[WiX-users] requiring .NET 3.5 or greater

2009-09-18 Thread Steve Lessard
I read this thread on how to check for .NET 4.0 http://n2.nabble.com/Using-WiX-with-Net-4-0-td3385006.html. What I would like to do is check for .NET 3.5 SP1 or greater. How do I accomplish this? -- Come build with us!

Re: [WiX-users] Vista Standard User and perMachine install

2009-09-18 Thread warne warne
Is there a property I could check for that is set when either a XP Limited or Vista Standard user runs my installer? I tried 'AdminUser' & 'Privileged but it seems they are always '1' regardless if I run the setup logged in as an administrator or not. thanks very much, ___

Re: [WiX-users] Major Upgrade install - why are files missing?

2009-09-18 Thread Blair
Does the merge module supply/use any custom actions? Would the missing files be related to anything placed in the GAC? Does the merge module populate any rows in the MsiAssembly or MsiAssemblyName tables? When they say "in the area" they are referring to the first two sequencing positions describe

[WiX-users] Major Upgrade install - why are files missing?

2009-09-18 Thread Scott Palmer
I have made an installer that attempts to remove a previous version of a product before installing the new version.The installer runs and appears to remove old files and coy new ones... but it at the end of it all there are files missing. I have a merge module that installs a common component into

[WiX-users] Upgrade Detection (FindRelatedProducts) with EmbeddedUI

2009-09-18 Thread AG Crum
Has anyone done an upgrade while using an EmbeddedUI? I asked a similar question a while back and was wondering if anyone has figured out a way run the action FindRelatedProducts (or simulate it), before the EmbeddedUI initializes. Thanks, AG ---

[WiX-users] Resending: DigitalCertificateRef element deprecated in WIX 3.0?

2009-09-18 Thread Sandip Shahane
Resending... Is there any replacement for this element or alternative to achieve the same result as I used to do prior to WIX 3.0 Thanks, Sandip -Original Message- From: Sandip Shahane [mailto:sandi...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:16 PM To: wix-users@lists.source

Re: [WiX-users] Directory Table Question

2009-09-18 Thread Alexander Shevchuk (Volt)
Hi Chris, If you will dark resulting msi (with merge module included), you'll see something like this: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 7:03 AM

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting Default Web Site Port

2009-09-18 Thread Dominique Louis
You are correct. After further investigation I found this... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/149605 Which shows that the registry key is only valid for IIS 1 and 2 I'm interested in IIS 5 to 7. This information must be stored somewhere, so if anyone knows, please share the info. Dominique. ---

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting Default Web Site Port

2009-09-18 Thread Christopher Painter
I'm not sure I'd trust that. I was on XP with IIS 5.1 and I updated the default website using the MMC snapin and I didn't see the registry value change. I usually query the IIS metabase APIs to get configuration information. It would be nice if there was a reliable RegLocator pattern to use bu

Re: [WiX-users] Registry Search Condition Message Wix 2.0

2009-09-18 Thread David Watson
Hi, I'm not quite sure what you are trying to do but...     REGISTRYSEARCH=#1 Will look in the registry for the value Test under the sql server key (I don't have this key on my machine I assume you are creating it). The launch condition says halt the installer if that registry val

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting Default Web Site Port

2009-09-18 Thread Dominique Louis
Never mind, found it at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\Serv iceType\W3SVC\TcpPort Used the wrong search criteria in Google. Dominique. -Original Message- From: Dominique Louis [mailto:dominique.lo...@amxeurope.com] Sent: 18 September 2009 15:42 To: G

[WiX-users] Detecting Default Web Site Port

2009-09-18 Thread Dominique Louis
Hi all, I'm trying to create a Virtual Directory under the Default website, but I've noticed that if I don't have the right Port specified the Virtual Directory is not created. Most companies have their port set to 80, but some have it set to something totally different, like say 9080. So this n

Re: [WiX-users] Directory Table Question

2009-09-18 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
Is there a custom action that sets the CommonAppDataFolder.GUID to [CommonAppDataFolder] ? -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: 18 September 2009 15:03 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Directory Table Question

Re: [WiX-users] Directory Table Question

2009-09-18 Thread Christopher Painter
Follow up, I see how it's working now. When I consume the MSM with InstallShield, it is placing Type 51 CA's in th= resulting MSI that aren't shown in the ISM project. This does an assign=ent to allow it to work. I'm in a shop where we share MSM's with other vendors who are not using WiX= I

Re: [WiX-users] Custom UI Repository

2009-09-18 Thread Slide
I just set up http://wixrepo.codeplex.com/ On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 5:32 AM, Thomas Due wrote: > I think such a repository would be great. Maybe using Codeplex? > I think everybody (if logged in) can upload "patches" on the source code > tab, without having to be a member of the project. > Codepl

