Re: [WiX-users] Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixUI:WixUI_ErrorProgressText

And "-cultures:en-us" too :-) Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Setup - Creating WiX-based MSI installations, elegantly. http://www.instyler.com -Original Message- From: Konstantin Vlasenko [mailto:konstantin.vlase...@gmail.com] Sent: July 22, 2009 7:43 To: General discussion fo

Re: [WiX-users] TCP/IP Corruption After Uninstallation of WiX-generated MSI

I am just guessing I'm afraid (if you are using -sreg it shouldn't be writing any self-reg keys). If you let me what product this is part of I'll see if I can get a copy and try the same as you. Neil -Original Message- From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com]

Re: [WiX-users] Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixUI:WixUI_ErrorProgressText

Try to add *-ext WixUlExtension* to the command lines. 2009/7/22 jo...@msli.com > I newbie using wix3.0.5419.0, and I am having a problem finding the Wix > UI library. I have read WixUIExtension.dll is in the directory where I > installed Wix, and all I need to do is run light.exe, and the lib

[WiX-users] Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixUI:WixUI_ErrorProgressText

I newbie using wix3.0.5419.0, and I am having a problem finding the Wix UI library. I have read WixUIExtension.dll is in the directory where I installed Wix, and all I need to do is run light.exe, and the library will be found. Some say A full path to light.exe might be required. In my wxs, in

[WiX-users] displaying available websites in ComboBox

Hi, I am able get available websites on IIS using the Jon sample available @ http://blog.torresdal.net/2008/10/24/WiXAndDTFUsingACustomActionToListAvailableWebSitesOnIIS.aspx It is displaying websites in ListBox, But I need in ComboBox. Please suggest me what are the changes should I do for

Re: [WiX-users] inifilesearch doesn't execute

Read about IniLocator table (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369283(VS.85).aspx): "... The .ini file must be present in the default Microsoft Windows directory." Also, it's the other way around. Parent element starts search and child element continues it with what parent found. So, IniF

Re: [WiX-users] inifilesearch doesn't execute

No, it's not in the windows folder. It's in program files\my company\myapp Does it have to be in Windows for inifilesearch to work? I thought the directorysearch element told it where to look? -Original Message- From: "Alex Shevchuk" To: "'General discussion for Windows Installer XML tool

Re: [WiX-users] How do I register a 32bit dll on a 64bit OS ?

Arvind Aiyar wrote: > So I took your advice and tried to separate my 32-bit and 64-bit components. > Now the 32-bit components install into [ProgramFilesFolder] and the platform > independent ones into [ProgramFiles64Folder]. However, now when I compile my > 32-bit MSI, it cribs that I'm using d

Re: [WiX-users] VSTO error

Shawn Zhou wrote: > When I tried to add a VSTO dll to wix, I got the following error: > Error 1 Either > 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.AssemblyDefaultWixExtensionAttribute' > was not defined in the assembly or the type defined in extension > '..\AtlantaPowerPointAddIn\bi

[WiX-users] VSTO error

When I tried to add a VSTO dll to wix, I got the following error: Error 1 Either 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.AssemblyDefaultWixExtensionAttribute' was not defined in the assembly or the type defined in extension '..\AtlantaPowerPointAddIn\bin\Debug\AtlantaPowerPointAdd

Re: [WiX-users] TCP/IP Corruption After Uninstallation of WiX-generated MSI

Thank you for confirming that! 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 > -Original Message- > From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] > Se

Re: [WiX-users] inifilesearch doesn't execute

Hi Eric, Are you sure that msi.ini file is in the default windows folder? Alex -Original Message- From: Eric Napier [mailto:napi...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:34 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] inifilesearch doesn't execute I'm having a prob

Re: [WiX-users] Samples errors follow up

Is the Tutorial ever going to be updated? -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:52 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Samples errors follow up Louis elston wrote: > The samples

Re: [WiX-users] TCP/IP Corruption After Uninstallation of WiX-generated MSI

Heat (in a "default" state) runs the DLLs passed to it in a self-reg-in-a-sandbox environment, so yes, that dll is modifying those registry values. -Original Message- From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:38 PM To: General dis

