Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-22 Thread Blair Murri
In the one component it will probably be the other RegistryValue, in the other it will be the component's Directory -Blair > Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:06:06 -0800 > From: phogl...@rimage.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry k

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-19 Thread Shyam Kannam
:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:20 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM You need to decide the bitness of that package and ideally say something explicit in the components and in the Package Platform -

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-19 Thread Phill Hogland
I don't mean to add any confusion to this thread, but I am curious. If keypath="no" in the above code, what is the keypath in this situation? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Adding-a-registry-key-to-HKLM-tp7591371p7591443.html Sent

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-19 Thread Phil Wilson
D5DFEA7D" > >> >> > KeyPath="no"/> >> > Type="string" /> >> >> >> > Guid="299F0B6F-5388-92F8-391F-3133F146CA03"> >> > Source="$(var.Proj

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-19 Thread Phil Wilson
-3133F146CA03"> > Source="$(var.ProjectDir)\Docs\Readme.txt" KeyPath="yes" /> > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 1:16 AM > To

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-19 Thread Shyam Kannam
ller XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM You aren’t providing enough code here to verify a complete repro, and the obvious repro from the code you do provide actually does work. Please provide a complete example of a failing case, and please include the associated ver

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-19 Thread Blair Murri
y suggestions would be helpful. -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 8:22 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-18 Thread Shyam Kannam
y suggestions would be helpful. -Original Message- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 8:22 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM Yes of

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-18 Thread Phil Wilson
; > > > -Original Message- > > From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:51 PM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM > > > > Tried HKMU - but

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
res it. > > > -Original Message- > From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:51 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM > > Tried HKMU - but the key is just ign

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Rob Mensching
The WiX toolset supports everything the Windows Installer supports. -Original Message- From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 4:28 PM To: 'General discussion about the WiX toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry k

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Shyam Kannam
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM Tried HKMU - but the key is just ignored. Key is not created neither in HKLM nor in HKCU. This is the same behavior with HKLM. Logs also doesn’t give me any hint on why it is getting ignored. Sent from Windows Mail From

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Phil Wilson
tp://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ICE57-with-HKMU-tt5795201.html#a5796717 > ) > > > But really, why is it a requirement for this RegistryKey be associated > with the shortcut, which shouldn't have anything to do with a service (IE, > can't they be two

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Phil Wilson
In some ways the ICE error reflects the fact that you are trying to deal with two separate things here, one for the user and one for the service. The service doesn't need a shortcut. It needs only the ProductCode somewhere in the registry where it can find it, and frankly I wouldn't use msiexec.ex

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Shyam Kannam
n > suppress the one invalid ICE message. ( > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ICE57-with-HKMU-tt5795201.html#a5796717 > ) > > > But really, why is it a requirement for this RegistryKey be associated > with the shortcut, which shouldn't have anything

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Shyam Kannam
Hi Phil, Yes, the service doesn’t need a shortcut - it is just a convenience for the user to uninstall. I now put the registry entries in a separate component. But am unable to add the key to HKLM - I don’t get compile errors now, though the installation is successful, I don’t see the key cre

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Shyam Kannam
eforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM I’m running into issues to add couple registry keys to HKLM hive. This is a requirement for the project to add the key to HKLM as they can be accessed from a local system service. HKCU is not accessible from a local system service.

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Hoover, Jacob
, December 17, 2013 1:23 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM I’m running into issues to add couple registry keys to HKLM hive. This is a requirement for the project to add the key to HKLM as they can be accessed from a local system service. H

[WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Shyam Kannam
I’m running into issues to add couple registry keys to HKLM hive. This is a requirement for the project to add the key to HKLM as they can be accessed from a local system service. HKCU is not accessible from a local system service. When I use the code below, I’m getting ICE errors. Tried dif