Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall does nothing in WiX 3.5?

In my experience all services are installed in a stopped state - getting them started it usually the problem! That looks fine from a WiX 3.0 point of view, if ServiceControl/@Start is not optional in 3.5 I would say that is a bug. Neil -Original Message- From: Navid Azimi-Garakani [mail

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall does nothing in WiX 3.5?

Any ideas on how to install a service in a stopped state? -Original Message- From: Navid Azimi-Garakani [mailto:naz...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:56 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall does nothing in Wi

Re: [WiX-users] can't find file in non-cab media

Awesome! Thanks for pointing out the article! I'm still getting a feel for how to navigate between the different layers of docs. Wix is not MSI. Really you have to learn both and understand the translation from XML tags to MSI tables to get it all straight. Matt Johnson MCPD, MCTS, MCSD, MCD

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper

You can specify the parameter "KEY_WOW64_32KEY" while opening the key using RegOpenKeyEx() Function. See the detailed documentation @ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384129(VS.85).aspx -Original Message- From: Carolina Zuqueto Amaral [mailto:carolina.ama...@conv.com.br] Sent: T

[WiX-users] FW: Bootstrapper

How Do I modify? -- Carolina Zuqueto Amaral tel: +55 21 2494-5476 cel: +55 21 9524-7186 email: carolina.ama...@conv.com.br -Original Message- From: Vishwajit Walke [mailto:vishwajit.wa...@matrikon.com] Sent: terça-feira, 4 de maio de 2010 19:17 To: General discussion for Windows Installer

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper

Modify your bootstrapper to look the registry keys in WOW6432Node. This might be useful : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384129(VS.85).aspx Vishwajit -Original Message- From: Carolina Zuqueto Amaral [mailto:carolina.ama...@conv.com.br] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 3:57 PM To:

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper

Hi, How Do I check a registry in the key Wow6432Node? Thanks, Carolina Zuqueto Amaral carolina.ama...@conv.com.br tel +55 21 2494-5476 cel +55 21 9524-7186 Confidencialidade: A informa??o contida nesta mensagem de e-mail, i

Re: [WiX-users] can't find file in non-cab media

Yes, that's documented in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372870(VS.85).aspx: Note that if the package is marked as compressed (Bit 1 is set), the Windows Installer only installs files located at the root of the source. In this case, even files marked as uncompressed in the File Table

[WiX-users] $(WIX)sdk\inc

following the instructions for Using WiX with MSBuild I have included the WiX tools, targets, and sdk in source control and modified my .wixproj files. but in my VS2008 solution I build a WiX custom action. on my TFS build machine it cannot find . I see that the WiX integration with Visual Stu

Re: [WiX-users] How to GAC an assembly against .NET 3.5 and 4.0

Hi Phil and Will, You are both right. We just tried and by default does the right thing. So, I really had no issue here. Thanks a lot Andres > From: phil.wil...@invensys.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 13:49:59 -0400 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] can't find file in non-cab media

I figured it out, thanks to the examples you pointed at. Media/@Layout isn't important for this. What worked was setting Package/@Compressed="no" and File/@Compressed="yes" on all my other files. Previously, I had Package/@Compressed="yes", and File/@Compressed="no" on just my one external fi

Re: [WiX-users] How to GAC an assembly against .NET 3.5 and 4.0

What exactly is happening that makes your assembly being installed into the GAC a 3.5 or a 4.0? It's not clear to me what "GAC against 3.5" means unless you think that GacUtil is running somewhere during the install. When people talk about targeting a version of the framework from their apps it

Re: [WiX-users] MSIUSEREALADMINDETECTION Privileged and AdminUser

Please disregard. Apparently when MSIUSEREALADMINDETECTION is set, it changes the AdminUser meaning as specified in the MSDN documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa816403(VS.85).aspx Dariel -Original Message- From: Dariel Marlow [mailto:dmar...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tu

Re: [WiX-users] How to GAC an assembly against .NET 3.5 and 4.0

What you're asking is a little confusing. The CLR is backwards compatible; I can target 4.0 and use binaries that target version 3.5. I gain nothing from having the option to target a copy of your DLL that was built against version 4.0 of the framework... unless you are releasing both and upd

