[WiX-users] Extend ProductSearch for working with Burn exe Package

2015-05-08 Thread Marco Tognacci
I have seen that the ProductSearch element works only with msi package, I need to check the same condition for a Burn exe package, is there any way for extending it?I have seen the ProductSearch source code but I wasn't able to compile with Visual Studio 2013, is there anyone that can tell me wh

Re: [WiX-users] (Burn) question about not upgrading a MSI

2015-05-08 Thread Rob Mensching
Custom BA could set the RequestState on the package correctly and avoid all the issues you describe. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Patrice Bastien [mailto

[WiX-users] (Burn) question about not upgrading a MSI

2015-05-08 Thread Patrice Bastien
Hello, I am using burn at the moment to install 2 separate MSI files which I set to visible so I end up with 3 ARP entries which is fine with me. My burn UI have a checkbox which allow me not to install the second MSI if I do not want to upgrade that one. For this, I did not use "InstallConditi

Re: [WiX-users] Per-User Previlage To Write to Program Files

2015-05-08 Thread Phil Wilson
Some rambling first: The bottom line is that a limited user can't write to Program Files, and whether it's per user or per system there's no way that Windows would allow that to happen. It is highly unlikely that a limited user has been able to write to the Program Files directory for the past eigh

Re: [WiX-users] Per-User Previlage To Write to Program Files

2015-05-08 Thread Walter Dexter
May want to just open up one of your InstallShield MSIs with Orca and see if you can tell how the applicable stuff is set. My experience with the more heavy-duty installers is that there's a lot of crap in their MSIs, but you might find something. On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Zig wrote: > On

Re: [WiX-users] Per-User Previlage To Write to Program Files

2015-05-08 Thread Zig
On 5/7/2015 11:04 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Hi, > > Have a look at InstallShield Limited in VS 2010 and up. Under the Application > Information > General Information section all I do is set the ALLUSERS switch > to "ALLUSERS=""(Per-user installation). > > Then in the Application Files area I ha

[WiX-users] VSIX Installation through custom action in wix

2015-05-08 Thread Mohamed Yasir
Hi, I have created a MSI using wix toolset 3.8 that contains custom action. In custom action, install VSIX through command prompt. While installing MSI, VSIX disabled in both VS 2012 and VS 2013 as default. If I install VSIX manually, VSIX enabled in both VS 2012 and VS 2013 as default. Can yo

Re: [WiX-users] Per-User Previlage To Write to Program Files

2015-05-08 Thread Walt Dexter
Scott, There's little doubt that security on Windows has tightened up in recent versions. Have you been able to install as you describe in 7 and 8 or was that strictly XP? On May 7, 2015, at 10:04 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Hi, > > Yes I've picked up that it probably "shouldn't be possi