[WiX-users] Any way to get a bundle to use updated MSI packages without having to rebuild the bundle?

2014-09-25 Thread Mike Tanfield
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[WiX-users] Dynamically adding files during Installation

2014-09-11 Thread Mike Burdick
in our managed BootStrapper. I'm not clear what happens during Uninstall if the *.execpkg files no longer reside in the Application Folder. Could someone recommend the best approach along with some code samples?

[WiX-users] Prevent old InstallShield version from installing over WiX

2014-08-04 Thread Mike Schuett
ions and I end up with two installations. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Prevent-old-InstallShield-version-from-installing-over-WiX-tp7596218.html Sent from the wix-users ma

[WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper Error Handling

2014-04-23 Thread Mike Tanfield
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[WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper Error Handling

2014-04-23 Thread Mike Tanfield
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Re: [WiX-users] How to read an MSI's Product GUID from Bootstrapper Application?

2014-03-11 Thread Mike Tanfield
I was able to add the version number via the binding variable, but I am unable to find variables for the GUIDS or URL. Is it possible to pass those variables to the bundle? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-read-an-MSI-s-Produc

[WiX-users] How to read an MSI's Product GUID from Bootstrapper Application?

2014-03-10 Thread Mike Tanfield
o the main .exe's auto-update mechanism? Thanks, Mike -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph da

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2013-08-14 Thread Mike Scott
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[WiX-users] per user or per machine managed bootstrapper

2013-07-30 Thread Mike Myers
thout having to "run as administrator"? Do I need to make a call to Engine.Elevate? If so, where is the correct place to make this call at? I've tried a number of places in my code. I see the UAC warning dialog but it doesn't change how the MSI is installed. Thanks

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Mike Myers
XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P] Classification: Public How are you asking the user to give the administrator account then? -Original Message- From: Mike Myers [mailto:mike.my...@naucountry.com] Sent: July-24-13 11:43 AM To

Re: [WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade [P]

2013-07-24 Thread Mike Myers
administrator account during major upgrade [P] Classification: Public Is this a custom action you are using? Anyway you could use something like: NOT WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED -Original Message- From: Mike Myers [mailto:mike.my...@naucountry.com] Sent: July-24-13 11:02 AM To: wix-users

[WiX-users] prompt for administrator account during major upgrade

2013-07-24 Thread Mike Myers
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Re: [WiX-users] Heat - Include question

2013-05-28 Thread Mike Carlson
ne’ > and ‘Administrators’ may be entered in English and are mapped to > well-known SIDs.” Or there will be localization problems when > installed in other languages? > > Do you have some recommendations? > > Thanks a lot for your time. > > > > 2013/5/22 BGINFO4X : >

Re: [WiX-users] Quick help..

2013-05-21 Thread Mike Carlson
I agree with John - please avoid setting the arpsystemcomponent. It's extremely annoying to install something and be unable to uninstall it from the UI, and is really only meant for system components that make no sense to uninstall. I suggest you author a burn bundle to hide all the individual MSI

Re: [WiX-users] Force MSI Overwrite the files.

2013-05-21 Thread Mike Carlson
When you say "another package", I assume you mean another MSI? Make sure the component GUIDs in your MSI match the component GUIDs in the other MSI so you don't break the component rules, and then for any of the files that have file versions (such as .exe or .dll files), make sure your version num

Re: [WiX-users] Quick help..

2013-05-21 Thread Mike Carlson
Chain all the MSI files you want to install with a burn bundle. It will by default not show each MSI it installs in add/remove programs (ARP), instead you will still see a single entry in ARP for the bundle itself. Note if you do want some of your MSI's to show up individually in ARP, you can make

Re: [WiX-users] Heat - Include question

2013-05-21 Thread Mike Carlson
d version to be uninstalled as part of installing the new version. Or you might want to explore "Minor Upgrades" which are slightly lighter weight: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370037(v=vs.85).aspx . On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 9:34 AM, BGINFO4X wrote:

Re: [WiX-users] Heat - Include question

2013-05-21 Thread Mike Carlson
You should be able to. Create the shortcut in your own authoring file. To point to the file in the generated authoring, see the "Target" attribute of the shortcut element in wix.chm. On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 4:37 AM, BGINFO4X wrote: > > You should change it to this: > > > > > >

