Re: [WiX-users] Patching and Pyro Warning PYRO1110

With someone's help, I figured out the approach. After CostFinalize action, before InstallValidate action, add a customer action, say UpdateFeatureChange, which changes the feature's reqire state accordingly. In DTF, it is as simple as FeatureInfo featureA2= this.Session.Features["FeatureA2"]; fea

Re: [WiX-users] Patching and Pyro Warning PYRO1110

Echo on the question. I have exactly the same problem: In my product V1.0, I have FeatureCommon (always be installed) Common.dll FeatureA (optional) A1.dll FeatureB (optional) B1.dll In my product V1.1 I added A2.dll to feature A

[WiX-users] Question block lower version patch

Hi all, I have V1.0, V1.1 and V1.2 MSIs. My requirements are: 1) patch1.msp, that can upgrade from V1.0 to V1.1 2) patch2.msp, that can 2.1 upgrade from V1.0 to V1.2, 2.2 from V1.1 to V1.2, 2.3 from (V1.0+patch1) to V1.2 3) It is blocked to install patch1.msp, V1.2 is al

[WiX-users] error PYRO0001: Could not find file ?

Hi all, I'm following the example http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_patching.htm to create a patch. Everything works fine on test binaries built on my local computer. However, I got "error PYRO0001: Could not find file" when I changed to use released msi file built by team's build machin

[WiX-users] ProductVersion does not changed after install Patch

Hi, I'm following the tutorial http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_patching.htm to create patches by WiX. I have an old MSI with version 0.1.1463.0, and a new MSI with version 0.2.1468.0, and then using the same approach as the tutorial to create a Patch.msp. I installed old MIS, then in

Re: [WiX-users] Change/Repair requires the msi with exactly the same name as it is when installed?

Thanks for the reply. What I want to do, is not updates/upgrades. It’s just change the installation: I have FeatureA and FeatureB, previously I’ve installed FeatureA, and now I want to add FeatureB. I notice one thing strange: when I try to uninstall my foo application, by click the Uninstall but

[WiX-users] Change/Repair requires the msi with exactly the same name as it is when installed?

Hi all, I have a foo.msi in my temp folder when I install my foo application, with feature A. Then I go to the Add-Remove Program control panel, click Change, and want to install a new feature B of foo application. I got two problems then: 1, the UAC does not popup, when I click Change button an

Re: [WiX-users] Question about using custom action to query control table

Oh yes, you are correct. Now I can get the values. A new problem: seems the control table cannot been updated? In the code, I have r.SetString(10, newText); view.Update(r); and I got InstallerException {"Function failed during execution. Database: Table(s) Update failed."} with error code 1627

[WiX-users] Question about using custom action to query control table

Hi all, I want to use custom action (written in C# by DTF) to query and update some record in the control table. Here is the code: string query = "SELECT 'Control' , `Text` , `Property` FROM `Control`"; View view = session.Database.OpenView(query);

Re: [WiX-users] How to make the custom action run under LocalSystem account?

Yes! After I set ALLUSERS=1, it runs as local system and delete the remote folder. When the system account go through network, it is using the computer account (MachineName$). And my folder is granting permission to MachineName$. Thanks, -Elfe -- View this message in context: http://windows-ins

Re: [WiX-users] My setup delete a parent registry key which is not created by it

And in this post http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Website-gets-deleted-when-uninstalling-Web-App-td5436443.html http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Website-gets-deleted-when-uninstalling-Web-App-td5436443.html Seems it's the same problem: i

Re: [WiX-users] My setup delete a parent registry key which is not created by it

>From this post http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winformssetup/thread/2E1FF88B-1955-4AD0-98A2-E306EACFBA5C http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winformssetup/thread/2E1FF88B-1955-4AD0-98A2-E306EACFBA5C I saw: you need to describe the path to your new registry item (sub-ke

Re: [WiX-users] My setup delete a parent registry key which is not created by it

Anyone could help with this question? Shouldn't the uninstaller only remove the registry key created by itself, but not the parent key, even the parent key is empty after we remove our sub-key? Thanks, -Elfe -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nab

Re: [WiX-users] How to make the custom action run under LocalSystem account?

