Re: [WiX-users] Installer UI in high contrast

Not quite sure what your question is (I can't seem to read it). From your subject line I am assuming you have a question regarding the UI auto-theming (or not) when high-contrast is selected (an accessibility issue, correct?) Are you calling InstallProduct() (or some other API) or are you calling

Re: [WiX-users] DTF: How to Decide whether to Schedule or Execute Custom Actions

If your entire logic in the ScheduleInstallAction and ScheduleUninstallAction actions is completely driven by your own tables referencing features and/or components (along with whatever other data ExecuteAction may need) AND you don't have any dependencies on other standard actions (such as need

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

This will work for installations and removals, but it will break with repairs (including minor upgrades/small updates and patching). It is broken because it will remove the scheduled task during repairs. One option is to set the condition for the RemoveScheduledTask to be >REMOVE="ALL"< instead of

Re: [WiX-users] A call to aspnet_regiis -s fails for newly createdsite

>> However, I've seen the samples like this and I'm not sure it is a >> flexible solution. You simply hardcode the script maps, but what if >> newer versions of IIS add some more? Or if there were customizations on >> a target machine I'm not aware about? Simply add the ones you need, I think thi

[WiX-users] Installer UI in high contrast

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Re: [WiX-users] Heat Not Working on x64 Primary Interop Assemblies

Hey Jonathan, Heat does not support harvesting 64-bit. Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://blogs.msdn.com/icumove <-- NEW On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:10 AM, jnewton wrote: > > I am running heat on some 64-bit PIAs so I can extract some COM registry > keys. Howe

[WiX-users] Uninstall can't stop running application due to UAC

On Vista SP2, I installed my application, which runs elevated thanks to its manifest, using a simple MSI I made with WiX 3. But when I want to uninstall, UAC becomes a problem. . If I manually run the MSI elevated and click Remove, it detects that my application is still running, displays its f

Re: [WiX-users] Help: 'Error 26201.Error -2147467259: failed to create SQL database'

John, I have not used merge modules, so not sure what they would do to the MSI. For debuging the custom action, you need to get the source code for WIX, then there is a line (I think it is an Asert) at the start of each action that you uncomment and compile the custom action. My understanding

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall Problem if installed on non system partition

Chris, thanks for the hint with the MSI log. I looked into it and found something odd: The INSTALLLOCATION-Directory property has another value then where the application is installed. This is strange since it is declared as the base directory in the setup sources and not modified anywhere else.

Re: [WiX-users] correctly define preprocessor var in wxs?

Perfect! That solved my problem. Thank you. On Sat, 2009-07-25 at 14:19 -0400, Bob Arnson wrote: > jo...@msli.com wrote: > > The lines in MyApp.variables.wxi > > > > > > Try dropping the $() surrounding it; the $() syntax tells the > preprocessor to insert the value but is expecting a symb

[WiX-users] Building a project using Wix 3.0.5217 fails

Hello Everyone, I have installed Wix 3.0.5217 version and trying to build our project. I get a candle error candle.exe : error CNDL0144: The extension "C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixUtilExtension.dll" could not be loaded. I can see that dll in the specified directory...It u

Re: [WiX-users] Win 7 Uninstall from SystemFolder

I'd check the MSI log in case Windows 7 has changed behavior. If the screensaver is hooked into Explorer in some way Windows might decide to postpone the file removal until a reboot. There are other sharing scenarios that will also have this effect (like saying the component is shared and unne

Re: [WiX-users] Why a lot dialogs are NOT in the InstallUISequence table?

Because the Welcome dialog (to use that example) is the only entry you need on a normal fresh install. It enters a UI sequence in which the Next and Previous dialogs will be determined by the choices the user makes, and driven by ControlEvent actions (like the NewDialog ControlEvent). Phil Wi

Re: [WiX-users] How to connect Custom Action and Progress dialog

The stock answer is to use MsiProcessMessage as described here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367525(VS.85).aspx Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:chunyan.ji...@ge.com] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:17 AM To: General discussion fo

Re: [WiX-users] How to connect Custom Action and Progress dialog

Hi Chunyan, I do not know that you can add any progress bars during the time that the custom action is being executed, but at least you can add some text to let the user that something is happening. Look at the ProgressText element. The documentation on this one is minimal, http://wix.sourceforge.

