Re: [WiX-users] adding an extension to the Wix build

2010-02-05 Thread sean farrow
Hi Bob: I'm writing a Wix extension. This includes a ca, a Wixlib, and a c# extension. Cheers Sean. -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: 06 February 2010 04:45 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] adding an extension to the Wix bui

Re: [WiX-users] list of all standard control events

2010-02-05 Thread Bob Arnson
On 2/4/2010 2:47 AM, Sanjay Rao wrote: > I want to get a list of all standard control events used in publish > element. Can anybody help me out ? > The WiX doc links to the ControlEvent table MSI SDK topic, which lists them. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] adding an extension to the Wix build

2010-02-05 Thread Bob Arnson
On 2/5/2010 11:14 PM, sean farrow wrote: > How do I go about adding an extension to the WiX build. > What kind of extension? Which build (WiX itself or your own WiX project)? Please clarify. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

[WiX-users] adding an extension to the Wix build

2010-02-05 Thread sean farrow
Hi: How do I go about adding an extension to the WiX build. Regards Sean. -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the bus

Re: [WiX-users] A real challenge: how to launch the app in elevated mode after finishing its setup ?

2010-02-05 Thread Blair
If the application is manifested as "requiresAdministrator" (see the requestedExecutionLevel element here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756929.aspx) then your app will prompt the user and be elevated when launched, no matter from where that launch occurs. -Original Message- Fr

[WiX-users] A real challenge: how to launch the app in elevated mode after finishing its setup ?

2010-02-05 Thread Baris Taze
Hi, I am having trouble to implement a WIX project which requires the installed application to be launched just after its installation. I have read many articles and couldn't find a way to do it. The articles says that I need to flag my custom action as Execute="deferred" Imp

Re: [WiX-users] Request for help building a Simple MSI..

2010-02-05 Thread Blair
Several comments, some more nitpicky than others. In the "Stop the services" section, shouldn't that be "NET STOP "*? You are using "self registration" for your EXEs. That is greatly discouraged for quite a few reasons. I suspect you are coming from a mindset of installation being a "procedural"

Re: [WiX-users] How to set default value based on a condtition

2010-02-05 Thread Blair
It is checked because the associated property is set when the dialog page is (re)opened. When you deselect the feature, you need to also clear the property before the dialog with the checkbox is opened. -Original Message- From: Bimali Ponnamperuma [mailto:bimal...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday,

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: Get property for Repair mode !

2010-02-05 Thread Blair
Use the registry/group policy to generate a log, but I suspect that ARP calls MSI for repair in a mode that prevents the full UI from running. -Original Message- From: bibhash phukon [mailto:phu...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:14 PM To: General discussion for Windows Ins

[WiX-users] rename a file in a patch made using Pyro.exe

2010-02-05 Thread Lian Jiang
Hi, I am using Pyro.exe to make a patch. When I change the Name and Source attributes of a file (KeyPath='yes'), Pyro threw error "Patches cannot change the keypath of a component." This behavior is confirmed by http://blogs.msdn.com/pmarcu/archive/2007/06/28/sample-patch.aspx: "The first erro

[WiX-users] Request for help building a Simple MSI..

2010-02-05 Thread Vern Graner
Ok, I've been struggling with WiX for about 3 weeks now and I'm just not "getting it". :( As the level of questions I've seen answered and discussed here is at such a high level, I'm thinking that making this WiX script would be a matter of minutes for some of you folks. :) Can I impose on som

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade installer

2010-02-05 Thread Chad Petersen
In your UpgradeVersion element you might try adding the OnlyDetect="no" attribute. OnlyDetect YesNoType Set to "yes" to detect products and applications but do not uninstall. Other than that, I'd get a verbose log and search in the area of FindRelatedProducts and see what it says. If you changed t

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade installer

2010-02-05 Thread Nick Ramirez
Is this a per-user or per-machine install? The reason I ask is that sometimes, by not setting the ALLUSERS property to something before you call FindRelatedProducts, you run into trouble. Nick Number wrote: > > Hello all. I've just joined the list in hopes of solving a specific > problem. >

Re: [WiX-users] Is dark broken?

2010-02-05 Thread Houston,Jerry
No problem. Just think how easy the *next* bug report is gonna be. :-) -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:49 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Is dark broken? Tha

[WiX-users] How to set default value based on a condtition

2010-02-05 Thread Bimali Ponnamperuma
Hi all, I have a new dialog screen introduced into the main installation flow. This contains a check box which should be set to uncheck by default. but this check box should be unchecked and disabled when the feature X is not selected. I can enable or disable based on feature selection. But my

Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost, not frequently though.

2010-02-05 Thread Nicole Zheng
I'm also troubled by this issue. Anyone can help? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Installer-hanging-while-doing-FileCost-not-frequently-though-tp2116872p4519081.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---

Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost

2010-02-05 Thread Nicole Zheng
I met the same problem. However, my MSI does have components/files. I'm using WixUI_Minimal. According to my test, the probability is about 25%. Is there any solution? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Installer-hanging-while-doing-FileCost-tp2235100p4519071.html Sent from t