Re: [WiX-users] backing up old file before removal

2008-10-07 Thread Cody Cutrer
Sounds like you should probably schedule CopyFiles before RemoveFiles and/or InstallFiles (not sure of their default sequencing relative to one another), and re-schedule RemoveExistingProducts to just before or after InstallFinalize (instead of InstallInitialize). This is all done in the Instal

Re: [WiX-users] Anyone have XSL for fixing up nested registry values?

2008-10-04 Thread Cody Cutrer
What are you trying to do? That WiX snippet you describe below tells Windows Installer to write two separate strings to the same registry value. Do you mean to write a REG_MULTI_SZ? Or append "Bar" to ""? Or are you just confusing the Value attribute and the Name attribute? For HKCR Foo

[WiX-users] Directory Filesystem Attributes

2008-09-10 Thread Cody Cutrer
alled (or overwritten) by the installer? Cody Cutrer - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand p

Re: [WiX-users] PermissionEx and WixQueryOsWellKnownSID properties

2008-08-28 Thread Cody Cutrer
isconfiguration, or maybe just can't contact a domain controller or something. Generally even using WIX_ACCOUNT_NETWORKSERVICE should work with PermissionEx (it just looks up the SID directly from the name, instead of building a well-known SID). Cody Cutrer On 8/27/08 5:07 PM, "Rob Me

[WiX-users] Permission vs. PermissionEx and Users Group

2008-08-11 Thread Cody Cutrer
h processes the PermissionEx element, it will properly lookup the SIDs for "Users" group, etc. So is WiX's PermissionEx as reliable as MSI's native LockObjects t able? If so, I can just use that and not worry about the CA working or failing. Cody Cutrer ---