Re: [WiX-users] Ignoring config files with patch

2011-05-15 Thread Christoph Vollmer
I did some more testing. The installer is not touching the config files in general. Only the connection string. Seems, that one of my components gets executed every time. I can't see why. Any ideas? DB_WINDOWS_AUTH=1 AND NOT Installed AND NOT PATCH Seems that it alwa

[WiX-users] Problem with Writing a File to the TemplatesFolder Directory

2011-05-15 Thread Dave McLachlan
G'day, Can one of you please put me out of my misery and tell me what stupid mistake I am making with this installation. I used to WixEdit to build a simple installer which has to copy one file to the Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office12/STARTUP folder and a couple of files to the [AppDat

Re: [WiX-users] Chaining MSIs together

2011-05-15 Thread Christopher Painter
Who actually uses GPO deployment?  It's capabilities are s limited compare to tools like SCCM(SMS) which has no problems handling multiple files including exe's.   --- Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that d

Re: [WiX-users] Downloading files with burn

2011-05-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 13-May-11 10:17, Michael Stoll wrote: > AFAIK the file is downloaded / required when 'ux requested' is > 'Present'. So what I'd like to do is check if the current state is > 'Present' and then set 'ux requested' to 'None'. I know how modify the > requested state in the ux (managed). But how do I

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: installing IIS6, WindowsRoles, MSDTC

2011-05-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 11-May-11 09:00, Vadym Verba wrote: > I wonder if there any possibility to declare IIS6, WindowsRoles, MSDTC > installation inside Bundle chain? They use Windows executables from System32 > folder, so theoretically it should not be embedded in a container ExePackage doesn't run .exes that exist

Re: [WiX-users] dark.exe : warning DARK1057

2011-05-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 13-May-11 16:32, john.bu...@telvent.com wrote: > 1.) According to Orca, "IsolateComponents", as well as the other actions > mentioned in these errors, are not in the InstallUISequence table as the > error says. Rather they are in the ModuleInstallUISequence table. Is the > error message inaccu

Re: [WiX-users] Chaining MSIs together

2011-05-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 13-May-11 13:32, Wilson, Phil wrote: > Well being picky you don't need MSI 4.5 if all you want to do is install a > collection of MSI files wrapped in your custom UI using > MsiSetExternalUIRecord - that's always been an option. MSI 4.5 gives you > transaction support (so you don't need to un

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: secure Bundle Variables

2011-05-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 10-May-11 10:15, Vadym Verba wrote: > Is there any workaround to make this more secure? Not at present. Please file a bug. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability

Re: [WiX-users] Integrity of WiX binaries

2011-05-15 Thread Bob Arnson
On 09-May-11 12:56, John Robbins wrote: > WiX Team: My company will pay for the certificate. Let me know where to > send the check. Leave $60 in unmarked bills in the garbage can at the entrance to Mine Falls Park. Walk away slowly. The biggest issue I see, aside from the work involved in keepin