[WiX-users] Installing software on cluster computers

Hi, I have been tasked to research how to create installation programs for clusters of computers. Does anyone have any insights into this? Can MSI technology be used for installing to clusters? Is there any documentation for this? Thanks! Uma Harano -

[WiX-users] handling reboots from managed BA application

Hi All I am attempting to force a reboot after installing windows installer 4.5 on windows xp. The reboot is setup in the bundle.wxs file like the following: http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/6/1/261fca42-22c0-4f91-9451-0e0f2e08356d/WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe"; DetectCondi

Re: [WiX-users] Using burn to install the same package in two different locations

On 07-Feb-12 10:29, Christian List wrote: > My first burn installer installs: > msi package A to location 1 > msi package B to location 1 > > My second burn installer installs: > msi package A to location 2 That won't work: The product is already installed so Burn won't install it again. -- sig:

Re: [WiX-users] exit code for msu packages

On 08-Feb-12 22:47, Grant Samuels wrote: > I noticed support has recently been added for the ExePackage/ExitCode > in order to provide some control in a reboot scenario, there is > currently no option for MsuPackage/ExitCode. Because MSUs return standard exit codes: http://technet.microsoft.com/e

Re: [WiX-users] BootstrapperApplication.DetectMsiFeature not fired

On 06-Feb-12 06:44, Alexander Krivács Schrøder wrote: > I'm using the WiX v3.6 Beta (v3.6.2221.0) here. This functionality has worked > before, but now, the DetectMsiFeature event does not fire at all upon calling > Engine.Detect(). Did you set MsiPackage/@EnableFeatureSelection? -- sig://boB

Re: [WiX-users] Included reference pulls in WixUI_Advanced

On 06-Feb-12 17:08, Derrick Brown wrote: >[Show Dialog="InstallDirDlg" > After="WelcomeDlg"]UPGRADING_OLDER_PRODUCT AND NOT > INSTALL_LOCATION_FOUND[/Show] You can't use Show for that; once the first modal dialog is shown, you have to publish control events to manage the back/next flow.

[WiX-users] exit code for msu packages

Hi All I am currently attempting to bootstrap windows installer 4.5 using burn on multiple platforms (windows xp and vista). The windows installer 4.5 redistributable is an .exe file for windows xp, but a .msu file for vista. I noticed support has recently been added for the ExePackage/ExitCode i

[WiX-users] Using IF condition based on a Property's Value

Hi, We have the following scenario: During installation we are checking for a particular Software and if it is present we need to do some action. Can this be achieved by using IF condition ? Is it possible to use a property in an IF condition? Can we use a property instead of $(var.t

[WiX-users] Upgrade table issue

i wrote this code but my installer file recognize that there exists another version installed and give me error that I have to uninstall first while i need installer to do that automatically remove or upgrade any help. -- Thanks, Men

Re: [WiX-users] Optionally keep a file on MajorUpgrade

I had a similar requirement, but not exactly. In my case - config file was getting generated instead of being installed (it's more like "data" file rather than config file) - we needed to keep the file mandatorily during an upgrade/repair, but remove it on uninstall. Since it was a generated file,

[WiX-users] Configuring service being installed fails during silent upgrade (but passes when UI is enabled)

Hi, I have a WiX 3.5 project that installs and starts a windows service and thereafter executes a custom action to configure the service using command line utility sc.exe that ships with the OS. This MSI can be used both for fresh install or major upgrade. It uses custom dialogs to capture user i

Re: [WiX-users] Optionally keep a file on MajorUpgrade

Where is your RemoveExistingProducts sequenced? If it was towards the end, the upgrade would behave more like an update and replace only files with higher versions and not replace altered data files (when they have the same component guid). BTW Permanent really means permanent. It's a setting

Re: [WiX-users] Optionally keep a file on MajorUpgrade

unsubscribe 2012/2/8 Alexander Krivács Schrøder > I have an installer that installs a configuration file, like so: > > > > Guid="{E56D54A5-0646-4D0C-9F95-73F82E293705}" Directory="INSTALLLOCATION"> > > >KEEP_EXISTING_CONFIG = 1 AND > APPCONFIGEXISTS > > ... > > > The APPCO

[WiX-users] Optionally keep a file on MajorUpgrade

I have an installer that installs a configuration file, like so: KEEP_EXISTING_CONFIG = 1 AND APPCONFIGEXISTS ... The APPCONFIGEXISTS is brought out like so: The KEEP_EXISTING_CONFIG is a command-line variable, sent in to msiexec.exe. This confi

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction not running

Also, are there set values for the After and Before attributes in the Custom element? Thanks, Greg Greg Dodd Towers Watson - Developer 3500 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA. 30326 404-365-1692 404-365-1660 gregory.d...@towerswatson.com -Original Message- From: jhennessey [mailto:jack.hennes..

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction not running

Thanks. I don't think that helps me much since I am dealing with an EXE. Guess I will try doing it the "bad" way and hope that works. Thanks, Greg Greg Dodd Towers Watson - Developer 3500 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA. 30326 404-365-1692 404-365-1660 gregory.d...@towerswatson.com -Original Mes

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction not running

Well, for DLLs it is pretty easy because you can use heat.exe to generate the authoring for you. However, it doesn't handle EXEs. See this thread for more details: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Heat-and-COM-executable-registry-extraction-td1308713.html http://windo

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction not running

I am new to WIX, so I didn't know this was bad practice. How do you "author the actual registry values"? Thanks, Greg Greg Dodd Towers Watson - Developer 3500 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA. 30326 404-365-1692 404-365-1660 gregory.d...@towerswatson.com -Original Message- From: jhennessey [ma

[WiX-users] installer file specification

Hi , i need to do the following : 1- The installer file needs to be signed with an authenticode signature from a valid third party Certificate Authority such as Verisign. 2- If installer is .EXE it needs to have an embedded manifest with the security context properly included. 3- If installer is

Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction not running

Disclaimer: As you probably know, it is a bad practice to register files this way during installation. The preferred way is to author the actual registry values that get written during registration. Ignoring the disclaimer, you shouldn't rely on using the value of the ADDLOCAL property. Instead, u

Re: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files

If your un-versioned files are not modified by the user (or your application) then you do not need to worry. The windows installer will overwrite older files with newer ones. See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2005/08/30/458295.aspx for details on how it handles versioned/un-versioned fi

Re: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files

What is the easiest/fastest way to prepare versioned binary file, used only for patching support? I need hundreds of such files to be companion files for each of unversioned file. So it must be as small in size, as possible. In general only version from resources of this file is needed. It may c

[WiX-users] Localized bundle: Picking up the right files

Using WixStdba.RtfLicense, I'm able to localize various strings with the .wxl. But I'm having difficulty customizing the theme with the .xml files, and I can't figure out how to get a different license to load for each language. ... ...