On 16-Aug-11 05:45, Alexander Krivács Schrøder wrote:
> In implementing my own bootstrapper application, I've implemented the
> DetectRelatedMsiPackage event to be informed of MajorUpgrades if an msi with
> a lower version number is installed, and this works fine. However, the
> RelatedOperation
On 16-Aug-11 05:38, Pally Sandher wrote:
> Yes it's possible, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368010.aspx&;
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb204770.aspx#concurrent_installs
> but you shouldn't do it for the reasons listed on those pages.
Unlike other "discouraged" techn
On 17-Aug-11 09:27, Peter Shirtcliffe wrote:
> The problem is that we use the admin install patching method (because the
> build numbers of all our files change with each build) and we would need to
> add a DigitalCertificateRef element to the patch family, only no such element
> exists.
No idea o
Hi,
How do i get wix 3.5 to remember my company name as part of the user
selected folder to be installed?
For example,
I usually install my files to C:\CompanyName and when the installer
prompts user to select their preferred location to be installed,
C:\CompanyName usualy replac
A different thought for you.
Last year I went through a paid support request with Microsoft about
merge modules, deploying VC++ libraries etc. Microsoft is STRONGLY
recommending NOT using MSM for VC++ libraries (and perhaps for
anything). When I told them that I did not want to create a setup.ex
Sounds like you have sequenced RemoveExistingProducts towards the end of the
execute sequence.
Correct?
What happens if you sequence it early in the sequence so uninstall happens
first? (that _should_ solve the problem)
Is this new component in a feature whose state is not being migrated
correctl
Give us a clue!
On 16/08/2011 22:46, Robert Hermann wrote:
> After some more research .. I got my answer.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Robert Hermann [mailto:rob.herm...@nicewareintl.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:15 PM
> To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset
>The OnlyDetect="yes"...
ok, thanks. this could bite us... and, no, this is not possible.
the file does not exist in the earlier version so it cannot be in use.
>Are these GAC'ed or WinSxS'ed files?
no
what is so weird is that 3 of the new files install just fine, while this
one file does not. an
I had a recent situation where a window with no title had the file "in
use" that I was trying to replace. And the developers on that project
hadn't changed the version so it went like this.
1. MSI detects file in use so schedules a reboot for that to be deleted.
2. MSI does a version check of the
> OnlyDetect="yes"
???
> You might also check a clean install to see if all four files get
installed.
yes, a clean install works.
> Do these files contain Version information
yes, all files have strong names
> Is each file in its own Component?
yes
Kurt
-Original Message-
From: Chad Pe
I'm used to Major upgrades removing the previous release(s) so only the
newest major version shows in Add/Remove Programs. But, that probably
won't work if you have OnlyDetect="yes". And maybe that's not what you
want to do.
You might also check a clean install to see if all four files get
install
>somehow difficult to describe with few background information.
what information do you need?
>Maybe take the Tramontana tutorial as starting point:
yes, I am following the tutorial
>Are you handling the whole installer as major upgrade ?
yes
>Did any of the assembly versions decrease ?
this is
I'm running into an issue where our install is setup to include version X of
the VC8 CRT assemblies using the merge modules we have checked into our
repositories, however the code is being built against a newer version Y. The
assemblies won't work when installed on a test machine because they ar
a) Did you get the drivers installed manually. Think it should work
with context menu on inf driver + install. But to be honest I didn't
do it for a long time ;-)
b) Check out my configuration sample e.g. here:
http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Single-Wix-setup-for-Win7-
TFS Team Build eventually calls MSBuild to perform the build.
Local VS eventually calls MSBuild to perform the build.
You'll want to determine whether there are TFS specific properties that are
passed to the solution to build (and thus are available in the .wixproj).
You'll then want to update t
somehow difficult to describe with few background information. So just
some thoughts.
Maybe take the Tramontana tutorial as starting point:
http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/upgrades-and-modularization. In
general Tramontana seems for me one of the most efficient ways to get
into WiX / MSI.
Ar
Hello,
I have a WiX Project that has a .wxi file with all variables, where one of
the variable is the “SourcePath” for all files that are included in MSI.
Is there a way I can check if the build/compile is done from Local VS or
from TFS Team Build, so that I can set the path of above variable
a
(not sure of exact terminology here since WiX is a part time task, please
bear with me…)
Have setup our installations to do an upgrade from version to version as
follows:
In upgrading our software from v5.5 to v5.6 we are adding four new files.
Three of the n
Hello,
I would like to have a component that does not get removed at uninstall.
However, if I uninstall and install again, I would like the file to be replaced
with the one in the installer. Here is my code:
The problem is when I install and uninstall,
You can use a custom action for this. If you can implement a .NET
based CA your code can be very simple (use a WebClient instance to connect
to the URL). Make sure your CA displays a proper progress text, so while
your setup checks the URL the user knows the setup is not blocked.
D
Can you point me on a good and detailed example to create a CustomAction in
C#, I have tried to create one but the Install pop an error saying that the
DLL cannot be run.
Thanks!
-Original Message-
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
Sent: August-17-11 10:29 AM
To: General
The Windows Installer doesn't not provide a mechanism to do that and we have
not written a CustomAction in the WiX toolset to do that either so you'd
have to write your own CustomAction.
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Jean-Luc Morin wrote:
> Hello!
>
>
>
> I have a new requirement I'm not sure
Are you shipping a product with Burn right now? The comment, "telling people
not to do the behavior is not an option for us at this time." concerns me
because we're still actively *massively* changing Burn right now with
breaking changes still showing up. I would not recommend shipping Burn to
cus
WiX v3.0 is stable. We don't fix anything in it any more. WiX v3.5 is also
stable, we don't fix anything in it either. WiX v3.6 is where we fix bugs
and thus is a bit less stable (but sometimes works better ).
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Kanishk Rastogi wrote:
> Hi all,
> For our product w
Are you signing with a certficiate that is from a trusted root?
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Vadym Verba wrote:
> Had same problem with any signed msi. In my case defect reproduced ONLY on
> 2008 SP2 (x32 and x64). Tested on 2003 and 2008 R2 - worked fine.
> Workaround was found accidently:
The real question is how do you make that happen with DIFX. We,
unfortunately, do not own the DifxApp CustomAction which means we don't
control how it works. We just read their documentation and exposed it via
the WiX toolset...
I'm also not an expert on DIFX but there are some people on this lis
Yeah, probalby should exist. Please open a bug.
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Tobias S wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Try to use util:FileSearch for check mfc100.dll version for deploying
> VCREdist.
>
> SystemFolder works fine on x86 + x64:
> Variable="MFC100_Version_x86" Path="[SystemFolder]\mfc100.dll
Hi all,
For our product we are using version 3.0.5419.0 of the above tools.
Wanted to know if these are stable...
If not which version are stable...
Thankx
Kanishk
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Hello!
I have a new requirement I'm not sure how to meet. The install package
needs to call an url during the install process in silent mode.
I need to validate a url is accessible from the box the application is
installing before the actual install starts. It doesn't require any user
inte
Hi,
Try to use util:FileSearch for check mfc100.dll version for deploying VCREdist.
SystemFolder works fine on x86 + x64:
Doesn't work:
Didn't find System64Folder in Burn Built-in Variables but should exist
for such cases I suppose?
Did I miss something ?
Thanks and best regards,
Tobias
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We are a few months away from our digital certificate expiring. We support
UAC patching and so we need to add the new certificate to the
MsiPatchCertificate table and issue a patch.
The problem is that we use the admin install patching method (because the
build numbers of all our files change wit
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