]
Sent: Monday, May
Hi,
i want some information about how the installer will treat a feature. and
what is install level?
Please send some links where i can get some information about feature state
and levels.
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Yes I see your point, but is there no way to do everything from the new MSI?
>From the new MSI, I can't get access to the rollback of the older MSI? The
only way I got this working was to put REP after InstallFinalize, which
kinda ruins the order of everything.
Richard-45 wrote:
>
>
> In artic
In article <1242087148392-2866280.p...@n2.nabble.com>,
achandrapano writes:
> REP is right after InstallInitialize. I can't put this Rollback action in the
> older MSI.
Why not? You can patch the old MSI so that when the uninstall rolls
back, it reinstalls the driver. This will be done a
Amy Rosewater wrote:
> Width="150" Height="18" CheckBoxValue="checked"
> Property="DoNotInstallAnalysisServices">
>
You need to use a secure, public property so it's passed from the UI to
the execute sequence.
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Justin Romaine wrote:
> Which element do I set to secure? I do not have a declare property
> element, Im just using the implicit one from the Dialog.
> Do i need to pre-declare the property first.
>
Yes.
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barry wrote:
> Tried that other forum but they said to try WIX newsgroups!
>
If your WiX-built MSI works, then it's not WiX and it's not Windows
Installer. Sorry, I know it's not much help, but what you're describing
doesn't make sense unless the bootstrapper passes some properties that
chan
Mahmoud Hamad wrote:
> I have about 10,000 files and it appears they are all but in the same cab.
>
http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/03/29/wix-performance-tip-use-multiple-cabinets/
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I moved REP to After InstallFinalize and now it seems I can execute my
rollback action before Remove Files. However I need the REP to be After
InstallInitialize . Is there any way to make the rollback action work before
RemoveFiles while keeping REP After InstallInitialize?
achandrapano wrote:
>
REP is right after InstallInitialize. I can't put this Rollback action in the
older MSI. Here is the reason why. I am installing drivers using custom
actions. When installing the newer version as part of the upgrade, say
something goes wrong with the driver installation. At this point a rollback
i
Thank you Bob for responding.
Which element do I set to secure? I do not have a declare property
element, Im just using the implicit one from the Dialog.
Do i need to pre-declare the property first.
May you know of an example out there somewhere for getting properties
from dialogs into config file
In article <048288cf0239f24a8c2299e69f020b0501293...@exchange.panologic.com>,
"Ashwin Chandra" writes:
> I am trying to perform a rollback custom action when an upgrade install
> fails. However, I require the original files on the system (before the
> installer updates them) to execute this
Hello,
I am trying to perform a rollback custom action when an upgrade install
fails. However, I require the original files on the system (before the
installer updates them) to execute this rollback custom action. I put my
RCA before InstallFiles (so when rollback initiates, it will rollback
the f
I don't believe there is an automated way to do this. I think clever use of the
DiskId attribute of the "directory" element is probably the easiest, assuming
the files are split up into a few directories. On the other hand, if all (or
most) of the files do go to the same directory, then I don't
Hi Mike,
I have about 10,000 files and it appears they are all but in the same cab.
Is there way to specify in an automated fashion to split the file in an equal
number of cabs?
Thanks,
Mahmoud
> From: mica...@microsoft.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Date: Mon, 11 Ma
An XmlFile entry will only get passed to ExecXmlFile if the component
associated with it is being installed or uninstalled.
Is the component associated with it being installed (or uninstalled)?
Thanks,
Mike Carlson
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From: Amy Rosewater [mailto:arosewa...@spectrumhr.com
Naturally it will take a long time to compress 5GB of data, so you will have to
expect that to take a while no matter what. If the files don't change often,
one way to cut down on the build time might be to use light's "-cc" switch, to
cache the CABs between builds.
