Re: [WiX-users] No progress in installation

2014-10-06 Thread Vadivel Natarajan
Hi All, Can anyone please help on this? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Vadivel Natarajan [mailto:vadiv...@syncfusion.com] Sent: 22 September 2014 09:42 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] No progress in installation Hi All, Could anyone please l

Re: [WiX-users] No progress in installation

2014-10-06 Thread Vadivel Natarajan
Hi All, Can anyone please help on this? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Vadivel Natarajan [mailto:vadiv...@syncfusion.com] Sent: 22 September 2014 09:42 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] No progress in installation Hi All, Could anyone please l

[WiX-users] WiX-installed exe differs from VS-built exe

2014-10-06 Thread Ahmil Jilani
I have a solution with a main project and a WiX project that creates an installer for the main WPF project. When I build all and run the exe produced by the main project, everything works fine. But when I run the msi produced by the WiX project and then run the installed exe, there is a problem: W

Re: [WiX-users] Wix msi setup clear and remove remove installation folder on uninstall

2014-10-06 Thread John Cooper
1) If you have any say in it, have the application fully stopped before uninstall. Files that are under installer control will be removed on an uninstall (with the exception of user data and files that are locked); 2) Use RemoveFolder/RemoveFolderEx only on files NOT in installer control that

Re: [WiX-users] Wix msi setup clear and remove remove installation folder on uninstall

2014-10-06 Thread Marco Tognacci
So what would you do to clear the application folder after uninstall?Can you add a sample code in detail?Thanks. > From: jocoo...@jackhenry.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 21:40:26 + > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix msi setup clear and remove remove installati

Re: [WiX-users] Wix msi setup clear and remove remove installation folder on uninstall

2014-10-06 Thread John Cooper
Neither. In my case, stopping the AppPool would probably allow all the files (and the folders) to be deleted. However, we're not "ready" for that step. So, IIS holds locks on some of the files during uninstall, and some files get left behind. I can put some RemoveFolder or RemoveFolderEx cod

[WiX-users] Wix msi setup clear and remove remove installation folder on uninstall

2014-10-06 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made an msi package and I need to remove installation folders and all files (generated by the application during working) on uninstall.I have seen usage of RemoveFolder and RemoveFolderEx but I need to know which is the best way, which are the differences from RemoveFolder and RemoveFolde

Re: [WiX-users] Update challenges with Windows Explorer

2014-10-06 Thread Wesley Gill
Thanks Jacob, that's what I need, shameless plugs for experts! Wes Gill -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 11:43 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Update challenges with Windows

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Burn Major Upgrade Uninstall the old msi packages but not install the new msi packages

2014-10-06 Thread Hoover, Jacob
The bundle log will tell you what it did and why it did it. Are you using WixStdBA or your own BA? -Original Message- From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 1:24 PM To: WiX - users Subject: [WiX-users] WiX Burn Major Upgrade Uninstall the old msi pac

Re: [WiX-users] Possible to install vcruntimes first in MSI?

2014-10-06 Thread Hoover, Jacob
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368010(v=vs.85).aspx Not even Microsoft supports nested/concurrent installs. If your deployment method doesn't support an EXE your options are quite limited. I would ask what you are doing inside of your install that would require the VC Runtimes to be

[WiX-users] WiX Burn Major Upgrade Uninstall the old msi packages but not install the new msi packages

2014-10-06 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have made a Burn setup package with the last official WiX release 3.8.I have some msi package inside the Burn chain, for example packA.msi version number 1.0.0.0packB.msi version number 1.0.0.0 the burn package genrated isburn.exe version number 1.0.0.0 then I need to update one of the packages

[WiX-users] Possible to install vcruntimes first in MSI?

2014-10-06 Thread shannon
Using an msi output only, is it possible to install prereq's first via wix? Specifically, I need to install the VC2008/2013 runtimes, and these must be completed before the product install begins or the install will fail. (Have tried installing the merge modules, but it appears that these install a

Re: [WiX-users] Update challenges with Windows Explorer

2014-10-06 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Shameless plug for Rob here, http://www.firegiant.com/. Since he is the benevolent dictator of WiX, I don't think you could find any other resource with more knowledge of the toolset or ability to fast track some fixes. -Original Message- From: Wesley Gill [mailto:wes...@gillware.com]

Re: [WiX-users] Set 'Enabled Protocols' in msi file?

2014-10-06 Thread John Cooper
It is set in the IIS system *.config files. However, it is trivial using Microsoft.Web.Adminitration to write a small custom action to do is using the API. -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry & Associates, I

Re: [WiX-users] Set 'Enabled Protocols' in msi file?

2014-10-06 Thread Norman Tiedemann
Is that possible? I don't write the software or know much about its operation. I just build and deploy it. Any light you can shed on the subject is much appreciated. Thank you -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@firegiant.com] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 12:16 PM T

Re: [WiX-users] WiX mbaprereq never runs unless it fails to load the BA.dll

2014-10-06 Thread Rob Mensching
If the BA loads then why do you need another prereq? Just install the "prereq" with the rest of the Chain. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: js69 [mailto:jue

[WiX-users] Update challenges with Windows Explorer

2014-10-06 Thread Wesley Gill
Hello, I have an application that uses Windows Explorer namespace and context menu extensions. Updating commonly results in a very negative user experience due to files being in use by Explorer and by other applications that use Explorer through File->Open menus. During update, a Files in Use

Re: [WiX-users] Set 'Enabled Protocols' in msi file?

2014-10-06 Thread Rob Mensching
Could you set that in your web.config instead? _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Norman Tiedemann [mailto:ntiedem...@ebsco.com] Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014

[WiX-users] WiX mbaprereq never runs unless it fails to load the BA.dll

2014-10-06 Thread js69
Please see http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4161/ The source has a method CreatePrerequisiteBA in src\ext\BalExtension\mba\host\host.cpp that is only called by BootstrapperApplicationCreate and only if GetAppDomain fails for the BA.dll. Is this the intended design? There is no way to install other pr

Re: [WiX-users] On uninstall, group is not removed from user

2014-10-06 Thread Nick Ramirez
No need to make my own custom action. I've found that the WiX extension from the Community MSI Extensions project has an element for adding an existing user to a group that works for me. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/On-uninstall-

Re: [WiX-users] On uninstall, group is not removed from user

2014-10-06 Thread Jeremiahf
Why not add another custom action that removes the user from the group and only execute on the condition of Uninstall? On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Bob Arnson wrote: > On 05-Oct-14 01:58, Nick Ramirez wrote: > > I was afraid that setting RemoveOnUninstall to "yes" or not putting it > there >

[WiX-users] Set 'Enabled Protocols' in msi file?

2014-10-06 Thread Norman Tiedemann
Hello, I have a few web applications that require net.tcp protocol to be enabled for them to function properly: Is there a way that the MSI file can set this during the installation so it does not require intervention afterward? I do have a script that modifies this setting but am looking fo