ecker's messing with Burn in
these scenarios but would be great to know for sure.
On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Chris Lord wrote:
> All,
> I've got a customer who's getting an error when trying to install my
> application, the installer of which was generated using Wix and B
ember 26, 2013 12:03:27 PM
Subject: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Error message during install
Process Monitor is usually where I turn when I get a mysterious file
locking/access denied issue. Often we see virus checker's messing with Burn
in these scenarios but would be great to know for sure.
On T
All,
I've got a customer who's getting an error when trying to install my
application, the installer of which was generated using Wix and Burn. From the
burn log, I can see the installer attempts to cache the bundle and the logs
reads thus
[1194:1198][2013-09-26T18:20:10]: Registering bun
Why sir, surely if it is in "verbal jousting" that thoust taketh part, thou
should be sharpening thy lance and not thy sword.
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From: "Rob Mensching"
To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset."
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 6:34:32 PM
Subject: [W
r version.Is it Possible.
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From: Chris Lord [mailto:chris.l...@atterotech.com]
Sent: 08 November 2012 20:32
To: wix-users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem in Major upgrade
Chaitanya
Are both the original and the update installtion the same type? If one
is per-user and t
taller XML toolset.'
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem in Major upgrade
Iam using wix 3.5
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From: Chris Lord [mailto:chris.l...@atterotech.com]
Sent: 07 November 2012 20:41
To: wix-users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem in Major upgrade
Chaitanya
What version of Wi
Chaitanya
What version of Wix are you using?
Chris
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From: Chaitanya [mailto:chaita...@pointcross.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 4:43 AM
To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Problem in Major upgrade
Hi,
Iam trying to do major upgrade.
It
that, if you have a more specific question I am sure someone will
be able to answer it.
Chris Lord
Attero Tech, LLC
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Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:19 AM
To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users
e write actually writes a DWORD even though you
ask it to write a string!!!
Hope this helps
Chris Lord
Attero Tech, LLC
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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 4:39 AM
To: General toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)
Sub
As this is an e-mail list, attachments get stripped off. You'll need to
post the log in the e-mail itself so it can be seen.
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From: vchauras [mailto:vivekchauras...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:02 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re:
Steven,
It sounds like you are calling one MSI from another. This is not a
Windows Installer recommended practice.
If you need to install two MSI's for your application, you should
consider using a bootloader such as Burn to install them one at a time.
Hope that helps
Chris
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there a
better way?
Any suggestions gratefully received.
Thanks
Chris Lord
Product Engineer
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with the only option to repair or remove. Was there a reason
for trying to stop the user installing the update again?
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Fort Wayne, IN 46808
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on you need to know about using heat to extract the COM
registration information.
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Christopher
I can partially answer your questions from this side of the pond.
I am originally from the UK and I am quite surprised anyone would want a
specific UK localized installer. I cant remember ever seeing a
specific UK version of any software that I've installed as the US
version n
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 3:19 PM
To: wix-users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix Uninstall - MaintenanceTypeDlg,
VerifyReadyDlg Dialog sequence is Shown Twice
Robert,
You've only posted what the "
Robert,
You've only posted what the "back" buton does for the VerifyReadDlg.
What do you have for the "Remove" button?
Chris
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 3:43 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subje
s a child of the UIRef element?
>
> Thanks
> _
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> FW Murphy
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> -Original Message-
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Joe,
My setup has INSTALLDIR property inside the UI section itself rather
than on own, like this
...
...
<\UI>
And this works fine for me. Can't hurt to try it.
Chris
On 08/04/2011 10:57 AM, Joe Tilley wrote:
> I'm using WixUI_InstallDir as the in
it can be installed
that way or does indeed the page need updating in some way?
Chris
On 05/06/2011 08:23 AM, Sam Morris wrote:
> On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 12:58:09PM -0400, Chris Lord wrote:
>> Chaining installers is a general no-no and Microsoft recommend you don't
>> do it. Seco
Christoph,
This should answer your question.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368010%28v=VS.85%29.aspx
Chris
On 05/06/2011 09:56 AM, Christoph Goetz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> i want to run a second msi ( dotnet 4.0 ) while my setup is runnig.
>
> Is there a way to run this?
>
> Christoph
>
>
Sam,
Chaining installers is a general no-no and Microsoft recommend you don't
do it. Second, trying to install software in the Cost Finalise stage is
also not a good idea. Installing something using a custom action makes
it very difficult to roll back should the installation fail or be
cance
Sam,
Chaining installers is a general no-no and Microsoft recommend you don't
do it. Second, trying to install software in the Cost Finalise stage is
also not a good idea. Installing something using a custom action makes
it very difficult to roll back should the installation fail or be
cance
Orlando,
I don't see the screen (you can;t attach screen shots to forum posts
sdaly hence why it may not show up) so I don;t know what error you are
seeing.