Re: [WiX-users] XPath for XmlConfig and Xml Namespaces

Thank you so very much! Your suggestion worked flawlessly! 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 > -Original Message- > From: Matthe

[WiX-users] inifilesearch doesn't execute

I'm having a problem with an ini file search. I'm trying to disallow installation based on the presence of a value in an ini file. However, OLDVALUE (the item for which I'm searching) is never set. I've confirmed the presence of the item in the ini file. The path is correct. Examining the log, I ca

Re: [WiX-users] XPath for XmlConfig and Xml Namespaces

Edwin, I believe you're missing the Action and Node attributes of the XmlConfig tag. That XPath should pull the PropertyValue element of just the Property that has a PropertyName element that's text is 'name1'. By not defining the Name attribute of XmlConfig, this should set the text of the

[WiX-users] XPath for XmlConfig and Xml Namespaces

I'm trying to use XmlConfig to update a file that looks like this: 1 name1 value1 name2 value2 name3 value3 My goal is to change the text of PropertyValue where the sibling PropertyName equals a particular string. I’ve

Re: [WiX-users] How do I register a 32bit dll on a 64bit OS ?

So I took your advice and tried to separate my 32-bit and 64-bit components. Now the 32-bit components install into [ProgramFilesFolder] and the platform independent ones into [ProgramFiles64Folder]. However, now when I compile my 32-bit MSI, it cribs that I'm using duplicate folder IDs (true, s

Re: [WiX-users] TCP/IP Corruption After Uninstallation of WiX-generated MSI

Right now I am using -sreg -scom -svb6 on that particular invocation of heat. There are other files included in that execution so I'm hoping that nothing really needs any of that registration stuff. But, if I am understanding you correctly, that dll really is modifying those registry keys/value

Re: [WiX-users] How to use the value picked from a ComboBox?

The Name attribute of the Directory element is not of Formatted type (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368609(VS.85).aspx ). I think you should use the type 35 (set a directory) custom action to accomplish what you want: ht

Re: [WiX-users] TCP/IP Corruption After Uninstallation of WiX-generated MSI

Edwin I don't have those on my machine but I would guess that it does some anti-social stuff when you self register it. Is there any documentation on how you are supposed to distribute it. You could try running heat and ignoring the self-reg stuff. Neil -Original Message- From: Chris

[WiX-users] How to use the value picked from a ComboBox?

Hi The CustomAction will set (a list of values) to a ComboBox named TARGETWEBCOMBO in a Dialog. Then I want to use the (single) value the installer has picked in that ComboBox as the install directory. Using the code below, I got this C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\[TARGETWEBCOMBO]\ in the next dialog. Wh

Re: [WiX-users] How do I register a 32bit dll on a 64bit OS ?

Arvind Aiyar wrote: > It's a x64 MSI. I used the Win64=no setting and sure enough I got ICE80 > errors :-(, but the registration seems to have worked. Any ideas on how to > get rid of the ICE errors - "This 32BitComponent X uses 64BitDirectory > X" > 32-bit components should go to 32

Re: [WiX-users] Component GUIDs

shibo wrote: > My tests show that directory / component Ids stay the same from > build-to-build, but not their GUIDs. > Do you change directories? > Does this mean that only directory / component Ids are used in patching in > WiX 3.0, not GUIDs? > No, they all need to be consistent for pat

Re: [WiX-users] My custom wix UI extension only runs on the machine on which it built?

Will Page wrote: > So without understanding what's wrong with this extension, I have little > hope of making a more complex extension work as desired. > You haven't described what's wrong. What error message do you get? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] merge modules not working only vcredist.exe

Cheers all, that sorted it. > Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:13:07 +0100 > From: dwat...@sdl.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] merge modules not working only vcredist.exe > > Lol, why didn't I spot that. It is Monday morning I suppose. > > -Original Messa

Re: [WiX-users] How do I register a 32bit dll on a 64bit OS ?

