Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

Hi again. Take a look at this WixHarvest.targets file. As far as I see I do pass the true... I thought that this should keep the GUIDs consistent between builds... I'm wrong. http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003";> true $(ProjectDir)\files.wxs ProductFolder t

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

Hi, Yes, I think you are right, I got this when running the command you suggested: MSI (s) (F8:34) [08:51:01:014]: SELMGR: ComponentId '{9CD3A290-0DD5-4416-85D1-4781D9C8C0B6}' is registered to feature 'ProductFeature', but is not present in the Component table. Removal of components from a feat

Re: [WiX-users] Burin - Progress Bar does not move when installing prerequisites

Yes, I think that bug is open already. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Romeo S. wrote: > That works, thanks. > > I'm guessing this will also be applied in the WiX installer itself? As I > basically copied the Netfx.wxs in WiX source. > > Cheers, > Romeo > > -- > View this message in context: >

Re: [WiX-users] .NET config best practices

My suggestion is that you store this information in some soft of database and have the application (or a configuration application ) manage the settings. I think you'll find it difficult to be able to try and save / merge all this data as time goes on. -- View this message in context: http://wind

Re: [WiX-users] .NET config best practices

Sadly this is a huge huge hole / disconnect between how MSI works and how XML works. MSI treats a Registry Value and File as atomic but an XML file is not atomic. Elements, Attributes and Values are atomic. The simplest way, assuming Unity can do this, is to layer your configuration data i

[WiX-users] .NET config best practices

I'm confused about best practices to use when deploying and maintaining .NET *.config files via MSI. Our app uses the UnityContainer to manage type injection and type configuration, some of which is environmental, meaning type config changes at each customer site. This Unity configuration is stored

Re: [WiX-users] Tutorials and help links?

I have a small utility that I find useful in registering COM. Basically it puts a filesystem watcher on a directory and runs heat whenever it see's a change. Basically I drop a DLL/OCX into the directory and if I don't see COM elements I open up depends and start copying in all of it's depe

Re: [WiX-users] Tutorials and help links?

There is a WiX book which may be of value "WiX A Developers Guide to Windows Installer XML" (http://www.amazon.com/WiX-Developers-Guide-Windows-Installer/dp/1849513724). Bottom line with COM is write all registry entries directly with WiX code rather than selfreg - it is hard work but pays off

Re: [WiX-users] Two Wierd Installer Problems - DTF and QuietExec

This is my log: MSI (s) (D8:E8) [10:34:00:250]: Doing action: ReadSqlBinPath Action 10:34:00: ReadSqlBinPath. Action start 10:34:00: ReadSqlBinPath. MSI (s) (D8:E8) [10:34:00:343]: Creating MSIHANDLE (31) of type 790542 for thread 3048 MSI (s) (D8:B0) [10:34:00:421]: Invoking remote custom action

[WiX-users] Tutorials and help links?

Greetings   New to the community, please forgive me if I'm asking stupid questions.     Nevertheless, desperate times call for desperate measures, so here goes:   I've been working through the tutorial over at http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial.   Are there any others out there (of equal depth)

Re: [WiX-users] Two Wierd Installer Problems - DTF and QuietExec

I read through that and yes I see a similarity. In my situation another ManagedCA ( the part the does the costing and sets the CAD property ) ran successfully. Then along comes the deferred CA and while it does start executing it mysteriously dies. Very interesting. And I'm sure Jason has

Re: [WiX-users] Signing the burn bootstrapper

Peter Hull wrote > > To sign the bundle and bundle engine you need to add the following to your > .wixproj: > Add true to a PropertyGroup > Implement the targets like this: >     >         SigningTarget="@(SignBundleEngine)" /> >     >     >         SigningTarget="@(SignBundle)" /> >     >

Re: [WiX-users] Two Wierd Installer Problems - DTF and QuietExec

Although I wrote this bug up for a different reason ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2013944&group_id=105970&atid=642714 https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2013944&group_id=105970&atid=642714 ), if you read the comments you'll see that I was getting a similar issu

Re: [WiX-users] Two Wierd Installer Problems - DTF and QuietExec

Neil, I think you're spot on with what I'm seeing. My static method entry point instantiates a class which then logs that it's been created and then nothing. Run it again and it's fine. Here are some snippets from the log: PS- FWIW, I plan on making a fake MSI that just does some infrast

Re: [WiX-users] Install 3.6 on clean VM

I posted a commented on your SF bug and figured I would post it here as well: I couldn't view your attached image (I think it's corrupt) but I suspect the problem might be the same issue I was seeing at one point with my own experimental BA. My issue was rooted in the fact that the engine perfor

Re: [WiX-users] Installing WiX

Candle.exe is not in your path by default. Either 1) add "%WIX%\bin" to your path; or 2) run candle (and related utilities) using the full path of "%WIX%\bin\candle.exe" candle_arguments_and switches. The environment variable %WIX% is usually defined by the install. To check in your command w

