[WiX-users] How to handle restarts in burn required by dependencies? - Please

2011-12-15 Thread Roy Chastain
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[WiX-users] How to handle restarts in burn required by dependencies?

2011-12-11 Thread Roy Chastain
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=164193"; DetectCondition="Netfx4FullVersion AND (NOT VersionNT64 OR Netfx4x64FullVersion)" /> -------

[WiX-users] Burn, ManagedBootstrapperApplication, SQL and Custom Detection

2011-12-10 Thread Roy Chastain
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Re: [WiX-users] Microsoft VC Merge Modules and MSPs

2011-08-17 Thread Roy Chastain
brary be a prerequisite installed by the bootstrapper. I realize this is not the answer to your question, but I hope you find it useful food for thought. ------ Ro

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action Doubts

2011-08-12 Thread Roy Chastain
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Re: [WiX-users] Populating a ListBox At Runtime - VB.NET Custom Action

2011-08-09 Thread Roy Chastain
the web site. (Also, note that you must run the msi as elevated on Window Vista and up to enumerate the websites.) https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=6372e0958f1d1d72&sc=documents&id=6372E095 8F1D1D72%21184# ---------- Roy

[WiX-users] Some help with WiXLib files with bound files - Internals Question

2011-08-04 Thread Roy Chastain
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Re: [WiX-users] Lit and -bf option - What does it really do?

2011-08-01 Thread Roy Chastain
XML v3.5\bin\\WixNetFxExtension.dll" obj\Release\KMSYSTransportLib.wixobj ..\..\CoreLibrary\bin\release\WixLibMSVC_90_30729.5570-Private.wixlib 3> Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Library Tool version 3.5.2519

Re: [WiX-users] Lit and -bf option - What does it really do?

2011-07-29 Thread Roy Chastain
cluding the binaries, but does not use them at reference time. Is there a media statement or such that I might me missing for the lib build? This is happening with both 3.5 release and current build of 3.6. VS 2010 SP1 Windows Vista SP2 x64 -----

[WiX-users] Lit and -bf option - What does it really do?

2011-07-29 Thread Roy Chastain
are not dependent on the input binaries? -- Roy Chastain -- Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't as

[WiX-users] Is there a WiXlib viewer/decompiler?

2011-07-29 Thread Roy Chastain
somewhat challenging. -- Roy Chastain -- Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often.

Re: [WiX-users] What is the purpose of the auto start that is created

2011-07-28 Thread Roy Chastain
tant registry keys should be complaining about this action. ------ Roy Chastain -- Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on,

[WiX-users] Using a localization file in a WiXlib

2011-07-25 Thread Roy Chastain
alogs? In other words, there is more to localization than I understand. ------ Roy Chastain -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based

[WiX-users] What is the purpose of the auto start that is created when Wix is installed?

2011-07-25 Thread Roy Chastain
I think the title says it all. Thanks -- Roy Chastain -- Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual

Re: [WiX-users] Manifest for Burn Bootstrapper

2011-07-21 Thread Roy Chastain
ent step to add our own manifest to the BA after it is built, but that just become more complicated and is subject to failure if you add/change things in Burn's manifest. ---------- Roy

Re: [WiX-users] Burn using an old copy of an embedded msi

2011-07-13 Thread Roy Chastain
> Hmm, sounds like Burn did not fully rollback the Bundle when your MSI > failed. In that case, you might want to uninstall the previous Bundle before > trying the new one. Also, the Burn log file should show you (during Detect) > whether a package was already cached or not. Yes, the log indicates

Re: [WiX-users] Should Burn download an exe package that is not needed

2011-07-13 Thread Roy Chastain
Should it do that? As far as asking is concerned, that is not necessarily a bad idea. It should become an optional setting. ------ Roy Chastain -

[WiX-users] Burn using an old copy of an embedded msi

2011-07-12 Thread Roy Chastain
application is run. After all, we have already downloaded it so we should use it. Granted this view might be opposition to some orthogonal thought process that says that cache=yes should be consistent irrespective of compress=yes/no. -----

[WiX-users] Questions about the Burn bootstrapper "installing" itself

2011-07-12 Thread Roy Chastain
e "installed". I am trying to understand the big picture with Burn, but I am struggling. ---------- Roy Chastain -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for

[WiX-users] Should Burn download an exe package that is not needed

2011-07-12 Thread Roy Chastain
. However, Burn asked if I would like it to download the package and it did do a download. Is that correct behavior? -- Roy Chastain -- AppSumo Presents

[WiX-users] How to have Burn start an MSI with User Interface enabled?