Re: [WiX-users] log stdout and stderr to the msi log

2013-05-17 Thread Mike Carlson
I don't know the direct answer to your question, but taking a step back, have you considered any alternatives instead of adding a custom action? Custom actions are notoriously difficult to write correctly, and very, very easy to get wrong. A custom action that invokes an external process (such as j

Re: [WiX-users] Heat - Include question

2013-05-17 Thread Mike Carlson
Your problem is that "basedir" isn't a child of "INSTALLDIR", it's a child of "ProgramFilesFolder". Here is your current code: You should change it to this: Also, you should pass in "-srd" on the heat commandline (suggestion #3 above), or e

Re: [WiX-users] Heat - Include question

2013-05-17 Thread Mike Carlson
The problem you're running into is that the generated components are by default generated under a directory under "TARGETDIR", not "INSTALLDIR". To override this: 1) Add (for example) "-dr foo" to your heat commandline to generate them under a directory of ID "foo" 2) In your main authoring file,

[WiX-users] restart logic following a reboot

2013-05-07 Thread Mike Myers
on to make this work correct and I have no idea what it is. I'm sure someone out there has solved this issue and I would really appreciate the help. Thanks -Mike This electronic message from NAU Country Insurance Company and any attachment to it is intended exclusively for the indi

[WiX-users] Burn as a basic bootstrapper

2012-12-03 Thread Mike Myers
uld I be better off using something else? It feels like I really should be using Burn to provide the install UI, not my MSI. Alternatively, maybe I'm thinking about how my install should work incorrectly. Thanks in advance -Mike This electronic message from NAU Country I

[WiX-users] Does anyone have a VSIX example

2012-09-20 Thread Mike Tod
x27;.F:\Users\mtod\My Documents\My Development Projects\FMIWinService\FMIWIXSetup\Product.wxs 27 1FMIWIXSetup Thanks Mike http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; xmlns:VSExtension="http://sc

[WiX-users] Want to have "devenv /setup" run when my installer runs

2012-09-07 Thread Mike Barnett
d. I tried using the log option when I run my installer, but I don't see anything in the log relating to running "devenv /setup". My installer installs for in each of the Visual Studio versions that are on the machine, e.g., both VS2010 and VS2012. Any advice would be grea

Re: [WiX-users] WIX regsvr32 with XP

2012-05-24 Thread Mike Schlueter
It sounds like you're missing the VS 2010 redistributables on the XP system. Mike Schlueter Software Engineer Phoenix Contact USA Ann Arbor, MI (734)205-5410 mschlue...@phoenixcon.com From: Jelani Jackson To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." ,

Re: [WiX-users] Using Torch.exe with Visual Studio (need WIX path)

2012-05-11 Thread Mike Schlueter
Thanks for the tips. I got it working with the system variable, and I will look into modifying the .wixproj. Mike Schlueter Software Engineer Phoenix Contact USA Ann Arbor, MI (734)205-5410 mschlue...@phoenixcon.com From: Tobias S To: "General discussion for Windows Installe

[WiX-users] Using Torch.exe with Visual Studio (need WIX path)

2012-05-10 Thread Mike Schlueter
there a variable or a way to access the WiX path from within Visual Studio? Regards, Mike Schlueter Software Engineer Phoenix Contact USA Ann Arbor, MI (734)205-5410 mschlue...@phoenixcon.com -- Live Security Vi

Re: [WiX-users] exit code for msu packages

2012-03-21 Thread Mike Riedel
As of WiX 3.6.2719.0, the standard MSU exit codes are not being handled properly by MsuPackage. In particular, the burn bootstrapper does not notice when an MSU indicates a reboot is required and instead just moves on to the next package. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installe

Re: [WiX-users] Writing JDK version verification code, and Wix debugging tip

2012-01-13 Thread Mike Rerick
llation option that > modifies the product code. > > -Original Message- > From: Mike Rerick [mailto:mrer...@iwsinc.com] > Sent: 13 January 2012 15:38 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Writing JDK version verification cod

