I found the following:
The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch
permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
{000C101C---C000-0046}
to the user \ SID (S-X). This security permission
can be modified using the Component Ser
How do I add "files in use" dialog (and possibly other standard warning/error
dialogs) to uninstallaion phase of my installer? Or should it be there by
default? Note that I don't want any other GUI. TIA,
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Previous post apparently not received.
From: Lough, Norman
Sent: 10 February 2009 11:37
To: wIX (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)
Subject: Combined installers
I've created a couple of wix installers (website, windows service). I'd
like to combine them into
I've created a couple of wix installers (website, windows service). I'd
like to combine them into one package. Can anyone point me in the
direction of a decent tutorial or let me have a few pointers to get me
started? I've had a good look around on the web and in the documentation
but I'm no furthe
I did a couple of Setups with the 3.0.4014.0 version of Wix. Then upgrade the
version of Wix to the latest betas of the product. To do this I had to
implement the changes described in Article
(http://blogs.msdn.com/jasongin/archive/2008/07/09/votive-project-platform-configurations.aspx).
After
Further to my previous post I've attempted to combine installers by
adding a further wxs file. Within the resulting I've
attempted to add the contents of the second wxs file I'd previously
created. My problem lies with the directories to which I want to
install:
This was how the directories we
Something like this should work:
Neil
-Original Message-
From: Lough, Norman [mailto:norman.lo...@imass.co.uk]
Sent: 10 February 2009 15:44
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject
You know VB far better than I. What do you suggest?
-Original Message-
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com]
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 23:20
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Solution for VB6 DLL
I can't think of a way
I can't see any reason to not make this the default, I have never
included the keys in my releases. Do you have any contacts at Microsoft
that would have an opinion on it? My vote would be to make the option
"-kvb6 - keep VB6 runtime COM elements" so that if someone had a good
reason they could put
Rob Mensching-2 wrote:
>
> Uhh, it looks like you have failing CustomActions.
>
> Install1.log:
>
> Action start 09:12:39: UpdatePropsWithSelectedWebSite.
> MSI (c) (1C:8C) [09:12:39:637]: Creating MSIHANDLE (30) of type 790542 for
> thread 5772
> MSI (c) (1C:14) [09:12:39:638]: Invoking remo
One thing I can think of, make sure the custom action is run in immediate mode,
not deferred.
ajgreen
"Romeo Salayo Jr." wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to extract binaries at install time in able to use it during
> installation only. I'm using C# DTF, the problem is I can't get
> Record.
Fascinating. I have no idea what would cause that. I don't write managed code
CustomActions... maybe someone who does has ideas.
-Original Message-
From: jballe [mailto:j...@visionpeople.dk]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:19
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-us
You will need to read from the binary table in an immediate custom action.
Then schedule a deferred custom action and pass the stream over. The
deferred custom action can write the file to disk but it can't read from the
MSI tables. The immediate custom action and read from the MSI tables but
can't
I'm trying to build two packages from the same set of files - a 64 bit and a
32 bit package.
I'm getting this when trying to build the 64 bit package:
ICE80: This 64BitComponent ProductComponent uses 32BitDirectory
INSTALLLOCATION
The 64 bit executable is going into the same INSTALLLOCATION
-Original Message-
From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 13:26
To: wix-users
Subject: [WiX-users] 64/32 bit builds
I'm trying to build two packages from the same set of files - a 64 bit
and a
32 bit package.
I'm getting this when trying to bui
Why aren't the the tools used for CA creation distributed in the binaries
release?
I always have trouble building from source, and I can't use the signed
version, but I need to use the MSBuild tasks, etc.
Is there a reason why these can't be added in the SDK folders?
Chris
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What tools are you looking for?
-Original Message-
From: Christopher Karper [mailto:christopher.kar...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:41
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] CA Tools distro
Why aren't the the tools used for CA cre
Thanks Alex, that was the key.
I'm wondering now though, is it possible to create one MSI file to install
32 or 64 bit files, using conditionals within the MSI file?