[WiX-users] MSIUSEREALADMINDETECTION Privileged and AdminUser

I'm attempting to disallow the installation/uninstallation of the MSI unless it is executed from the bootstrapper (which has a requireAdministrator manifest) or from an elevated command prompt. I'm experiencing some inconsistencies with the properties in the subject line. I set the MSIUSEREALAD

Re: [WiX-users] How to GAC an assembly against .NET 3.5 and 4.0

But what about if what I want is for the customer to be able to select via feature if they want to target the 3.5 or 4.0.? This is actually a customer scenario, so back to my question, is there any way in WIX or targetting one .NET versus other for GAC'ing purposes? > From: wsulli...@softdocs

Re: [WiX-users] Creating a shortcut : using shell32 common icons ?

I don't think MSI supports that. See definition of the Icon table (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369210(v=VS.85).aspx) -Original Message- From: Sylvain Petreolle [mailto:sylv...@mhzwireless.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 3:26 AM To: Wix-Users Subject: [WiX-users] Creatin

Re: [WiX-users] can't find file in non-cab media

Hi Matt, I have some information (old because it covers WiX 2.0, but your problem is more of MSI-related issue) in http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/04/04/from-msi-to-wix-part-16-installable-items-handling-installation-media.aspx I am not 100% sure, don't have time to test it, but m

Re: [WiX-users] How To Skip Custom Dilalog On Repair ?

Vishwajit, The condition you are looking for is simply "NOT Installed" Matt Johnson MCPD, MCTS, MCSD, MCDBA Director of Application Development Time America, Inc. ma...@timeamerica.com | www.timeamerica.com -Original Message- From: Vishwajit Walke [mailto:vishwajit.wa...@matrikon.com]

Re: [WiX-users] Read file content from CA

There's a Win32_ReadFile immediate native (C++) CA in http://msiext.codeplex.com. It was added in 1.2 which hasn't shipped yet, but is stable - http://msiext.codeplex.com/releases/view/39468. Note that it doesn't support encoding, so only works for ANSI files. If you're writing a managed CA you

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Custom Action fails intermittently on some machines

Hi, I'm facing the same problem for quite some time. Same OS (W2K8R2), same conditions (VM) without a decent explanation. I have an immediate custom action gathering some info and finally setting a property. Sometimes it fails without a reasonable explanation. Investigating the DFT source code s

Re: [WiX-users] Read file content from CA

If it's a regular file, then it should be installed on disk. Just schedule your custom action to run after InstallFiles, then you can read it from disk where it was installed. Matt Johnson MCPD, MCTS, MCSD, MCDBA Director of Application Development Time America, Inc. ma...@timeamerica.com | www

[WiX-users] Read file content from CA

Is it possible to get the contents of a file from a custom action (managed code)? I know I can get the contents of a binary item, but is it possible to somehow do the same for a regular file included in the installation package? I want to do this in an immediate custom action executed in the ui seq

[WiX-users] Problem with Transitive Components during reinstall

Dear fellows, The below wix code works successfully during the installation process: ... ... The transitive attribute has been set in order to evaluate the condition during Reinstall (Repair). Nevertheless, during repair, the component would not b

[WiX-users] Creating a shortcut : using shell32 common icons ?

Hello, I managed to create a shortcut that has an icon located into the Windows shell32 library. However, the created package currently embeds the shell32 file instead of linking to it. My current definition of the shortcut looks like this, could someone point me into the correct direction ? C

Re: [WiX-users] How to disable or remove ignore button in error dialog

Don't use Self-Reg? You can't modify that error dialog unless you have the ability to start re-writing parts of the operating system. 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 wi

Re: [WiX-users] How to GAC an assembly against .NET 3.5 and 4.0

This is something you don't have to worry about. Version 4 of the CLR will handle assemblies that target previous versions of the framework. -Original Message- From: Andres Juarez [mailto:andresj_...@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 9:07 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sub

[WiX-users] How to disable or remove ignore button in error dialog

Hi I am using wix 3.0 for creating setup, When I install the msi throwing an error dialog with Retry, Abort and Ignore if any filter has not register. Can anyone tell me how to remove the ignore button from the error dialog. I set the Vital property to "y