[WiX-users] Missing "Browse" button in "Change" mode

Hello, My setup uses a slightly modified WixUI_FeatureTree and contains features which must be installed into different directories, some of which must be selected by the user. The problem is in the "Change" mode - the user cannot change default directories for features which he/she wants to a

[WiX-users] NeverOverwrite attribute behavior

Hello WiX community, According to the MSI documentation, "if 'NeverOverwrite' bit is set, the installer does not install or reinstall the component if a key path file or a key path registry entry for the component already exists". What about components, which refer to the parent directory as a key

[WiX-users] util:InternetShortcut alternatives?

Hello, What are the advantages of using util:InternetShortcut over: a) creating .url file b) .url ? I create one link in the Start menu using IniFile, because util:InternetShortcut makes my setup 150 kB bigger, which is half of the size of my whole package. Thanks, Piotr --

[WiX-users] How to generate a .wxs from a reg files ?

Hi, I want to convert many .reg files to .wxs files. Is there an utility like heat ? thanks, Akihiro Shibuta. -- Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, a free event focused on virtualization a

Re: [WiX-users] _Validation table

A quick look with a hex editor into my MSI reveals that this table is 50 kB or so. I'd be happy to drop it if it's optional, preferably with a WiX option. End users won't read Descriptions anyway, why are they so long then? Piotr "Blair" wrote: > Besides what is available on MSDN (e.g. > http

Re: [WiX-users] _Validation table

I think you need to keep this table to ensure others your app was ICE validated, I remember this was part of the "Designed for Windows" requirement or so. Best regards, Sebastian Brand Deployment consultant E-Mail: sebast...@instyler.com Blog: www.sebastianbrand.com > -Original Message---

Re: [WiX-users] How to generate a .wxs from a reg files ?

Use tallow.exe from the WiX v2.0 toolset. You can then process the .wxs files you output with WiXCop.exe in WiX v3.0 to update the XML in the .wxs files from the v2.0 schema to the v3.0 schema. Unfortunately that functionality was never replicated in heat.exe even though it is the tallow.exe repla

Re: [WiX-users] _Validation table

Ok, I dropped this table with Orca and the MSI is just 19kB smaller which is no big deal (however nice for open source software where you don't care about certification). Could you please explain "This table is not shipped with the installer database" from the MSDN article linked below? Thanks

Re: [WiX-users] util:InternetShortcut alternatives?

I asked a very similar question in September last year on this list. See -> http://n2.nabble.com/util-InternetShortcut-td838589.html for my question & Bob Arnson's reply. More info on util:InternetShortcut on Bob A's blog at -> http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/03/18/new-wix-feature-internet-shortcut

Re: [WiX-users] Missing "Browse" button in "Change" mode

Remove the Condition elements in the code you pasted. That will however enable the Browse button for all Features regardless of installation status. To selectively enable it for Features which haven't been installed yet and disable it for those which have you'll have to modify the inner text of th

Re: [WiX-users] util:InternetShortcut alternatives?

Yes, adds 150kB "WixCA" to the Binary table. seems to work just as well as and the MSI is 0.5kB smaller. ;) You just need to generate the Component Guid, because "*" doesn't work. Piotr "Pally Sandher" wrote: > I asked a very similar question in September last year on this list. See > -> h

Re: [WiX-users] setupbld diagnosing?

Use a LaunchCondition in your MSI to detect for .NET 3.5 SP1 and deny installation if it's not present. See http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/check_for_dotnet.htm Also the following page may be of use to you if you're trying to create a bootstrapper to install .NET 3.5 SP1 before running your

Re: [WiX-users] error message for 64 bit installer on 32 bit machine

Not unless you can re-write the standard error messages thrown by error codes in Windows Installer (I'm guessing you don't work for the Windows Installer team at Microsoft so that'd be a no). See error code 1633 on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368542.aspx Note that error codes are com

[WiX-users] setting default INSTALLDIR

i want to make single msi-file both to install or upgrade my application. i'm using different product codes and single update code for all versions and i store installation path in the registry. running the installation i want to check the registry for my records presence and if i find istallati

Re: [WiX-users] Pyro error

No, don't try it with the option. It converts the warning into an error. -Original Message- From: Anurag Pahwa [mailto:apa...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 6:40 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Pyro error If the warni

Re: [WiX-users] _Validation table

>From a functionality point-of-view, the table is not considered part of the installation database (it is ignored if present by the routines involved in installation & maintenance of your product). However, many administrators depend on guidance from the ICE tests and other tests which often depend

Re: [WiX-users] NeverOverwrite attribute behavior

MSDN explicitly says that the keypaths required for this flag are files and registry entries. When they are explicit they only guarantee the behavior within the scope they describe. Since you are using a directory as the keypath (and not a file) I assume the flag is being ignored, but you would hav

Re: [WiX-users] setting default INSTALLDIR

The warning most likely comes from the "C:\" part of "C:\MyDefaultDir\". Not all Windows platforms have a "C:" drive. You may want to find a different way to "compute" a default location for new installations. -Original Message- From: pushist1y [mailto:mister.p...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesd

Re: [WiX-users] setting default INSTALLDIR

"C:\MyDefaultDir\" is only a default value, in usual case i'm getting actual value from registry. -- /callvote set1v1 q3tourney2 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/setting-default-INSTALLDIR-tp4100396p4100949.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -

Re: [WiX-users] setting default INSTALLDIR

You wrote: "That worked pretty fine and the default installation path was set to the path found in registry. But i'm getting compilator warnings for that." I responded: The warning is caused by your default value, not by what may or may not already be in the registry or your pattern (which is supp

Re: [WiX-users] _Validation table

So MSDN is wrong when it says "This table is not shipped with the installer database"? In that case I assume either that it's intending to say something other than what it says, or it's presuming the use of a particular toolset which strips the table. As far as WIX is concerned though, this table i

[WiX-users] Logging from XML file?

Is it possible to log something to the installer log file from the XML definition? Thanks, slide -- Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing.

[WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

I've been having an issue with my WiX patch which I haven't been able to find any information for. The company I work for wants to give users the freedom to install our product in a directory of their choice. We've given the installer a default directory which can be changed at install time by t

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling patch removes application files.

I ended up figuring this out on my own, it looks like the installer became corrupted somehow so rebuilding the patch from scratch corrected the issue. Not sure what caused the corruption though. Big Jim. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Uninstalling-patch-removes-applicat

[WiX-users] New Custom Action Question

I am new to WiX. I have an example script working but need some help. In one of the dialogs (I didn't write), there is a pushbutton that gets a SQL path. The code for the button is below. How would I either force the button to be pushed when entering the dialog or break up these commands into a

[WiX-users] Adding Entries to Add/Remove Programs Without MSI

Please forgive me for the off-topic question but I figured somebody here would know where I should look for an answer. I was asked today if there was any way to add entries to Add/Remove Programs *without* using a MSI. Is this possible? Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Bank

[WiX-users] Registry preprocessor instruction uses 64-bit registry

I have a wix installer which collects some of its content files from installed program-files. For example, we use NLog, and the installer collects the DLL from the NLog install location. We minimize configuration by searching the registry for the location where NLog is installed, then using t

Re: [WiX-users] Logging from XML file?

Which XML file are you referring to, and what do you want to log that comes from that file? Off the top of my head I don't know of anything specific, but the answers to these questions will go a long way to getting you an answer. -Original Message- From: Slide [mailto:slide.o@gmail.co

Re: [WiX-users] Registry preprocessor instruction uses 64-bit registry

That looks to me like an MSBuild question. I'm assuming that MSBuild 3.5 turns off registry redirection when reading registry keys to populate properties based on your experience, but I haven't searched MSDN to see if they describe 32/64-bit behaviors. -Original Message- From: Adam Langley

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

Are your patches MSP files performing either small updates or minor upgrades? If so, the patch application won't let you patch anywhere other than the currently installed location since the keypath of the components can't be changed without a major upgrade. -Original Message- From: XorPtr

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Entries to Add/Remove Programs Without MSI

MSDN documents this (a very little bit). Search for "uninstall registry key". -Original Message- From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:00 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Ad

Re: [WiX-users] Logging from XML file?

Sorry, I meant my Product.wxs (or any other wix xml source). Generally I would just like to have something printed to the log if I did: msiexec /i myinstaller.msi /l* install.log I would like to do something like this: Thanks, slide On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Blair wrote: > Whic

[WiX-users] Showing custom progress in installer

In my installer I install 3rd party software like MS .net 3.5 (dotnetfx35). I have request to show progress in my pure Windows Installer while dotnetfx is installed. Of course it has its own progress bar, but my installer still shows static screen "Prepare to install". During ExecuteSequence of cou

Re: [WiX-users] Adding Entries to Add/Remove Programs Without MSI

Thanks for the pointer. That page looks like it has enough information for my colleague. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -Origi

Re: [WiX-users] Showing custom progress in installer

Unfortunately, not possible with those restrictions. On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Igor Lemsky wrote: > In my installer I install 3rd party software like MS .net 3.5 (dotnetfx35). > I have request to show progress in my pure Windows Installer while dotnetfx > is installed. Of course it has its

Re: [WiX-users] Logging from XML file?

Check out the MsiLogging property in the MSI SDK. On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Slide wrote: > Sorry, I meant my Product.wxs (or any other wix xml source). Generally I > would just like to have something printed to the log if I did: > > msiexec /i myinstaller.msi /l* install.log > > I would li

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Roadmap

No but I've been working up to it. I'm staring down Burn right now. There have been some pretty large changes in the project that have taken a while to solidify. I wasn't talking about it in case things didn't happen (anyone remember the WiX toolset shipping in VS then not? Yeah, me too.). I'm out

Re: [WiX-users] IIS virtual directory

Why not use the WixIisExtension. It will correctly support upgrade, patching and rollback which your script below won't. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 7:46 AM, Chris Carlson wrote: > I need to create a tree of virtual directories in IIS. The root of the > tree will refer to directories installed by

Re: [WiX-users] merge module schemata differences error halts nmake

38 is correct now (32 is an old incorrect value). The easiest way to solve this problem is to use the EnsureTable element for the Extension table. The WiX toolset will then use its definition (which is correct) for the column before the Merge Module is merged and fix the error. On Mon, Nov 30, 200

Re: [WiX-users] NativeImage Priority="0" does not work

Can you please ensure a bug is open so this issue can be fixed? Thanks. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:54 AM, John Vottero wrote: > When specifying Priority="0" on the NativeImage extension, the installation > properly executes an ngen command with no /queue qualifier and the native > image is succe

Re: [WiX-users] wix upgrade issue.