Re: [WiX-users] Writing JDK version verification code, and Wix debugging tip

2012-01-13 Thread Mike Rerick
The app being installed is a Java app. Can't run it without Java being installed. If Java isn't installed, the installer needs to quit with an error msg to the user. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Peter Shirtcliffe wrote: > Why not check it when the application starts up ? It'll be easier to c

Re: [WiX-users] Writing JDK version verification code, and Wix debugging tip

2012-01-13 Thread Mike Rerick
Here is something I had put together quite a while ago that works for me. You should be able to modify it to do what you need. You could change the CustomAction to SetProperty elements. JAVA_JRE_HOME SetJavaJdkJreHomeVBS.wxi: http://schemas.mic

Re: [WiX-users] Concatenate 2 values

2012-01-09 Thread Mike Rerick
Use a custom action to set the Property. In the InstallExecuteSequence, call the custom action: Set the Before or After attribute to wherever you want the value set. Mike On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Bourne, Kevin < kevin.bou...@chasepaymentech.com> wrote: > Says "Co

Re: [WiX-users] SqlDatabase install optional and SqlString execute

2011-04-11 Thread Mike Menaker
helps Michael -Original Message- From: Mike Menaker [mailto:mi...@voicebox.com] Sent: Tuesday, 12 April 2011 9:47 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SqlDatabase install optional and SqlString execute The cancel will apply to only the DB creat

Re: [WiX-users] SqlDatabase install optional and SqlString execute

2011-04-11 Thread Mike Menaker
install optional and SqlString execute Mike, SqlDatabase has an option ConfirmOverwrite, if set to yes the installer will prompt if it finds a database already created, and allows you to cancel or continue. Using this option the installer only needs to deal with option 1 and you get 2 for free

[WiX-users] SqlDatabase install optional and SqlString execute

2011-04-11 Thread Mike Menaker
ld it be execute after the SqlDatabase is created? Also is wix smart enough to only run SqlString elements after a SqlDatabase is created? Thanks, Mike -- Xperia(TM) PLAY It's a major breakthrough. An authen

Re: [WiX-users] Error 26201. Error -2147467259: failed to create SQL database

2011-03-17 Thread Mike Rerick
Re-looking at your code, I noticed that some of the sql:sqlString statements don't have a sqlDb attribute on them. Not sure what the consequences are of leaving it off - I always put one on all of my sqlScript statements. Mike *Mike Rerick* *Sr. Software Engineer* [image: G

Re: [WiX-users] Error 26201. Error -2147467259: failed to create SQL database

2011-03-17 Thread Mike Rerick
Kim, I looked at your code. Seems to be OK. Looking at my sql scripts, I have a GO command after each group of statements. Have you tried adding GO at the end of each of your SQL commands? Mike *Mike Rerick* *Sr. Software Engineer* [image: Google Docs] <http://www.iwsinc.

Re: [WiX-users] Error 26201. Error -2147467259: failed to create SQL database

2011-03-17 Thread Mike Rerick
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Re: [WiX-users] C# Custom Action questions

2011-03-13 Thread Mike Edenfield
On 3/11/2011 9:27 AM, Kevin Burton wrote: > Along these same lines I tried building the CA project setting the target as > x64 just to see if this made a difference. I did get a different error > message but it still didn't work: > > MSI (s) (60:80) [08:07:23:231]: Created Custom Action Server wi

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper

2011-02-09 Thread Mike Edenfield
hose components are only included in the Visual Studio bundled SDKs. Who knows :\ If you have Visual Studio, you'll need to use the components from the SDK that shipped with that (7.0a, for example). --Mike -- The

[WiX-users] Incorrect ICE81 when using PackageCertificates

2011-02-08 Thread Mike Edenfield
getting this warning. I'm assuming that the ICE validation routines run by WiX aren't updated for Windows Installer 4.5; is there a way to get them updated? --Mike -- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit

Re: [WiX-users] Detecting architecture of WiX build host (x86 vs. x64)...

2010-11-14 Thread Mike Edenfield
\DevExpress.DLL"?> > 14.5\Bin\Dotnet\v20"?> Thank you! This does, indeed, work exactly as we need it to. --Mike -- Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture Simplifying e

[WiX-users] Detecting architecture of WiX build host (x86 vs. x64)...