It's a x64 MSI. I used the Win64=no setting and sure enough I got ICE80 errors :-(, but the registration seems to have worked. Any ideas on how to get rid of the ICE errors - "This 32BitComponent X uses 64BitDirectory X" -Arvind -Original Message- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pal

Re: [WiX-users] TCP/IP Corruption After Uninstallation of WiX-generated MSI

Actually, it's redistributable: http://blogs.msdn.com/gertd/archive/2008/08/22/redist.aspx %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VSTSDB\redist-enu.txt Subject to the license terms for the software, you may redistribute the files (unmodified) listed below. DatabaseSchemaProviders.Extension

Re: [WiX-users] Component GUIDs

Konstantin, Thanks for your comment. My tests show that directory / component Ids stay the same from build-to-build, but not their GUIDs. Does this mean that only directory / component Ids are used in patching in WiX 3.0, not GUIDs? Thanks, Shibo fromKonstantin Vlasenko subject Re: [WiX

Re: [WiX-users] My custom wix UI extension only runs on the machine on which it built?

I want the extension so that existing installer builds using the default WiX UI installation can transparently swap it out for my UI, in addition to the (very minor) benefits that you get when decompiling. On top of that, I plan on writing a real extension to add language features specific to o

Re: [WiX-users] How To Overwrite files in maintenance mode

thanks for your help! how do I make the event to run only on maintenance mode ? בתאריך 21 יולי 2009 16:34, מאת Natalia Gladkova < natalia.gladk...@arcadia.spb.ru>: > Maybe it is not the best way, but you can add the following events on > Change > button (or Repair button): > > 1 > 1 > > About Rei

Re: [WiX-users] Install files to Public documents folder

Ondrej Zarevucky wrote: > I coudn't find any other property which will resolve to Public Documents > folder. Can someone hint me, how to install these public/shared samples > there? > WiX provides the WIX_DIR_COMMON_DOCUMENTS property. See "OSInfo custom actions" in WiX.chm. -- sig://boB h

Re: [WiX-users] How To Overwrite files in maintenance mode

Maybe it is not the best way, but you can add the following events on Change button (or Repair button): 1 1 About Reinstall: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371184(VS.85).aspx About REINSTALLMODE: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371182(VS.85).aspx (a - Force all files to be

Re: [WiX-users] Install files to Public documents folder

Something I've never had to use before but looking at my own machine (XP64) there's a directory at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\ & on my Vista64 VM (potentially Windows 7 too but I don't have a machine here to check it) there exists a directory at C:\Users\Public\Documents\ which

Re: [WiX-users] How to implement tab control in a Dialog

Kevin Jin wrote: > Is it possible to have a multi-tab control in a Dialog? > No, MSI doesn't support that. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to wi

Re: [WiX-users] Condition in Feature

Tamara Kustarova wrote: > The feature examples consists of features: > examples_feature1 (will be hidden) > examples_feature2 (will be hidden) > I want to install feature "examples_feature1" ONLY if user selected > feature1 to install and feature "examples" to install. Similarly, I want > to inst

Re: [WiX-users] New Major Version. Should I have new Components GUIDs?

Pally Sandher wrote: > If you want to know what happens if you don't change the GUID's read up > MSI supports having multiple products install the same component to different directories. But it does require even more strict adherence to all the component rules, so changing GUIDs (or letting

Re: [WiX-users] TCP/IP Corruption After Uninstallation of WiX-generated MSI

Just a thought but why are you distributing Microsoft.Data.Schema.Sql.dll that sounds like a Microsoft component to me and should be distributed using their package (presumably SQL). Neil -Original Message- From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] Sent: 21 Ju

Re: [WiX-users] Condition in Feature

Could you make "examples_feature1" visible and a child feature of "feature1" and "examples_feature2" visible and a child of "feature2" ? Remove the feature "examples". The user could select the examples that they wanted to install but they couldnt install the examples without the corresponding pa

Re: [WiX-users] How To Overwrite files in maintenance mode

this does not solve my problem. any suggestions? 2009/7/21 Yan Sklyarenko > Specify option 'a' in the REINTALLMODE property: " > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371182(VS.85).aspx > " > > -- Yan > > -Original Message

Re: [WiX-users] New Major Version. Should I have new Components GUIDs?

