Re: [WiX-users] Problem with merge module

2009-06-02 Thread Rahul.Ekbote
Hi, To more on this topic I have following .msm file in our project I added VC++ redistributable in bootstrapper. Is it same one? ( Microsoft_VC90_MFC_x86.msm and Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86.msm ) Thanks, Rahul. -Original Message- From: rahul.ekb...@sungard.com [mailt

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Services

2009-06-02 Thread Rahul.Ekbote
Hi Phil, Thanks for answer. This is my updated code. I made the changes suggested by you. Still I am getting the same error. I will check the .log for the same because this code is working f

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with merge module

2009-06-02 Thread Rahul.Ekbote
Hi, My understanding about .msm is it contains the information to install the mentioned product. Is it need to provide setup of the products with our setup? Or it takes from net? Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks, Rahul. -Original Message- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@wond

[WiX-users] Issue resolving properties in the Office 2007 Customization Wizard

2009-06-02 Thread Success Systems
I am trying to add a registry key that contains a property in the value data section but every time I install it the property is not resolved. I have even tested with the [ProductCode] property. The unusal thing is that I also have properties set in the registry key path and these do get resolved.

[WiX-users] Assembly registration with wix 3.0

2009-06-02 Thread Wayne Guidry
Haven't used wix in a couple of months and just upgraded to a later version. I'm pretty sure in the past I could use heat.exe to extract registry information from an Assembly however now I get a warning saying something like Could not harvest data from a file that is an Assembly or something to

Re: [WiX-users] installing same file from 2 different modules

2009-06-02 Thread Rob Mensching
First, you should understand the Component Rules to see if you are violating them (probably are). Second, sharing the same file in two different Merge Modules is very hard. It is easier to separate out the common stuff into a "common Merge Module" and create dependencies from the other Merge Mo

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Property calculation

2009-06-02 Thread Rob Mensching
you'll need a simple immediate CustomAction. The Windows Installer doesn't have math built in. Jason Zhang wrote: > Hi, > > I need set a wix property based on another property with basic math > calculation, such as > > Mocked code: > > > ... > > > Can I do this in wix ? If yes, what's the synta

Re: [WiX-users] MSI UI Dialog shows strange things

2009-06-02 Thread achandrapano
Thanks Richard. You are an invaluable source of information. Richard-45 wrote: > > > In article <1243888350711-3008461.p...@n2.nabble.com>, > achandrapano writes: > >> > Height="30" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes"> >> >> >> > Height="20" Transparent="

[WiX-users] installing same file from 2 different modules

2009-06-02 Thread Shree Krishnamurthi
Hi I have 2 merge modules that install have a common file x.dll When I build my master setup I get the following error light.exe(0,0): error LGHT0204: ICE30: Thetarget file 'oiowfjb-.dll|x.DLL' is installed in '[ProgramFilesFolder]\Proximex\Services\Bin\' by two different components on an LFN

[WiX-users] Wix Property calculation

2009-06-02 Thread Jason Zhang
Hi, I need set a wix property based on another property with basic math calculation, such as Mocked code: ... Can I do this in wix ? If yes, what's the syntax? If no, any better suggestion ? Basically I will get BASE_PORT property from user input, and I want to automatically created the MY_P

Re: [WiX-users] Add a .vcproj to Wix MergeModule

2009-06-02 Thread Simon Dahlbacka
you can add the necessary files to the resulting installer just fine, you just cannot add the vcproj as a reference On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:28 PM, karthik thiagarajan wrote: > > So what is the correct way to write an installer to install a windows > service written in Manged C++? > > Karthik T

Re: [WiX-users] Add a .vcproj to Wix MergeModule

2009-06-02 Thread karthik thiagarajan
So what is the correct way to write an installer to install a windows service written in Manged C++? Karthik Thiagarajan > From: edwin.cas...@fiserv.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:23:01 -0400 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Add a .vcproj to Wix MergeModule >

[WiX-users] Purely Wix Admin based patch not replacing all files

2009-06-02 Thread Shawn Dwyer
Hi, Using Wix 3.0.5315.0 I'm trying to create my first real (non-sample) MSP following the instructions here: http://blogs.msdn.com/pmarcu/archive/2008/05/30/Patching-something-you-didnt-build-with-WiX-using-WiX-.aspx I created the admin image from version 3.0.37 of my app, copied it, and replace

Re: [WiX-users] Add a .vcproj to Wix MergeModule

2009-06-02 Thread Castro, Edwin G. Castro (Hillsboro)
.VCPROJ projects are not supported at this time because they are *not* MSBuild based projects. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail >

Re: [WiX-users] Add a .vcproj to Wix MergeModule

2009-06-02 Thread karthik thiagarajan
I get this error when I try to add a reference to a .VCPROJ to my .WIXPROJ error : MSBuild cannot resolve the reference to the Visual C++ project '..\XYZ\PQR.vcproj' when building a stan d-alone MSBuild project. To correctly resolve this reference, please build the solution file containing t

[WiX-users] Add a .vcproj to Wix MergeModule

2009-06-02 Thread karthik thiagarajan
Hi I have a Wix Merge module and I want to add a reference to a .VCPROJ to it. No matter what I do, I am not able to set the reference correctly. When i try to compile the Wix project, it complains of missing reference. When I try to add a reference to .CSPROJ, things work correctly. How do

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Services

2009-06-02 Thread Wilson, Phil
Well forget most of that . I'm probably looking at the wrong part of the Xml!!! Where's that coffee. Your actual error number is 1920, right? That "Verify that you " message is from at least four types of error. In the MSI file, look with Orca, it might be worth verifying that Name