A single install package would be so much nicer than two packages. But is it
possible?
Thanks
Colin
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11
The tools in the toolsrc folder. FlattenXml, ResGen, XsdGen specifically.
Also, the dll containing the build tasks for these tools would be nice.
(WixBuild, presumably)
Chris
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Rob Mensching
wrote:
> What tools are you looking for?
>
> -Original Message-
>
Have you considered adding the files as content to your DTF c# project?DTF
will handle the extraction of non-managed resources also for you.
Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog
Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves
attention? E-Mail M
> A single install package would be so much nicer than two packages. But is it
> possible?
AFAIK, no
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Alex Ivanoff
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 13:26
>>
Ahh, okay. You don't need those to create a CustomAction. We use them to
create Extensions but you don't technically need them for that either.
Feel free to open a feature request to have them added, that way it won't be
forgotten.
-Original Message-
From: Christopher Karper [mailto:c
I am attempting to learn how to use Wix. Per the front page of the Wix
Toolset that "strongly encourages" everyone to upgrade to the beta 3.0
build, that is what I downloaded. However I am also trying to follow
the tutorial (http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/), but if I try to use the
scripts in th
I apologize, I meant extensions. I'm just stupid some days. :-)
Chris
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Rob Mensching
wrote:
> Ahh, okay. You don't need those to create a CustomAction. We use them to
> create Extensions but you don't technically need them for that either.
>
> Feel free to o
The WiX v2.0 toolset is Production/Stable. There are no changes being made to
that codebase so it is a well known quantity.
The WiX v3.0 toolset is Release Candidate. We are very low on bugs and ramping
down on development. It is very stable. If you are running any older version
of WiX v3, we
Hey Beth,
Just to add to this, you can look at the How To docs in v3.0.
http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/add_a_file.htm
Thanks,
Brian Rogers
"Intelligence removes complexity." - Me
http://icumove.spaces.live.com
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Beth Hechanova wrote:
> I am attempting
Thanks Neil.
I ignored the ICE64. The Quick Launch shortcut got created.
But the problem is, we're going to attend "Microsoft Vista Certified" program
soon. That means, sooner or later we'll have to fix this ICE64 issue.
Otherwise, we can't pass MS's test. I spent hours in searching a solution.
This is my first post to the user group. I am having a problem getting a
custom dialog to conditionally appear after the CustomizeDlg, which is based
on the user selecting or not selecting a feature in the CustomizeDlg.
Here are my conditional statement(s) for CustomizeDlg:
WixUI_Ins
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:48 PM, siaj wrote:
> Thanks Rob.
> For some reasoins I was getting preprocessor errors with using
> $(bind.FileVersion.IdOfFileToGetFileVersionFrom)" . Though
> !(bind.FileVersion.IdOfFileToGetFileVersionFrom)" worked for me. Also I
> used
> !(bind.AssemblyPublicKeyToke
Back building my monster installer. I have a troublesome spot.
During the linking of the final MSI, light.exe attempts to CAB about 0.5 G of
msm. At this juncture, 3.0.4923.0 gives me a LGHT0001 : Unable to find an
entry point named 'CreateCabCancel' in DLL 'winterop.dll'.
So, is it necessar
As an addendum, this LGHT0001 error did NOT bring light.exe to a screeching
halt. It continues to grind away at the remaining cabs.
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John M. Cooper
-Original Message-
From: John Cooper (Volt) [mailto:a-jc...@microsoft.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:52 PM
To: wix-users@list
I had to send to original message twice to get through security filter--looks
like the subject line took a hit.
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John M. Cooper
-Original Message-
From: John Cooper (Volt) [mailto:a-jc...@microsoft.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:52 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Su
1. The Merge Module spec says there is always a cabinet file.
2. The LGHT001 error was fixed in a later build.
-Original Message-
From: John Cooper (Volt) [mailto:a-jc...@microsoft.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 14:57
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Sub
Alright, I'll install the lastest. Thanks.
