Re: [WiX-users] FirewallException and WCF

] FirewallException and WCF Classification: Public Hey John, This works for me: Steve -Original Message- From: John Lalande [mailto:j...@psrm.ca] Sent: March-22-13 11:05 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users

[WiX-users] FirewallException and WCF

I am building an installer for a product that uses WCF and needs an exception added to the Windows firewall. Unfortunately, I have been unable to get a FirewallException element to work for me. I found this solution at http://geoffwebbercross.blogspot.mx/2011/08/wix-3-netsh-customaction.htm

Re: [WiX-users] suppressing start on exit

er if a reboot is required or not. Chris On 01/25/2011 02:43 PM, John Lalande wrote: > Is there some way to run my custom action in the UI sequence just > before the exit dialog is displayed? > > Or perhaps I am doing this completel

Re: [WiX-users] suppressing start on exit

: "'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Properties set in the Execute sequence are not reflected back into the UI sequence. -----Original Message- From: John Lalande [mail

[WiX-users] suppressing start on exit

My installer has a check box on the final panel that starts the application when the Finish button is clicked. However, I would like this option to not be available if there is a reboot scheduled. I have a custom action that sets a property named "PENDINGREBOOT" to '1' and conditions on the check

[WiX-users] upgrade requesting location of previous MSI

I have been unable to recreate this issue here, but I am getting reports of users attempting to upgrade to the next version of our product getting a dialog to browse to the location of the previous version's MSI file, which is no longer where the installing user had it. This is causing the upgrade

[WiX-users] Windows 2003 Server 64 bit and XP 64 bit

Since XP64 is based on Win2k3 64, their OS installer properties are identical. Is there another way to distinguish the two operating systems? We would like to add a launch condition that allows XP64 but not Win2k3 Server 64. John ---

[WiX-users] RestartManager on Vista nagging about Windows Explorer

For some reason, on an upgrade or uninstall, the wizard is prompting to close Windows Explorer. I read somewhere that using the C runtime merge modules would cause this. But this issue cropped up about the time when we stopped using those merge modules (and the MFC merge modules) and install the

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action on Finish Dialog

You should really just use ScheduleReboot and condition it on your checkbox. See the Wix help file for more details. -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the bigges

[WiX-users] Upgrading components marked as permanent

Our product includes a TAPI Service Provider (TSP) that requires that it be installed to System32. I have read that if a file is installed in System32 it should be marked as permanent. I have made updates to our TSP but the installer won't upgrade the version that is installed. Is there a way to

Re: [WiX-users] UninstallDriverPackages failing

MAIL PROTECTED]>> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >John Lalande wrote: >> DIFXAPP: ERROR 0x2 encountered while opening persistent-info key for >> component '{B97A869E-A464-4A2D-9D29-38214A90C0DC}' >> > >As I recall, DifxA

[WiX-users] UninstallDriverPackages failing

In our product we ship a USB driver. The installer is written with wix 2, but since I was having difficulty using wix 2 to install the driver, I packaged the driver in a merge module written in wix 3. I have two users that cannot uninstall our product, thereby preventing an upgrade, yet I have be

[WiX-users] self-healing not working

Is it not enough to create the application shortcut as advertised to enable self-healing? I have Lotus Notes plug-in that is getting removed when Notes gets uninstalled, but I would like my application to restore the plug-in DLL using the self-healing mechanism. I suspect the reason it isn't work

Re: [WiX-users] wix 3.0.4123 custom action templates

ave a bit of effort. These tools are awesome! Thanks! On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 1:25 PM, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No love here either. > > > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Christopher Painter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I tried it a fe

Re: [WiX-users] wix 3.0.4123 custom action templates

templates manually? > > Thanks so much for looking at this. > > John > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Jason Ginchereau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > Can you share a verbose install log from installing WiX3.msi? > > Please send it directly to me to avoid spamming t