2010-11-11 Thread Mike Edenfield
ers should be used to find these components? --Mike -- Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell EqualLogic storage and VMwa

Re: [WiX-users] Yet another localization question

2010-08-18 Thread Mike Carlisle
Thank you, that confirms my current understanding :) I hadn't released that cultures were just for fall-backs and couldn't understand why light accepted multiple wxls of different locales when the MSI can only hold 1. On 18 August 2010 14:53, Mike Carlisle wrote: > Thank you, tha

[WiX-users] WIXUI source?

2010-08-18 Thread Mike Carlisle
the original WIXUI_Mondo screen, so that I can modify it into the layout used by SampleCustomUI7.wxs whilst preserving the existing localizable strings. If I'm missing something please shout. Thanks, Mike -- This S

Re: [WiX-users] Yet another localization question

2010-08-18 Thread Mike Carlisle
Thank you - the first part of that makes perfect sense. The second part is still a little ambiguous to me. When you say the cultures flag decides which .wxl files are processed this implies that the MSI can contain more than one locale, ( as the cultures flag takes a list of cultures). I didn't th

Re: [WiX-users] Yet another localization question

2010-08-17 Thread Mike Carlisle
olset and the SDK you have all the necessary > tools to create whatever you engineer. > > -Original Message- > From: Mike Carlisle [mailto:moik...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:09 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users

[WiX-users] Yet another localization question

2010-08-17 Thread Mike Carlisle
What is the purpose if not to produce a single MSI with multi-language support? Am I missing something? Thanks, Mike -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry

Re: [WiX-users] Unable to use msiexec /i /qn

2010-06-14 Thread Mike Gallaway
If it works using "/qb" compare the InstallUISequence table versus the InstallExecuteSequence table. There may be a CA that runs in the InstallUISequence that needs to the InstallExecuteSequence. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Unabl

Re: [WiX-users] Help related to AppPool

2010-06-09 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
xist when something needed it. That solution probably doesn't fit your situation, so another solution is if you don't want the app pool to be removed on uninstall, put it in its own component and make the component "Permanent". Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message

Re: [WiX-users] XMLFile not Finding file to Edit Even Though File is Verified There

2010-05-06 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
figuration file. The two Web.config files are both for IIS7. I'll check. -- John M. Cooper Volt at Microsoft -Original Message- From: Mike Carlson (DEV DIV) [mailto:mica...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 2:15 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolse

Re: [WiX-users] XMLFile not Finding file to Edit Even Though File is Verified There

2010-05-06 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
what error code. Another possibility - is it possible the permissions on a parent directory of this file are extremely restrictive? Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: John Cooper (Volt) [mailto:a-jc...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 12:02 PM To: General discuss

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.5 Source Code

2010-04-28 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
Yes, we still use nant/wix.build, and "make.bat" should work. I don't have direct experience with the wix CVS repository, but I would think it's best to begin building from cvs. If there is a problem, certainly it's something we will want to fix. -Original Message- From: Neil Sleighthol

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.5 dutil.lib build

2010-04-28 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
Just saw your later reply with the solution to your own problem; sorry for the spam everyone. Threads on this alias aren't well-organized in my mail viewer, and I often forget to manually check if there is a later reply to a thread, before replying myself... Thanks, Mike Ca

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.5 dutil.lib build

2010-04-28 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
The VerQueryValueW() call has been there since WiX 3.5 forked from WiX 3.0, so I don't think this problem is necessarily Unicode-related. Perhaps you only recently started using FileUtil's FileVersion() function (which requires "version.lib" to be linked in)? Try adding "version.lib" to the lis

Re: [WiX-users] 64-bit WiX

2010-04-20 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
Please file a bug for this, if you haven't already. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Navid Azimi-Garakani [mailto:naz...@microsoft.com] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 4:14 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64-bit WiX T

Re: [WiX-users] bug in Light

2010-04-19 Thread Mike Rerick
Thanks Dave. I don't know why I didn't see that. I looked at it several times. On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Dave Brotherstone wrote: > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Mike Rerick wrote: > > > > > Is there a work-around I can do to get this installer to build?

