Re: [WiX-users] Files In Use Problem

2011-04-18 Thread Umeshj
When is REP scheduled? Is the agent installed in GAC? Depending upon answers to these you maybe running into a bug in Wiindows Installer. See if http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905238 is applicable in your case. Umesh -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.

[WiX-users] Files In Use Problem

2011-04-15 Thread Michael Tissington
I have a problem with an upgrade from an Install Shield package to a Wix package Both packages install the FlexNet product from InstallShield and the update (major upgrade) Wix package is pushed to the client using the installed FlexNet. The Wix upgrade does a RemoveExistingProducts and correctly

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-20 Thread Bob Arnson
Neil Sleightholm wrote: > Does anyone know how to take this up with the Windows Installer team to > see if there any sort of workaround or to at least bring it to their > attention? > AFAIK, the only way is to open a support ticket. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-20 Thread Neil Sleightholm
of workaround or to at least bring it to their attention? Neil -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: 19 May 2009 09:49 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use I have been doing some more

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-19 Thread Bob Arnson
Neil Sleightholm wrote: > Yes, 4.5 on Vista and 5.0 on Windows 7 both show the same problem. > Sorry, worth a shot. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check ou

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-19 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Yes, 4.5 on Vista and 5.0 on Windows 7 both show the same problem. Neil -Original Message- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: 19 May 2009 13:20 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use Neil Sleightholm wrote: >

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-19 Thread Bob Arnson
Neil Sleightholm wrote: > I have been doing some more research on this and have found that restart > manager only reads the first entry in the ServiceControl table and this > must be a service stop. Are you using MSI 4.5 on Vista? There were some Restart Manager integration bugs fixed in 4.5. -

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-19 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I have been doing some more research on this and have found that restart manager only reads the first entry in the ServiceControl table and this must be a service stop. If you have more than one service or have a separate start and stop and stop is not first it doesn't detect that the service will

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-14 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Use being shown there before - exactly where is your RemoveExistingProducts sequenced? Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:03 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-14 Thread Wilson, Phil
n there before - exactly where is your RemoveExistingProducts sequenced? Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:03 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-14 Thread Neil Sleightholm
ot; dialog? Neil -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: 12 May 2009 18:18 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use I am using MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable which according to the docs

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Neil Sleightholm
ay 2009 17:42 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use Some settings of MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL disable the MsiRMFilesInUse dialog, the docs are clear on that, and don't turn off the entire files-in-use detection. Did you use Disable or

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Neil Sleightholm
-users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use Neil, we run into the same issue with our product, but normally restart manager catches it: MSI (s) (6C:2C) [17:29:11:221]: RESTART MANAGER: Detected that the service FooService will be stopped due to a service control action authored in the package

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Wilson, Phil
Wilson -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:03 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use Even with it disabled I still think it is used. From the log: MSI (s) (AC:38) [

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Eric St . John
different about the sequence that trips up the above special case logic in RM. -Eric > Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 17:02:39 +0100 > From: n...@x2systems.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use > > Even with it disabled I still think it is

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Neil Sleightholm
scussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use I disabled restart manager in 2 ways, with the property MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL set to Disable and by removing the MsiRMFilesInUse dialog but I still get the FileInUse dialog. I think that means it is not directly attributabl

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Neil Sleightholm
: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use The difference between Vista and XP is the RestartManager. IIRC, there are a few things you can do to suppress the RestartManager usage via MSIRM type properties... that might get you closer. Neil

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Brian Simoneau
You can set MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL to Disable. -Brian Simoneau -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:11 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files in use The difference

Re: [WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Rob Mensching
The difference between Vista and XP is the RestartManager. IIRC, there are a few things you can do to suppress the RestartManager usage via MSIRM type properties... that might get you closer. Neil Sleightholm wrote: > When I run a major upgrade install on Windows Vista or later the files > in us

[WiX-users] Files in use

2009-05-12 Thread Neil Sleightholm
When I run a major upgrade install on Windows Vista or later the files in use (or restart manager) dialog is displayed for the two services I am installing, this doesn't happen on Windows XP (Windows Installer v4.5). The services are controlled by the ServiceControl element and listed in the Servic