2011-07-12 Thread Roy Chastain
I make the MSI display its normal UI? ------ Roy Chastain -- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator o

[WiX-users] Options button in Burn application

2011-07-12 Thread Roy Chastain
not, is my best bet attempting to learn from the example by using HyperlinkTheme.xml RTFTheme.xml? ------ Roy Chastain -- All of the data generated

[WiX-users] What is the usage of Name and SourceFIle on

2011-07-12 Thread Roy Chastain
beyond wonderful if WiX could use the same input (to define a file and its download) that the "GenerateBootstrapper" action uses so that we do not have to reinvent the wheel every time MS releases a new package. ------

Re: [WiX-users] What is the purpose of the MbaNetfxPackageId and MbaPreqPackageName variables

2011-07-08 Thread Roy Chastain
L extension, but again, do idea. The last BAL I knew was IBM assembler :-) ---------- Roy Chastain -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is serious

Re: [WiX-users] What is the purpose of the MbaNetfxPackageId and MbaPreqPackageName variables

2011-07-06 Thread Roy Chastain
that the Burn bootstrapper REQUIRES .NET 4.0 to run? I am only wanting to install 3.5SP1 for my application, not for extension etc for Burn. ------ Roy Chastain ---

Re: [WiX-users] What is the usage of Name and SrouceFIle on the

2011-07-06 Thread Roy Chastain
t say for sure, but I would not expect that behavior from the MS supplied SETUP.exe bootstrapper. ------ Roy Chastain -- All of the data generated in your IT

[WiX-users] What is the purpose of the MbaNetfxPackageId and MbaPreqPackageName variables

2011-07-06 Thread Roy Chastain
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[WiX-users] What is the usage of Name and SrouceFIle on the xxxPackage statement?

2011-07-06 Thread Roy Chastain
tfx35SP1FullVersion AND (NOT VersionNT64 OR Netfx35SP1x64FullVersion)" /> ------ Roy Chastain -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record

Re: [WiX-users] Use of DllSurrogate on the AppId statement

2009-11-10 Thread Roy Chastain
I am not an expert at using any of the bug stuff, but I went to the tracker, put DllSurrogate into the box and click search. No results. That leads me to believe it was not a reported bug. Did I miss a step? -- Roy Chastain

Re: [WiX-users] Error message "Cannot convert RelativePathinto Registry elements."

2009-11-10 Thread Roy Chastain
am trying to get all the registry entries that are created by RegAsm created with as few manual entries as possible. I have to add the AppId etc because I am also registering the COM object for elevation. -- Roy Chastain

[WiX-users] Error message "Cannot convert RelativePath into Registry elements."

2009-11-09 Thread Roy Chastain
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[WiX-users] Use of DllSurrogate on the AppId statement

2009-11-09 Thread Roy Chastain
te value and that is not the same as it being the empty string. I am not an expert on COM but, I believe that I really need the DLLSurrogate value in the registry. Any comments? -------

[WiX-users] Please explain - "ran your entire MSI elevated"

2009-09-11 Thread Roy Chastain
Rob Mensching just made the reply below and I don't want to hi-jack that conversation, but I would like an explanation of that that statement. Do we have control over what part of the install is elevated and if so, how? -----

Re: [WiX-users] installing an application as a pure x86 app on Vista 64.

2009-09-10 Thread Roy Chastain
the x64 bit machines that reference them instead of the x86 drivers. While it might be possible to include them in a 8x6 setup I do not believe that it is. -- Roy Chastain -Original Message- From: dvo...@icrcompany.com

Re: [WiX-users] installing an application as a pure x86 app on Vista 64.

2009-09-10 Thread Roy Chastain
load a 32-bit DLL. You must compile at least the main program as x86. All of the managed (CLR) DLLs will then be loaded and jited as 32-bit and then the application can load the 32-bit only DLLs. -- Roy Chastain -Original

Re: [WiX-users] How to install/register a managed (clr) com object

2009-09-09 Thread Roy Chastain
associated method, but my guess is that I have to go through either REGASM or a DLL that it calls. -- Roy Chastain -Original Message- From: Jaspreet Nabha [mailto:jaspreet.na...@headstrong.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 09

[WiX-users] How to install/register a managed (clr) com object

2009-09-09 Thread Roy Chastain
I am using Wix 3.0 release. I have a managed dll that has a class exposed to com. The normal registration process for this dll is Regasm /codebase /tlb dllname.dll AND if on a x64 bit system Regasm64 /codebase /tlb dllname.dll This works when the dll is not in the GAC. If the dll is placed in

[WiX-users] Installing a managed (clr) com object

2009-08-28 Thread Roy Chastain
I am using Wix 3.0 release. I have a managed dll that has a class exposed to com. The normal registration process for this dll is Regasm /codebase /tlb dllname.dll AND if on a x64 bit system Regasm64 /codebase /tlb dllname.dll This works when the dll is not in the GAC. If the dll is placed in