If you just want a simple message to be displayed, consider using the
ActionText
table ( ProgressText element ) You shouldn't need a CA to do that.
http://jonorossi.com/blog/archive/2008/07/20/wix-progress-text-for-a-custom-action.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367516(VS.85)
Hi all, I work on a wix-based, C# .NET installer, currently targeting
Windows Server 2008 installs with msiexec v4 or greater. The installer
invokes a deferred custom action. This works as expected. Files are
deployed, custom action tasks are performed, errors result in a clean
rollback, etc.
Whil
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dotNetInstaller, a general-purpose setup bootstrapper, 1.10 was released a few
weeks ago. If you need a functional bootstrapper to
I think you can edit the registry (via custom action or another way) to
set WindowsInstaller to 0, and change UninstallString to "MsiExec.exe /x
{blah} /l*v C:\q.txt".
I don't know what is the best way to achieve this, or if there won't be
any ill effects.
Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) wrote:
>
I don't think it's possible to enable logging at uninstall time from the
control panel to a custom location for a very specific package.
_As I understand it_ the control panel simply does the equivalent of
Msiexec.exe /x [productcode]
That's it. Your only option is to enable logging for all inst
Pally Sandher wrote:
>
> That looks OK if it's passing the ICE tests now as it's much like the
> sample in the How to create a shortcut
> (http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm).
> Shortcuts are still files as far as the file system is concerned so
> copying that
With MSI 4.0 and above, you can use the MsiLogging property.
-Original Message-
From: Sai Kodi [mailto:saik...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 9:50 AM
To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Logging while uninstalling from Control Pa
Sounds like a component rule problem. Is this a major or a minor upgrade?
And, are you sharing these binaries with other installers that are not/may
not be MSI or that don't supply MSI components for their installation?
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From: Swapnil Sankla [mailto:swapnil_san...@persist
And WiX 3.5 extends that to .NET 4.0.
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From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 9:16 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] running ngen from an msi?
Google "wix ngen
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Those are both almost perfect, but I can't seem to figure out how to escape
certain characters in the value to be inserted. Specifically, I need to
insert some javascript:
but with that text as the value of the util:XmlFile/@Value attribute, it
won't compile (no surprise error CNDL0104). And ne
This is my last stumbling block on my WiX 2.0 to 3.0 conversion. The UI
in all my projects is basically the same. It predates my use of WiX in
our company, so I'm not sure where it came from, but it's not
WixUI_Mondo, I do know that.
The pre-existing RadioButtonGroup definition is causing me some
Hi Pally,
That's not what I am looking for. I have already done that search and I know
how that works.
I want to be able to create a log file during uninstallation only at a
custom location with a custom file name. I don't want to enable logging for
all the installers. I just want to log the uni
You must be marking them shared using what becomes the
msidbComponentAttributesSharedDllRefCount bit in the component table. You don't
need this if the file is always deployed with an MSI-based setup because MSI
does sharing based on component guids. The only reason this Dll ref count
exists is
Google "wix ngen" and the first hit is:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2007/03/03/how-to-ngen-files-in-an-msi-based-setup-package-using-wix.aspx
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From: Mark Modrall
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 10:55
I know there's a chicken/egg issue with running anything to work on the files
you're installing during the installation process, but I was wondering what
people usually do around ngen? I mean you install a bunch of .net assemblies
and I know the way to deal with GACing them is to essentially
The wixlib will "point" to the files that it refers to. If you need to
store/move that wixlib from one machine context to another, you will want to
"bind" the files into the wixlib.
On the lit tool's commandline, look at the -bf flag. In msbuild, check out
the BindFiles (and LibBindFiles) properti
Check out the "heat" tool.
-Original Message-
From: Satyaprakash J [mailto:sat...@smartek21.com]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 1:00 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Newbie question
Hi,
Please let me know if automatic updating o
Use bing or google or whatever, search for "WiX XmlConfig".
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From: michaelrepucci [mailto:mich...@repucci.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:49 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Can you change the text of an installed file based on
installat
> says somewhere in the log "Note: target paths subject to change (via
> custom actions or browsing)", but how could this affect the TempFolder?
directo...@id values are [treated as] installation session properties. If
they are assigned values those values will be used instead of whatever
[would
I am not used to wixlibs. I tried creating one which will have a custom
action file and few files which needs to be installed. What I am seeing is
that the wixlib which is getting generated is of very little size (around 8
KB), inspite of the fact that I have files (to install) worth few MBs.
C
Yeah i am connecting via RDP, i have to to deploy to this server. I was placing
it elsewhere, but i'll take your advice as there was nothing conclusive in the
logs.
Thanks Pally!
--- On Fri, 6/8/10, Pally Sandher wrote:
From: Pally Sandher
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] TempFolder changes mid-inst
Hi,
I have marked the binaries deployed by the installer as Shared. It work fine if
I install the msi and uninstall it. However if I tried to upgrade the existing
product then the SharedDllRefCount increases to two. Hence after uninstalling
the product the count becomes one and uninstallation d
What do those custom actions actually do?
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Any reason why you need to write to the Registry using a Custom Action
instead of using RegistryValue/RegistryKey elements? Using those would
leave msiexec to deal with elevation instead of you having to even think
about it. Sounds to me like your code doesn't follow UAC guidelines & is
failing for
Check a verbose log & see what's changing & when. Are you using Terminal
Services on the 2k3 server? Tempfolder is known to work differently from a
console session & a remote desktop session.
If you can't lock it down you may need to move the files to somewhere which
won't change like LocalAppDa
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+enable+windows+installer+logging
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That looks OK if it's passing the ICE tests now as it's much like the
sample in the How to create a shortcut
(http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm).
Shortcuts are still files as far as the file system is concerned so
copying that sample for your own needs should be
Use XMLConfig
(http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/util_xsd_xmlconfig.htm) or
XMLFile (http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/util_xsd_xmlfile.htm) to
modify the XML file during installation. You can pass the installation
directory as a Property in the Value attribute of your XMLConfig or
XMLFil
For the benefit of WIX-USERS:
I did what is mentioned in the below link :
http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/C-Custom-action-td1369251.html#a1369251
The key is to call the custom action at the correct time before or after the
correct events. That was what was causing
Hi,
Please let me know if automatic updating of wxs file is available.
Thanks
Satyaprakash J
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To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users
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