[WiX-users] Problem with Finish dialog showing up partially off screen if Progress dialog is minimized (Win 7 only)

2011-03-16 Thread Leung, John C.H.
I have created a very simple re-pro project below. What I notice is that on Windows 7 (I'm testing on a 64 bit OS), if I minimize the install Progress dialog box, then when the installation is finished, the install Finish dialog box would appear partially off screen (to the top left corner of

[WiX-users] INSTALLLOCATION wrong value during uninstall (has the default value, not the used one)

2011-03-08 Thread Leung, John C.H.
I ran into this issue in the past and couldn't quite figure out what is the cause of the problem. But looking at your re-pro steps, looks like simply having a file being present in the "INSTALLLOCATION" root directory would force the INSTALLLOCATION to be properly updated. I'm wondering if you

[WiX-users] The REMOVE property seems to get set differently between Maintenance dialog versus using MsiExec /X to uninstall

2010-12-09 Thread Leung, John C.H.
Hi everyone, I just notice this problem and I'm wondering if my maintenance dialog WiX script was not written correctly. I notice that if I use MsiExec /X command to uninstall my app (or through Control Panel's Program and Features dialog box), the "REMOVE" property will be set to "ALL". Howe

[WiX-users] Question with Program size in "Programs and Features" dialog box

2010-11-29 Thread Leung, John C.H.
Hi, I've done a lot of web search regarding the issue where the program size being displayed in "Programs and Features" dialog box doesn't match up with what is actually being installed (especially when your install takes more than 4 Gig and dialog box will only show the remainder of the 4 Gig)

[WiX-users] My Install Finished ExitDialog box get shown almost off screen on Windows 7 if my Progress Dialog is minimized

2010-09-30 Thread Leung, John C.H.
I got this bug report from QA and I'm not quite sure how to fix. It seems to happen only on Windows 7. I have an ExitDialog box that get shown on successful install like so: ... I notice th

[WiX-users] Question with Browse dialog box behaviour with invalid folders

2010-09-30 Thread Leung, John C.H.
I notice a strange behavior with browse dialog box and I'm wondering if there is any way around the issue. I have the following WiX script to setup the dialog box: 1 NOT TARGET_PATH_VALID=0 NOT

[WiX-users] Question with performance on installer using cab files

2010-09-22 Thread Leung, John C.H.
I have some performance question on installer setup that uses cab files. I'm wondering if I just didn't set up my WiX project properly or it this is how cab files install behaves. I notice that during installation of the files listed in the cab files, it always read 16 and 256 bytes (see below

[WiX-users] Can I add extra files to delete on rollback in my own custom action?

2010-09-02 Thread Leung, John C.H.
Hi, I was doing some searching and couldn't find an answer. In my own custom action during installation, I've created a couple of new files. But I notice that after my custom action is executed and if I then cancel out of the install, rollback don't know about these new files and they will be

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 49, Issue 15

2010-06-03 Thread Leung, John C.H.
stallation is suspended, properties that have already been setup are retained, so what you see is by design (text straight from the DB is transformed, text from properties is not). You need to either complete the previous installation or roll it back. -Original Message- From: Leung, John

Re: [WiX-users] Issue with applying language transform after a hard reset

2010-06-02 Thread Leung, John C.H.
f English and French text in the dialog box. Is there anyway to tell MSI to cleanup previous failed suspended install and do a clean install? John Leung -Original Message----- From: Leung, John C.H. Sent: June-02-10 5:43 PM To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject

[WiX-users] Issue with applying language transform after a hard reset

2010-06-02 Thread Leung, John C.H.
Hi, I have created an installer that support multiple languages using transform mst for each language. So during install, we have the command line: msiexe.exe /i test.msi TRANSFORMS=:fr-fr.mst The installer basically works with the normal workflow. However, I've just been informed by our QA

[WiX-users] Uninstall question

2010-05-11 Thread Leung, John C.H.
I understand that the uninstall information is store in registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ And the uninstall string is store in value "UninstallString". If I actually execute that command (which is "MsiExec.exe /X{---MyGUID---}), I would get a