Short answer: yes change all your Component GUIDs. I've got the exact same situation as yourself & having read all the information available on Component rules I've changed all ours. If you want to know what happens if you don't change the GUID's read up on Component Rules & what happens when yo

[WiX-users] Condition in Feature

Hello, I am trying to make a simple windows installer constisting of these features: feature1 feature2 examples. The feature examples consists of features: examples_feature1 (will be hidden) examples_feature2 (will be hidden) I want to install feature "examples_feature1" ONLY if user selected fea

Re: [WiX-users] Install files to Public documents folder

I dont know if this would help but Ive found it best to install sample files along with the application and have the application make copies of them into a folder of the user's choice, or to their my documents folder, when the application runs for the first time, or when they select some kind of "s

[WiX-users] Install files to Public documents folder

Hi, I'm trying to install a per-machine application and the best location for the sample documents seems to be the Public Documents folder (or All Users' Documents on Windows XP), but I'm not able to find out, how to reference Public Documents folder in WiX/MSI. According to: http://msdn.microso

Re: [WiX-users] How To Overwrite files in maintenance mode

Specify option 'a' in the REINTALLMODE property: "http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371182(VS.85).aspx" -- Yan -Original Message- From: ערן גבע [mailto:mail.g...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:22 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How To Overw

[WiX-users] How To Overwrite files in maintenance mode

What should I do in order to make my installer overwrite all the files while running in maintenance mode? Thanks, Eran. -- Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! F

[WiX-users] New Major Version. Should I have new Components GUIDs?

Hello, I need to create a setup for the new major version (v2) of our product. It should be able to be installed alongside the old version (v1). Each version is installed in a separate directory. Some assemblies get installed into the GAC and the assembly version of v1 and v2 differ, but the names

Re: [WiX-users] Component GUIDs

>From the Wix documentation: For the Component element the generated GUID is based on the install directory and filename of the KeyPath for the component. This GUID will stay consistent from build-to-build provided the directory and filename of the KeyPath do not change. 2009/7/21 shibo > > Rob

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

Hi Yan Sklyarenko, Thanks a bunch for your suggestion. I got it all working now. -Anu Yan Sklyarenko wrote: > > If you used heat.exe to generate your help.wxs, then it most likely > contains a ComponentGroup, which includes all the generated components. > The components should be included in

[WiX-users] IIS Certificate Trust List

I am looking for some guidance on IIS configuration. I want to create a Certificate Trust List and then enable it for the website that I am installing, is this possible in Wix? - HBOS plc, Reg

Re: [WiX-users] How do I register a 32bit dll on a 64bit OS ?

Is your MSI built as x86 or x64? Our product has multiple OCX's & COM DLL's which I've harvested using heat.exe and everything registers fine on both 32-bit & 64-bit O/S. However all our MSI's are built for x86 as our apps are 32-bit so I've never run across this issue myself. If you're building a

Re: [WiX-users] Component GUIDs

Rob, In your reply: "If you generate GUIDs every time you build, you won't be able to do any upgrades or patching". We are using WiX 2.0 (planning to upgrade to 3.0). No problem to create patches given ProductCode and UpgradeCode GUIDs are the same, but with different components' GUIDs. My unde

Re: [WiX-users] client setup

Thanks, Sascha, for your answer. My installers will be used by the user, not by me, and I won't my user to use Orca, that is not very friendly for regular user. I have problems to create sufficient agent installer by Wix (I'm not strong in that field) and currently I suppose to use MSI automation.

Re: [WiX-users] Wix warning LGHT1076 : ICE48

Right. I responded to your previous email... /rafael -Original Message- From: Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT) [mailto:surekha.vuchuru@siemens.com] Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:57 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Wix warning LGHT1076 :

[WiX-users] WiX v3.5 Custom Action Project Template Bug.

Dear all, Maybe someone has already found out this bug and workaround. If you want to create a new Project based on the Windows Installer XML - C# Custom Action Project template (v3.5.0710.0) in Visual Studio you may receive some path errors. This is because of some old path references to WiX v

Re: [WiX-users] My custom wix UI extension only runs on the machine on which it built?

Did you delay-sign it (and not complete the signing)? The wix sources use strong-name signing (since that is needed for assembly-name references to the extensions, but not path-references). Turn off all references to strong-name signing your extension. -Original Message- From: Will Page [