Just in case, I have to ask
Hi All,
I have about 5GB worth of files that i am trying to stuff within an MSI. I
used heat.exe to auto-generate my *.wxs file and I then ran candle.exe to
generate the corresponding object file. These two processes executed fairly
fast.
However, the linking\creation of the MSI using
Thanks Brian that seemed to have worked.
> Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 10:15:56 -0700
> From: rogers.br...@gmail.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Errors while running heat.exe
>
> Hey Mahmoud,
>
> Wild guess, but I think you are trying to harvest a ARMv4i EXE
> (
Try the following, it uses the shell exec custom action to open the browser:
1
1
> Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 22:04:49 +0800
> From: heshim...@gmail.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Create a button and use it to launch a URL?
>
> > You need a custom ac
Is it possible to use RegistrySearch result in RegistryValue? Something
like this:
...
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The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your
production scanning environment may not be a per
That looks right to me. Error message isn't great when you don't get
your dependent ProgIds right.
mi...@get2net.dk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a question regarding the proper use of the ProgId element under
> a TypeLib/Class element (COM Registration) and specifically related to
> version-independe
>>James can you send more one line e-mails to the list every 5 minutes
please.
Sure! If you want me to. ;)
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Another thing to keep in mind is that file types do affect the speed of
compression. Do some testing along those lines if you have larger builds.
Our team has seen up to 1 1/2 hours come off our cabbing times.
Brian Rogers
"Intelligence removes complexity." - Me
http://icumove.spaces.live.com
On
Hey Mahmoud,
Wild guess, but I think you are trying to harvest a ARMv4i EXE
(armv4i\cgacutil.exe). Currently heat.exe is only in the 32-bit process
space. You might want to do -sreg on your command line.
Thanks,
Brian Rogers
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Yy!!! I got it to work. ;) I found the Wix 3.0 setup. Oh... Now
I'm diving into new dark waters. Lol
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From: ryebank [mailto:ja...@ryebank.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:43 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSI Factory
Mac
I did the same. Works completely fine.
Started WinXP SP3 VM.
Installed Visual Studio 2008 Shell (integrated mode)
Installed WiX v3.0.5308.0
Launched Visual Studio 2008 IDE from shortcut on Start menu.
Clicked the "Create Project" link on the Start Page & I can see the WiX
project types.
Clicking
Any ideas about my question?
Maybe the description is unclear, so let me re-formulate..
The default behavior of the PushButton control(if user presses Enter key,
then the control is invoked) does not work if there is the Edit control in
the dialog and this control is activated(i.e. user typed some
Hi All,
I am seeing the following types of errors when running heat.exe:
Heat.exe – Bad Image
UNC\msn\builds\celabs\v1_main\pink1711\others\dotnetv35\armv4i\cgacutil.exe is
either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing
the program again using the original ins
Ah ok.. I think that may the problem. I don't see a Wix 3.0 installer.
All that I've been downloading is the zipped binary files.
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From: ryebank [mailto:ja...@ryebank.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:43 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-use
MacDiarmid, James D wrote:
>
>
> I just installed the 3.0.5217 build of Wix 3 as well as all of the files
> you mentionmed.. No luck. :(
>
>
Yes - I mentioned that as when you said you could not get it to install I
did this:
1. Loaded up my VMWare "Installer Test XP" VM - this is a base Wi
I just installed the 3.0.5217 build of Wix 3 as well as all of the files
you mentionmed.. No luck. :(
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From: ryebank [mailto:ja...@ryebank.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 7:14 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSI Factory
MacDiarmid, J
Hi All,
I am using Wix V 3.0.4813 and I am having a small issue with the ExecXmlFile
custom action. I have several nodes in my wxs file for updating values in an
output file I create during my install. This file holds the values of various
properties set during the UI portion of the instal
Does the 3.0.5217 build of Wix recognize the VS 2008 shell and install
to it?
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From: ryebank [mailto:ja...@ryebank.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 7:14 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSI Factory
MacDiarmid, James D wrote:
>
> Ok.