[WiX-users] request to reboot doesn't reboot

During uninstallation of our product, the FilesInUse dialog appears (as expected), the user clicks Ignore and at the end is prompted for a reboot. However, if the user selects 'yes', the reboot does not occur. Looking in the log there are many entries regarding files that need a reboot to complete

[WiX-users] Uninstalling a Feature where the Level condition has changed since installation

Our product contains a feature to integrate with Lotus Notes. The feature's Level is set to 0 (so that it is not selectable), and conditionally set to 1 if Lotus Notes is installed. If later, Notes is uninstalled, then our product won't uninstall the Notes integration feature, leaving files in th

[WiX-users] removing components marked with the Permanent attribute

Is there a way to remove components that were marked with the Permanent attribute when installed? Also, can a permanent component be upgraded? John - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't mi

Re: [WiX-users] unable to install feature on Maintenance install

Secure attribute that fixed everything... Thanks, Bob! On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:38 PM, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Lalande wrote: > > > Unfortunately, setting the feature to 'Will be installed on local hard > > drive' and finishing the instal

[WiX-users] unable to install feature on Maintenance install

Using Wix 2, I have defined a sub-feature of the main application that will not install when selected during a Maintenance installation (choosing 'Change'). My sub-feature is only applicable if Lotus Notes is installed, so its Level is set to 0 if Notes is not present during the initial installati

Re: [WiX-users] uninstalling a product silently before installing a new one

OnlyDetect="yes" IncludeMinimum="yes" /> > >Property="PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED" IncludeMinimum="yes" /> > > > regards, > > ..ab > On Nov 26, 2007 7:16 PM, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ab >

Re: [WiX-users] uninstalling a product silently before installing a new one

ab It is much simpler then what you are proposing. Simply add the UpgadeCode of the old product to the Upgrade table of your new product. The old one will be uninstalled in the same manner as a previous version...silently during the RemoveExistingProducts action. John --

[WiX-users] per user COM registration on Vista

After completing what I thought were all the Vista updates necessary for our installer, an issue came up when installing per user. One of our COM component's (packaged as on ocx) registry entries are inaccessible in some scenarios. I read this entry: http://blogs.msdn.com/cjacks/archive/2007/02/2

Re: [WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

administration objects" are part of IIS. You have to make > sure that they are installed before you start your installation. How do > you check to make sure that IIS is installed? > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John Lalan

Re: [WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

the "legacy administration objects" today. > Maybe one day we'll update the IIS custom actions to not require that on > Vista. It's a pretty large work item though. > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John

[WiX-users] IIS, Vista and WiX

I have completed the an installer that installs a ASP.Net 2.0 web application. It works fine in Windows 2003 Server but fails on Vista with the error message: Cannot connect to the Internet Information Server. (-2147221164 ) In the log file, the detail for the failure is: ConfigureIIs: f

Re: [WiX-users] problem with MsiRMFilesInUse dialog

It does now...and the issue is gone. Thanks!!! >>That kind of makes sense. The old check looks at top level windows that >>the user can be prompted to close. RM isn't restricted to finding >>windows, so how does it identify the program? It seems to be getting it >>from the FileDescription text i

Re: [WiX-users] problem with MsiRMFilesInUse dialog

ng the Text property on your winforms app and see if it is shown > correctly in restart manager. Do you have a hidden window that it may be > picking up instead? > > > > Thanks, > > James > > > > *From:* John Lalande [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Fri

Re: [WiX-users] setting the asp.net version

; > > > CheckPath="yes" Script="yes" > > Executable="[FRAMEWORKROOT]v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll" > > Verbs="GET,HEAD,POST" /> > > > CheckPath="yes" Script="yes" > > Executabl

[WiX-users] setting the asp.net version

I am writing an installer that creates a web site in IIS using WiX, unfortunately the version of asp.net is always set to v1.1.4322 when I need it to be 2.0.50727. Is there a way to set this using WiX? John - This SF.net emai

