[WiX-users] Bootstrapping .NET Framework 4.0

I have the ComponentsLocation and CopyComponents set to 'Relative' and 'True' respectively. I'm also seeing two new folders, DotNetFX40 and WindowsInstaller4_5, under my project directory and they seem to have the related executables. So does it mean I should be copying these two folders to the roo

[WiX-users] Any version of SQL Express as pre-requisite

What happens when I have the SQL Server 2008 Express R2 bootstrapped, and the target machine already has the SQL Server 2008 Enterprise or SQL Server 2005 Enterprise/Express installed? I am asking because I can't find in the bootstrapping section of the wixproj file any means to do a conditional i

Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files

I agree this is very much a .NET issue rather than WiX. Check out "How the Runtime Locates Assemblies", http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/yx7xezcf Pay particular attention to the probing section, "Step 4: Locating the Assembly through Codebases or Probing", http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libra

[WiX-users] Set Property to PathEdit Value

Greetings, Ok, I've got to ask this question even if it makes me look like a wix idiot (I am, but keep it quiet) as I've spent way too much time trying to find the answer on my own. I've created a dialog (code below) that contains a PathEdit control, a DirectoryList (and some other controls) so t

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapping .NET Framework 4.0

That depends on the value of the ComponentsLocation attribute of the GenerateBootstrapper Task in your wixproj file, as well as the CopyComponents attribute. See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms164294.aspx For example, if ComponentsLocation="Relative", and CopyComponents="true", then

Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files

As an update to my post below ... I enabled Assembly Binding Logging and according to the log file, windows was not even checking the system path (%Path%) .. it just made some checks in the current directory using probing search technique and then seeing how it did not find anything, it threw

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapping .NET Framework 4.0

Thanks David, that worked for me! On another note, can anyone confirm that when something has been bootstrapped its executable/installer file gets embedded in the MSI? That's what we would like to happen in our MSI as we want to include everything in the media and avoid any downloading from the in

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 61, Issue 63

Thank you. While examining that site and the ones it has links to (recursive) I found a broken Link: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/authoring_burn_package_manifest.htm > Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:13:51 + > From: Dan Puza > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Documentation for Burn > To: Gene

[WiX-users] WiX noob: Starting an exe after installation.

What am I missing ? I would like the setup to launch my UI application after installation completes successfully. My .wxs files are modularized as: *InstallSequences.wxs* .. NOT Installed .. *CustomActions.wxs* .. .. Intention is to launch the application once the instal

Re: [WiX-users] How do you share dll's between executabled files

Ok, I've got the common file folder setup. Needed files... After the install, I echo %Path% and the does show the addition of the NW Shared directory. Th

Re: [WiX-users] Documentation for Burn

There's a section within the WiX 3.x manual from the WiX home page. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/authoring_bundle_intro.htm -Original Message- From: Dane Anderson (Wicresoft) [mailto:v-dan...@microsoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:03 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Is it possible/supported to bootstrap Windows Installer 4.5?

Thank you very much Rob for this information. The exit code thing was also something I had been meaning to ask about. I had written my own simple "MapExitCode.exe" and "RunCommand.exe" to use within an ExePackage because I couldn't find that type of functionality in Burn. Glad to hear about E

[WiX-users] Documentation for Burn

I've been googling the net, off and on, for 3 weeks now, and I can't find any documentation for Burn.exe anywhere. I understand that it is still under development (and has been for almost a year now), but unless the developers are planning to wait till the last minute (BIG mistake in my opinion)

Re: [WiX-users] Burn bootstrapper as x64 exe

You can use the util:RegistrySearch element in your Bundle definition to read 64bit values. On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:55 AM, Kryschan < christian.hennig@wincor-nixdorf.com> wrote: > > Kryschan wrote: > > > > I'm trying create a bootstrapper containing some 64bit MSI packages, > which > > (of

Re: [WiX-users] Burn bootstrapper as x64 exe

You can access the x64 registry from within a x86 process. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724878%28v=vs.85%29.aspx. The RegistrySearch element supports switching between x86 and x64 registry by using Win64 attribute. Michael Am 29.06.2011 09:55, schrieb Kryschan: > Kryschan wro

Re: [WiX-users] How to: dynamically decide registry path to write to based on OS architecture

This works great. Thanks! On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) < edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> wrote: > Create a x86 msi package and use the following authoring > > >Root="HKLM" > Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall" > Key="SOFTWARE\MyCompany" > > >

Re: [WiX-users] Remove Shortcut on uninstall

For your RemoveFile element to work you'll need to specify ".lnk" as part of the filename otherwise Windows Installer won't find the file. However you shouldn't need a RemoveFile to remove a Shortcut which your installation creates unless it's modified in some way after installation. Same goes f

[WiX-users] AUTO: Kenneth L Resler is out of the office. (returning 06/30/2011)

I am out of the office until 06/30/2011. I will be out of the office, with limited email and phone access. Note: This is an automated response to your message "[WiX-users] Remove Shortcut on uninstall" sent on 6/29/2011 7:31:03 AM. This is the only notification you will receive while this pe

[WiX-users] Remove Shortcut on uninstall

Hi i use wix 3.5 with this code to create a shortcut But after uninstallation the shortcut always exists. The Setup installs an AddIn so the shortcut directory is not empty after remove the "SQLManualStartMenuShortcut" Mit freundlichen Grüssen Peter Glatzer _

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: Community package definitions

I once asked a question on StackOverflow and never really got an answer  for various MSFT packages there is usually a  'fwlink'  URL for web download.   Are these documented anywhere?   Can they be counted on in the future?    This is a critical building block for community bootstrapper defi

Re: [WiX-users] torch.exe under Wine

Dear Rob, Thank you for your answer. I filed a bug report for the Wine developers at http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27646. Best regards, Zoltan 2011/6/28 Rob Mensching > It seems like Wine hasn't implemented the MsiGenerateTransform() function. > Without that Torch isn't going to be mu

Re: [WiX-users] Application launched from setup is displayed in background

Did you find any solution? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Application-launched-from-setup-is-displayed-in-background-tp5960313p6528067.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] Burn bootstrapper as x64 exe

Kryschan wrote: > > I'm trying create a bootstrapper containing some 64bit MSI packages, which > (of course) shall be installed on a x64 system. As the MSIs are installed > in silent mode, my bootstrapper should gather the required information > from the user, which also includes reading values f