The KB says If it is necessary to run your custom action when using the local system security context, set the attributes of the custom action in the CustomAction table to either 3072 (msidbCustomAction TypeInScript + msidbCustomAction TypeNoImpersonate) I've already done this, but seems it's st

[WiX-users] How to make the custom action run under LocalSystem account?

Hi, I have a custom action that need to delete a remote sub-folder \\servermachine\sharedfolder$\clientID , the sub-folder's CREATOR OWNER is clientMachine$, it's created by a service running on client machine with LocalSystem account, and only the CREATOR OWNER has permission to delete it. Si

Re: [WiX-users] Question about InstallValidation for uninstall

Thanks Phil. My question is: is there anyway for me to hide the MsiRMFilesInUse dialog, and do the close/restart application automatically? I want to use the Restart Mananger rather than implement start/stop functions by myself, but I don't want user to see this dialog. Thanks, -Elfe -- View t

[WiX-users] Question about InstallValidation for uninstall

Hi all, When uninstall a product, during InstallValidation, MSI will check if need to close any dependent applications. If yes, will show a message box: The following applications should be lcosed before continuing the install: ... And let user choose (1)Automatically close applications and a

[WiX-users] My setup delete a parent registry key which is not created by it

Hi all, I my setup project, I create a sub registry key MyMgmtGroup under "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Operations Manager\3.0\Agent Management Groups" I found when uninstall my product, the parent registry key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Operations Manager\3.0\Agent

[WiX-users] ReserveCost == the size shown in Add/Remove Panel?

Hi, In my product MSI, I reserve cost for the data folder with 200M, because later when the application running, it's likely that the application will write lots of data to the disk. However, by using this approach, the

Re: [WiX-users] Questions about showing warning/error message dialog

Are there any document of MSI shows what error is fatal and what can be ignore? Thanks, -Elfe -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Questions-about-showing-warning-error-message-dialog-tp5328727p5340588.html Sent from the wix-users mailing

Re: [WiX-users] Error 2318 when specifying C:\ as install location

2318 is file does not exist error. If you use C: as the INSTALLLOCATION, the application will be installed under the drive root (c:\), there is no application folder like SecureBridge been created. Does your installer tring to access files under the application folder? You can use /l*v to have th

Re: [WiX-users] QuietExec in CA

Do you mean QtExec ? http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/qtexec.htm http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/qtexec.htm In order to use QtExec, you must include a reference to the WixUtilExtension when building your MSI. To do this, add the command line argument -ext WixUtilExtension.dll when

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

would like to here if there are easier approaches. Thanks, -Elfe Elfe Xu wrote: > > > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/file/n5334233/WixPlayground.zip > WixPlayground.zip > > I wrote a small prototype as attached. > > Please compile it, run

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

Hi Pally, Sorry if the first example is misleading, but the data created by the product is not related with any user (actually the product is several services, and web services, and some of the sub folder need be shared and allow other machines in LAN to read and write). Would you please give me

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/file/n5334233/WixPlayground.zip WixPlayground.zip I wrote a small prototype as attached. Please compile it, run the msi to install it, go to the install location folder, execute the CreateFolderAndFiles.cmd, the run uninstall. In my

Re: [WiX-users] Questions about showing warning/error message dialog

Thanks Blair. For #1, what do you mean "even that can be bypassed"? So it's not possible for me to get the result of actions, then I can add a custom action after that and execute according to the result? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.