Re: [WiX-users] problem with MsiRMFilesInUse dialog

rt manager is > unable to determine who has the file open. This may be what you're seeing - > checking what Bob told you is a good way to see where the breakdown is. > > HTH, > James > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On

[WiX-users] problem with MsiRMFilesInUse dialog

I am having a problem when uninstalling on Vista while my application is running. The FilesInUse dialog certainly displays, unfortunately the displayed list is completely empty. >From where does the installer retrieve the application titles? On XP the FilesInUse dialog correctly shows my running

[WiX-users] file costing

How is files costing calculated? Is there a way to override the values displayed? I have a feature that the UI says will only require 12kb...but in fact the actual disk space consumed by this feature is closer to 12mb. John

Re: [WiX-users] Run program after installation

he virtual PC > reboots without permission or any obvious reason). I'll let you know what I > find as I learn more. > > > > Regards, > > Richard > > > -- > > *From:* John Lalande [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Th

Re: [WiX-users] Run program after installation

case I would expect people to > have reported it as a bug long ago. I'm waiting for a build to finish, so > I'm going to see if I can get a minimal example working and try to reproduce > the problem here. > > > > Regards, > > Richard > > >

Re: [WiX-users] Run program after installation

would be a lot more traffic about it on the list if the tutorial was badly > wrong. (As I said, I have used that mechanism myself to launch "readme" > files with no trouble.) > > > > Hope you manage to get it resolved. > > > > Regards, > > Richard > &g

Re: [WiX-users] Run program after installation

Richard It certainly is not a silly question and was worth checking. I checked and the program does not depend on its location. If I install to a non-default folder I can run the program from its shortcut. I am starting to think that perhaps this cannot be done as easily as the tutorial illustr

[WiX-users] Run program after installation

Following the steps outlined at the excellent tutorial at http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson8.php#8.6 works great unless the user changes the installation directory from the default. When going down the happy path the log says that the LaunchFile custom action returns 0 and the program starts.

Re: [WiX-users] selected features on major upgrade

e the same names. WiX schedules the MigrateFeatureStates action in the UI and Execute sequences if at least one UpgradeVersion element is specified. -- Mike Dimmick -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John Lalande *Sent:* 03 Jul

[WiX-users] selected features on major upgrade

After re-writing our InstallShield installer in WiX, my team leader would like a major upgrade to default to the previously installed feature set as he seen with the IS installer. Is this something my WiX-based installer should be doing by default and I simply missed something? Or does it requir

Re: [WiX-users] multiple source files to candle

e target: -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John Lalande *Sent:* Monday, May 14, 2007 4:02 PM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] multiple source files to candle The help information for candle i

Re: [WiX-users] multiple source files to candle

14/07, Simon Dahlbacka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: as the -out parameter is optional, can't you just leave it out? On 5/14/07, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > The help information for candle indicates that I can specify more than > one sourceFile argument

[WiX-users] multiple source files to candle

The help information for candle indicates that I can specify more than one sourceFile argument and only specify one outputFile argument. usage: candle.exe [-?] [-nologo] [-out outputFile] sourceFile [sourceFile ...] However when I attempt something like: C:\>candle -out ab.wixobj a.wxs b.wxs

Re: [WiX-users] odd Repair issue

, which is very weird. Apparently, the 2.0.0.0 file was removed (it *was* a major upgrade) but the newer file had a lower version so it was not written. Thanks for the attention. On 5/9/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande wrote: > I have an issue where my current build

Re: [WiX-users] odd Repair issue

Assemblies in the GAC? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905238/en-us Phil Wilson No, we are not installing anything to the GAC. - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express

[WiX-users] odd Repair issue

I have an issue where my current build on first start does a Repair if it has upgraded a previous version. This does not occur with a fresh install, only after the major upgrade. I have logged the install of the old version, the upgrade and the Repair, but I don't know what I should be looking f