[WiX-users] Heat Not Working on x64 Primary Interop Assemblies

I am running heat on some 64-bit PIAs so I can extract some COM registry keys. However, I recieve the message HEAT5150: Could not harvest data from a file that was expected to be a SelfReg DLL: . If I add this PIA to a VS setup project and tell it to register, it generates the registry keys f

[WiX-users] DTF: How to Decide whether to Schedule or Execute Custom Actions

Most of the custom actions I’m implementing come in groups of threes: * ScheduleInstallAction runs immediate and is responsible for scheduling the install action and it’s rollback action. * ScheduleUninstallAction runs immediate and is responsible for scheduling the uninstall action and it's rol

Re: [WiX-users] Referencing Environment Variables in WiX

One last thing .. using the "/t:rebuild" on the MSBuild of the WiX project has alleviated the need to delete the WiX project and get the latest from the source repository. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:06 PM, troy hostetter wrote: > Here are my results. > > WiX Code: > > > ?> >

[WiX-users] Win 7 Uninstall from SystemFolder

I'm testing an installer for a screensaver on Windows 7 and find that when I uninstall the program, the .scr file I installed to SystemFolder (C:\Windows\System32) doesn't get removed. Repeating the process on Windows Vista & Windows XP successfully removes the file. I also tried installing an im

Re: [WiX-users] VB6 ComPlus Components - Installed

Hi Andy, Yes, I was successful in getting my VB6 COM DLLs installed into the component services, however I'm still working on getting the property pages set up. Have you gotten yours to install into Component Services? If not, can I see the snippet of code you're having trouble with? What I did w

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

I have the custom actions scheduled like this: NOT Installed Installed I struggle with scheduling I don't "get it", but this works for me in the scenarios I have to support. I may have missed something in the scheduling that the list regulars can point out/correct. -Ori

Re: [WiX-users] VB6 ComPlus Components - Installed

-Original Message- From: Andy McGoldrick [mailto:andy.mcgoldr...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:48 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] VB6 ComPlus Components - Installed James, I saw that you recently had success with getting VB6 COM DLLs to inst

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

Hi Phil, In what part of the code did you put this? I have some other things I may need to do during the uninstall. I didn't realize you could have Custom Action Codes do this. Thanks very much! Jim -Original Message- From: Phil Sayers [mailto:p...@cds-am.net] Sent: Monday, July 2

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

Thanks Phil! -Original Message- From: Phil Sayers [mailto:p...@cds-am.net] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:19 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix Hi Jim, I think we both found the same wix snippe

[WiX-users] How to queue two custom actions and two dialogs in a right sequence?

Hi All What I want is like this: CustomActionA (caDisplayWebSites, to find all existing websites) --> DialogA (ConfigSFSDlg, display all existing websites and then user picks one) --> CustomActionB (caReturnWebSiteRootPath, find webroot of picked website) --> InstallDirDialog (install the ne

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

Thanks Alex - I'll give that a try. Jim -Original Message- From: Alexander Shevchuk [mailto:shevc...@live.com] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:09 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix Hi James, Have y

Re: [WiX-users] VB6 ComPlus Components - Installed

James, I saw that you recently had success with getting VB6 COM DLLs to install into COM+. I also saw you were attempting to set some of the options on the Properties page (Activation string?). I am also struggling along with this and wondered if you had any snippets or small wxs files you could

[WiX-users] Why a lot dialogs are NOT in the InstallUISequence table?

e.g. why InstallDirDialog is not appear in InstallUISequence table in the msi? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372039(VS.85).aspx Thanks Jirong Hu Build Master 780-644-5488 This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confident

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

Wouldn't be complete without the custom action to remove the task for uninstall. -Original Message- From: Phil Sayers [mailto:p...@cds-am.net] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:19 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Ta

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

Hi Jim, I think we both found the same wix snippet to manipulate scheduled tasks. I had to shuffle it around a little, and this is what I ended up with: I needed the escaped quotes around the label/name you want to give to your scheduled task. If you notice the ... "\" ... before the Fu

