Re: [WiX-users] Speeding up the light

> Taking the time. Also, what version of the WiX toolset are you using? > > Bob Arnson wrote: >> Riyaz Mogharabin wrote: >> >>> The process of creating the MSI file for my company product takes about 90 >>> minutes to complete. How can I speed this up? >&g

Re: [WiX-users] InstallDirDlg Condition

Dear all, Doesn't anybody have any answer for this? > > > Dear AllI have modified the WixUI_INSTALLDIR set to add a condition: > > I am creating a dialog named "InstallDirConditionDlg" which informs the user > That the install path contains SPACEand that the program will not work if > So. > >

Re: [WiX-users] Compression level

My install Pack is about 600 MB in size, and there is no limitation in it's size. I'm using the MSZIP compression level, and it's ok for me. The only concern, is the time it takes to create the MSI file. It takes over 90 minutes after the light is commanded to build the MSI. I know that this proc

[WiX-users] Compression level

Dear All, You know we have 5 compression levels: None, High, Low, MSZIP and medium. Is it possible to use a third party compression code, such as 7-up or rar? And if it is possible, does it help to have faster and better compression code, or to get building the .msi faster ? More, does the c

[WiX-users] Speeding up the light

Dear all, Do you have any clue what elements are involved in the process of creating the MSI file by light? The process of creating the MSI file for my company product takes about 90 minutes to complete. How can I speed this up? Any suggestion would be appreciated, Thanks in advance, -

[WiX-users] InstallDirDlg Condition

Dear All, I have modified the WixUI_INSTALLDIR set to add a condition: I am creating a dialog named "InstallDirConditionDlg" which informs the user that the install path contains SPACE, and that the program will not work if so. I want to modify the InstallDirDlg to show the dialog: http:/

[WiX-users] Advertised Shortcuts and Per-User and Per-Machine data

Hey friends, I'm getting a bit confused in this. Can anybody give me a clue about what is Going on? I have to create a shortcut for the readme in the program files, and I do so But there is a problem. If I declare it as a non-advertised shortcut, the icon of it will not be known when The pro

[WiX-users] Hardcode the TARGETDIR

Dear Friends, It seems that in WiX 3, the TARGETDIR is set to the local drive which has the most free space on the system. I need to hardcode this so the user will always see "C:\MyProgram\" as the default install path. For this, I've done the following: And this is working properly. Yet,

[WiX-users] Use of INSTALLDIR as a property reference in ShellExecute

Dear all, I was using a customAction in the WiX 2 to open the readme file when the installation is finished. The code was: explorer Now, I'm modifying the Exit Dialog to show a Checkbox for "Show Readme On Exit". Note that I don't want to use the Optional CheckBox, because I don't like it's po

[WiX-users] Checking Spaces in the Install Path

space in it. I need to disable the "Next" button in the dialog, and enable it only when the install path" does not contain space. Can anybody help me on this? Has anybody handle a similar situation? Or does anybody have a sample XML code for this? Thanks for your helps in ant

[WiX-users] Adding condition to WIXUI_INSTALLDIR library

Dear All, I hope you are fine and doing well. I have sent this problem to the mailing list some times before and haven't Received any acceptable answers yet. I have a software which needs to be installed in a path which does not Contain any space in it. (I.e. "C:\Program Files\" is not ac

[WiX-users] Improve the WiX mailing list

Dear All, I hope you are fine and doing well. I have a question from you experts about the mailing lists. How can we manage the WiX mailing list to ensure most of the emails are answered? I personally have sent some emails to the group that I'm sure they have answers, but nobody has answered th

Re: [WiX-users] Custom WiXUI - overriding default dialogs

Dear Alex, http://www.dizzymonkeydesign com/blog/misc/adding-and-customizing-dlgs-in-wix-3/ may be a help for you. It was so for me. Good luck, > Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 14:48:44 -0400 > From: Alex Goryuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom WiXUI - overriding default dialogs > To

[WiX-users] Need Urgent help: modify dialogs in wix-3

Dear All, I have posted some emails to the mailing list, and hasn't received any Answer. Is it possible for you to take some minutes to it? It's an urgent Problem. The problem is: I need to modify the "InstallDirDlg" in the wixui dialog set in order to add A popup dialog. The dialog wil

[WiX-users] ICE57 Warning - a component with both per-user and per-machine data

Dear All, I hope you are fine and doing well. I need to create a shortcut for the readme file in the start menu group. In this issue, I have created this code: I get the following warning: Warning LGHT1076 : ICE57: Component 'readmeComponent'

[WiX-users] Overwriting the dialogs - a problem in sequences and validations...

