[WiX-users] Keyboard Enter key press does not validate the condition

I have added a condition INSTALLDIR <> WindowsVolume to the "Next" button of the InstallDir dialog to prevent installation to the windows root drive. This condition gets validated and next button gets disabled if the condition is true when the user clicks the button. But if the user enters the w

Re: [WiX-users] Keyboard Enter key press does not validate the condition

I have verified giving the root folder name as C:\ . But still the problem persists. Any other suggestions? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working: -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Keyboard-Enter-key-press-does-not-validate-the-condition-tp4472158p4478979.html

[WiX-users] Language specific resources installation problem

I have a master MSI that is targeted for English and Japanese language. Right now I have segregated the locale specific resources to two different component groups and everything is embedded in a single MSI I have made the following changes to the WiX code to conditionally install based on the lo

[WiX-users] Best way to install language specific resources

I have a master MSI that embeds the language transforms and language specific resources (for eg: help.chm and release notes files) What is the best way to install language specific resources detecting a particular language for eg: Japanese??? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working:

Re: [WiX-users] Language specific resources installation problem

Hi thanks!! It's working now. Just made minor changes to the conditions - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working: -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Language-specific-resources-installation-problem-tp4546135p4552827.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archiv

[WiX-users] MSI launches minimized on windows 7

I have the following components as part of my installer: an MFC based bootstrapper application that installs .NET framework before the launch of MSI MSI installer that is embedded in the bootstrapper On windows 7 i see that after the bootstrapper installs .NET framework, MSI always launches mi

Re: [WiX-users] Keyboard Enter key press does not validate the condition

Anybody?? Nobody has faced this problem with the installer?? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working: -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Keyboard-Enter-key-press-does-not-validate-the-condition-tp4472158p4552880.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive

Re: [WiX-users] MSI launches minimized on windows 7

bootstrapper will install .NET framework only if its not already available on the system. So On Windows 7, bootstrapper just needs to apply the respective language transform and launch the MSI. When i run the MSI from the command prompt using the msiexec /i, it launches without any problem. I u

Re: [WiX-users] Keyboard Enter key press does not validate the condition

I got it fixed using a type 54 VB script custom action triggered on the DoAction control event - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working: -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Keyboard-Enter-key-press-does-not-validate-the-condition-tp4472158p4559736.html Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] launch on exit

I'm trying to launch an exe this way on windows Vista with UAC enabled. But the exe doesn't seems to be launching. Mine is a c# exe and I'm using an admin manifest to tell that it requires elevation. Shouldn't it show the UAC dialog with Allow and Cancel options upon launch?? - Andy MSI Devel

Re: [WiX-users] launch on exit

I have tried to implement the same as follows. But it gives me an error stating as follows: Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action LaunchUpdate, entr

[WiX-users] How many check box can I have on the ExitDialog?

Can't I add more that one check boxes to the ExitDialog? For example I want to add an optional product registration check box and launch application check box. - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working: -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/How-many-check-box-can-

[WiX-users] Launch an exe from ExitDialog using Wix 2.0

I want to launch an exe from the exit dialog when UAC is enabled on Windows Vista. I'm Ok getting a UAC prompt. Bout how do I trigger the launch?? Adding a the following CA to the Finish button works fine on XP but fails on Vista with UAC enabled. app.exe updates a registry value to 1 so it r

Re: [WiX-users] launch on exit

Sorry my bad. I did not realize that ShellExecute is not available with WiX 2.0 I'm building the installer using WiX 2.0. How do I fix the issue in this scenario? Thanks for your reply - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working: -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/la

[WiX-users] Set a registry value upon clicking finish button

Is there any way I can achieve this using WiX 2.0?? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric:working: -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Set-a-registry-value-upon-clicking-finish-button-tp4694653p4694653.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] Set a registry value upon clicking finish button

I have added custom action to Finish button that launches a C# exe. Also I have added an admin manifest to say that it requires elevation. It sets the registry value on Windows XP. But when i run the installer on Vista with UAC enabled and click finish button, its neither updating the registry no

[WiX-users] [1], [2] etc references in the language file

Can anybody tell me what exactly it fmeans?? does it correspond to a property / system variable that gets set during the installation??? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/1-2-etc-references