Ok.. Just installed this ProjectAggregator2.msi thingy and it doesn't
seem to do anything.
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From: ryebank [mailto:ja...@ryebank.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 6:43 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSI Factory
MacDiarmid, James D wr
ProjectAggregator2.msi? Ummm, no... Hmmm, let me try that and see what
happens. :)
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From: ryebank [mailto:ja...@ryebank.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 6:43 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSI Factory
MacDiarmid, James D wrote:
Bob Arnson-6 wrote:
>
> barry wrote:
>> Do you know where is the best place to post my problem for the
>> bootstrapper
>> experts?
>>
>
> Try
> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?Refinement=112&query=BOOTSTRAPPER&rq=&rn=.
>
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>
>
> You need a custom action to set the WixShellExecTarget property. That
> means you also need one to set the target of your app launcher.
>
> What's DoURL? Check out how the WixUI dialogs use that custom action:
> src/ext/UIExtension/wixlib.
>
Thanks. I checked some tutorials and come up with this
Thanks again,
manually modifying the .wixproj files to:
C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML
v3\bin\difxapp_$(Platform).wixlib
seems to work.
Thanks,
Stephan.
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Bob Arnson wrote:
> stephan o'farrill wrote:
>> sure, that would be obvious -
stephan o'farrill wrote:
> sure, that would be obvious - and thats what I had expected!
> But unfortunately Votiv's (Wix3) references can not be defined in
> dependence of the (solution) configurations.
>
I don't see any reason it wouldn't be supported by the MSBuild targets
but I'm not sure w
He Shiming wrote:
> The WixShellExecTarget property is already set. How do I create a custom
> action to launch this URL now?
>
You need a custom action to set the WixShellExecTarget property. That
means you also need one to set the target of your app launcher.
> Besides, I'm not sure what's
Michael Zemanek wrote:
> You have sort of wrong logic in here. Both controls are initially
> visible and then shown by condition (=always visible).
> Either change the controls (...) or
> change your condition to Installed
>
WixUI does the former.
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Reuss, Matthias wrote:
> Well I do not have a wixproj file - which utility does that belong to? Votive?
>
And MSBuild.
> Anyway, I think return codes are useful for any kind of automated builds -
> scripts, VisualStudio, MsBuild, Nant, even makefiles...
>
In WiX v3, the tools return the
Justin Romaine wrote:
> Property="LICENSE_CONNECT_STRING" Value="Data
> Source=[LICENSESERVERNAME]\[LICENSESERVERINSTANCENAME];Initial
> Catalog=License;User
> ID=sa;Password=??\#;MultipleActiveResultSets=True" />
>
>
>
> But it would appear that the string gets parsed before my dialog gets
Hi,
I have a question regarding the proper use of the ProgId element under
a TypeLib/Class element (COM Registration) and specifically related to
version-independent and version-dependent ProgId's.
I've previously had my definition like:
...
But for some
You have sort of wrong logic in here. Both controls are initially
visible and then shown by condition (=always visible).
Either change the controls (...) or
change your condition to Installed
little.forest wrote:
>
> NOT Installed
>
>
> NOT Installed
>
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Thanks Bob,
sure, that would be obvious - and thats what I had expected!
But unfortunately Votiv's (Wix3) references can not be defined in
dependence of the (solution) configurations.
Thanks,
Stephan
On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Bob Arnson wrote:
> stephan o'farrill wrote:
>> But again, ev
I am having trouble modifying my web.config with a value from a dialog.
I have a property in a dialog.
And i need to get it into my util:XmlFile changer so i can set the value
of my config setting to a dialog entry.
I have a custom
Hi,
I'm confused about how to create a button and launch the default browser
with a specified URL. I'm using wix 3.
Currently, I've created my custom UI sequence based on WixUI_InstallDir. I
changed a bit of the welcome screen and added a button via to pass the compiler. It's displayed
correctly
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