Your assembly is not loading. There could be a myriad of reasons causing that. You'll need to debug the assembly loading issue first. Searching the internet should give you the tools to debug assembly load failures. On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 2:53 AM, MYFLEX wrote: > > we have upgrade all the visual

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action From Merge Module

Hmm, this line is very confusing to me: I don't know what that would do. Maybe it will try to set the value of a Property to nothing or maybe it'll show an Error message. I'm a little surprised it compiles. I'm so confused I'm not sure what to suggest. On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Adrian F

Re: [WiX-users] ProductLanguage property not included in transformation (created using Torch.exe)

Was this ever resolved? Are you really getting an error message talking about patching while using torch? On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:46 AM, Stefan Pavlik wrote: > Hi all > > I have problem that is described on: > > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=642714&aid=2887011&group_id=10597

Re: [WiX-users] How to patch elements in InstallExecuteSequence table?

Did this ever get resolved? On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Sharat Janapareddy < sharat.janapare...@microsoft.com> wrote: > We made some changes to the MSI installer that was released this year and > we are releasing the SP soon. One of those changes include adding support to > uninstall the pat

Re: [WiX-users] Force upgrade of a file in the GAC regardless ofthe version number

Update the AssemblyFileVersion is the only way I know. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Mike Dion wrote: > I have an application which needs to install new bits for > Interop.FOOBARLib.DLL to the GAC. The problem is that the version > number is the same as the old version and the new bits do n

Re: [WiX-users] How to find which files cause patch to force the reboot?

The MSI log file usually says what file causes the reboot. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Tony Juricic wrote: > I have verbose log and this is all the extra info that I find about the > cause of the reboot: > MSI (s) (4C:E8) [18:33:27:219]: RESTART MANAGER: Did detect that the client > process

[WiX-users] Platform Identification in WIX 3.0

Hi, I am facing issues when migrating the managed code from x86 to x64 platform. I have a WIX project to create a MSI which will be executed through Bootstrapper. On x86 Platform, files get copied in "Program Files" as per the Project.wxs file. But if the same MSI is installed on x64 Platform t

Re: [WiX-users] Logging from XML file?

You present a database of how you wish the world to be configured for your installation. Windows Installer takes that database and creates a script from it. That script first analyzes which components need what (to be installed, upgraded, repaired, removed) and then a script is written by checking

Re: [WiX-users] How to find which files cause patch to force the reboot?

Look for 1603 and 1903 "INFO"-type messages. You may need to add the "x" along with the rest of "v*" or "voicewarmup" (depending on how you are specifying the things to log) to get them but somewhere it will log telling you exactly which files are causing the reboot. So either voicewarmupx or v*x.

Re: [WiX-users] Platform Identification in WIX 3.0

You build one MSI for 32-bit platforms (they can't install into 64-bit locations) and another MSI for 64-bit platforms (which cannot be opened on 32-bit platforms). It is a limitation of Windows Installer. -Original Message- From: Vishwajit Walke [mailto:vishwajit.wa...@matrikon.com] Sent

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] - Re: Custom Action From Merge Module - Email found in subject

Thanks, Indeed there was a problem with that line, and with the others. It looks like WIX does not know how to look into a merge module created with InstallShield to see what is in there so the custom action always failed. I had to point the custom action to a binary file that is created at compil

Re: [WiX-users] Delta patching a very large binary file.

The older technology (the one used by Windows Installer) is called PatchAPI (patchapi.h) and the newer one (not used by Windows Installer) is called MSDelta (msdelta.h) Both are described in this paper: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/bb417345.aspx. You can see the clear advantages of MSDelta ov

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Script repository status...

Are you referring to WiX-contrib? (http://wixcontrib.codeplex.com/) I'm sure contributions are welcome. -Original Message- From: Dominique Louis [mailto:dominique.lo...@amxeurope.com] Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:18 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subj

Re: [WiX-users] SQL Script sequencing/committing issues

Was this ever addressed? -Original Message- From: Jason Jibben [mailto:jason_jib...@starkey.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:46 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] SQL Script sequencing/committing issues Hello WiX-Users, I've been working on an installer

Re: [WiX-users] File searching and SourceDir

I haven't seen any more traffic on this, but if it is still an issue, I noticed that if AppSearch runs in InstallUISequence it is suppressed in InstallExecuteSequence, so any properties you are using that aren't UI-only should probably be marked "Secure" as well. Also, AppSearch properties should a