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper of .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

2009-06-02 Thread Rob Mensching
It's already out. It just doesn't work very well right now. Thomas Due wrote: > And the next obvious question would then be: > > When is WiX v3.5 coming out? ;) > > /Thomas > > -Original Message- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] > Sent: 28. maj 2009 17:56 > To: General di

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with merge module

2009-06-02 Thread Wilson, Phil
You're not by any chance expecting the .msm file to be installed on the system are you? Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: rahul.ekb...@sungard.com [mailto:rahul.ekb...@sungard.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:29 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Proble

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Services

2009-06-02 Thread Wilson, Phil
Setting keypath=yes is a requirement of the underlying ServiceInstall table in the MSI file, so that needs to be set always. WiX really should error out if it's not set. I think you've made a common mistake - the Name element is the name of the service. I don't know whether it makes sense to n

Re: [WiX-users] Why error CNDL0001: Invalid XML in file

2009-06-02 Thread Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
Hi, I found that the machine.config has something wrong. There are some statements have no end . When I fixed the wrong machine.config, I can compile Wix project. Regards, Chunyan -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Simon Dahlbacka [mailto:simon.dahlba...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 2

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: How to change an existing Windows service's startup type

2009-06-02 Thread Christopher Painter
I'm sorry for the short message with vague context. Yes, service dependencies. Basically it's a product line chainer with use cases that involve different sets of third party packages for different products where development wants the service dependencies set as described depending on what get

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper of .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

2009-06-02 Thread Thomas Due
And the next obvious question would then be: When is WiX v3.5 coming out? ;) /Thomas -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] Sent: 28. maj 2009 17:56 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper of .NET Fram

Re: [WiX-users] Question about "Customizing Built-in WixUI Dialog Sets" topic

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Arnson
Andres Juarez wrote: > So in my case, if I want to chage the PrepareDlg in the WixUI_InstallDir.wxs. > I have to copy the whole PrepareDlg fragment into my project, rename it to > WixUI_InstallDir.wxs from You don't want to edit the WiX copy of anything. Think of it as a "copy on write" opera

Re: [WiX-users] Small size limit on .wixout files storingMedia (2GB?)

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Arnson
martin lavelle wrote: > Thanks for always responding Bob. :) > It's what I'm...er, not paid to do. > 1.38GB across 18 cabinets in high compression. Largest cabinet size is 234Mb, > Cabinets are External to the .msi file, uncompressed size is 6.28 GB. Most of > my installations are over 2GB.

Re: [WiX-users] Wix VisualStudio weird Registry Values

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Arnson
Weber Stefan (IT) wrote: > The Problem is the &Login and Visual Studio throws an error about illegal > entity name and doesn't build the msi. > WiX is based on XML so you need to follow XML rules, one of which is that & is the introductory character for an "entity." You need to replace liter

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.0: How to change an existing Windows service's startup type

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Arnson
Christopher Painter wrote: > For package C, if A and/or B is installed, add A and/or B as dependencies of > C. As service dependencies? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge o

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Patching

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Arnson
troy hostetter wrote: > File="[KCENTERPRISE.ROOT.WEBDIR]web.config" Action="delete" On="uninstall" > ElementPath="//configuration/appSettings" Node="element" > VerifyPath="add[...@key='SearchDefaultConfigSection'[\]]" > Sequence="20" /> > > And they do not s

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with Services

2009-06-02 Thread Rahul.Ekbote
Hi, Also I am facing error when I am installing my product on fresh machine Error= "Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system service" On net I find that I have to set Keypath = yes however I already set it to the service file.

[WiX-users] Wix VisualStudio weird Registry Values

2009-06-02 Thread Weber Stefan (IT)
Hello, iam using Visual Studio to build MSIs with Wix 3. I just stumpled upon an error when trying to write the following registry value The Problem is the &Login and Visual Studio throws an error about illegal entity name and doesn't build the msi. Is it possible to build the Wix File someh

Re: [WiX-users] Why error CNDL0001: Invalid XML in file

2009-06-02 Thread Simon Dahlbacka
this most likely has nothing to do with wix per se, but open the file and fix the validation error. You might get a clue to how it got corrupted by looking at what part of the file needs fixing. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) < chunyan.ji...@ge.com> wrote: > Thank

[WiX-users] Problem with merge module

2009-06-02 Thread Rahul.Ekbote
Hi, I have added merge module in my project. Please see the code from Product.wxs. However the merge module are not getting install on target machine. Also I am using bootstrapper manifest for VS2008 utility for adding bootstrapper for .net 3.5 sp1 and VC++ redistributable. Please let me know w

Re: [WiX-users] Why error CNDL0001: Invalid XML in file

2009-06-02 Thread Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
Thank you for your hint! Could you please tell me how to update or recover machine.config? -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Simon Dahlbacka [mailto:simon.dahlba...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 2. Juni 2009 11:01 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-

Re: [WiX-users] Why error CNDL0001: Invalid XML in file

2009-06-02 Thread Simon Dahlbacka
sounds like your machine.config is busted for whatever reason On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) < chunyan.ji...@ge.com> wrote: > Hi wix-users, > > I am new for wix. I just try to use wix and generate the first sample > wix project with visual studio. It is a simple w

[WiX-users] Why error CNDL0001: Invalid XML in file

2009-06-02 Thread Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
Hi wix-users, I am new for wix. I just try to use wix and generate the first sample wix project with visual studio. It is a simple wix project and only one file copied to ProgramFilesFolder. However, I got the following error when compiling: -- Build started: Project: WixProject, Configurat