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John M. Cooper
Volt at Microsoft
-Original Message-
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:06 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] (no s
Hi,
We have a custom action that attempts to create a task with schtasks. It works
fine, until we try to do it where user is NT AUTHORITY\LOCALSERVICE.Then it
appears to "hang" the installer. It becomes unresponsive.
Environment:
- Win 2003 Enterprise
- .Net 3.5 (latest versi
In article <4c9b3bd50902101415r3bb67619t182920cef1ef7...@mail.gmail.com>,
troy hostetter writes:
> Basically, I want the user to enter additional info if the Feature
> "FE__SPC.SiteProvisionService" is selected. What happens is it always goes
> to VerifyReadyDlg.
Feature (or component) st
I'm trying to customize my installer with a logo by adding WixUIDialogBmp
variable to WixUI_Minimal dialog set. I use a jpg logo sized 493x312 . The
issue is when the user turns on large fonts in Windows (120dpi), the
installer window size becomes 25% larger. The image gets stretched and looks
horr
Hey Grigory,
I don't believe you are able to remove a file while patching. However, you
can change the file that you want to delete to a 0byte file. This will be
effectively the same. I don't have an example of how to run a custom action
but believe you just add a new action to your patch. There i
Hi,
I created an installer for a windows service using Wix and set the start up
type to auto.
But the windows service doenst start automatically on system reboot. Am I
missing something here?
Thanks,
Vijeta
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Creat
Is there a fairly simple way to add some text to the Welcome Dialog?
I'm just looking for a way for my installer to present the version of
the application to the user (either via a message, or in the Title,
or??).The closest thing I've been able to find is this post:
http://neilsleightholm.blog
You're perhaps missing a ServiceControl element.
Phil Wilson
-Original Message-
From: Vijeta Khatri [mailto:vijeta.kha...@microsoft.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:03 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Windows service
Hi,
I created an installer for a
Have you seen:
http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/4/27/How-to-create-an-uninstall-shortcut-and-pass-all-the?
-Original Message-
From: Little Forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 14:46
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subje
Perhaps I am missing something, but I cannot figure out how I would use
the WebSite element (outside of a Component, so it acts as a locator) in
order to set the path for content.
If I have the following:
... a bunch of Component elements contain
It is possible to put a file into a Component containing only that file,
make it volatile and change the condition for installing the component
from 1 to 0.
-Original Message-
From: Brian Rogers [mailto:rogers.br...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:43 PM
To: General discussio
Would someone have an example of how to "subscribe to the feature selection
events on the feature tree and set a property when the appropriate feature
has been selected and reset that property when the feature is deselected."
or something similar? I am not familiar yet with subscribing to feature
I'm not sure why you would require a ServiceControl element if the requirement
is for autostart on reboot, not started at the end of the install.
After the reboot, is the service properly created? Does it say that it's set
to automatic? Will it start manually? If it tries to start and fail
Hi, I encountered a problem with FileInUse dialog. During uninstallation, if
the application is running, sometimes the dialog will not show up and the
uninstallation succeeds. The application will crash if continue to use at
finally.
Does someone meet the similar problem and what can I do to s
> -Original Message-
> From: azurejyl [mailto:azure...@163.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:19 PM
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] FileInUse dialog sometimes don't show up
>
> Hi, I encountered a problem with FileInUse dialog. During
> uninstallation,
I looked into a log file for uninstalling, during InstallValid action, a line
reads: RESTART MANAGER: Did detect that a critical application holds file[s] in
use, so a reboot will be necessary.
The log indicates that a running application is found, but the FileInUse dialog
is not poped up to as
Hi, Matt
I found that the differences in log files between showing a FileInUse dialog
and not showing a FileInUse dialog is whether FileInUseProcess property is
added. But I don't know why sometimes the property is set and sometimes is not
even in the same situation.
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Jiang Yongli
tel:86-1
Hi
In my customize dialog, I have a tree to give users the choices to choose
features and subfeatures to install. But if some features do not have any
subfeatures, the install option of "Install this feature and all its
subfeatures on the local hard disk drive" still displays and it's a bit
con
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