[WiX-users] Applying two patches causes version number confusion

Our patches are cumulative, and uninstall is disabled. When I apply one patch, and then go to //Control Panel/Programs/Program and Features/Installed Updates, it looks something like this, and it's correct: My Program Hotfix for my program MyPrograma.b.c.d

[WiX-users] Restart Resource via Elevated Silent (SCCM) Install

Hi everyone, Been developing wix installers for over a year now, and thanks to my Googling skill and the archive of this mailing list, I've been able to solve most of my problems. So thanks for that! But I have a need now to use the Restart Manager to kill explorer during install of a product. I

Re: [WiX-users] Removing the line "Will be installed on local hard drive"

You leave the Variable Names Exactly the same, and you write a customized localization File. Example: Parvan.wxl(Excuse the Puns but I can't help it :) ) Entire feature > will cause massive destruction if used improperly. > Will be installed > into the nether regions of the internet Afte

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with registrering shortcuts when using perMachine installations

Should be fine. I haven't had any problems. On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 7:38 AM, neslekkim wrote: > anyone?, or is it perfectly ok to store this in hkcu for perMachine > installs? > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Problem-wi

Re: [WiX-users] Removing the line "Will be installed on local hard drive"

Thanks Phil for the reply. I had actually explored the option of renaming those strings, actually I did rename a bunch of strings in my WIX project. The problem here though is what do I rename it to, because the end user will be selecting it when selecting the feature and he must know what would

Re: [WiX-users] Problem with registrering shortcuts when using perMachine installations

anyone?, or is it perfectly ok to store this in hkcu for perMachine installs? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Problem-with-registrering-shortcuts-when-using-perMachine-installations-tp7595220p7595335.html Sent from the wix-users ma

Re: [WiX-users] Rollback package marked as permanent

Hi, permanent packages are excluded from rollback. You normally use permanent packages for redistributable packages like .Net Framework which you do not want to uninstall. Regards, Markus www.xeam-solutions.com > James McConville hat am 18. Juni 2014 um > 13:27 geschrieben: > > > Hi folks, > >

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.8 - Burn - wrong path for payload in ExePackage

Hi, to place a package on disk layout you can use attribute "name". e.g. set name=redist\WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe to get your expected result Markus www.xeam-solutions.com > froggie hat am 18. Juni 2014 um 13:32 > geschrieben: > > > Hi! > I'm trying to create a bootstrapper which is also

[WiX-users] Wix 3.8 - Burn - wrong path for payload in ExePackage

Hi! I'm trying to create a bootstrapper which is also working when there is no internet connection. So my expectation is the following list of files as a result: * Setup.exe (the bootstrapper with some compressed dependencies) * redist\[dependencies] (a directory with some other dependencies

Re: [WiX-users] Removing the line "Will be installed on local hard drive"

Check out this link from the on-line help (or chm), particularly the part about customizing text. http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/wixui/wixui_customizations.html I have not used the WixUI library, but in searching the wix source code with notepad++, it looks like the strings are defi

[WiX-users] Rollback package marked as permanent

Hi folks, I've got an Exepackage in my bundle chain that I've marked as permanent but I'd still like it to be rolled back if the msi that follows it fails to install... Is this possible or am I being silly? Thanks, James.