However, if you are suggesting that you run one installer from another,
then Microsoft advise strongly against it. If you need to run tw
Tyler,
Problem 1 - In order for a major upgrade to work, you have to call
RemoveExistingProducts to remove older versions. Given your post, I
don't see that in your execute sequence.
Problem 2 - I can't offer any advice for that, sorry.
Chris
On 04/14/2011 12:35 PM, Tyler Walters wrote:
>
Miaohsi
Calling one installer from within another is a big no, no and Microsoft
recommends you do not do it. You should use a bootstrapper such as Burn
in order to call which installer you need.
As for exiting gracefully, I think more details on what the installer is
doing would be needed to
t; Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall an installed product.
> >
> > Right now it is not automatically uninstalling the product. I am met
> > with the dialog instructing me to go to Add/Remove Panel.
> >
> > Currently I am using an earlier version of WiX so I gues
grate my WiX code to
> WiX 3.5 so I would also be interested in learning how this is done with the
> newer version.
>
> Kevin Burton
> Senior Software Engineer
> BUYSEASONS
> 262-901-2000 Office
> 262-901-2312 Fax
> kev...@buyseasons.com
>
>
> -Origina
Kevin,
Lesson 4 is/was based on Wix V3. Rob's reply refers to an addition to
Wix3.5 though I would expect lesson 4 code probably still applies in
V3.5. Depending on which version of WiX you use will determine what
options you have for writing upgrades.
Now, the key is where you place the Re
S
> 262-901-2000 Office
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> kev...@buyseasons.com
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Chris Lord [mailto:chris.l...@atterotech.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 2:50 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re:
Kevin
All you need to know about ICE and more
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369554%28v=VS.85%29.aspx
Chris
On 01/25/2011 04:11 PM, Kevin Burton wrote:
> I think I figured it out. I was confused since this link was about adding a
> shortcut I thought that the registry value had
Kevin
The reason for it being there is stated in the text of the example you
originally posted a link to.
There is also a link off that page to here :
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm
See the text in step 2
Chris
On 01/25/2011 03:31 PM, Kevin Burton wro
Kevin
What version of windows installer are you targeting. Looks like this
parameter is only available in Windows Installer 4 and onwards.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368276%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
Chris
On 01/25/2011 03:34 PM, Kevin Burton wrote:
> I am trying to reference DesktopFol
John
Apologies from stating the obvious but why not just remove the option to
run after install altogether.
That way, it does not matter if a reboot is required or not.
Chris
On 01/25/2011 02:43 PM, John Lalande wrote:
> Is there some way to run my custom action in the UI sequence just
> befor
Vasu,
If the additional application has its own installer then you have no
option except to use a bootstrapper as you can't start one installer
from within another (called chaining).
Can't help with the second part I am afraid.
Chris
On 11/04/2010 11:46 AM, Vasu Chakkera wrote:
> Dear All,
>
Not done this myself but I note there's a section on it in Nicks WiX
book (available from PacktPub.com) which I got last week and just
starting to read :)
On 10/29/2010 03:40 PM, Tom Crozier wrote:
> I have searched the web and have tried playing around with adding billboards
> to my installer
Alex,
If you want to do upgrades then you have to use an upgrade code and the
upgrade code must remain the same throughout all your versions.
FindRelatedProducts searches for the upgrade code. If it find one that
matches it knows it's found a related product.
Chris
On 10/14/2010 07:21 PM,
John,
I don't believe you can do it as an "upgrade" i.e. all in one go. An
installer is either per-user or per-machine. You can't upgrade a
per-machine install to per-user install or vice-versa.
I think your only option is to un-install your previous version and then
install the new one as
John,
Just to elaborate, you cannot install a package where the product ID
matches that of an already installed product. You should change either
your product ID to * (which will create a new ID every time you build
your MSI) or alternately, change it manually yourself.
I tend to do the lat
I think you may have sequenced RemoveExistingProducts in the wrong place in
V2.0.0.0.
It either needs to be
or
The first option removes all the files regardless then installs the newer
versions.
The second only removes those files that have changed between the two. I
believe
there are
Richard
Here's some help on doing upgrades
http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2008/02/15/from-msi-to-wix-part-8-major-upgrade.aspx
Looking at your code, I think you may have sequenced
RemoveExistingProducts in the wrong place.
It either needs to be
or
The first option removes
Thanks Blair.
On 08/20/2010 03:54 PM, Blair wrote:
> If the new version of the file has the same name as the old file and goes
> into the same directory, keep the component's guid the same.