[WiX-users] Questions about showing warning/error message dialog

Hi, Hope you are not get tired with my name, as I've posted sooo many questions. 1. When write registry value fails, an error message dialog will pop up, and show Retry/Cancel/Ignore. However, in our product, some registry keys are critical, and we don't want allow user to choose "Ignore",

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

In the log, the paths are perfect: MSI (s) (A8!60) [14:10:30:747]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding _dirCB80BB8E7C4DF6458FEC42C79CD3833C_0 property. Its value is 'C:\Program Files\Foo\bar\abc\'. MSI (s) (A8!60) [14:10:30:762]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding _dirCB80BB8E7C4DF6458FEC42C79CD3833C_1 property. Its v

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

Thanks Blair. I've already have the version problem resolved by adding the version resource. This time it's the 2727 fatal error again. Because on my machine seems the if I add rows to RemoveFile with normal property, the installer will fail because the DirProperty is not in Directory table. Howe

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

Interesting. What is the Windoes Installer version it required? I'm using Win7, the installer version of the product is 4.0 (), the Windows Installer version on my machine is 5.0.7600.16385. I've no idea why my code failed :( -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-too

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

Thanks. After adding the version resource, add a element, the RemoveFoldersEx action executed successfully. Action 14:10:30: RemoveFoldersEx. Action start 14:10:30: RemoveFoldersEx. MSI (s) (A8:24) [14:10:30:747]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8168.tmp, Entrypoint:

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

The folder hierarchy is just a example. My application has nothing to do with user accounts. Thanks for the suggestion of using wix-contrib. At first I read the code and thought it was easy for me to translate it to a C# version CA. Anyway, I add version.lib to the projects, and get wix-contrib

Re: [WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

I've changed the property name to all up cases, but still failed :( -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/The-DirProperty-in-RemoveFile-table-must-be-a-property-name-in-Directory-table-tp5317922p5319532.html Sent from the wix-users mailing

[WiX-users] The DirProperty in RemoveFile table must be a property name in Directory table?

Hi, I've wrote a RemoveWholeFolder custom action, to remove all files and sub folders. Here is the code of addthe record to RemoveFile table. private static void AddItemToRemoveFileTable(DirectoryInfo folder, string componentId, Session session, View view) { string fi

Re: [WiX-users] It is that complex to remove sub folder and files?

I cannot build wixcontrib because of some link errors like "error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _getfileversionin...@16 referenced in function _filevers...@12", not sure if it is because I'm using a different version of Wix like the wixcontrib project use. By checking the RemoveFolderEx sou

[WiX-users] It is that complex to remove sub folder and files?

Hi, RemoveFolder can only remove empty folders, and RemoveFile can use wildchar, but it does not support wildchar for unknown name subfolders like **\*.* . My installer create a CustomData folder, and each customer will have its own subfolder. They can create sub-subfolders and put files under

[WiX-users] bootstrapper for uninstallation?

Hi, Now I come to the uninstall part. When install my product, I have a bootstrapper, that install an external product first as the prerequisite, and then invoke my own MSI. When uninstall my product, I also need to uninstall the external product after uninstall my MSI. The command I used to un

Re: [WiX-users] How to make Edit control readonly?

Too bad, the ScrollableText does not support dynamic text, so I cannot use it to show text defined in properties. http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Scrollabletext-control-td708321.html#a708321 -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolse

Re: [WiX-users] How to make Edit control readonly?

No, the static text control does not support selection. Just found the correct control for me: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371540(VS.85).aspx ScrollableText . The only bother thing is I need to change the text into rtf format: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robmen/archive/2006/05/30/61

[WiX-users] How to make Edit control readonly?

Could we have a read-only edit control, so user can select the text, but cannot modify it? Thanks, -Elfe -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/fi

Re: [WiX-users] FileSharePermission - Change?

WOW! GenericRead + Traverse really works for Read! Why it has such an interesting behavior? Is it a bug or by design? The GenericRead='yes' Traverse='yes' seems to give Read. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/FileSharePermission-C

[WiX-users] How to shwo Error Dialog without "Ignore" button for WriteRegistryValues failure

Hi, I found when WriteRegistryValues action failed, an error message box pops up, with Cancel/Retry/Ignore buttons. In our product, some registry value are very important, and we don't want the installer report as success if the write failes. How could I customize the error message box, to remov

[WiX-users] Property set in UI Sequence are not recognized in Execute Sequence?