[WiX-users] uninstall requires msi package

On rare occasions, we get reports that our product requires the original msi package when attempting to uninstall. Under what conditions does this occur? The only way I can recreate this issue is by deleting the cached instance in C:\Windows\Installer. Is there another way? John --

Re: [WiX-users] merge module that conditionally installs a component

roduct will use this component, this is exactly what I want. Is there any other gotchas you know of that I should be aware of? I appreciate your help on this. John On 3/2/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande wrote: > I would like to further enhance this merge modul

Re: [WiX-users] merge module that conditionally installs a component

iring the components that are already installed. Or is there a way around this? John On 3/1/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande wrote: > > > > Guid='31A99920-6E0A-4e31-B569-180D46439930'> &

[WiX-users] merge module that conditionally installs a component

I have created a plugin for the PIM Act! This plugin dll must be installed in a subfolder of the Act! installation directory only if Act! is installed. I would like to package the plugin in a merge module so that different teams at our company can use it by simply including it in their installer

[WiX-users] my installer has flab

After an installer for our product is built, it may undergo a transformation by a utility that we wrote...i.e. some properties are changed, Binary table entries updated, and SummaryInformation updated. This tool uses the installer COM API. After this operation, the installer inexplicably grows f

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

peacefully. Thanks for your thoughts on this. On 1/26/07, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >You didn't answer my question -- you want the uninstall to be canceled; >you just don't like the "fatal error" message, right? That's correct, I don't like the &

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

er why launch conditions would ever be run on uninstall if a failure in the ARP shows the fatal error message after the launch condition message. They could be very useful but informing the user of a non-existent fatal error is not very pleasant behavior. John On 1/26/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PRO

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

s, and returning the value ERROR_INSTALL_USEREXIT from the CA when it fails? On 1/26/07, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I understand where they might be useful; that is why I am using one. > But my experiments show that a failing launch condition during uninstall > from

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

uninstalling. But I would sure like to be proved wrong as my boss is putting a lot of pressure on me about this issue. John On 1/26/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande wrote: > What situations are they useful if they always show a Fatal Error > dialog in ARP? If you determ

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

on <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande wrote: > In both cases I *do* get the launch condition error message. But with > ARP uninstall, I receive an extra message indicating a fatal error. Fair point. Yes, it's probably not MSI showing the error but ARP. MSI returns 1603 to indicat

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

are scheduled and do run. It is only when one fails during an ARP uninstall that I am having problems. On 1/26/07, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande wrote: An interesting thought, but the LaunchCondition message *does* display. The Fatal Error message appears after

Re: [WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

isplay a message box, and the fatal error is just that the remove failed because the program was running? On 1/25/07, John Lalande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a LaunchCondition that with a custom action stops the uninstall > if the product is running. > > Unfortunately, if t

[WiX-users] uninstall LaunchCondition

I have a LaunchCondition that with a custom action stops the uninstall if the product is running. Unfortunately, if the uninstall is initiated from the Add/Remove Programs control panel, a Fatal Error message is displayed after I dismiss the LaunchCondition message. I have tested this using the

Re: [WiX-users] shortcut to folder

I need a shortcut in the start menu that opens a folder. On 1/14/07, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You mean a shortcut to a folder or a folder in the Start Menu for shortcuts? Both should be possible. *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of

[WiX-users] shortcut to folder

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Re: [WiX-users] clicking on checkbox pseudo labels

er bitmaps… and why I'm looking at external UI for the setup chainer (in six months or so). *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John Lalande *Sent:* Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:45 PM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] clicking

[WiX-users] clicking on checkbox pseudo labels

I have implemented a "Launch [ProductName]" checkbox according to section 8.6 of the tutorial at http://www.tramontana.co.hu with one small change. Because the background of the checkbox is gray (and cannot be changed) and the background of the panel is white (which is not very attractive), I have

[WiX-users] Nested uninstall

We have two packages, one which depends on the other and will have been installed later than the first. I would like to author the uninstall of the first installer to uninstall itself (of course) and, if present, the dependent package. Ideally, the second package would be a feature of the first,

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

t. Thanks very much. On 11/26/06, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande wrote: > This is much different than the behavior of my own PC. Is it possible > that there is a domain policy causing this? Our IT dept has just > started using AD to push applications an

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

olicy that they don't completely understand. Thanks for your time on this. On 11/23/06, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Adding *wix-users* back to the thread. John Lalande wrote: I copied Notepad.exe to a folder shared with Sample.wxs and changed its name to FoobarAppl10.exe.

