[WiX-users] vcredist_x86.exe Package DownloadUrl

I was using a DownloadUrl from Microsoft as a burn package. Today, this url no longer exists. Is there an official site Microsoft will maintain or do I need to copy this file to my server? Can I legally post it on my server? I notice some use this url: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=2106

[WiX-users] Windows 8 framework 3.5

I include a "legacy" msi in a burn package that requires framework 2.0. However, Windows 8 no longer includes 3.5, it is optional. http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2012/05/14/windows-8-and-net-framework-3-5.aspx Is there any way to trigger the Windows 8 "shim" without including the 2.0

[WiX-users] taskbar button progress bar to WixStdBA on repair/uninstall

I like the button progress bar on installation. Shouldn't it also be used during repair and uninstall? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/taskbar-button-progress-bar-to-WixStdBA-on-repair-uninstall-tp7578993.html Sent from the wix-users

Re: [WiX-users] Wow!

We have been using /layout delivered in the October beta version. It functioned fine other than not always using the local copy which I think has since been fixed. With all the discussion about /layout, what is the direction you are planning on taking. Rob Mensching-7 wrote > > As noted above,

Re: [WiX-users] Wow!

Rob Mensching-7 wrote > > If the Bundle is author correctly, you should get those extra files > correctly. They are called "layout-only Payloads". > Is this something new? I'm using the "Official" October beta release and can't find anything about a layout-only payload. -- View this message in

Re: [WiX-users] Burn command line parameters

Tried that with no luck. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-command-line-parameters-tp7323306p7323422.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Burn command line parameters

I think I understand that standard command line parameters that MSI support are automatically passed to each package in the bootstrap application. And it sounds like others can be passed but I need to specifically add it to the MsiProperty. However, I'm not clear how to do this. Here is my example

Re: [WiX-users] When install exe built with burn, UAC dialog says "Unknown Publisher"

Scott.Langham wrote > > Hello, > > When an installer (a colleague built it using burn) is installed, the UAC > dialog says that the program is from an unknown publisher. > > As far as I can tell, the exe appears to be signed correctly with an > appropriate certificate. A colleague has used burn

[WiX-users] Burn ParallelCache and Rollback Boundary

Can someone elaborate on this? If I set a rollback boundary after my prerequisites, and had parallelcache set, would the prerequisites start installing if they are already cached but my primary package is not? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nab

[WiX-users] WixStdba

Is there a way to set the icon of the standard burn application form, maybe a WixStdbaIconSourceFile variable? Or can the form icon use the IconSourceFile icon? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/WixStdba-tp7055053p7055053.html Sent fro

[WiX-users] Possible -Layout errors

Is there a list of possible error responses when using the -layout command with the burn app? I tried digging through the source without much success and hope someone can point me in the right direction. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.co

Re: [WiX-users] UAC at end of upgrade

there any way I can download this build to see if this bug fix alleviates my problem? David L. Beckwith wrote > > My burn application displays a GUID and throws up a UAC prompt at the end > of an upgrade. I haven't checked the logs but I would assume this is when > it is removin

Re: [WiX-users] How to harvest with Votive (WiX 3.6)

I've been using Votive and 3.6 to build an MSI and create a bundle with Burn. When I first started I did not see anything built into Votive that harvested an existing project. Heat is supposed to take a Visual Studio project and do just that but I didn't get results I could use. It was quicker for

[WiX-users] Votive compatible with VS2010 SP1?