Hi, I have a dialog with checkboxes to allow user choose the features they want to install, and I have several custom actions to prepare data if user want to install some feature. The INSTALL_AGENT public property allows user to choose features by command line, and the install_agent private pro

Re: [WiX-users] Inherit permissions on a folder in WiX 3

Emmm... Just took a look at the WixUtilExtension code, and find it's really complex and is hard for me to modify in short time. I will write my own CustomAction instead. More questions: (1) where would you put this CA? After CreateFolder of course. It must has the virtual account, so will after i

Re: [WiX-users] How to run Managed Custom Action (Wix 3.0) in dotNet 4.0 only machine?

Is there any risk if we use set useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy=true? Is there any known compatibility issues we should avoid? Do our tester need to spend extra attention on some certain items because of this? Thanks, -Elfe -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-to

Re: [WiX-users] Inherit permissions on a folder in WiX 3

Then how to make the permission not inheritable? I have to use PermissionEx because I'm using virtual account of a service which is added during installation, so the granting permission action has to be executed after install service. Thanks, -Elfe -- View this message in context: http://window

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to add permission for virtual account

Thanks Blair! Yes, the util:PermissionEx works fine. And to my surprise, it works on my Vista machine with WI4.0 as well. (I've changed the account to "NT Authority\LocalService" for ServiceInstall, but the folder PermissionEx still use "NT Service\AtlGateway") I thought it might fail because htt

[WiX-users] Unable to add permission for virtual account

Hi, My target machine is Win2k8 R2 or Win7, which supports virtual account. In my setup code, I have a ServiceInstall and the account is set to virtual account NT Service\MyService And I have a CreateFolder, which I want to grant permissions to the virtual account The code is like:

Re: [WiX-users] and question

Hi Blair, Would you please help me to understand why I need to make the CA as deferred without impersonation? Since I want the install to success no matter whether the service started successfully or failed, I just run StartMyService CA after InstallFinalize. Do you see any problem of doing so?

Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall the program if I made such mistake

SUPER! This works! Thanks! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-uninstall-the-program-if-I-made-such-mistake-tp5242524p5244519.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --

[WiX-users] How to uninstall the program if I made such mistake

Hi, I'm working on some setup project. I built my project, run the msi, and get the product installed. I made some change on the code, rebuilt it again, run the msi, and got error "another version is already installed, please use ARP ..." I went to the ARP in control panel, find my product, click

[WiX-users] Quesionts about CustomAction with failure

Hi, I wrote a custom action to validate user inputs: [CustomAction] public static ActionResult ValidateInputs(Session session) { //... If(invalid) { session["invalid_input"]="1";} Return ActionResult.Success. } The in the Wix file I check for "invalid_input" property. Although this works fine

Re: [WiX-users] Edit Control, trap textchanged possible?

Are there any workarounds? Seems to me this is a very common scenario. Thanks, -Elfe -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Edit-Control-trap-textchanged-possible-tp2907541p5224744.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabbl

[WiX-users] Is this the right way to use Fragment?

Hi, I have some SetProperty code need to be executed after LaunchCondition, e.g. To make the Product.wxs file clean, I added a new file Prepare.wxs, and move the SetProperty code into that file, under the Fragment element. However, I found the SetProperty does not get executed when I put it in

Re: [WiX-users] Weird behavior of Checkbox control and SetProperty

I found the reason. MSI can only set the property to NULL (aka Not set) when a checkbox is unselected. So remove the line (which actually make the checkbox checked), and everything works fine. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/W

[WiX-users] Weird behavior of Checkbox control and SetProperty

Hi, Hope you are not getting tired with my name, since I've posted so many questions these days :P This time is about a strange behavior when I use Checkbox and the SetProperty control. On the UI, I have [] Use proxy: Address: __ Port: ([] is checkbox, and is Edit) In my dialo

Re: [WiX-users] No OpenFileDialog or something like that?

@Johannes Thanks for the link to wixwiki. But these samples are too simple and do not show the complex usage for me to refer :( I tried to write a custom action to use OpenFileDialog class. However, the CA gets exceptions "Current thread must be set to single thread apartment (STA) mode before OL

[WiX-users] No OpenFileDialog or something like that?