Dear All, I hope you are fine and doing well. I have decided to add a validation to the "InstallDirDlg" dialog in the WixUI_INSTALLDIR set. I need to check the install path to ensure there is no Space in the install path. For that, I have used the tutorial in the " http://www.dizzymonkeydesign

Re: [WiX-users] Shortcut without icon

in the program menu. - - - - Can anybody help me about this? I'd be so thankful to see any help, Riyaz ---Original Message--- From: Sebastian Brand Date: 04/25/08 13:58:19 To: Riyaz Mogharabin Cc: wix-us

[WiX-users] Shortcut without icon

Dear All, I Hope you are fine and doing well. I have created some shortcuts in the program files menu, and among them is a readme file. I need the shortcut to have the original icon of HTML files. But when I don't introduce an icon for it, there will be an "UNKNOWN FILE TYPE" icon by default. T

[WiX-users] Shortcuts problem in WiX 3

Dear All, I hope you are fine and doing well. I have used WiX 2 for creating the MSI, and managed so, but I had to change to WiX 3 for some reasons. Now, I have some problems with shortcuts. I created shortcuts by nesting shortcut elements inside the File Element and managed to create the cor

[WiX-users] Wix 3 and icons warnings

Dear All, I have been using WiX 2 for a while and managed to create my MSI files with it. I had to change into WiX-3 a while ago to benefit from a feature which did not exist in wix-2. Now, when I use light, there are some errors and warnings. The warning is about the type of icons which are used

Re: [WiX-users] MSI with an icon?

Dear Alexander, The question is exactly what you've mentioned. I need to change the icon of created MSI file into the Logo of the company, but I haven't found the solution yet. I have searched for the registry key you stated, but I couldn t find the path in my system registry. Does anybody know th

[WiX-users] MSI with an icon?

Dear All, I hope you are fine and doing well. How can we create a setup file which already has an icon? I had a quick search, but I found nothing about it. I'd be very thankful if you inform me about each and every kind of material which explains this. Thank you in advance, ---

[WiX-users] Creating shortcut without copying file.

Dear All, I hope you are fine and doing well. Is it possible to create a shortcut for a file which already exists on the user's machine? I need to create a shortcut uninstaller for the product, and it is possible by creating a shortcut to the "msiexec.exe" which already exists on the Windows\S

Re: [WiX-users] Validate the install path

Dear Bob, Thanks a lot for the answer. It surely is very helpful. I'm going to work on it now. But one more question: Is it possible to use this with "WiXUI_INSTALLDIR" and WiX-2.0? I've used them for my software, and I prefer not to change it, but it seems that this is one of the features of WiX-3

[WiX-users] Validate the install path

Dear friends, I hope you are fine and doing well. Thank you for the helps you've ever done I have a problem with custom actions, which couldn’t find its solution. One of the files which is going to be installed on the target machine can not work if there is a space in the path, so I need to chec

[WiX-users] Important: Check for space in the path

I'm so sorry to send this email again. I need an urgent answer for this problem, and it seems that this mailing list is my last resort. This is my problem: I have created an installer with "WiXUi.InstallDir". I need to check the install path that the user selects and not let him continue the inst

[WiX-users] CustomAction - Check for space

Hi everybody, Hope you are fine. I have created an installer with "WiXUi.InstallDir". I need to check the install path that the user selects and not let him continue the installation if the path contains a space. The installation is continued when the user choose a path which does not contain a s

[WiX-users] WiXUI Library

Dear All, I have decided to use the WiXUI.INSTALLDIR to create a file installer. I want to know if I can manage the dialogs that are used in the WiXUI library. Is it possible to use the dialogs in some other sequence, or put custom dialogs between two of them? In fact, I need a dialog to let the

[WiX-users] Problem with Registry

ns a really simple and exhaustive > explanation about this issue. > > Hope this helps, > Boris > Original Messages: > Riyaz Mogharabin wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > > > I have to read a registry value from a specific key ( lets say > > HKLM\Softwar

[WiX-users] Problem Reading Registry

Hi everybody, I have to read a registry value from a specific key ( lets say HKLM\Software\Company\ ) and this value contains the path to the location where we need to install the software (so the format of the value will be something like "C:\Company\HomeDir\" ). How can I get this value by us

[WiX-users] Some Problems with WiXUI.InstallDir

Dear Friends, Hi. I am very new to this WiX toolset. I started to create an installer for some files in the last week. In fact, I need to create an installer exactly the same as the ones previously created with other Installer creator programs for previous Versions. I have used the WiXUI.InstallDir