Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-21 Thread Bob Arnson
Brian Cardiff wrote: > Do you have any suggest of self-extraction tools that allow feature > like selection and store registry information? because that are the > things that the Source code installer/samples installer actually do. Once you start needing other things like registry values, MSI is

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-20 Thread Brian Cardiff
I guest that the decission was not to include another tool. I have the same abuse feeling, that why in first chance I asked "what do you think about this?" in my first mail. Do you have any suggest of self-extraction tools that allow feature like selection and store registry information? because

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Bob Arnson
Brian Cardiff wrote: > And with "doesn't register the product" I mean, Suppress: > RegisterProduct, RegisterUser, PublishProduct, PublishFeatures. So the > installer don't leave trace of that. That's a pretty bad abuse of MSI -- why go through the cost of generating components and authoring onl

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Quinton Tormanen
moveFolder element. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie Campbell Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:31 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples You could just create a component under that

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Julie Campbell
You could just create a component under that directory that only contains the RemoveFile element, i.e., Julie Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message: 1 Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:50:37 -0700 From: "Quinton Tormanen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samp

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Brian Cardiff
at the contents, extract single files or extract everything. *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Cardiff *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:30 PM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples Quinton, As r

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Quinton Tormanen
ehalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:01 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples Quinton, One thought... Yes Program Files is not browsable by default, but I have seen quite a lot of installations create a shortcut that opens

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread John Vottero
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples Quinton, As richard said I referred to the product's installer that Patterns and Practices provides: Enterprise Library, Smart Client Software Factory, Web Client Software Factory, etc. And with "doesn'

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Brian Cardiff
ite are packaged. Hope this helps. Regards, Richard -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Quinton Tormanen *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:55 AM *To:* Brian Cardiff *Cc:* John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Richard.Foster
D'oh! Sorry! I hit reply to all then failed to take out everyone except the group. Please forgive the double mailing you'll get. :-( Regards, Richard * C O N F I D E N T I A L I T Y N O T I C E * --- The content of this e-mail is

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Richard.Foster
D] On Behalf Of Quinton Tormanen Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:55 AM To: Brian Cardiff Cc: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples That sounds like a complete way to go. When you say "samples.msi doesn't register the product&quo

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Quinton Tormanen
ferring to by "Microsoft Patterns & Practices"? Is there a specific public document that outlines this? Thanks! --Quinton From: Brian Cardiff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:03 AM To: Quinton Tormanen Cc: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.source

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Brian Cardiff
hoice right now, but it doesn't seem like the long-term solution. --Quinton *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *John Vottero *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:09 AM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samp

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Richard.Foster
with Vista. :-() Regards, Richard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Quinton Tormanen Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:51 AM To: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples I

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread Quinton Tormanen
y top choice right now, but it doesn't seem like the long-term solution. --Quinton From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Vottero Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:09 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples

2007-04-19 Thread John Vottero
Microsoft puts lots of samples in "Program Files...". From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Quinton Tormanen Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:26 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Where to install samples I have a .NET assembly that we've b