[WiX-users] bug in Light

2010-04-19 Thread Mike Rerick
compile and link from an Ant script. Is there a work-around I can do to get this installer to build? Thanks Mike Ant script fragment

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Digital Signature to MSI

2010-04-19 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
ignia, and it will update your MSI appropriately, according to the way you signed your cabs. If you use MSBuild, this integrates well with MSBuild as well - see the WiX 3.5 CHM page on "Insignia" for instructions to use insignia with MSBuild. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Orig

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Digital Signature to MSI

2010-04-13 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
tool called "Insignia" to make this process easier - see wix.chm for more information about Insignia in WiX 3.5. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Christof Schmutz [mailto:christof.schm...@cstsoft.de] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:07 AM To: General discussion for Win

Re: [WiX-users] How to create web app/service on IIS 7 with WiX 3.0

2010-04-01 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
nd I made it to be executed after ConfigureIIs (in Wix 3.5 I changed to be after ConfigureIIs7), but from log file I can see that website was not created after ConfigureIIs7 action. Can you please specify name after which IIS action I should execute mine custom action? -Original Mess

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.5: Error in HEAT

2010-03-31 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
Also, what version of the tools are you running? Have you tried "3.0 RTM" or a recent 3.5 weekly release? -Original Message- From: s...@pacaccess.com [mailto:s...@pacaccess.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:26 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re

Re: [WiX-users] How to create web app/service on IIS 7 with WiX 3.0

2010-03-29 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
s before about the same thing: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2961215&group_id=105970&; atid=642714 Is it the same as yours? And Mike already fixed it in the latest Wix build which should be available today. -Original Message- From: Mike Carlson (DEV DIV) [mailto:m

[WiX-users] dark bug?

2010-03-25 Thread Mike Rerick
Registry column, where xxx are the same numbers (i.e., 109). None of the other column data for the "identical" keys are the same in the Registry table. Is this a bug in dark? Thanks Mike dark -x \_Files \.msm -o \.wxs Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Decompiler version 3.5.1519.0 Co

Re: [WiX-users] How to create web app/service on IIS 7 with WiX 3.0

2010-03-25 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
I'd file a bug with the authoring you pasted below, and the answers to these questions, if possible: What's the exact error message you get (use a verbose logfile to find out)? Does it work correctly if you install to an IIS6 machine? Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message-

Re: [WiX-users] heat Harvest Types of project not working

2010-03-24 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
It shouldn't be giving this message, but have you tried building the project? I ask because it could be a secondary file (like the primary output) that heat is trying to open (and is causing the exception to occur). -Original Message- From: Bill McCormick (LIST) [mailto:wpmccorm...@ace-c

Re: [WiX-users] Registering a COM DLL

2010-03-23 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
The recommended way now is typically to run heat.exe to "harvest" the com registration information out of your DLL. This way it won't actually run the code from the DLL at install-time (which is more likely to fail, won't handle all of MSI's transactionality appropriately, and is generally a non

Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

2010-03-22 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
I just realized this was already replied to. Apologies for the spam, everyone. -Original Message- From: Mike Carlson (DEV DIV) Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:26 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] (no subject) The problem you're running into is that i

Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

2010-03-22 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
The problem you're running into is that in the MSI world, "[PropertyName]" is used to dynamically (at install-time) pull in the value of a property. So, you need to escape your bracket so it isn't looked at in that way. To escape "[" replace it with "[\[]" To escape "]" replace it with "[\]]" T

Re: [WiX-users] WIX 2.0 on IIS 7.5 with IIS 6.0 Compatiblity Mode

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
DirProperties is part of IIS, etc. Then during both compile and link, you need to reference the right extension too when compiling, like: Candle -ext wixutilextension file.wxs Light -ext wixutilextension file.wixobj Hopefully you get the idea. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Origin

Re: [WiX-users] WIX 2.0 on IIS 7.5 with IIS 6.0 Compatiblity Mode

2010-03-16 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
om: Navid Azimi-Garakani Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 8:34 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: Mike Carlson (DEV DIV) Subject: RE: WIX 2.0 on IIS 7.5 with IIS 6.0 Compatiblity Mode I should mention that that errors are primarily trivial with the exception of the followin

