[WiX-users] Installing drivers with subdirectories

John, Thanks for the response. If I create two "ordinary" components for the subdirectories then they don't get copied to the DriverStore directory so that inf file can't find them. And if I add the difx tag to the subdirectories, the install fails. I just can't seem to get the subdirectories i

[WiX-users] Installing driver when the installer files include subdirectories

I've been using the difx:Driver tag to installer a scanner driver - got that working OK. Now I'd like to installer a printer driver using the same technology. The problem is that when I unzip the printer install files it has two subdirectories under the root directory (containing the INF file).

[WiX-users] Modifying/creating a text file

I'd like to be able to modify a text file during the installation process. Basically I need to replace an existing string with one I'll only know at install time. The file is a batch file (i.e. not INI or XML). How could I go about this? - Sent from Yaho

[WiX-users] Setting INSTALLLOCATION to "[WindowsVolume]"

I currently have the following (default) directory setup: This offers (via the UI) the default installation directory C:\Program Files\WixProject1\ How can I get the default to be the windows volume (e.g. C:\)? Leaving it blank produces the root volume, which is picking up a USB

[WiX-users] Running an action *after* rebooting

I'd like to launch a configuration utility *after* a ScheduleReboot, but, as the ScheduleReboot doesn't have an ID, how to I tell the custom action that launches the utility to run *after* the reboot? - Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email.--

[WiX-users] Display an information dialog just before the end of the installation

I'm launching a third party setup program at the end of my installation via: NOT Installed As there's not option for a silent install, I'd like to display an information dialog just before this happens - so that the user knows that they are about to be presented with another setup program. Pr

[WiX-users] Changing the screen resolution

Anyone know how to change the screen resolution via an installer? We have a corporate tool that works best at a particular resolution (...yeah, I know...). As it's the only thing that runs on the machines it's installed on, it would be good to alter the screen resolution as part of the installat

[WiX-users] Skipping the installation of a file if the existing file is newer

Is there anyway to skip the installation of a file if the file already exists and is newer? I'm thinking, for example, of the case where a DLL in System32 already exists. In a similar vein, can you skip the installation of a file if the file already exists - regardless of which is newer?

[WiX-users] Installing all files in a directory with a single command?

Can you instruct WiX to install all files in a directory with a single tag? I'd like to do something like the following (InnoSetup): Source: "C:\PRODUCT\EXAMPLES\*.*"; DestDir: "{app}\EXAMPLES\"; CopyMode: alwaysoverwrite I know you can use heat.exe to enumerate the files, if one of the team ad

[WiX-users] Putting component files in different directories?

Can you place files that are in the same component in different directories? If so, how is it done? If you can't do this, what is the philosophy that lead to it being prohibited? - Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email.

[WiX-users] Query user for a user ID and password?

I'm writing an installer for a Windows service. It has to run under Vista, so it's non interactive. This service needs to have the user ID and password of a web service to do it's business. That info is stored (encrypted) in an XML config file. I have to ask the user/installer for the user ID a

[WiX-users] Getting a version number on the MSI file

What does the Version attribute in the Product tag do? I have a ,NET (3.5) app that I'm creating an installer for. When the app is installed, it has the version number (obtained by right clicking on the file in Explorer) I set using VS2008 (which is fine - that's what I want). However, there is

[WiX-users] Can't install votive under VS2008 Pro

When trying to install Votive I get the message that it can't be installed because VS Standard Edition or higher is not installed. I have VS 2008 *Pro*. I'm trying to install Wix-3.0.2925.0.msi. Any advice? - Yahoo! for Good helps you make a difference--