[WiX-users] Regarding best practices

I am wondering about how to best create my installer, and is looking for some advice on this from the experienced people on this list. A bit about the system I am shipping: Software Requirements === (These will be handled by either a bootstrapper or manually by the person performi

[WiX-users] Customizing the Install and Mainenance Dialogs

I've got a custom install project where I have overridden the Wix_UI_InstallDir.wxs because I did not want the ARPNOMODY set to one. I've created a CustomUI_InstallDir.wxs that is very close to the original document with A couple of exceptions. I've remove the APRMODIFY. I want my install to g

Re: [WiX-users] Include all files from a folder in MSI

Check out Parafin. On Dec 11, 2009 11:34 AM, "Sankaranarayanan" wrote: Hi, Whats the best way to include all files from a source folder and deploy them onto a target folder during installation. Currently I have separate and elements for each source file in the wxs file - whenever a new file

Re: [WiX-users] Include all files from a folder in MSI

On Dec 11, 2009 11:34 AM, "Sankaranarayanan" wrote: Hi, Whats the best way to include all files from a source folder and deploy them onto a target folder during installation. Currently I have separate and elements for each source file in the wxs file - whenever a new file is added in the sour

Re: [WiX-users] Include all files from a folder in MSI

WiX doesn't support dynamically including files, however you can run heat to generate a wxs each time prior to calling candle/light. On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 6:32 AM, Sankaranarayanan wrote: > Hi, > > Whats the best way to include all files from a source folder and deploy them > onto a target fol

Re: [WiX-users] Conditions with properties through UI

Jeffrey Bindinga wrote: > In the logfile I see that the property is set on the UI and the INSTALL (no > typo's either), but my condition still evaluates to false while > DEPLOYMENTTYPE is AllInOne. > See http://www.joyofsetup.com/2007/05/30/feature-conditions-and-ui/. -- sig://boB http://joyo

Re: [WiX-users] How do you set APRNOMODIFY in WIX - I get a compile error when I do it.

Robert Hermann wrote: > In my wix program I have set ARPNOMODIFY to 0 which prevents doing it through > ARP. > > > > But when I compile I get this error what am I doing wroing > > Error 2 The primary key 'ARPNOMODIFY' is duplicated in table > 'Property'. Please remove one of the

Re: [WiX-users] MSI built with WiX inconsistently misreporting file sizes as 0KB

Jerry Maloney wrote: > I have created an MSI using WiX. I now have an issue with the displayed file > size in the Custom Setup screen. I have 9 features to install: the core > files, plus 8 optional files. These optional files are quite large, between > about 60 and 150 MB each. The issue is

Re: [WiX-users] Costings in custom actions

Sean Farrow wrote: > Within the netfx extension (cost.h) what is the value: > > const UINT COST_NGEN_NONBLOCKING = 500; > > used for? What is this value used for and how is this value arrived at? > See the MSI SDK topic "Adding Custom Actions to the ProgressBar." -- sig://boB http://joyofsetu

Re: [WiX-users] multiple entries in add remove programs.

Thanks I think I understand the picture Giora Blair wrote: > The intent is: > - A major update is an update that "replaces" all previous versions of a > product. It never requires (usually) the previous version to be installed. > - A minor update is an identical copy of an original with some "m