[WiX-users] Using response files with WiX targets due to long command lines

We are currently running into a build issue due to long command lines (greater than 8192 chars) generated for light.exe and candle.exe from the shipped WiX targets and WixTasks.dll. We are using the MSBuild targets and WixTasks.dll that shipped with WiX 3.5.2519.0 to build our MSI's, and we hav

[WiX-users] Directory Properties modified by MSP

Hi All, We have a problem with a directory property being changed unintentionally during MSP install which results in all of the files being installed to the wrong directory. The value that it is getting changed to is the value of another directory property. This is happening in our SP2 relea

[WiX-users] Forcing conditional feature install

Hi all, I am trying to do an admin install of an MSI with a conditional feature and I need the feature to be installed regardless of the condition. The condition is a property which I've tried setting on the command line, but the feature still isn't installed. It appears that the condition is

Re: [WiX-users] Category not updated with patch

uot; with a value of "modify" in that row? Just trying to isolate if the change didn't get picked up by torch or if it was being ignored by pyro. -Original Message- From: Jeff Perrigo [mailto:jeff.perr...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:08 PM To: wix-user

[WiX-users] Category not updated with patch

Hi all, I have a component that contains both a category and a file. This is a new component that didn't exist in the old MSI. I've added this component to my patch, and the file is getting updated correctly but the category isn't touched. I used Orca and applied my msp to the original MSI a

Re: [WiX-users] Performance Counters supported for MSP?

5:02 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: Jeff Perrigo Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Performance Counters supported for MSP? On 12/31/2009 6:05 PM, Jeff Perrigo wrote: > I understand that patches cannot be uninstallable if they modify the > CreateFolder tabl

Re: [WiX-users] Performance Counters supported for MSP?

mponent does not use CreateFolder. Does Util:PerformanceCounter automatically update the CreateFolder table? If so, then I'm assuming it's not possible to add a performance counter to a patch and also have the patch be uninstallable? Thanks, Jeff Perrigo -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mai

[WiX-users] Performance Counters supported for MSP?

We have some performance counters that are registered as part of our install. When we try to install them as part of an MSP they don't get registered. Are these custom actions executed for patches? Thanks, Jeff -- Let