Re: [WiX-users] How to show "FilesInUse" dialog _always_ ?

2006-08-05 Thread Alexander Biryukov
Unfortunately, ServiceControl with Stop='install' always stops service, it is not dependent on that updating service or not. Also it does not solve the problem with locked non executable files. Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alexander Biryukov wrote: >> Is exist a way to display Fil

Re: [WiX-users] How to show "FilesInUse" dialog _always_ ?

2006-08-05 Thread Bob Arnson
Alexander Biryukov wrote: > Unfortunately, ServiceControl with Stop='install' always stops service, it > is not dependent on that updating service or not. True, but better to stop more services than reboot. > Also it does not solve the problem with locked non executable files. > MSI doesn't s

Re: [WiX-users] How to show "FilesInUse" dialog _always_ ?

2006-08-05 Thread Rob Mensching
MSI v4 integrates with the restart manager and can do a lot more around stopping files/services/etc... but you'll have to wait for Vista for that. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's

Re: [WiX-users] group policy

2006-08-05 Thread Standa Kunc
Just for record: After several hours of trying I have discovered that changing product GUID and package GUID helps. Next time I will read tutorial better. Now I change package GUID every build. It had side effect of orphaned shortcuts so I advertised them and it seems to be OK. I suppose this is

Re: [WiX-users] group policy

2006-08-05 Thread Francis Kam
Package GUID should always be changed.  That's what the whole -- GUID-like thing is for. It's to generate the new GUID automatically for you every time.  You shouldn't need to change the product GUID (though you could). -FrancisOn 8/5/06, Standa Kunc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: J

[WiX-users] Multi-language msi

2006-08-05 Thread John Lemire
Title: Multi-language msi Hi, We are currently using the MsiTran / SummaryInfo mechanism to build a single msi for English, French, German, and Italian. We're being asked to add Japanese, Chinese, and Korean and I was thinking if wix would make this easier maybe now would be a good time to i

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-language msi

2006-08-05 Thread Derek Cicerone
Title: Multi-language msi What is the MsiTran SummaryInfo mechanism?   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Lemire Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 5:22 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Multi-language msi   Hi, We are c

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-language msi

2006-08-05 Thread Chesong Lee
MSI does not support unicode database and requires single ANSI code page for a database. As Western European languages shares a single code page 1252, it is possible to make a single MSI for multiple languages. But CJK or other languages use their own code page. E.g. Japanese 932, Korean 949, Si

Re: [WiX-users] Multi-language msi

2006-08-05 Thread Rob Mensching
> I am still wondering why MSI does not support unicode database in > the current version, if even MSI 3.0 or later does not support > non-unicode based operating systems - Windows 9x. File format changes are never cheap... especially, when you have over 7 years of files that you have to maintai