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

Hi James, Have you tried the usual XML escaping? UP Alex -Original Message- From: MacDiarmid, James D [mailto:james.macdiar...@eds.com] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 8:51 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Creating

Re: [WiX-users] Referencing Environment Variables in WiX

Here are my results. WiX Code: Batch file output: C:\StarTeam Projects\n-knowledgecentre-kc-tools\Deployment\BuildandPackage>SET

Re: [WiX-users] conditionally append to a directory

Hi Eric, You want to append string to HostDir, which means that HostDir must be resolved already. That requires custom action to run after CostFinalize. To change the value of HostDir after CostFinalize you need to use CA Type 35. Read "Changing the Target Location for a Directory" (http://msdn.mi

[WiX-users] Creating Scheduled Tasks using Wix

I found some code to create scheduled tasks during an install. I'm having trouble with one where I have to pass the following xml string on the command-line. XML string is "UP" Here is the code that creates the scheduled task: Is there a way to pass that as a string and not have votive or w

[WiX-users] How to connect Custom Action and Progress dialog

Hi Wix-users, In my install package progress dialog works fine for installation, like copying new files. The progress bar is growing during the installation. However, when I call the Custom Action, which takes pretty long time, the progress bar is always empty, untill the Custom Action is over, t

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall Problem if installed on non system partition

Tom For files your installer places on the hard disk, the uninstall should remove them automatically unless they are still in use. There should be no need for you to manually remove these files. Directories are a different matter as the uninstall will not remove it if the directory is not em

[WiX-users] Uning different WiX releases at the same time & msbuild?

Hi there, I made an App_v1.msi which was buillt with WiX 3.0.4721. I didn't take a higher version later because with 3.0.4805 I had problems when I create a patch with pyro. And with release 3.0.5419 heat.exe doesn't work anymore like it used to work. However, let's assume that I didn't have those

Re: [WiX-users] conditionally append to a directory

If I schedule it after CostFinalize I get the following Light error: error LGHT0204 : ICE12: CustomAction: append_to_install_path is of type: 51 referring to a Directory. Therefore it must come before CostFinalize @ 1000 in Seq Table: InstallExecuteSequence. CA Seq#: 3999 -- Forwarded mess

Re: [WiX-users] Registry key don't get deleted.

This should only happen if the key was existing prior to the installation already. Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Setup - Creating WiX-based MSI installations, elegantly. http://www.instyler.com -Original Message- From: sandun css [mailto:sandun...@gmail.com] Sent: July 27, 2

[WiX-users] My Ngen'ed executable is not in the list of Ngen roots and images

Hi guys, My application consists of a C++/CLI executable and C++/CLI dll. I have ngen'ed the executable using the following code(I didn't Ngen'ed my dll because it will be ngen'ed automatically when I ngen my executable, right?). I have checked the msi logs, the Ngen seems to be successful(No

Re: [WiX-users] A call to aspnet_regiis -s fails for newly createdsite

Thanks for the link, Neil. However, I've seen the samples like this and I'm not sure it is a flexible solution. You simply hardcode the script maps, but what if newer versions of IIS add some more? Or if there were customizations on a target machine I'm not aware about? Due to the fact that aspne

[WiX-users] Uninstall Problem if installed on non system partition

Hi, the installer I use is written with WiX 3 and everything works, except one little problem with the uninstallation process. If I don't change the default install location (which is on the system partition of Windows) everything works as expected (everything gets removed on an uninstall). But if

Re: [WiX-users] Help: 'Error 26201.Error -2147467259: failed to create SQL database'

Hi Michael, The property SQLSERVER is being set to '(local)\SQLEXPRESS' from within the MSI database, although if I edit this using Orca to some other value it gets reset back to the above value when the setup program is run (as observed from the log file). I think that the above value is correc

[WiX-users] Registry key don't get deleted.

Hi, I am setting a registry key, using the following code. But, it don't get deleted when I uninstalled the msi. Please advice.. Sandun -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-us

Re: [WiX-users] WixUtilExtension documentation

>I'd like to know what Custom Actions I can reference, and what they do. An overview of the WixUtilExtension and its possibilities would be fine O.M. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: 25. juli 2009 20:17 To: General discussion for Windows Installer X