Re: [WiX-users] WIX 2.0 on IIS 7.5 with IIS 6.0 Compatiblity Mode

2010-03-15 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
't require the IIS6 compatibility layer (but 3.5 is still under development, so expect some bugs if you try 3.5). Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Navid Azimi-Garakani [mailto:naz...@microsoft.com] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 2:29 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.ne

Re: [WiX-users] Trying to download latest WiX 3.5 drop

2010-03-12 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
I can't help with the CVS issues, but to download the latest official build of 3.5, you want the "weekly releases" page, linked from wix.sf.net. The direct link to weekly releases page is here: http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/ Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message-

Re: [WiX-users] Single msi with multi languages installs according to OS display language

2010-03-08 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
You need to use a bootstrapper (an EXE designed for running one or more installation packages) that will pass the appropriate language property to the MSI at install-time. WiX 3.5 will have a bootstrapper called Burn, but it's still under development right now. Thanks, Mike Ca

[WiX-users] wrapping compiled c#.net into MSI

2010-03-06 Thread Mike Mike
I read the example from the wix tutorials on how to do custom actions that are not a part of Wix. The tutorial states to use a dll and gives an example in c. Problem is I can't read c so I do not understand what is going on (vb.net and c# work for me). I created a simple dll in c# to create

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstall failure in full UI mode when per Machine installation is used

2010-03-03 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
I believe you want to list these properties as the value of the built-in "SecureCustomProperties" property, so they will be set in the server context as well. Try adding something like this to your authoring: Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message-

Re: [WiX-users] How to select between SQL Authentication and Integrated Authentication during the install of the msi?

2010-02-23 Thread Mike Rerick
This is what I have done for all of my database installs. I took the standard FeatureTree and extended it with some additional screens. I use a third party custom action to get a list of db servers that are available. Hope this helps. Also, see http://wix.mindcapers.com/wiki/WiX_and_SQLServer I

Re: [WiX-users] Interrupting a WiX build

2010-02-10 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
checks for the cancel between each file. - Original Message - From: Mike Carlson (DEV DIV) To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Sent: Tue Feb 09 17:23:12 2010 Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Interrupting a WiX build Do the cancel build (etc.) buttons work? If you'

Re: [WiX-users] Interrupting a WiX build

2010-02-09 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
Do the cancel build (etc.) buttons work? If you're sure the regular "cancel build" options that work for C++ / C# builds aren't working for wix (either the options aren't visible, or the options are visible but don't function as you feel they should), go ahead and file a bug against WiX 3.5 / V

Re: [WiX-users] Creation of an application pool on IIS7 installed on a server cluster

2010-01-29 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
ow to reproduce the problem as you can in the bug, and the log excerpts you've already provided in this e-mail are perfect; make sure to include those in your bug reports too. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Matteo Canessa [mailto:matteo.cane...@microarea.it] Sent: Frida

Re: [WiX-users] Creation of an application pool on IIS7 installed on a server cluster

2010-01-28 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
as much repro information as you can. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Matteo Canessa [mailto:matteo.cane...@microarea.it] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:53 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Creation of an application pool on IIS7 install

Re: [WiX-users] installing SSL website on IIS 7.5 using Wix 3.0

2010-01-27 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
that solves the problem? If it doesn't solve the problem, file a bug on sourceforge against v3.5, attach a repro (make sure to exclude any sensitive things from your authoring, if there are any), and attach a verbose MSI log of the install which didn't seem to work. Thanks, Mi

Re: [WiX-users] unexplained Custom Action failure

2010-01-07 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
esign is that users should only write declarative authoring to represent the things they want installed, and let the installation engine (and/or the built-in wix custom actions) handle the actual installation for you. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: phillip_sid...@delltea

Re: [WiX-users] Building Votive - Email found in subject

2010-01-06 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
Look closely; some of the link was cut off and placed in the next line, and this portion was excluded from the hyperlink. If you include the "ine.html" from the next line in the part that's hyperlinked, the link works for me. -Original Message- From: Jahanzeb Khan [mailto:jk...@commondes

[WiX-users] Force upgrade of a file in the GAC regardless ofthe version number

2009-11-23 Thread Mike Dion
I have an application which needs to install new bits for Interop.FOOBARLib.DLL to the GAC. The problem is that the version number is the same as the old version and the new bits do not get written the GAC on an upgrade. We execute the RemoveExistingProducts action after the InstallFinalize actio