[WiX-users] Installing WiX

Hi, I’m brand new to using WiX, just started yesterday! I’m actually having trouble getting WiX installed and I’m clearly missing a step somewhere. I have downloaded the 3.5 msi from http://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/60102 I ran that which seemed to complete Ok, at least I didn’t notice any p

Re: [WiX-users] Burin - Progress Bar does not move when installing prerequisites

That works, thanks. I'm guessing this will also be applied in the WiX installer itself? As I basically copied the Netfx.wxs in WiX source. Cheers, Romeo -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-Progress-Bar-does-not-move-when-installing

Re: [WiX-users] When install exe built with burn, UAC dialog says "Unknown Publisher"

On 24-Jan-12 05:11, scott.lang...@appsense.com wrote: > I invoked MSBuild with the build project command from within the VS2010 IDE. The Sign* targets don't run by default. Set the SignOutput property to true and call the Signing target. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ---

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle registers itself as separate product and can't be removed - 3.6.2520 problem only

On 24-Jan-12 07:14, Peter Bulyaki wrote: > So I would rephrase my question: is there a way to install a bundle without > registering it not only in "Programs and Features", but in general with > Windoes Installer as a separate product? Bundles aren't MSI products. They need to run (and therefore be

Re: [WiX-users] Burn: patch for bundle

On 24-Jan-12 10:02, Vadym Verba wrote: > I have a small but a very vital question: how to patch bundle? Build a new bundle that contains the patches, either by themselves or with the original packages. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Install 3.6 on clean VM

Bug 3479030 raised with image attached. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 24 January 2012 16:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Install 3.6 on clean VM 1. I don't quite understand but if you can

Re: [WiX-users] Two Wierd Installer Problems - DTF and QuietExec

I have noticed a weird scenario similar to 1). In my case, I'm using the IIs custom actions in WiX 3.5. Sometimes the package fails with a 1603 error during WriteIIs7ConfigChanges. Rerunning the package succeeds. The error information I see in the log is always consistent and looks like this: M

Re: [WiX-users] Two Wierd Installer Problems - DTF and QuietExec

I can't help but I have seen something similar to 1 - my DTF action is an immediate action that just reads the registry and sets a property, 99% of the time it is fine. The tracing all indicates it is ok but on exit it returns "value 3", no logs, exception or anything useful - run again and it i

Re: [WiX-users] Install 3.6 on clean VM

1. I don't quite understand but if you can attach a picture to a bug that definitely sounds wrong. 2. Yeah, that's a bug. 3. Very strange. I don't understand. Maybe the first bug will explain this. 4. There is a bug open that "/layout" doesn't work in the Wix36.exe right now. That needs to be fi

Re: [WiX-users] Run App After Setup

Found this: http://www.dizzymonkeydesign.com/blog/misc/adding-and-customizing-dlgs-in-wix-3/ which does (almost) exactly what I want. The only snag is having the checkbox at the bottom of the dialog to overcome the problem of its having a grey background - it there a way to get the checkbox

Re: [WiX-users] Burin - Progress Bar does not move when installing prerequisites

Did you set the Protocol to netfx? On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Romeo S. wrote: > Hi, > > I'm testing my Boostrapper in a clean machine and I noticed that the > progress bar when installing .NET Framework does not move. It just stops at > 40% while .NET is installing in the background. It do

[WiX-users] Two Wierd Installer Problems - DTF and QuietExec

I have an installer that I wrote that I've been pushing out through SCCM. We have deployed to about 600 servers so far and so far I've seen 6 failures. There are 3 of one failure mode and 3 of another. 1) C# DTF terminates with 1603 This one is wierd. It's a deferred CA that get's it's C

Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost - ID: 2951181

Yes, it is. Blair -Original Message- From: Dirk Kuypers [mailto:kuypers.d...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:52 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost - ID: 2951181 Hi, >2012/1/24 Bo

Re: [WiX-users] Run App After Setup

Have you tried using the built in WIX action of WixCA? You can set a property with the command you wish to run and then schedule it later. From the WIX Help. Quiet Execution Custom Action "The QtExec custom action allows you to run an arbitrary command line in an MSI-based setup in silent mode.

[WiX-users] Burn: patch for bundle

Hello. I have a small but a very vital question: how to patch bundle? I mean, let say I have some bundle of 1.0 version with few products inside of 1.0 version as well. If I just install patches for products themselves they will be of 1.1 version and if I launch bundle it will detect downgrade, be

Re: [WiX-users] remote installer + bootstrapper

It may take some manual coding but this should give you some hints: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/4a4a6e09-8031-4a3e-b081-1d 7cbb9cde9c as long as you have permissions you can use the management stuff to fire up the MSI on remote machines. Just make sure the remote machine has

[WiX-users] Run App After Setup

I want to run an installed app after setup completes. I've seen the "How to..." on the subject, but that doesn't seem to allow for passing command line arguments to the app, which I need to do. How can I run the app with command line arguments? (My installer creates a shortcut, with the required