Hi, During my product setup, I need to let user to specify the path of a certificate file on his local driver. I searched for something like the OpenFileDialog in Wix/WI for a while, but could not find things for this purpose. The DirectoryCombo and DirectoryList seems only for folders, but ca

[WiX-users] Questions about the Edit control

Hi, Here is what I want: In MySettingDlg, I have a Edit control allow user to input a sting, the Next button will only be enabled when the string is not empty. I thought it should be easy, but I've searched the document for long and still didn't find solutions. The code :

Re: [WiX-users] Undefined preprocessor variable error

Interesting. Why is the DefineConstants different with other element suche as Property? I have a file MyProj.WIX.targets, which is used by Setupx64.wixproj and Setupx86.wixproj. So I could not have my constants definitation partially in the WIX.targets and partially in the wixproj files, according

[WiX-users] Undefined preprocessor variable error

In MyProj.WIX.Targets, I have BinDirRoot=$(BranchBinDirRoot) And in Components.wxs, I have So far so good. Then I want to add a file from the source, Surely I will get error of Undefined preprocessor variable "$(var.SourceDirRoot) Then I modify the MyProj.WIX.Targets, add this line:

Re: [WiX-users] using a variable for Component Win64 attribute value still generating generic warning not uniquely suppressible in wixproj | build | suppress specific warnings field

Yeah, set the INSTALLPLATFORM property works. I had thought the build platform set by configuration means the "INSTALLPLATFORM". It's interesting that if I didn't set this property, the sys.BUILDARCH is still correct (as I'm using Debug | x64), but the win64 is "no". Is there any reason that: (

Re: [WiX-users] using a variable for Component Win64 attribute value still generating generic warning not uniquely suppressible in wixproj | build | suppress specific warnings field

Hi Bob, I have the same problem and found this very old post. Would you please give me more detail on how to " have the compiler supply the default value for the Win64 attribute when the InstallerPlatform .wixproj property is x64 or ia64/intel64 " ? Thanks! -Elfe -- View this message in

Re: [WiX-users] Question about register .net COM object

Yeah, the heat.exe works fine! thanks! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Question-about-register-net-COM-object-tp5172220p5173310.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---

Re: [WiX-users] How to integrate into TFS if the wix project has managed CA written with DTF?

Thanks Blair. I checked the wix.ca.targets. Seems when using this in our TFS build environment, I need to do a little change of the path values, because the wix on build machine is not installed, but by copying files into the public folder. @Rob: yes, the articles in wix document are very clear a

[WiX-users] Question about register .net COM object

Hi, I'm trying a CA and found it can only success if I make the CA run after InstallFinalized. Otherwise, it will fail. I think the right way is to use Class element, but I just cannot make the result the same as I execute regasm.exe. Here is my trying:

[WiX-users] How to integrate into TFS if the wix project has managed CA written with DTF?

Hi all, I've learnt that to make a wix project work with TFS, I need to edit the .wixproj file, and also the TFSBuild project by adding ConfigurationToBuild to Mixed Platforms. I also learnt that if I have a C# library project, and I want to use it as custom action library, I need to run MakeSf

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action call get InvalidHandleException when use session.GetProductProperty

What a silly question I've posted -_-! I only thought about the .net framework version issue (because previously I got a problem with .net4), but forgot to check the document. Thanks Blair! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Custom-Act

[WiX-users] Custom Action call get InvalidHandleException when use session.GetProductProperty

Hi, I'm using the C# custome action template in VS to create my first custom action, but it failed. Here is my code: In Product.wxs NOT Installed In CustomActions project, CustomAction.cs, namespace CustomActions { public class CustomActions { [Custom

[WiX-users] Which one to use? WIX3 or WIX3.5beta?

Hi, Our team is about to use WIX to create installer for our product, and we need to decide which version of wix to choose. Although the wix s...@codeplex recommend to download wix3.0, I also saw this from tfsbuild.com