Re: [WiX-users] Windows System Folder

One option is to modify the Wix installer to deploy all .dll files in the same directory as the application executable files. I assume you mean .dll files (unmanaged) and not .NET assemblies. This way you will never encounter integration issues again. Dan -Original Message- From: Daniel H

Re: [WiX-users] Windows System Folder

>> "only installs if the existing assembly is older then the one being installed." Do you mean the files are older based on date/time or file version number, if it is file version then this is what WiX (or more correctly Windows Installer) does. >> "How do I make sure I don't replace new versions

Re: [WiX-users] Windows System Folder

Can you provide more information about these files that are getting replaced? The Windows Installer its rules for File Version checks (documented in the MSI SDK) and they are consistent. You'd have to use a custom action to install files (a huge no-no) to install files differently. The whole desig

[WiX-users] Windows System Folder

We are moving one of products from a old Install shield installer to a WiX installer. The old Installer installs a bunch of assemblies to the System32 folder. These assemblies are not produced by us but a required dependencies of our software. Install Shield has a replace if older type option s

Re: [WiX-users] Passing installation parameter to exe

If you are comfortable writing native code DLL files, I would recommend using the technique described here (http://blogs.msdn.com/icumove/archive/2009/06/23/custom-action-using-wix-re ading-from-the-binary-table.aspx) after putting preagent.exe into the binary table instead of the file table. It wi

Re: [WiX-users] short name of the default windows installer directory and the status of burn

Hi Sean! The short name is generated randomly during the build of WiX installation. In my Wix3.5 install it's "nzj-aqro" (in Program Files folder) Burn is in hot alpha but working I guess :) You can try it in the current WiX 3.5 release. Best regards, Sebastian Brand sebast...@inst

[WiX-users] Dedicated Discussion forum for Application Packaging Tools and Technology including WIX

*A Forum to discuss Application packaging related issues, troubleshoots, queries, tools and share knowledge. Covers all installer software including Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset ** http://www.packaginggalaxy.com* http://www.packaginggala

Re: [WiX-users] unexplained Custom Action failure

Hi, 2010/1/7 : >      Execute="immediate" /> Is this correct? This seems to be an action that modifies the state of the machine, so it should have 'Execute="deferred"'. When you run the command with 'Execute="immediate"', it is run before any other actual installation of files, registry keys or