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

I don't think your problems are related to patch building. I think your second MSI is not a valid minor update. Try running the second MSI as an upgrade of the first one using the command line mentioned in Rob's blog http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/1/4/Doing-a-small-update-or-minor-upg rade

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

I see, the other reason we don't compress into cab is time, since we compress everything into RARs for client delivery... so a cab will be redundant. But point taken, I won't let anyone change a thing :). To the main problem... I still can't seem to be able to run the Pyro command no matter wha

Re: [WiX-users] When install exe built with burn, UAC dialog says "Unknown Publisher"

Hi, yes I did. (This has caught me out in the past too... but I took care this time) -Scott -Original Message- From: Peter Hull [mailto:peterhul...@hotmail.com] Sent: 24 January 2012 13:01 To: WiX Users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] When install exe built with burn, UAC dialog says "Unknown

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

That would invalidate the MSI if you don't keep the relevant tables up to date too. Its not a recommended practice - do a proper build instead. I've not built a patch targeting an unpacked MSI but I believe the media number would still need to be higher than the highest file id in the MSI file tab

Re: [WiX-users] When install exe built with burn, UAC dialog says "Unknown Publisher"

Did you override the targets *after* (I'm just saying because this caught me out.) Pete > From: scott.lang...@appsense.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:11:19 + > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] When install exe built wi

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

One more thing I remembered, in our MSIs we don't use CAB, we just create a folder next to the MSI, it's easier for us to replace/fix text/config files after a build was already create... Does this influence the patch.wxs? I see that there is a Media tag that points to a cab file... -Origin

Re: [WiX-users] Installer hanging while doing FileCost - ID: 2951181

Hi, >2012/1/24 Bob Arnson : >> On 23-Jan-12 10:17, Dirk Kuypers wrote: >>> I am just facing a similar problem like described in the ticket above. >> See http://www.joyofsetup.com/2010/10/09/experimental-results-part-ii/. thanks for the link Bob. So the fix should be default with current installat

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle registers itself as separate product and can't be removed - 3.6.2520 problem only

The more I am looking into this it seems more like a new feature to me. I have found this in the reference documentation, under Bundle: DisableModify Determines whether the bundle can be modified via the Programs and

[WiX-users] Best way to create a simple installer with bootstraper for Installer 4.5 and .NET Framework

I am wondering, what is the recommended way to bundle my .msi file with the Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable and the .NET 4.0 framework using the WIX 3.5 toolset. I have currently added a section to my .wixproj file: This works for the Installer 4.5, but gives me an error looking for

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

Yea, I got that, Thanks. What I meant was that I can use the same Guid for the Product ID and the UpgradeCode as the example do. That way I won't have to open the MSI with ORCA and find the generated Product ID Guid. But anyway, it doesn't help :( I really don't understand the problem... I take

[WiX-users] ALLUSER Radiobutton control

Hi, I am using ALLUSER radiobutton control in my installer but there seems some problem with the UI response. I am using following code for this: cur and in the Next button I am using: PERUSERS = "cur"PERUSERS = "all" When I launch the UI, Next, Cancel and Back button doesn't res

Re: [WiX-users] Disable Next Button When TextBox is Empty

Hello Mathew, I am not sure about the custom action and what will be its execute sequence and all. Can you give some example in code? That will be more helpful. - Regards, Ravi -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Disable-Next-Button-W

[WiX-users] Bundle registers itself as separate product and can't be removed - 3.6.2520 problem only

Hi, I have a bundle installer that installs several MSIs, but the bundle itself does not register itself as a separate product in ARP. I have created a bundle with the latest build (2520), then I installed it. Then I tried to uninstall it the ususal way: I uninstalled the components one by one. It

Re: [WiX-users] When install exe built with burn, UAC dialog says "Unknown Publisher"

I invoked MSBuild with the build project command from within the VS2010 IDE. To try and check if we've missed signing anything I added overrides of the SignXXX targets into our project file. In the overrides, I added WriteLinesToFile tasks to dump out the @(SignXXX) item groups. I didn't get an

Re: [WiX-users] Our WiX patch installer is very slow

If you generate a verbose log for each patch application, you'll be able to see which parts are taking more time. -Original Message- From: Wang, Miaohsi [mailto:miaohsi.w...@invensys.com] Sent: 23 January 2012 19:53 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Our WiX patch in

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

The product code and the upgrade code are 2 different things. Don't mix them up. You can get the product code from the property table of the original MSI. Just open it in Orca or InstEd. The * means "generate me a guid at build time" - it isn't actually stored as a *. -Original Message- F

Re: [WiX-users] creating a WIX small or minor patch

Hi, I tried replacing the * with the UpgradeCode Guid. Still the same errors... I must say the erros seem to be related to the fact that the patch.wxs has nothing to do with the build diff.wixmst generated from the 2 winxobj... Anyway I have products installed at customers already with the * in t