Is Wix, Burn and Votive 3.6 compatible with the VS2010 service pack? I don't want to upgrade to service pack 1 if there is a problem. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Votive-compatible-with-VS2010-SP1-tp6970417p6970417.html Sent from t

[WiX-users] UAC at end of upgrade

My burn application displays a GUID and throws up a UAC prompt at the end of an upgrade. I haven't checked the logs but I would assume this is when it is removing the previous version. I'm using version 3.6.2214 and noticed SFBUG:3429406 which may be related since my burn application is signed. I c

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

> On 02-Nov-11 19:28, David L. Beckwith wrote: >> I know the external files are automatically harvested in the msiPackage >> element. Is there a way to get this from heat? > > No, they're entirely separate processes. > >> Or is there an option with dark? >

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

option with dark? I'm at that point where I manually created payloads that the legacy setup needs. It includes an msi that needs 135 other external files. It is error prone attempting to do this by hand at the least and a chore regardless. David L. Beckwith wrote: > > > David L. Be

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

David L. Beckwith wrote: > > Yes, unfortunately that is what the custom action in the msi is doing. > > I could have sworn I tried the payloads under the BootstapperApplication > element, but I'll check again. > > > Rob Mensching-7 wrote: >> >>

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

Yes, unfortunately that is what the custom action in the msi is doing. I could have sworn I tried the payloads under the BootstapperApplication element, but I'll check again. Rob Mensching-7 wrote: > > I'm a little confused. Are you saying the custom action is using the > current working folder

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

I've created two payloads in the MsiPackage element and it places them in the same folder (cache) as the msi. This works as expected. However, the resulting bootstrapper exe is not placed in the same cache and thus runs from a different folder. The custom action in the MSI looks for the two files

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > On 26-Oct-11 22:57, David L. Beckwith wrote: >> What is even weirder, is /layout pulls them out in the correct folder. >> They also show up in the ProgramData\Package Cache\GUID folder just fine. > > If Burn's putting them in the sam

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > On 25-Oct-11 13:51, David L. Beckwith wrote: >> Basically, I have a legacy install program that I would like chained. >> Specifically, it is Microsoft's Point of Service for dotNet. There is >> no "ClickOnce" install, instead it is

Re: [WiX-users] Configuring the version information in the bootstrapper?

Bruce Cran wrote: > > I was wondering, are there any plans to allow the various version > properties in the WiX bootstrapper to be customised, even if the > developer doesn't want an entry to be created an ARP? Or, is it a > feature that all bootstrapper executables are 'advertised' as having

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > On 26-Oct-11 12:48, David L. Beckwith wrote: > >> But I don't have the install working yet. It seems not all "loose files" >> were harvested. > > Only those referenced in the .msi would be automatically included. Are > th

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

David L. Beckwith wrote: > > OK, I'm now able to create a detached container. How awesome! > > Any suggested file extension to use? Is it a cab file? > > But I don't have the install working yet. It seems not all "loose files" > were harvested. Those in

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

as the msi were not. Is there an option for this? I tried to create a PayLoadGroup with each Payload and then add this PayloadGroupRef into the PackageGroup with no luck. The "Layout" option prompts for the missing files so it thinks they should be included. Bob Arnson-6 wrote: &g

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > On 24-Oct-11 10:10, David L. Beckwith wrote: >> I was hoping output from heat payloadgroups and containers would help me >> understand how to create such an animal. Where do you suggest I look for >> clues on how to take a legacy install and "

Re: [WiX-users] Heat -generate

I was hoping output from heat payloadgroups and containers would help me understand how to create such an animal. Where do you suggest I look for clues on how to take a legacy install and "containerize" it? Rob Mensching-7 wrote: > > Heat has lots of gaps. It's an area for us to invest in WiX v4

Re: [WiX-users] Burn not checking hash

"Verifying the signature verifies the hash of the file. It allows you to change the exact file as long as the signature is still valid. The behavior you see is by design." Checking the hash on an unsigned file means it has to be exactly the same file when "burned". Not so for a signed file. This s

[WiX-users] Burn not checking hash

I have an MSI in a chain but Burn loaded an old local copy with the same name. From what I understand it should not have loaded this payload because the hash should not match. I checked the CachePayload burn code and it looks like it doesn't check the hash if the certificate is correct. I think

[WiX-users] Heat -generate

it saving time and doing it right in the first place. However, it seems the "-generate" switch is ignored. I've tried "-generate payloadgroup" and container but seem to only get components. W