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: Chris Lord [mailto:chris.l...@atterotech.c
Hi All,
This should be dead quick. Despite reading through numerous pieces of
information, both on MSDN and in the archives, I am still a little
confused by the Component Rules and I'd like to get some clarification
if someone has a moment.
I have an installer that installer an .EXE and a num
ConfirmDlg was added in the MyWixUI_InstallDir.wxs file.
> Where can I add my own MyAddedConfirmDlg?
> 3. I didn't test all cases, are there maybe other potential problems?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> From: Chris Lord
> To: General discussio
wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
>
> Thanks. Yes, I have UIRef before I added the new FeatureTree:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ____
> From: Chris Lord
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>
> Sent: Wed, August 11, 2
Did you already have a UIRef in your wxs before you added the
FeatureTree UIRef?
On 08/11/2010 03:00 PM, little.forest wrote:
> We'll need to add a new component. And we'd like the end user to choose to
> install it or not.
>
> I found the FeatureTree maybe a fit for us. So I add these code:
>
Having said that, I note the name attribute is the same for all the
files. You might want to check if that is acceptable.
On 08/10/2010 06:25 PM, Chris Lord wrote:
> Run the uninstaller from the command line and get a verbose log. That
> should tell you the reason.
>
> On 08/10/2
Run the uninstaller from the command line and get a verbose log. That
should tell you the reason.
On 08/10/2010 05:48 PM, Sudhakar Pasupuleti wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to understand why uninstall is not removing files. Here is the
> WIX file.
>
>
>
>
> Dis
Michael,
With only one file in the component, you probably don't need the
KeyPath. My WXS doesn't need the KeyPath for a file (I have a single
file in each component) and it passes all ICE tests.
As far as putting files into a specific user folder that should be OK if
you are doing a per-user
With all due respect, I think you've missed what Pally was telling you.
2010.2.0.0 is an invalid version number for a product version. The
first number (Microsoft calls that the major version number) must be
less than 255. Since yours is 2010, its invalid and you can't use it.
This is also wh
Short answer.no.
But if you just need a single installer, look into using a bootstrapper
which can run either your 32-bit or your 64-bit MSI depending on the
environment it's being installed into.
On 07/07/2010 09:07 AM, Sanjay Rao wrote:
> Can we use a single MSI installer on both platfor
Jeff,
What does the verbose log say?
Chris
On 05/25/2010 02:55 AM, s...@pacaccess.com wrote:
> Prior to my upcoming release I used a VisualStudio deployment project to
> create the installer. For my upcoming release I've built an installer
> using Wix. Everything seems to be working with the e
Jeff,
Several people including myself have reported seeing this during the
course of an installation. It appears to only happen once in a while so
its very difficult to catch. In fact, I had it happen yesterday when I
was trying to install either WiX or WixEdit (I don't remember which)
onto a
I believe this is what you are suggesting.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368010%28VS.85%29.aspx
As the document says, this is a deprecated feature and should not be
used.
Instead, you need to use a bootstrapper to call the required installers
one at a time.
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How weirdI send a message to my wife and it appears via
WiX..apologies everyone!
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From: Chris Lord
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 12:19
To: wix-users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to populate a list box in a msi dialog
duringruntime
BTW, we still need to talk
BTW, we still need to talk to the Larocko's about this weekend...That is
as long as you can and still want to go.
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Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 06:03
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to
ve it several minutes, I let it sit overnight. So there is a
problem.
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Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:46
To: wix-users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)
Pally,
I, like Alex, have seen the same thing and recently t
Pally,
I, like Alex, have seen the same thing and recently too. As I recall, I
waited several minutes for an installer to "think" before I got bored
and cancelled it. I just put it down to Windows being "awkward" as when
I restarted the installer, the thinking time was either non-existent or
I get this also.
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Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 00:12
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] [OT] unsubscribe frederico.apost...@vantyx.com?
*I keep getting the following message back when I send something
The source has no affect on the location the file is placed when it is
installed on the target machine. That is set by the directory structure
you have defined with the directory components.
The source should point to the file location of CID_Demo.pdf on your
machine that is to be included in
Lian
>>Conditionally installing CHM file according to OS locale does not
satisfy the requirement. My goal is that the
>>user only install once, then the shortcut works for all locales. It is
OK that the shortcut string is English for
>>all locales, but this shortcut should load corresponding CHM
to do with MSI caching?
Thanks,
Tom
Chris Lord wrote:
> Tom
>
> For files your installer places on the hard disk, the uninstall should
> remove them automatically unless they are still in use. There should
> be no need for you to manually remove these files. Directories are a
&
Tom
For files your installer places on the hard disk, the uninstall should
remove them automatically unless they are still in use. There should be
no need for you to manually remove these files. Directories are a
different matter as the uninstall will not remove it if the directory is
not em
No. You cannot "Chain" one MSI from another. This is a limitation of
the Windows Installer technology.
