Re: [WiX-users] question in Wix 2.0

Mark Not 100% sure on this answer, but try BuiltIn\NetworkService or [ComputerName]\NetworkService Michael -Original Message- From: Mark Modrall [mailto:mmodr...@mzinga.com] Sent: Tuesday, 23 August 2011 8:00 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-us

[WiX-users] question in Wix 2.0

Hi... Sorry to keep asking questions about Wix 2.0, but I haven't gotten clearance to upgrade the tools. I'm trying to get a windows service to install running under the NETWORK SERVICE account for some new dependencies. I tried adding Account="NT Authority\Net

Re: [WiX-users] Auto deletion of reg values written by MSI

...and be aware that Permanent is a setting that gets propagated to the system. It's not just a project setting. I mention this because I've come across people who have a follow-up question that goes something like "Now I've marked the component as not permanent anymore, why isn't it getting rem

[WiX-users] Questions about Burn behavior

I'm looking at WiX and Burn for an upcoming project and in theory it is exactly what I want. In practice I have run into some issues which are probably just me being new to WiX. I couldn't find the answers googling. I want to have Burn install some MSIs, but have it appear to the user that only o

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action for InstallExecuteSequence

Look at "firstSequence" for the Execute attribute to the CustomAction element in the documentation. -- John Merryweather Cooper Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Premier Tech, Inc.) Build & Install Engineer - jXchange Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com -Original Message-

[WiX-users] Full Sub/Directory Copy?

I have an application that saves Enterprise Library log files to [installdir]\app_data and on uninstallation the app_data directory remains. This is fine because there are important logfiles there. On a new installation, I would like to detect the existence of all files there, create a new dire

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Wrappers: For or against?

Worth mentioning is IMHO SharpDevelop in a version 4.0.1.7090 (or higher) for editing dialogs. With help of this tool a standalone dialog (wxs files from WiX sources like e.g. InstallDirDlg.wxs) can be opened, previewed and edited in Design view. Combined with Votive it offers good abilities for ed

[WiX-users] Custom Action for InstallExecuteSequence

I am trying to add some custom actions (CA's) after AppSearch. However, since AppSearch action is in both InstallExecuteSequence and InstallUISequence tables, my CA's are performed twice. Is it possible to tell the installer to perform my CA's only during InstallExecuteSequence, not during Inst

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Wrappers: For or against?

I also like using WixEdit for simple changes and prototyping. It has a lot of very good feature and is easy to use. It does re-format lines and makes it hard to preserve comments. But once you are aware of these limitations it is still very useful. I use WixEdit in conjunction with Notepad++

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Wrappers: For or against?

I second the vote for WixEdit. I used it when first setting up my installer. Helped me learn WiX to some extent. Now that the files are littered with preprocessor commands and I only make small, minor changes, I find it easier to edit the WXS files directly in a text editor. One thing I feel is

Re: [WiX-users] installing directory contents and its subdirectories and their contents on target machine

No, you'll need to create a separate CopyFile element for each subdirectory. The directory paths need to exist in the Directory Table otherwise Windows Installer doesn't know anything about them. You can't put completely unknown stuff on to the target machine in the first place to use the CopyFi

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Wrappers: For or against?

I'd echo Peter's sentiments of WiXEdit. I used it a lot when I was learning WiX & Windows Installer (back in the v2.0 days) & it was invaluable as a teaching aid alongside the WiX tutorial. However I find Votive (WiX native plug-in for Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010) a far better solution all roun

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Wrappers: For or against?

I use WixEdit and like it. It's a GUI editor plus a simple wizard and a couple of other features. You can switch into the .wxs file easily using one of the menu items that runs a text editor of your choice and it will detect and reload changes when you switch back. The files it generates can be eas

Re: [WiX-users] Auto deletion of reg values written by MSI

Try Component@Permanent='yes' Rob On 19/08/2011 18:19, Pratapa Reddy Sanaga wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way I can ask the MSI not to delete the registry values it has > written to the MSI during uninstallation? > > I'm looking at the RegistryKey's Action options. create or > createAndRemoveOnUnin