Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Wix 3.7 Burn error '0x80004005: Failed to extract all files from container.'

2013-07-24 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Tim, Wixtoolset.org has a link to the bug tracker. As for localizing, you would need to create a WXL file for the bundle. When you include it in the payload via a Payload element, I believe they all need the same file name but should be located in LCID specific sub folders. As for the nam

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Wix 3.7 Burn error '0x80004005: Failed to extract all files from container.'

2013-07-24 Thread TimM
Rob, where do I go to create a bug for this? As a side not we are using just the standard Burn UI - License dialog box and option directory dialog box and we need to have these translated if running in a different language. So what do I have to add or modify so that I can get the standard UI to

[WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Wix 3.7 Burn error '0x80004005: Failed to extract all files from container.'

2013-07-24 Thread Rob Mensching
Hmm, well, certainly seems to be something going wrong but can't tell what exactly based on the log files. Would be a great idea to open a bug with as many details about the issue as possible. On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 5:06 AM, TimM wrote: > Sorry about that > > Try this link: https://www.dro

[WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Patch bundle success when patch fails...

2013-07-24 Thread Rob Mensching
MSP didn't fail because Burn recognized it wasn't to be installed: Planned package: cs201022_HotFix00, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:24 AM, rowbot wrote: > Hi

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade

2013-07-24 Thread Rob Mensching
Sorry, missed the forks of this thread. Essentially what you are asking for is that something on the system says, "This new version of the software is safe because the old software is on the machine." As Jacob mentioned there are *a lot* of security issues to consider when implementing such a syst

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade

2013-07-24 Thread Rob Mensching
Can you provide more details about how you are executing elevation? On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Hoover, Jacob wrote: > Wix/Burn doesn't have a service portion written so it's dependent on > Windows Installer constraints. If there is a need to update without admin > privileges, either an Adm

Re: [WiX-users] [wix-users] Impact of installed burn?

2013-07-24 Thread Rob Mensching
What conflicts are you worried about exactly? One or more specific user scenarios that expose the issue you think there is in Burn would probably help a lot. On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:58 AM, Tomas Köhn wrote: > I agree, burn has a lot of cool features. > > Our problem is that administrators expe

Re: [WiX-users] Installing MSMQ as dependency [P]

2013-07-24 Thread José Marques
Thank you again, I will look into C# Custom Actions. José On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Steven Ogilvie wrote: > Classification: Public > I have written a custom action C# DLL > > The custom action is called within the product.wxs: > > Value="$(var.ProductName)"/> > DllEntry="CheckToSeeI

Re: [WiX-users] RemotePayload causes "error LGHT0103: The system cannot find the file '' with type ''." [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Phill Hogland
I had wix doing the .Net 4.0 for me. I had seen Neil's blog some time ago but did not find it when I needed the .Net 3.5 info. Thanks for the info! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Re-RemotePayload-causes-error-LGHT0103-The-system-

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Mike Myers
Correct Thanks for the help, I was trying to simplify things by ignoring per user but it looks like I need to dig into it. -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:58 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Burn is prompting for credentials. -Original Message- From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:51 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Again, If the install is Per-Machine then Burn is going to request elevation. The only way to avoid this is to make it a per-user install or have an administrator deploy the updates. One could write a service which is going to be ran as admin (to service the update), however this opens up a

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Classification: Public How are you asking the user to give the administrator account then? -Original Message- From: Mike Myers [mailto:mike.my...@naucountry.com] Sent: July-24-13 11:43 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administ

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Mike Myers
I do not have any custom actions in my install beyond what is included in wix. -Original Message- From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:29 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] prompt for ad

Re: [WiX-users] RemotePayload causes "error LGHT0103: The system cannot find the file '' with type ''." [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Classification: Public You can let the bundle.wxs handle the .NET 4.0 installation for you. You will need to reference the .NET WIX extension then just add: To install .net 3.5 check out Neil Sleightholm's blog and goto the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Install :) http://neilsleightholm.blogs

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Classification: Public Is this a custom action you are using? Anyway you could use something like: NOT WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED -Original Message- From: Mike Myers [mailto:mike.my...@naucountry.com] Sent: July-24-13 11:02 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] prompt fo

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade

2013-07-24 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Wix/Burn doesn't have a service portion written so it's dependent on Windows Installer constraints. If there is a need to update without admin privileges, either an Administrator must push the updates via a tool like SCCM/AD/etc, or the install/app would need to be reworked as a per-user applica

[WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade

2013-07-24 Thread Mike Myers
I have a wix install with burn bootstrapper. My situation deals with a non-administrator installing this on a machine. The user is prompted for an administrator account. When a major upgrade happens, the user is prompted for an administrator account again. Is there any way to prevent a user

[WiX-users] RemotePayload causes "error LGHT0103: The system cannot find the file '' with type ''."

2013-07-24 Thread Phill Hogland
I have a bundle based on WixStdBa which installs .Net 4.0 and my MSI. I need to add a third party MSI which requires .Net 3.51. So at this point I am only trying to add .Net 3.51 to my chain. Not finding a built-in way to do this like I did for .Net 4.0 ( '') I am using info from: http://stacko

Re: [WiX-users] Installing MSMQ as dependency [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Classification: Public I have written a custom action C# DLL The custom action is called within the product.wxs: CA: Checking for Microsoft Message Queuing Service (MSMQ)... NOT Installed NOT Installed -Original Message- From: José Marques [mailto:jose.marq...@w

Re: [WiX-users] Installing MSMQ as dependency [P]

2013-07-24 Thread José Marques
Thank you for your reply. I am a bit new to Wix, as this is the first time I'm making an installer, where exactly do you write that code? I presume it's not straight into the xml, but so far I only have written XML... Best regards, José On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Steven Ogilvie wrote: > Cl

Re: [WiX-users] Installing MSMQ as dependency [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Steven Ogilvie
Classification: Public I have the same requirements and ended up writing a custom action to do the work for me: >From Windows 7/8/2008R2/2012 I use Dism.exe for OS's below I use ocsetup.exe >(we use MSMQ for our Server product and our Client product), however Microsoft >being so consistent (bein

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Wix 3.7 Burn error '0x80004005: Failed to extract all files from container.'

2013-07-24 Thread TimM
Sorry about that Try this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ersyy950w54fdy/ErrorLogfile.zip -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Wix-3-7-Burn-error-0x80004005-Failed-to-extract-all-files-from-container-tp7587152p7587541.html Sent fro

Re: [WiX-users] [wix-users] Impact of installed burn?

2013-07-24 Thread Tomas Köhn
I agree, burn has a lot of cool features. Our problem is that administrators expects an .msi for easy remote deployment, while other, smaller customers want to have an setup.exe with checks dependency (.NET framework, OS etc.). If we at first installs with setup.exe, we might later have to inst

[WiX-users] Installing MSMQ as dependency

2013-07-24 Thread José Marques
Hello all, On the installer I'm currently developing, I need to install Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) as a dependency. Depending on Windows version, I need to run ocsetup.exe or sysocmgr.exe. No issues with ocsetup, my problem relies with sysocmgr. So far I've thought of two ways to do it: add an

[WiX-users] Patch bundle success when patch fails...

2013-07-24 Thread rowbot
Hi, Can anyone tell my why a patch bundle installs successfully even though the patch inside didn't? If I run the MSP on an invalid RTM product, I get the usual message. >From the log: [07AC:0B2C][2013-07-24T11:14:47]i201: Planned package: cs201022_HotFix00, state: Absent, default requested: Pr