Re: [WiX-users] Avoid install on removable drives

Anybody??? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Avoid-install-on-removable-drives-tp711163p4984485.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[WiX-users] Avoid showing removable drive in the BrowseDlg

Is there a way i can prevent the user from selecting a removable drive for installation?? say : USB drive?? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Avoid-showing-removable-drive-in-the-BrowseDlg

Re: [WiX-users] Avoid install on removable drives

Ok this one's cool. But I want to use an immediate CA in the UI sequence which can prevent the user from selecting the removable drive itself. I suppose this VC++ CA needs to be elevated and we should pass the appDrive value to a deferred CA?? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- Vi

[WiX-users] Hide InstallDirDlg during upgrade

I'm trying to hide installation path selection dialog during an upgrade and install to the previous INSTALLDIR path stored in the registry. But it always installs to the default path. Is it a must to show InstallDirDlg always part of upgrade?? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- Vi

Re: [WiX-users] Hide InstallDirDlg during upgrade

Okie I'm clear about the first part, This is what I'm doing to retain the old INSTALLDIR But this doesn't work. Upgrade always installs to the default path. any ideas?? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-insta

Re: [WiX-users] Hide InstallDirDlg during upgrade

... . And my launch condition syntax is fine. Let me know if you need anything else - Andy

Re: [WiX-users] Hide InstallDirDlg during upgrade

... . And my launch condition syntax is fine. anything I'm missing here? - Andy MSI Develop

Re: [WiX-users] Hide InstallDirDlg during upgrade

Okie I removed the custom actions. Now When after I launch the MSI, when the UI tries to set the WIXUI_INSTALLDIR path with indirect="yes", it says specified path is empty I have also tried hard cording the property value say C:\Orange Please help - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric --

Re: [WiX-users] Hide InstallDirDlg during upgrade

I got it working. I was using a wrong path in the RegistrySearch =) - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Hide-InstallDirDlg-during-upgrade-tp5014310p5018298.html Sent from the wix-users mailing

Re: [WiX-users] Avoid showing removable drive in the BrowseDlg

http://www.adivo.com/samples/xmlschema/wix-lite/WiX.html#t371 discusses how removable drives are referenced in WiX. So there should be some ways to show/hide the removable drives?? - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-to

[WiX-users] FilesInUse and text files

My application installation folder tree is not removed when the releasenotes.txt file is kept opened in notepad during uninstall. When I opened in wordpad, it removed the folder tree, but FilesInUse dialog is not shown in both the cases Any idea why?? Is this an expected behavior of MSI?

[WiX-users] ProgressDlg title disappears

I see that there is a repainting issue with the progress dialog title during install and uninstall. The Installing/Uninstalling the title disappears while executing few custom actions. Have anybody faced this issue before?? Please help - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this

[WiX-users] WiXCop.exe error

I Get the following error when I run WiXCop.exe to migrate from Wix 2.0 to 3.0 C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML v3\bin>WixCop.exe -f sourcefile.wxs -set1 wixcop.config wixcop.exe : fatal error WXCP0001 : The URL cannot be empty. Parameter name: url Stack Trace: at System.Xml.XmlTextR

Re: [WiX-users] WiXCop.exe error

My wixcop.config file contains: - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/WiXCop-exe-error-tp5064322p5064331.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble

[WiX-users] Votive v3 download location

Can anybody give me the correct download location for votive v3? I can't find it as a separate .msi on the sourceforge website - Andy MSI Developer Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Votive-v3-download-locati

[WiX-users] Customizing WiXUIEntension

I'm currently migrating to WiX 3.0 from WiX 2.0. Regarding customizing the UI library, after making the required modifications to the dialogs under src\ext\UIExtension\wixlib\, how do i make it part of the WiXUIEntension.dll against the which light.exe is run. - Andy MSI Developer Schne

Re: [WiX-users] Customizing WiXUIEntension

I'm trying to recompile WiXUIExtension using VS2005, it gives msbuild related errors.(looks like) I use ANT for the build automation. What should I do to get the recompile working??? Also I'm not able to open Wix.sln or any other solution that came with WiX 3.0 in VS2005, it says the solution is

[WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

I have a strange problem with uninstalling using my MSI after changing the system locale On Vista/ Win 7 boxes, I have installed the application with us-english locale. Now I change the locale to Japanese and try to uninstall by using the same MSI, it leaves the add/remove programs, folder struc

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

Anybody?? My MSI is english only. Is this how single language MSIs behave??? - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Uninstalling-from-a-different-locale-tp5083583p5083864.html Sent from the w

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

Here are the verbose log snippet on the component states MSI (s) (80:D8) [14:49:58:457]: Component: C_FL_apc.exe; Installed: Local; Request: Absent; Action: Absent; Client State: Local MSI (s) (80:D8) [14:49:58:457]: Component: ServiceExeComponent; Installed: Local; Request: Absent; Ac

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

Here is the verbose log snippet on the component states MSI (s) (80:D8) [14:49:58:457]: Component: C_FL_apc.exe; Installed: Local; Request: Absent; Action: Absent; Client State: Local MSI (s) (80:D8) [14:49:58:457]: Component: ServiceExeComponent; Installed: Local; Request: Absent; Acti

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

I also notice that I see this behavior after introducing upgrade specific actions (RemoveExistingProducts) as part of the InstallExecuteSequence. And I do not have the KeyPath set for any components. Will that cause an issue like this?? - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View thi

Re: [WiX-users] Uninstalling from a different locale

I got the root cause of the issue. I had a condition that is evaluating the Component out. :) - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Uninstalling-after-changing-the-system-locale-tp5083583p509

[WiX-users] VB script CA fails only on my laptop

I have sequenced following VB script CA in the InstallDirDlg that validates the Install path entered by the user. And on the "Next" button, 1 I had no problems running the CA on any computers so far but on one single laptop, the moment installer hits the VB script CA during install, it fail

[WiX-users] Pressing ESc Key in the install Finish screen

I have a check box control(checked by default) that launches a web site upon clicking finish button in the final screen of my installer. And its working as expected. My concern is that if I press the ESc key instead of clicking the Finish button, It exits the installer launching the website. Id

Re: [WiX-users] Pressing ESc Key in the install Finish screen

Here are the verbose log snippets: MSI (c) (CC:94) [22:29:34:875]: Doing action: ExitDialog Action 22:29:34: ExitDialog. Action start 22:29:34: ExitDialog. Action 22:29:34: ExitDialog. Dialog created MSI (c) (CC:FC) [22:29:44:828]: Doing action: LaunchURL Action 22:29:44: LaunchURL. Action sta

Re: [WiX-users] Pressing ESc Key in the install Finish screen

Thanks for the pointer. Setting cancel="no" fixed the issue. - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Pressing-ESc-Key-in-the-install-Finish-screen-tp5176628p5181151.html Sent from the wix-user

[WiX-users] Query on ProductName

I want to use the full product name in the MSI title and product short name in the dialog texts. When i use a custom defined property in the language file it's not displayed on the WiX dialogs. How do I accomplish this ? - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in co

Re: [WiX-users] Query on ProductName

Got the answer. Use a custom act...@property - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Query-on-ProductName-tp5207365p5207507.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---

[WiX-users] How to delete the extracted MSI after install

I have a VC++ bootstrapper with an embedded MSI. during install MSI gets extracted to the %USERPROFILE% path. How do i clean up the extracted MSI after install?? Should i be doing it from the bootstrapper or from with in the WiX-MSI?? - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View thi

Re: [WiX-users] Hide the cancel button on progressDlg nightmare

Following are the run times the DLLs that dumpbin lists when i run against my HideCancel.dll. I believe all these are windows Dlls. KERNEL32.dll USER32.dll GDI32.dll WINSPOOL.DRV ADVAPI32.dll SHLWAPI.dll OLEAUT32.dll OLEACC.dll I have made sure the MFC is linked to static libraries in the VC++

[WiX-users] To edit custom action return behaviour using orca

Hi I want to change the return behavior of a custom action from "check" to "ignore" in an already built MSI. How do i go about doing that using orca? which field/column should i change? and how? thanks - Andy Build&Deployment Schneider Electric -- View this message in context: http://windo