Re: [WiX-users] New to wix: LGHT0036: Could not find extension 'WixUIExtension'

2009-11-10 Thread Mike Rerick
inker... "%WIX_BIN_PATH%\light.exe" -out "installer.msi" "installer.wixobj" -ext "%WIX_EXT_PATH%\WixUIExtension.dll" -ext "%WIX_EXT_PATH%\WixUtilExtension.dll" -ext "%WIX_EXT_PATH%\WixSqlExtension.dll" if errorlevel 1 goto linkerr Mike

Re: [WiX-users] IIS7 and WiX 3.5.1023.0

2009-11-05 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
It sounds to me like a bug. Please file one - don't forget to copy all the helpful information (version information, sample authoring + log failure messages) from your mail into the bug. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Duncan Kelbie [mailto:duncan.kel...@neural

Re: [WiX-users] Build speedup

2009-11-04 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
en let it be a cab external to the MSI (set Media/@EmbedCab to no) instead of embedded in the MSI, and wix shouldn't have to do anything with it if it hasn't changed. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Kim Gybels [mailto:kim.gyb...@metris.com] Sent: Wednesda

Re: [WiX-users] Link error for dutil.lib

2009-11-03 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
- Von: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Gesendet: Montag, 2. November 2009 23:00 An: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Link error for dutil.lib Are you building 32-bit, or some flavor of 64-bit? -Original Message- From: Mike Carlson (DEV DIV

Re: [WiX-users] Link error for dutil.lib

2009-11-02 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
Did you try a clean build? i.e. Delete your build output directory and build again. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:chunyan.ji...@ge.com] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 7:20 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] WiX and certificates

2009-10-05 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
you referring to a repair scenario, or "uninstall" then "install"? Also, if you have a repro sample (with logs) using a dummy cert, that will help the investigation. Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: phillip_sid...@dellteam.com [mailto:phillip_sid...@dellte

Re: [WiX-users] Update adding a new compontent

2009-10-02 Thread Stout, Mike
Mike -Original Message- From: Stout, Mike [mailto:mike.st

Re: [WiX-users] How to find the installed path for update

2009-10-02 Thread Stout, Mike
. Mike -Original Message- From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:chunyan.ji...@ge.com] Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 8:26 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users

Re: [WiX-users] WiX and certificates

2009-10-01 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
erver. AddMachineCertificate: Error 0x80092004: Could not locate key pair from PFX file. AddMachineCertificate: Error 0x80092004: Failed to install certificate. AddMachineCertificate: Error 0x80092004: Failed to install per-machine certificate. - Phil -Original Message- From: Mike Carlson (DE

Re: [WiX-users] WiX and certificates

2009-10-01 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
1) What version of WiX are you using? 2) What error message do you see in a verbose logfile in the event of failure? 3) Have you tried making the associated Component Permanent? Thanks, Mike Carlson -Original Message- From: phillip_sid...@dellteam.com [mailto:phillip_sid...@dellteam.com

Re: [WiX-users] Square Brackets in a Custom Action

2009-09-30 Thread Mike Carlson (DEV DIV)
e to do things like this yourself. Anyway, to answer your original question, try escaping them like this: "[\[]" (without quotes) for the open square bracket. "[\]]" (without quotes) for the ending square bracket. I believe this is the standard MSI way to e

Re: [WiX-users] Update adding a new compontent

2009-09-25 Thread Stout, Mike
option of removing a specific version or completely removing all of the installed versions. Correct. File names and paths for VS support stay the same. Preference would be to release a single MSI that can be run from windows. Mike -Original Message- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com

[WiX-users] Update adding a new compontent

2009-09-24 Thread Stout, Mike
behavior without having to change the product ID? Mike -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills

[WiX-users] verbose log files

2009-09-22 Thread Mike Rerick
line: msiexec /i msiname.msi LOGVERBOSE=1 /l*v logname.log I am using MSI 4.5 and WiX 3.0.5210.0. Everything is running on Windows XP SP2 or SP3. I was wondering if anyone else has seen this and if so, how do I prevent this from happening? Thanks *Mike Rerick* *Sr. Software Engineer

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