Re: [WiX-users] Warning message

Perfect! That is exactly what I wanted and it is working great! On 11/22/06, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mike Dimmick wrote: > You'd probably want the condition to be NOT Installed AND VersionNT >= 502 > so that Windows XP users didn't also get the message. Assuming, of course, > tha

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

27;d like I can send the log file for the tutorial package directly to you for your inspection. It's only 79KB. Let me know. Thanks very much for your time thinking about this and trying to help me solve this problem. On 11/22/06, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

he files that were in use (in this case FoobarAppl10.exe) were not removed on reboot. On 11/22/06, Bob Arnson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Lalande wrote: > MSI (s) (28:F8) [01:13:38:389]: Scheduling file > 'C:\WINDOWS\Installer\280e0aa.msi' for deletion during post-i

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

ould expect to see when a file is in use. Is there maybe something more about the files in use in the log file? *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John Lalande *Sent:* Tuesday, November 21, 2006 15:30 *To:* Rob Mensching *Cc:* Bob Arnson; wix-users@lists.sour

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running

:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John Lalande *Sent:* Tuesday, November 21, 2006 15:30 *To:* Rob Mensching *Cc:* Bob Arnson; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling while application is running I am not *explicitly* suppressing any di

[WiX-users] Warning message

Our application is not currently officially supported on Windows 2003 (some mumbo-jumbo about QA having to give the thumbs up). But I know it works because Windows 2003 is what my development PC runs. Is there a WiX way to display a warning to the user that Windows 2003 is not a supported platfor

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't install one component

CTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John Lalande Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 18:51 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't install one component   I have successfully convinced my employer to migrate our installers from InstallShield to WiX. Ho

[WiX-users] Upgrade doesn't install one component

I have successfully convinced my employer to migrate our installers from InstallShield to WiX.However, one of our products, when upgrading from the IS-authored previous version, neglects to install one of the components (the component does get installed on a fresh install).  When the application is

Re: [WiX-users] detecting previous version's ALLUSERS property

This works!  Thanks so much, Bob and Pete!On 10/16/06, Pete Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried using MsiGetProductInfo with> INSTALLPROPERTY_ASSIGNMENTTYPE, however the function returned > the error "Unknown Property".  Was I supposed to use this> value with MsiGetProductInfo or is there ano

Re: [WiX-users] detecting previous version's ALLUSERS property

Because it requires loading other users' registry hives, MSI doesn'tsupport "cross-context" upgrades. So a per-machine install can't detect upgrade a per-user install. MsiEnumRelatedProducts likely uses the samelogic.My intent is not for a per-machine install to upgrade a per-user install.  By defa

[WiX-users] detecting previous version's ALLUSERS property

I am attempting to create a custom action that will detect the previous version's ALLUSERS property, but I am having difficulty.  I can get a list of ProductCodes using MsiEnumRelatedProducts, but I have found nothing in the registry that indicates whether a particular product was installed per-use

[WiX-users] attachine a custom action to a control in a dialog set

Can custom actions be attached to control events in one of the dialog sets without modifying and recompiling the dialog set?- John - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quick

[WiX-users] restoring an app-created Startup folder shortcut on a major upgrade

I have an application that will allow the user to add an app shortcut.  I would like to remove it during an uninstall but not a major upgrade.  Right now, I have a custom action that restores the shortcut (written in C++ and doing some weirdbut there must be a way without a CA..or at least a CA tha