Re: [WiX-users] Wix Newbie

2013-11-07 Thread Alain Forget
3 07:36 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix Newbie I'd recommend this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/WiX-3-6-Developers-Windows-Installer-ebook/dp/B009YW82A0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383827565&sr=8-1&keywords=wix It covers both Windows Installer u

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Newbie

2013-11-07 Thread John Ludlow
I'd recommend this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/WiX-3-6-Developers-Windows-Installer-ebook/dp/B009YW82A0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383827565&sr=8-1&keywords=wix It covers both Windows Installer using WiX, and bundles using burn and custom bootstrapper applications. On 6 November 2013 21:42, Nick

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Newbie

2013-11-06 Thread Nick Ramirez
Are you just starting your journey with WiX? If you are, you might take a step back from WPF user interfaces for a few days and dig into writing an MSI file. Once you've got that, I'd read up on how to use Burn by itself, using the UI that comes with the toolset. Here, I'm talking about just writin

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Newbie - Need help learning something.

2007-12-21 Thread Marc b
This is perfect thanks Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > Marc b wrote: >> Error LGHT0204: ICE38: Component Dirs installs to user profile. It must >> use >> a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file. >> Error LGHT0204: ICE43: Component MainExe has non-advertised shortcuts. It >> should use

Re: [WiX-users] Wix Newbie - Need help learning something.

2007-12-21 Thread Bob Arnson
Marc b wrote: > Error LGHT0204: ICE38: Component Dirs installs to user profile. It must use > a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file. > Error LGHT0204: ICE43: Component MainExe has non-advertised shortcuts. It > should use a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file. > Error

[WiX-users] Wix Newbie - Need help learning something.

2007-12-20 Thread Marc b
Hi I finished the tutorial using wix 2.x (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix). This is the tutorial that is pointed to on the sourceforge site. This first lesson went well. Then I ran into issues when trying to convert to the latest version of wix. (3.0.3617.0) I have managed to remove most erro

Re: [WiX-users] WIX Newbie questions

2007-09-20 Thread Rob Hamflett
Walter Boggs wrote: > I reverse engineered an MSI created by someone else into a wxs file > using dark. The wxs shows all sorts of files from Windows\System, SDK > folders and other places, as well as a bunch of system-level registry > entries. Is my installer really going to include all that? I

[WiX-users] WIX Newbie questions

2007-09-19 Thread Walter Boggs
I reverse engineered an MSI created by someone else into a wxs file using dark. The wxs shows all sorts of files from Windows\System, SDK folders and other places, as well as a bunch of system-level registry entries. Is my installer really going to include all that? I really want to just install my