To run both MSI's you'll need a bootstrapper. Have a search through the
archives as there are plenty of references of bootstrappers as this is a
fairly frequent question.
Chris
-Origi
Take at look at the WiX tutorial at
http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php
This has some detail on doing upgrades. That should start you on your
way.
Chris
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From: John D. Marinuzzi [mailto:nu...@hypack.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 13:12
To: wix-users@lis
I run it...plain and simple. I have a dedicated machine with removable
drives that I can image to a base setup of Win2000, Win XP, Vista and a
Win 7 install will be added in the near future.
>From there, I can test a clean install, or I can install a previous
version and make sure it gets upgr
Calling of one install from another is called chaining. It's not that
WiX doesnt support chainingNot being able to "Chain" installs is a
limitation imposed by Windows Installer technology which WiX uses. So
any MSI you build has this limitation whether it's built using WiX or
otherwise.
Akash,
"Typical" and "Complete" are names of feature sets. A feature set
installs a particular group of components. Each feature set can install
a different set of components (though a component can be used in more
than one feature set if needed). An install always requires at least
one fea
Tom,
If your current installer generates an .MSI file to install your product
then WiX contains a tool called "Dark" that can convert an Msi into a
Wxs file for you. I haven't used it a lot but worked when I swapped
from Installshield to WiX to get me going.
Chris
-Original Message-
Apologies everyone. A quick search this morning and I find Bob's blog
with all the information I need! Have no idea how I missed that. Must
have been tired.
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From: Chris Lord
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:44
To: wix-users
Subject: [WiX-users] Sett
My application uses a .NET object that requires the use of TFTP.
Unfortunately, on a Vista install, the software doesn't work correctly
because the Vista firewall blocks it. A simple exception for the
application fixes this. However, rather than get the user to do this
manually, I'd like my insta
Afraid not. It's not a WiX issue but rather a Windows Installer
limitation.
If you need to run two MSI's, your only option is to use a bootstrapper
to call the MSI's separately.
Chris Lord
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From: dedek mrazko [mailto:aleask...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wedn
have to write a CustomAction to set that. The native
Windows Installer ability doesn't have functionality to do that.
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Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 07:47
To: wix-users
Subject: [WiX-users] Setting XP compatible mode on V
a way to remove the
above settings from said shortcut when it's no longer needed.
Any help is gratefully received
Thanks
Chris Lord
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To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Removing a previous Installshield installation
In article ,
Chris Lord writes:
> I have two further questions
Thanks Richard, I kind of guessed that was the case.
I have two further questions
1) Would it be possible to set ALLUSERS and then detect the previous
products and if found, give a warning and exit the installer. If a
previous product isn't found then clear all users and continue with the
? If so, what do I have to set in order
to change that so that I correctly detect the Installshield and thus can
remove it?
Thanks
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Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 16:18
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Incorporating Heat output into a project
Chris Lord wrote:
> One thing I did do was to compare the MSI files
I have application that requires the installation of some 3rd party COM
objects. I have used Heat to harvest the details from all the necessary
files and after a lot of fiddling, I have managed to get the files to
install and I have verified they are copied onto the HD of the target
machine in the
pears that an upgrade requires
uninstallation of the original software but there are settings set up by
the user in the registry which would also be removed. I'd like to save
the user from the hassle of having to setup things up again. Is this
possible and if so how?
Thanks
Chris Lo
Hello,
Want to look up some things in the Wixwiki but all I get is blank pages.
The search works but any page I select shows no information. Is it me
or is there a problem?
Thanks
Chris
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This is what I have used for my application.
The MyApplication.exe needs to be the exact filename of the executable
that the shortcut is pointing to.
The use of [INSTALLDIR] instead of an absolute file reference is used in
my installer as it means that the shortcut always points to the
inst
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Hello,
I have a single DLL driver file dri
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I uninstall it, unregister it. While I can write the install/uninstall
part of the installation easily enough, how do I go about registering
and unregistering the DLL.
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I am sure there is an easy way to do what I need. What am I missing?
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Build the cool
r dialog though I don't use it for anything else.
It is actually fairly straightforward, considerably more than I
expected.
If you take a look at the LicenseAgreementDlg you can see that the
following is used to provide the scrollable textbox
Good luck!
2008/10/17 Chris Lord
blish elements in the UI sequence and see
what each control does.
2) Not sure what you're trying to do exactly
3) Write a CA, then tie it to the "Finish" control. Something similar
to this...
And in the Value attr, that would be your CA Id.
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:35 AM,
fire
once my installation is complete.
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