[WiX-users] Directory Table Question

2009-09-18 Thread Christopher Painter
I thought I understood the Directory table and costing pretty well but there's something that I have working that I'm not sure why it's working. I have a WXS Merge Module snippet with: ... This results in a Merge Module and MSI with a Directory table entry of: CommonAppDataFolder.GUID TARGE

[WiX-users] Registry Search Condition Message Wix 2.0

2009-09-18 Thread Prabhakaran Paulraj
Hi,     I want to continue with the Setup (installation, repair or remove) only if the following registry key is found.     'Test Folder do not exist'>REGISTRYSEARCH=#1     I followed like this but it doesn't show me the message even if the Test Folder is not found. If the Test Folder is n

Re: [WiX-users] Custom UI Repository

2009-09-18 Thread Thomas Due
I think such a repository would be great. Maybe using Codeplex? I think everybody (if logged in) can upload "patches" on the source code tab, without having to be a member of the project. Codeplex would also supply a nice forum for discussion of these packages. This would still leave the mailing

[WiX-users] Problem by generating a bootstrapper for NETFRAMEWORK 3.5 SP1

2009-09-18 Thread danimian
Hi, this code ist working fine to generate a bootstrapper for .NETFRAMEWORK35 (without SP1) .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Installer 3.1 But not for .NETFRAMEWORK35 SP1. .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Windows Installer 3.1 How to fix it? Best Regards A

[WiX-users] Problem by generating a bootstrapper for NETFRAMEWORK 3.5 SP1

2009-09-18 Thread danimian
Hi, this code ist working fine to generate a bootstrapper for .NETFRAMEWORK35 (without SP1) .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Installer 3.1 But not for .NETFRAMEWORK35 SP1. .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Windows Installer 3.1 How to fix it? Best Regards A

[WiX-users] Fixed: Quote-in-quotes problem in ExeCommand, a WiX bug, or am I missing something?

2009-09-18 Thread Armin Linder
Hi all, I found the source of the problem, and it has nothing to do with WiX at all. The xml snippet I posted was copied from Internet Explorer (aka "XML Editor"). I did not consider, that relying on what this tool displays might be misleading, since it does not actually display the contents of t

Re: [WiX-users] Custom UI Repository

2009-09-18 Thread Pally Sandher
Ideally you'd implement this by extending the current built-in WixUI Dialog Sets and/or authoring new ones. Same goes for "Standard" Custom Actions. That is what things like XMLConfig/XMLFile etc are. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 14

Re: [WiX-users] Quote-in-quotes problem in ExeCommand, a WiX bug, or am I missing something?

2009-09-18 Thread David Watson
hi, Did you try NOT Installed I think xml lets you get away with ' or " for attributes. Dave -Original Message- From: Armin Linder [mailto:mirram...@googlemail.com] Sent: 18 September 2009 11:26 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Quote-in-quotes problem in ExeCom

Re: [WiX-users] Creating one or more patches

2009-09-18 Thread Pally Sandher
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/patching.htm (also available in the WiX.chm) Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the ** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limit

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

2009-09-18 Thread Pally Sandher
I use dotnetinstaller (http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com/) to bootstrap the .NET 2.0 SP2 Framework (and some other things) with my MSI's. Works pretty well. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Desig

[WiX-users] Quote-in-quotes problem in ExeCommand, a WiX bug, or am I missing something?

2009-09-18 Thread Armin Linder
Hi WiX experts, before I wave the "bug" flag, being relatively new to WiX, I am asking you to review this problem, and probably give me advice how to circumvent the following weirdness: my xml is: NOT Installed NOT Installed Since [MyDataPath] does most likely point to a "document

Re: [WiX-users] 64-bit installers - when and why?

2009-09-18 Thread Alastair Smith
Thanks Blair. It sounds like we will need to build a 64-bit installer so that we can access the 64-bit registry and file system. -Original Message- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: 17 September 2009 6:31 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject:

Re: [WiX-users] Start service based on user choice.

2009-09-18 Thread Lewis99
Thank you for the help Blair/Wendell. Both were very well articulated answers and it worked a treat. I do get a couple of ICE30 errors however: 'The target file '[InstalledFile]' might be installed in [Program Folder] by two different conditionalized components on an LFN system. If the condition

[WiX-users] Creating one or more patches

2009-09-18 Thread DaveCory
http://n2.nabble.com/file/n3668074/WixFiles.rar WixFiles.rar Hi everyone. I apologise if this question has been asked a number of times as I guess it is a fairly fundamental type of question. I want to create a patch to release on top of my original software, I've enclosed the original Wix fil

Re: [WiX-users] Custom UI Repository

2009-09-18 Thread Dominique Louis
I think this would be a great idea, and would certainly save everyone time in the long run, if it was done well. A repository for CustomActions with full source would also be useful, maybe broken up into language categories ( VbScript, Jscript, C/C++, .NET, Delphi etc ) Dominique. -Original