[WiX-users] How to suppress the StdBA Bootstrapper UI

Hi, I have chained a single msi package(with DisplayInternalUI option being true) inside the StdBA using wix 3.9 toolset. My questions are as follows, 1). Can we *suppress the small StdBA UI* which will be displayed in the background till the installation of chained msi completes.? In this case

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper runs msiexec elevated which causes my MSI CustomAction to run elevated

You could make your MSI per-user or create your own BA to show the UI as you desire. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Ryan Waller [mailto:rwal...@microsoft.c

Re: [WiX-users] Advertised shortcuts and the new world of bundles

I have large DVD size setups authored in Installscript, which I am converting to wix. I have moved most of the applications to individual msi packages, batch built in seven languages, with external cabs. These packages are used in multiple bundles for different types of product configurations (cl

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper runs msiexec elevated which causes my MSI CustomAction to run elevated

If you can find a Way to set LaunchTarget to True without requiring user input, you can achieve your Behavior Quoting Ryan Waller : > I've tried that but it requires the user to click a button after > install completes, and they can also cancel. Neither is desirable. > > Can this be invoked w

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper runs msiexec elevated which causes my MSI CustomAction to run elevated

I've tried that but it requires the user to click a button after install completes, and they can also cancel. Neither is desirable. Can this be invoked without the button click? Ideally I would just like to have my MSI executed without elevation, just like when running msiexec.exe from the comm

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper runs msiexec elevated which causes my MSI CustomAction to run elevated

WixStdBA handles this without a CA via: -Original Message- From: Ryan Waller [mailto:rwal...@microsoft.com] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 4:32 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper runs msiexec elevated which causes my MSI CustomAction to run eleva

Re: [WiX-users] Force a MajorUpgrade to do complete uninstall BEFORE new install

I have the same problem I haven't set the Schedule property of the MajorUpgrade as the default is "afterInstallValidate" and this is prior to install, so is there a bug? > Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 10:41:25 -0800 > From: shane_cor...@selinc.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [W

[WiX-users] Bootstrapper runs msiexec elevated which causes my MSI CustomAction to run elevated

I've authored an MSI package that uses a CustomAction to launch an application after install completes. The package requires elevation but the CustomAction is scheduled after InstallFinalize to launch the application as the Standard User, not elevated. When installing the MSI alone using msie

Re: [WiX-users] Advertised shortcuts and the new world of bundles

> El 03/11/2014, a las 12:15, Phill Hogland escribió: > > Would it be a better approach to define a wixlib for the 'library' files and > use the wixlib in each msi package which requires the library, so that each > msi package is atomic from msi's perspective? Then on-demand install of > advert

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.9 released

I versioncontrol all my files, but then again, I don't use visualstudio or some fancy tool for wix authoring, but beeing able to go back and see what changes one have done are invaluable. Git, subversion, and you will have control. On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Phill Hogland wrote: > I also

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.9 released

I also congratulate everyone for the wix 3.9 release. In my decades of working with Installshield, it would create a backup of the project file, but more times than not also introduced breaking changes that prevented my projects from compiling until I tracked down all of the changes. In my work w

Re: [WiX-users] Force a MajorUpgrade to do complete uninstall BEFORE new install

Right now it's scheduled as afterInstallValidate. Doesn't that happen prior to install validate? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Force-a-MajorUpgrade-to-do-complete-uninstall-BEFORE-new-install-tp7597686p7597688.html Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] Force a MajorUpgrade to do complete uninstall BEFORE new install

If you're using the MajorUpgrade element you need the Schedule to be set to afterInstallInitialize, that's before the new product is installed. --- Phil Wilson On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Shane Corbin wrote: > It looks like a typical MajorUpgrade does an install of the new, foll

[WiX-users] Force a MajorUpgrade to do complete uninstall BEFORE new install

It looks like a typical MajorUpgrade does an install of the new, followed by an uninstall of the old. Is there a way to force a complete uninstall of the old, followed by a fresh install of the new? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Installation Directory not getting cleaned up on un-installation

Hi All, Yeah!!! Grateful to all of your replies. I found those helpful and now am clear. We are migrating from IS to WiX. In our IS scripts almost all are custom actions are used. To register,to un-register and to rollback . Huhhh!! so heat tool avoid all these hectic custom actions. I need s

Re: [WiX-users] Installation Directory not getting cleaned up on un-installation

And not running regasm.exe at install time is definitely the best practice. Using regasm.exe at install time through a custom action: 1) cripples rollback (assemblies that have been registered will remain registered unless you have explicit code to unregister them on rollback; 2) makes it much

Re: [WiX-users] Installation Directory not getting cleaned up on un-installation

Basically saying the same thing here... Don't use RegAsm from your installer. Use RegAsm on your build machine, then heat the tlb file and capture the registry info to be included in your installer. You probably need to deploy the TLB files with your installer as well. -Original Message--

Re: [WiX-users] Installation Directory not getting cleaned up on un-installation

Maybe i'm wrong but tlb files and respective dlls are embedded in your installer. So you have them somewhere before generating the installer. If you parse your tlb files with heat, you will generate the wxs file with necessary registry entries. It's the same thing for respective dlls. What I d

Re: [WiX-users] 64bit bootstrapper using wix

Click the New Issue Button at the WiX Toolset - Issues Page . Use the Feature Tag - The Birth and Growth of Science is the Death and Atrophy of Art. -- Unknown -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/6

