[WiX-users] Adding files to an existing install...

2011-10-19 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
Hello, I am building an installer where we distribute our regular software on a CD. Then the user has an option of getting another DVD with data files on it that I would like to go into the existing directory structure of the software install. Would it be best to use a Patch? I do not want th

[WiX-users] Registry Question...

2010-12-01 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
I am using a 64-bit Windows 7 machine. I am installing our software with the following script for the registry: On the 64 bit machine the registry value is coming back as: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\My Company

Re: [WiX-users] Installation of features and sub-features...

2010-11-23 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
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Re: [WiX-users] Installation of features and sub-features...

2010-11-23 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
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[WiX-users] Installation of features and sub-features...

2010-11-22 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
In the installation of our software, I have some features that don't themselves contain files to be installed but the sub-features do. The tree looks something like this: Root Feature (No files, just a container) Sub1 (No files, just a container)

[WiX-users] Upgrade, Patch, or something else...

2010-11-08 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
Hello All, I have a question about how to implement something. I am currently using WIX to create the MSI for our software's main application. I would like to make a secondary MSI for some optional additional data that can be installed after the fact. I would like this data to be installed w

[WiX-users] Weird Visual Studio 2010 behavior...

2010-10-29 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
Perhaps this isn't the right forum for this. I am using Visual Studio 2010 and WIX 3.6. If I have a wixproj loaded and I get errors, I used to be able to double click the error and go right to the line (like any normal IDE). It isn't happening with VS2010. Does anybody else have this behavior?

Re: [WiX-users] General Information Question about New Releases and GUIDs...

2010-10-29 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
Hello Nick, Replies below... > You shouldn't ever need to change the UpgradeCode as long as it's all the same product. Windows Installer needs the UpgradeCode to stay the same so that it can detect older versions of itself during an upgrade, > should you ever set it up to do one. For example, t

[WiX-users] General Information Question about New Releases and GUIDs...

2010-10-29 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
Hello All, Our company puts out a release of our software once a year. By default, it gets installed in a directory that is unique every year. I just started using WIX last release and we have a new one coming up. Our customers will often keep the old version during a transition. My question

[WiX-users] Upgrading...

2009-07-22 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
Hello, I used WIX to create an installer for our last release of our software. I was using NSIS prior to that, but we had customers who wanted to be to implement installs over a network, so we switched. So, we are at a point where I have to do another release, and I want to be able to 1) Inst

[WiX-users] What would be the best way to go about this?...

2008-11-12 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
I posted last week with some issues I was having with Merge Modules and got some suggestions, but it never really solved my issue. So, maybe I am just not using the correct way to skin this cat. Here is what needs to be done: Our software uses a hardlock key for protection. We no longer use

Re: [WiX-users] Error 2753 on Merge Module...

2008-11-05 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
is even trying to do anything with the MSM if the feature isn't selected? John > From: John D. Marinuzzi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 07:50 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 2753 on Merge Module... > > I read that a few times on the net in fo

Re: [WiX-users] Error 2753 on Merge Module...

2008-11-05 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
n your case, you have a custom action that refers to a > file that isn't being installed because the feature selection omits it. > > Phil Wilson > > > -Original Message- > From: John D. Marinuzzi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Re: [WiX-users] Error 2753 on Merge Module...

2008-11-04 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 2753 on Merge Module... > > >From what you described, you did. > > -----Original Message- > From: John D. Marinuzzi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:50 > To

[WiX-users] Error 2753 on Merge Module...

2008-11-04 Thread John D. Marinuzzi
Hello All, I have Merge tag under a Directory (the Target Directory), and then use the MergeRef as an optional install Feature. If I do not select that feature, then I get the error 2573. I am obviously doing something incorrect. How would Igo about including the Merge file only if the user