Re: [WiX-users] Override 'Large Package' in WiX

riginal Message----- > From: Jim Stout > [mailto:jimst...@...<http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=2220097&i=0>] > > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 10:50 > To: > wix-us...@...<http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=2220097&i

[WiX-users] Override 'Large Package' in WiX

WiX sets File Sequence and Media LastSequence to i4 to enable creation of large msi packages. Is there anyway to force candle/light to use the standard i2 for these columns? Exporting and importing idt files is clumsy. I would like to use WiX to build an updated database for use with patching a

Re: [WiX-users] Per user/per computer install

I would avoid this approach if possible. If you look at Office, since the Office 2000 release they have not supported a UI control for per user/ per machine. Instead, they leave that choice to the deployment tool being used. If you do implement a radio button, expect to do some extra work when

Re: [WiX-users] Always Reinstall a Component

I'll jump in too. Have you included 'VALUEFROMUI' in the SecureCustomProperties list? I have only tested this a command line install from simple, UI-less package, but I find that to reinstall a registry value based on [VALUEFROMUI] you must include a value for that property on the command line,

[WiX-users] A new chainer / UI Handler

Hi, I just uploaded a pre-release build of a new UI Handler that might be of interest to WiX folk. Details are here: http://www.acmedigitalwidgets.com/blog/ I'd appreciate any and all feedback. Thanks, Jim Stout -