Re: [WiX-users] How to pass arguments from a new install to an existing install on product upgrade?

You would need to use a method like this: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/The-WiX-toolsets-Remember-Pr operty-pattern and then a RegistrySearch to reload them. Neil -Original Message- From: Joe Osman [mailto:joe.os...@taitradio.com] Sent: 29 July 2010 21:40 To: General discus

Re: [WiX-users] Progress Text update

That is what I do and I see the text. Neil -Original Message- From: Stelios Kyprou [mailto:stelios.kyp...@formicary.net] Sent: 29 July 2010 17:28 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Progress Text update Hey wix users! I have an installer which

[WiX-users] Rollback script is wrong

Hello, We are seeing a weird case where the rollback sequence is incorrect. Our product does a major upgrade on every install and schedules RemoveExistingProduct before InstallInitialize. For most of our customers this works really well and we see the following during an upgrade. We've had a nu

Re: [WiX-users] ICE32 error

This means that your Class table definition is incorrect (the `Feature_` column should be "s38"). Where did you get your Class table definition from? >From http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa368585.aspx feature identifiers should be a max of 38 chars long. -Original Message- From: Chad P

Re: [WiX-users] How to pass arguments from a new install to an existing install on product upgrade?

There's no way to pass it directly. You would have to store it somewhere and have the old install retrieve it (via AppSearch or a custom action). -Original Message- From: Joe Osman [mailto:joe.os...@taitradio.com] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:40 PM To: General discussion for Windows In

Re: [WiX-users] Problem using XmlConfig to configure IIS7

I have figured it out. I created 2 of the 3 components by copying an existing component, and failed to update the ElementId in the copied components to reference the correct elements. A -Original Message- From: Amy Rosewater [mailto:arosewa...@spectrumhr.com] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 20

[WiX-users] How to pass arguments from a new install to an existing install on product upgrade?

When doing a major product upgrade I want to pass a certain value from the new installer to the existing install. The idea is that the new install will pass this value to the old install and the old install will use this value to run a process before it removes its old files. I want that the o

[WiX-users] ICE32 error

Thanks for the ICE03 help. I've only got a couple of other errors and I'll be converted. I'm getting a couple of ICE32 errors like this. I assume I have a Feature name that is too long, using a string of 38 chars while the Class only supports string lengths of 32. Would that be a correct interpret

Re: [WiX-users] ICE03 errors

You are missing a final ")"? -Original Message- From: Chad Petersen [mailto:chad.peter...@harlandfs.com] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] ICE03 errors I'm in the process of converting from Wix 2.0 to 3.0

[WiX-users] Problem using XmlConfig to configure IIS7

Hi All, I am using using wix v 3.0.5419.0. I have written components for installing on Windows 2008 to configure IIS by using the XmlConfig and XmlFile wix custom actions. In my file I have three components to do similar things, one for when the install is creating the user to be used for the a

[WiX-users] ICE03 errors

I'm in the process of converting from Wix 2.0 to 3.0.5419.0. Getting a few ICE errors I need help with. Here's the first error I get. C:\Installation\Packages\E3_3_0\Components\comAuthManager.wxs(15) : error LGHT0204 : ICE03: Bad conditional string; Table: Component, Column: Condition, Key(s): HF

[WiX-users] strage votive automation issue on vs2010

I have a strange issue with automating visual studio with votive: I create several projects (in particular winforms and wix) and modify them in several ways (remove/add files, modify build properties) using automation objects. But there is one thing that I cannot achieve this way: adding import

Re: [WiX-users] Progress Text update

In article <009c01cb2f4d$58a5a8b0$09f0fa...@gmail.com>, "ALive" writes: > If it is possible just add some Thread.Sleep(3000); or some WinAPI analog > like ::Sleep(DWORD); to simulate long process work, in this case you'll be > able to see the text. I believe the progress text also shows up

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall Error: Failed to find files with pattern: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\wix

Thanks for the suggestion. I found that return value 3 happens during 'SxsUninstallCA' when it tries to remove the VC++ runtime libs. There are thousands of lines between action start and action ended for 'SxsUninstallCA', and I don't see anything obvious there. If I use Orca to remove SxsUni

[WiX-users] difference between INSTALLDIR and INSTALLLOCATION

Hi WiX users, I'm brand new to WiX and was just a bit confused about the difference between INSTALLDIR and INSTALLLOCATION. The WiX tutorial and samples seem to use INSTALLDIR as the Id of the Directory tag, but when I create a new WiX project in Visual Studio 2010, that value is automatically se

Re: [WiX-users] Progress Text update

If it is possible just add some Thread.Sleep(3000); or some WinAPI analog like ::Sleep(DWORD); to simulate long process work, in this case you'll be able to see the text. Hope this helps. -Original Message- From: Stelios Kyprou [mailto:stelios.kyp...@formicary.net] Sent: Thursday, July 29

Re: [WiX-users] Progress Text update

I haven't used it, but I think what you want is: !(loc.EventLogCreationProgressBarMsg) !(loc.EventLogDeletionProgressBarMsg) !(loc.EventLogDeletionProgressBarMsg) !(loc.EventLogCreationProgressBarMsg) etc. -Original Message- From: Stelios Kyprou [mailto:stelios.kyp...@formicary.net] Sent

Re: [WiX-users] Purposefully Installing Multiple Instances of an MSI

Msitran.exe is not in the redist list. The vbs scripts were described as "samples" so if that's still the case you can do whatever you want with them. -Original Message- From: Thomas Terhaar [mailto:thomas.terh...@voicint.com] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:35 AM To: General discussion f

[WiX-users] Progress Text update

Hey wix users! I have an installer which uses the built in "WixUI_InstallDir" dialogs. I also have some deferred custom action running between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize. What i am trying to do, is display an update message in the ProgressDlg when a custom action is executing. Correc

Re: [WiX-users] Using Integrated security for connectionstring in CustomAction

Agreed. I ended up doing exactly what you suggest. Impersonating local system requires privileges that even an admin shouldn't have. So you should not consider adding this as a requirement in your installer. dB. wrote: > Someone has looked at the LocalSystem problem that you're describing for a

[WiX-users] issues with WiX 3.5 light

Hello, We're currently using WiX 3.5.1902 but for the last couple of releases we've intermittently been getting access violations in light with the following information in the event log: Application: light.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to a

Re: [WiX-users] Using Integrated security for connectionstring in CustomAction

Someone has looked at the LocalSystem problem that you're describing for a rather long time and found that impersonating localsystem is a no go. Give up :) We did exactly that: removing test connection buttons in the LocalSystem scenarios. You should consider not reinventing the wheel and using

Re: [WiX-users] Purposefully Installing Multiple Instances of an MSI

I've done something similar for testing purposes using a custom written Bootstrapper (in .NET) and some tools from the Windows SDK. Needed Tools: - msitran.exe - WiRunSql.vbs - WiSumInf.vbs (all embedded as Resources in the Bootstrapper) Approach was as follows: - Extract all tools into the TEMP

Re: [WiX-users] Windows service installation error

Hi, The problem is solved XP machines but same previledge error I am getting for Windows 2008 server machine. Is there any other settings need to be done. Thanks, Rahul -Original Message- From: rahul.ekb...@sungard.com [mailto:rahul.ekb...@sungard.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1