Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

2012-05-09 Thread Bruce Cran
On 09/05/2012 22:09, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > That isn't what Rob said "Next version will be even more interesting since > last I checked VS11 CRT only supports Win7+ (which I believe cuts support for > WinXP SP3 and Vista before they are out of service)." > > A bit off topic but does anyone kno

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

2012-05-09 Thread Neil Sleightholm
That isn't what Rob said "Next version will be even more interesting since last I checked VS11 CRT only supports Win7+ (which I believe cuts support for WinXP SP3 and Vista before they are out of service)." A bit off topic but does anyone know where there is any definite statement on this? Nei

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

2012-05-09 Thread Neil Sleightholm
>> A simple VC2008 C program could do something like this, as a sort of >> bootloader-for-the-bootloader: This sounds like good idea. If the source for this was part of WiX and simple to build (i.e. not dependant on lot of external components) we could implement our own versions if Microsoft sta

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

2012-05-09 Thread Bruce Cran
On 09/05/2012 20:49, James Johnston wrote: > Vista too?! No, they're just dropping support for XP/Server 2003. -- Bruce Cran -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's secur

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

2012-05-09 Thread James Johnston
> -Original Message- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 05:44 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid > Win32 application" > > To pass a secur

Re: [WiX-users] Sequencing ProductSearch/RegistrySearch to get a directory given an upgrade code

2012-05-09 Thread David Watson
We do this to target a support MSI to a previous MSI's installed location.

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut highlight in start mune post install

2012-05-09 Thread Philip Sayers
This may shed some light on how/why some things are highlighted and other things are not. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2005/11/24/496690.aspx -Original Message- From: Simon Topley [mailto:simon.top...@innovyze.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 6:37 AM To: General discus

Re: [WiX-users] Light "could not find file ...\install.exe" when using vc_red.msi

2012-05-09 Thread stewarth
stewarth wrote > > > stewarth wrote >> >> Just trying to add the vc 2010 runtime to my bundle. >> >> The installation files available to me on our network are : >> >> P:\Projects\Updates\VS2010_x86\vc_red.msi >> P:\Projects\Updates\VS2010_x86\vc_red.cab >> >> (not sure why we dont just use v

Re: [WiX-users] Adding paramater to msi that will set value in config file

2012-05-09 Thread Charles Broadfoot
Its telling me that the wix tag is invalid. I pasted the output part of the wxs below, the command line that I am calling and the output below ##My 1st 2 lines of the wxs## http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";> ##my wxs paramater##

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle fails on WIN2K machine ".exe is not a valid Win32 application"

2012-05-09 Thread Alexander Lamaison
Surely Microsoft make their own internal builds on WiX for their products anyway Can the externally-released binary not be linked against an earlier CRT? In the mean time, could you point me to the C++ code that WiX MSI installers include (the patch check thing? or is there more?). I'd like to s

[WiX-users] Sequencing ProductSearch/RegistrySearch to get a directory given an upgrade code

2012-05-09 Thread Bruce Cran
Is it possible to get a directory given an upgrade code? A ProductSearch outputs a product code and a RegistrySearch can output the InstallLocation given a product code but is it possible to schedule them so the RegistrySearch uses the output of a ProductSearch? -- Bruce Cran

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut highlight in start mune post install

2012-05-09 Thread Michael Urman
Hi Simon, You can get halfway there; you can request for a shortcut not to be highlighted by specifying the following shortcut property. System.AppUserModel.ExcludeFromShowInNewInstall http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd391568.aspx http://helpnet.installshield.com/installsh

[WiX-users] Shortcut highlight in start mune post install

2012-05-09 Thread Simon Topley
Hello all, I have a number of shortcuts I add to the start menu during installation, however only one of them in highlighted to the user as a new application post install. Is there any way to explicitly control which shortcuts are highlighted? Simon Disclaimer: This electronic communication an

Re: [WiX-users] Adding paramater to msi that will set value in config file

2012-05-09 Thread Rob Hamflett
On 08/05/2012 15:39, Charles Broadfoot wrote: > No. How would I do that? Just add the text "-ext WixUtilExtension" to wherever your command line is specified. Where that is will depend on your build system. Rob -- Li