Re: [WiX-users] CloseApplication

2012-10-18 Thread Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi
, On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Peter Shirtcliffe wrote: > That would be unwise. The user could have unsaved work that would be lost > when the process was killed. Let the user sort it out if it gets that far. > > -Original Message----- > From: Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi

Re: [WiX-users] CloseApplication

2012-10-18 Thread Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi
the close util:CloseApplication works fine because it closes the application graciously by displaying a dialog box with a close message within the application. but i needed something that would "kill" the process and i found the following: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11439767/how-to-kill-a-p

Re: [WiX-users] terminate/stop/close Application when installing

2012-10-17 Thread Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi
559.n2.nabble.com/CloseApplicatio > n-td6885610.html#none > > Also, you can document the requirement or put it in a bootstrapper/chainer. > > -----Original Message- > From: Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi [mailto:muzkay...@gmail.com] > Sent: 17 October 2012 15:54 > To: General dis

Re: [WiX-users] Patch not installing files.

2012-10-03 Thread Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi
Hi Justin, try using the following command to install msp: msiexec.exe /p patch.msp /l*vx patch.log /qb REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=ecmus this works fine for, because if i install the msp without running from command line then the files dont get replaced, this is because my file version is same f

Re: [WiX-users] adding new file in MSP

2012-10-03 Thread Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi
ut it right? thanks again mate, cheers, muzi On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Peter Shirtcliffe wrote: > You can add a file in a patch. You create a new component for the file in > the > updated MSI and reference that component in your patch in the usual way. > > -O

Re: [WiX-users] Extract contents of .MSP file just like dark does for.MSI

2012-09-13 Thread Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi
ile just like dark does > for.MSI > > > When I want to see what is in a patch, I load the MSI into Insted (this > works > with Orca too, If I remember rightly), then select "view patch" from the > menu. The differences applied by the patch are highlighted in col

Re: [WiX-users] Extract contents of .MSP file just like dark does for.MSI

2012-09-13 Thread Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi
o see what is in a patch, I load the MSI into Insted (this > works > with Orca too, If I remember rightly), then select "view patch" from the > menu. The differences applied by the patch are highlighted in colour. > > -----Original Message- > From: Muzikayise Flynn But

[WiX-users] Extract contents of .MSP file just like dark does for .MSI

2012-09-13 Thread Muzikayise Flynn Buthelezi
Hi All, trust everyone is well. I've generated a patch file (.msp) and I would like to extract the content of this file just like dark.exe does for .msi the reason i'm trying to do this is because i would like to see before hand what files will be updated. also one more question is there a way t