Re: [WiX-users] is it possible to disable user uninstall while still enable major upgrade?

Thanks Bob for reply. By design, it is ok for the privileged user to hack to uninstall my app (e.g. change registry, delete files). However, I don't want my MSI to be used to uninstall the app. Is it possible to disable uninstallation in my msi to achieve below goals? 1. A user right c

Re: [WiX-users] Env variables don't get deleted

I don't get this problem always. I installed and uninstalled the msi multiple times without any problem. But after few attempts, I noticed that the env variable had not got removed. Might this be a problem with WindowsInstaller ? On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 2:57 PM, sandun css wrote: > This is my c

[WiX-users] Service failed to start using WiX3.0

Hello, everyone! I'm a totally newbie in WiX. I was using WiX3.0 and wanted to install a windows service through it, I did as the guide says and I can install the service but I can't start it on install. The message I got is "Service failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges t

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.5.0731.0 is missing the VS2010 Integration

John H. Bergman (XPedient Technologies) wrote: > The latest build, and the previous one are missing the VS2010 integration. > Could one of the Wix Developers contact me offline so I can help with this? > There's an open bug. You're welcome to dig in, but I know it's on the radar of one of th

Re: [WiX-users] is it possible to disable user uninstall while still enable major upgrade?

Lian Jiang wrote: > I agree it sounds like a strange requirement for most projects which I didn't > even believe at the beginning. But it is legitimate for my project due to > some business reason... > > Can this be done technically? > Users already have to elevate to do the uninstall; once t

Re: [WiX-users] is it possible to disable user uninstall while still enable major upgrade?

Any idea? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Lian Jiang [mailto:lji...@microsoft.com] Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 1:17 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] is it possible to disable user uninstall while still enable major upgrade? Hi, I hav

Re: [WiX-users] Install pfx Certificate

Hello, this is a follow up. So I've determined that while the installation works our application doesn't run correctly because it needs the private key (hence the .pfx file). If anyone has had a successful installation using .pfx files I'd really appreciate some help, is this a possible bug in the

[WiX-users] Wix 3.5.0731.0 is missing the VS2010 Integration

The latest build, and the previous one are missing the VS2010 integration. Could one of the Wix Developers contact me offline so I can help with this? -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 20

Re: [WiX-users] Install pfx Certificate

Hi Phil, I'm using the IIS Extension and compiling via VS to gen the MSI. It looks to be a deferred action. What's interesting is that I determined (based on a suggestion to someone else's similar problem) that if I manually import the .pfx file and export to a .cer (using the DER option) and us

Re: [WiX-users] How to create the installation package, which is able to upgrade

This might also help: http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2009/01/wix-script-for-major-upgrade s.html Neil -Original Message- From: Yan Sklyarenko [mailto:y...@sitecore.net] Sent: 03 August 2009 15:09 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How

Re: [WiX-users] Install pfx Certificate

Those errors are all Access Denied, so this looks like something to do with how the code is running. Deferred? Immediate? Impersonated? Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: quattro004 [mailto:quattro...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 11:36 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.

Re: [WiX-users] Install pfx Certificate

Did you specify the correct Certificate/@PFXPassword attribute? Also, what build of WiX are you using? It's highly recommended to use WiX 3.0 RTM, as at least a few cert bugs existed in earlier 3.0 builds that were fixed in RTM. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Reese [mail

Re: [WiX-users] Install pfx Certificate

I'm using Wix 3.0.5419 and tried the latest build as well with no success either. quattro004 wrote: > > Hi, I'm having trouble installing a pfx certificate, I can install a .cer > certificate and am unsure why the .pfx doesn't work. Any help is much > appreciated. Thanks. > > Here is my error

[WiX-users] Install pfx Certificate

Hi, I'm having trouble installing a pfx certificate, I can install a .cer certificate and am unsure why the .pfx doesn't work. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks. Here is my error message: InstallCertificates: Error 0x80070005: Failed to open PFX file. InstallCertificates: Error 0x80070005: Fa

[WiX-users] Error with MFC 9.0 merge module

I have the following error when I am trying to use MFC 9.0 merge module in our install: Product.wxs(355,0): error LGHT1055: The InstallExecuteSequence table contains an action 'SxsInstallCA' which cannot be merged from the merge module 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Merge Modules\Microsoft_V

Re: [WiX-users] Which elements of version number can be used to detect an upgrade?

> When specifying the Minimum and Maximum values in an UpgradeVersion element, > can you specify all four values ... or will > it only use the first 3 It will only use the first 3... - Kim -- *Kim Gybels Software Developer * kim.gyb...@metris.com Tel: +32 16 74

Re: [WiX-users] What is wixca.dll?

It contains some of the WiX custom actions that, at install-time, do the work for most of the elements of the WixUtilExtension. Many of the other extensions have their own custom action DLLs. -Original Message- From: Sunkesula, Srivardhan [mailto:srivardhan.sunkes...@netapp.com] Sent: Su

Re: [WiX-users] Heat Generated component not being included

Thanks, that was it :( -Original Message- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 11:23 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Heat Generated component not being included should be -Ori

Re: [WiX-users] Heat Generated component not being included

should be -Original Message- From: Michael Clark [mailto:mcl...@fullarmor.com] Sent: 03 August 2009 16:17 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Heat Generated component not being included I have the following fragment generated using Heat http://schemas

[WiX-users] Heat Generated component not being included

I have the following fragment generated using Heat http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>

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

Thanks, Neil! This indeed turned out to be an acceptable way. -- Yan -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:50 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] A call to aspnet_regiis -s f

[WiX-users] No way to specify a name for WebApplicationExtension

Hello WiX community, I've faced with an interesting problem. IIS7 allows specifying a name for script maps, those you can set by WebApplicatonExtension element. And moreover, it can distinguish the script maps by this name only, meaning other attributes can be equal. On the other hand, WiX table

Re: [WiX-users] How to create the installation package, which is able to upgrade

First of all, I would encourage you to get acquainted with the resources below: - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370579(VS.85).aspx and all descendants - this is essential info about upgrades - http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/12/30/paying-for-upgrades/ - a great summary from Bob (an

[WiX-users] How to create the installation package, which is able to upgrade

Hi Wix-users, I have created the installation package with wix. Now I have a new task that .msi should be upgradable. It means that the newly built .msi should be installed without uninstalling the last version, when some files changed in the package. However, my newly built .msi can not be ins

[WiX-users] Which elements of version number can be used to detect an upgrade?

All - When specifying the Minimum and Maximum values in an UpgradeVersion element, can you specify all four values ... or will it only use the first 3? Thanks - TopCat -- Let Crystal Reports handle the repor

[WiX-users] RegisterClassInfo

Hi, Can any one gives information/example of RegisterClassInfo? Thanks, -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deploym

Re: [WiX-users] Does XmlConfig works on DCML format?

Hi again, Upon doing some trial and error, I was able to set the value of Object1.log.debug-level=5 by using this XPath: //Object[\[]Name="Object1"[\]]/SubObjects/Object[\[]Name="log"[\]]/SubObjects/Object[\[]Name="debug-level"[\]]/value I wonder if this is the best and easy way to do this? Sinc

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

John No worries. Sorry I could not think of something more useful. Regards Michael -Original Message- From: John Stevenson-Hoare [mailto:john.stevenson-ho...@ffei.co.uk] Sent: Monday, 3 August 2009 5:21 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Help: 'Error 26201

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

Hi Michael, Thanks for all your help in trying to resolve my issue. In the end I had to give up on trying to understand the cause. I did try downloading the source but could not build it with the tools that the make file says that I need. There were just too many compile errors and too little ti