Re: [WiX-users] Installation Directory not getting cleaned up on un-installation

Hi Renan, fyodork Thanks for your thoughts. To use heat on tlb files, tlb files must be passed to heat to generate a component. I will not be having tlb files till the installation completes. By your thought what i understand is, Execute the RegAsm.exe, in command prompt, on dll to get the resp

Re: [WiX-users] 64bit bootstrapper using wix

Great, thank you. Where can i open the feature request? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/64bit-bootstrapper-using-wix-tp7582851p7597679.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -

Re: [WiX-users] Guidelines/Tutorial for Bootstrapper in native (C++)

Actually, that's what I'm looking too... :) but looking for some tutorial/guide with good explanation, always give a boost and speed... On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Phill Hogland [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] wrote: > > -- View this message in context: http://windows-installe

Re: [WiX-users] Guidelines/Tutorial for Bootstrapper in native (C++)

I would look at the WixStandardBootstrapperApplication in the wix source code. src\ext\BalExtension\wixstdba -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Guidelines-Tutorial-for-Bootstrapper-in-native-C-tp7597671p7597677.html Sent from the wix-u

Re: [WiX-users] Advertised shortcuts and the new world of bundles

Would it be a better approach to define a wixlib for the 'library' files and use the wixlib in each msi package which requires the library, so that each msi package is atomic from msi's perspective? Then on-demand install of advertised features would be complete. -- View this message in contex

Re: [WiX-users] Installation Directory not getting cleaned up on un-installation

Hi, You should consider using different approach: run Regasm during build and include all tlb files and registry entries in installation. Thus you ensure their deletion during uninstallation. In general you can use RemoveFile table to remove file (even using wildcard). See MSI documentation on Remo

Re: [WiX-users] How to silently install embedded SQL

Isn't private deployment an option for this? http://erikej.blogspot.no/2011/02/using-sql-server-compact-40-with-wpf.html http://erikej.blogspot.no/2011/02/using-sql-server-compact-40-with.html On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Rainer Queck wrote: > Hi John > > thank you very much for your hints.

Re: [WiX-users] How to silently install embedded SQL

For SqlExpress, I ended up having to apply this command line switch: /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS -- John Merryweather Cooper Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS  66214 | Ext: 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenr

Re: [WiX-users] How to silently install embedded SQL

Well, in the case of LocalDB, I had to pass this property to the MSI: Without it, the install would be blocked. There may be something similar. I found it by dumping the command line switches verbosely, reading the help documentation carefully, and popping open the MSI in ORCA to take a look

[WiX-users] Guidelines/Tutorial for Bootstrapper in native (C++)

Hi, There are some good guidelines available for developing Bootstrapper in managed code. And I've developed one and working very much fine. I'm wondering is someone could guide me towards developing a Bootstrapper in native code (C++), i.e. a jump start... Is there any precise guide/tutorial a

Re: [WiX-users] 64bit bootstrapper using wix

Please open feature request to get the item tracked. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: liorby1 [mailto:k...@walla.co.il] Sent: Monday, November 3, 2014 3:07 A

Re: [WiX-users] How to silently install embedded SQL

Hi John thank you very much for your hints. I tried "/quiet" only and but no success. May be the missing flag to acknowledge the license is the problem. How would I apply that? Thanks Rainer Am 03.11.2014 15:24, schrieb John Cooper: > 1) it is unusual to pass both /quiet and /passive -- the usu

Re: [WiX-users] How to silently install embedded SQL

1) it is unusual to pass both /quiet and /passive -- the usual pattern is /quiet (no UI) XOR /passive (progress dialog only); 2) I don't know about CE as I no longer use it, but for LocalDB or SqlExpress there's a flag you have to set that takes the place of acknowledging the license in the UI

[WiX-users] How to silently install embedded SQL

Hi I would like do do a unattended install of embedded sql server. Here is how I am doing it: But the installation fails. The MSI Installer window pops up showing me the possible option, among which I see "/quiet" and "/passive"... which I am using. The Log c

[WiX-users] CloseApplication and Bundle

Hello, I have problems getting CloseApplication and Bundle to work. I have one package including - ... ... ... ... - And I have a Bundle inc

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.9 released

Great Job Congratulations for your hard work!! 1024 Downloads in just 2 days. Yeahh!! i have downloaded it and using it!!! In InstallShield if we open .ism file,which was created using older version, with newer version it backs up old version ism with .771/.771 extension and it will automatica

Re: [WiX-users] Installation Directory not getting cleaned up on un-installation

Hi, I had the same issue. You can use heat tool on your tlb file, it will generate automatically the registry entries for your tlb in the wix file. Then at uninstallation all of them will be cleaned. That works fine for me. Regards, Renan -Message d'origine- De : ssmsam [mailto:ssmc

[WiX-users] Installation Directory not getting cleaned up on un-installation

Hi, We are registering .dll files with regasm.exe, as a result of this .tlb files are getting generated during the installation. During un-installation these tlb files are remained as it is. So because of this installer is not able to remove the installation directory completely. Can i insert an

Re: [WiX-users] 64bit bootstrapper using wix

Thank you. I think the windows core is starts to be popular and we start to see a demand for by our clients. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/64bit-bootstrapper-using-wix-tp7582851p7597661.html Sent from the wix-users mailing

[WiX-users] How to include the NetFx451Redist to bootstrapper?

Hi, being fairly new on WiX I am working on a bootstrapped project which also needs to install .Net4.5.1 Adding the WixNetFxExtension and then chaining works nice as long as the target pc is connected to the Internet. But if the target has no Internet connection it can of course not download t