[WiX-users] Versioning on small updates

2013-08-05 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
According to the MSDN documentation, small updates are for small fixes that don't change the product version. But I can't find definite information on what to do with *file* versions. Do I still need to increase the file version (in the VERSIONINFO resource) of Win32 PE files that I modify in a sma

[WiX-users] Adding a registry key in a patch

2013-08-07 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
I'm creating a patch using WiX's native support: admin install of both packages, compile wxs with candle, link into .wixmsp with light, create transform between .msi's with torch outputting a .wixmst, and put it all together with pyro. What's the best/correct way to add a new registry key in the

Re: [WiX-users] Which is being released?

2013-08-09 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/8/9 StevenOgilvie : > On the wixtoolset.org web site I see a 3.8 release and a 4.0. > > When are you going to release 3.8 and what is the release timeframe for 4.0 > and what is the difference between the two? 3.8 will just have bugfixes, according to http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2012/1

[WiX-users] IRC channel

2013-08-15 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
For anyone who prefers real-time forms of communication: there is a #wix IRC channel on freenode, and apparently has existed since August 2005. Currently it's pretty much dead, there's only two users and I have never seen them talk :) You can connect with an IRC client on server chat.freenode.net,

Re: [WiX-users] My posts in your spam....

2013-08-16 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
*This* one should, because he switched to Gmail. But check your spam folders for *previous* messages from Phil. -- Nicolás 2013/8/16 Alain Forget : > This seems to me to have posted just fine and not in my own spam. > > -Original Message- > From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.co

Re: [WiX-users] Radio Button passing parameter to Custom Action

2013-08-21 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/8/20 JoeMarks : > Hello everyone! > > In my current project, I must have the user selecting on of many radio > buttons, and execute a custom action according to the chosen value. > > My current Dialog (the part that matters) is as follows: > > > > And in my Product.wxs i have: > > > FYI, your

Re: [WiX-users] CAQuietExec: Error 0x80070002: CAQuietExec Failed

2013-08-21 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Even if you could, you *definitely* can't do file redirection with > without explicitly invoking 'cmd'. Either way that looks kinda fragile. Did you consider writing a proper native-code CA? -- Nicolás 2013/8/20 Neil Sleightholm : > You can't run "echo" with invoking the command processor. Try

Re: [WiX-users] Wix: Create OS specific installer using Wix?

2013-08-23 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/8/23 ak m : > Dear All, > > How to create OS specific installer using Wix? > > For Example, > > Installer created for Windows XP 32-bit, should install on Windows XP > 32-bit only. > Installer created for Windows Vista 32-bit, should install on Windows Vista > only 32-bit. > > > OS: XP, Server

Re: [WiX-users] LGHT0103 error where path is shorter than 255 characters and file is present.

2013-08-24 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/8/23 John Ludlow : > One other question is what does D: map to? You mention network, which makes > me wonder if this is a mapped drive. Does this work if you use an entirely > local path? Some MSI operations cause errors if with mapped network drives He said "Local disk, so transient network

Re: [WiX-users] wild card search in registry

2013-08-24 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/8/23 jo...@msli.com : > My bundle needs to perform a conditional install if a 3rd party program > if the version installed is none or less than a particular version. > > The problem is the 3rd party program stores the installed version number > in a dynamic guid section of HKLM, so I don't hav

Re: [WiX-users] IRC channel

2013-09-03 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/8/16 Nicolás Alvarez : > For anyone who prefers real-time forms of communication: there is a > #wix IRC channel on freenode, and apparently has existed since August > 2005. Currently it's pretty much dead, there's only two users and I > have never seen them talk :) >

Re: [WiX-users] Modifying MSU files with WiX

2013-09-12 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/9/12 Idan Freiberg : > Hello all! > Is it possible to modify .Msu file metadata or files using wix? > > Can i re-archive .msu with changed content ? .msu files are Windows Updates. Even if there was a technical way to modify them, it'd probably violate the update's license if you do. -- Ni

Re: [WiX-users] help! how do I install .net 4.5 from my installer ?

2013-09-17 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/9/18 nkshirsagar : > Hello all! > > I need to check if .net 4.5 is installed on the system, and if not, install > it through my MSI. Probably a bad idea to do it in the MSI itself. Instead create a bootstrapper that installs .NET and then installs your MSI. http://wixtoolset.org/documentatio

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Bootstrapper -- Can it be UI-less?

2013-09-18 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
The stock BA is open source. You don't need to start from scratch, just modify the stock one. -- Nicolás 2013/9/18 Alain Forget : > It just seems like going from the stock BA to rolling your own custom BA just > to either get rid of the UI or add a single text box, radio button, or > window/st

Re: [WiX-users] Error 0x80070003: Failed to get size of pseudo bundle

2013-09-18 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/9/18 Vadivel Natarajan : > We need to fix this error immediately. This is very urgent. Can someone > please help? http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#urgent -- Nicolás -- LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Yea

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Bootstrapper -- Can it be UI-less?

2013-09-18 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
As far as I know, suppressing the Burn UI and using only the MSI UI is not how Burn is *supposed* to be used. Why would the WiX developers spend time and effort to make it easier to use in that way? -- Nicolás 2013/9/18 Alain Forget : > Which I think reinforces my point. It's not clear to me why

Re: [WiX-users] Merge Module question...

2013-09-24 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, StevenOgilvie wrote: > I have added it back to 1 WIXLIB > > when I compile it works but I get this error twice for each merge module: > Warning 22 ICE30: The target file 'kd1er3dy.dll|SQLite.Interop.dll' > might be > installed in '[TARGETDIR]\EnterpriseAuditLog

Re: [WiX-users] WiX disaster -- how did I cause it?

2013-09-30 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/9/30 Charles Jenkins : > As always, thank you all for trying to help. > > Rob, I took your and Phil's advice and scoped out the Event Log. Indeed it > appears the missing component is that user-specific registry key that I > personally don't want anyway, but MSI seems to require: > > Detecti

Re: [WiX-users] WiX Disaster -- How did I cause it??

2013-09-30 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/9/30 : > See my post that is Split from this one from this one. Don't use mailing list digests. It makes it almost impossible to reply properly to messages. -- Nicolás -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Fre

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle a context menu component on install/upgrade?

2013-09-30 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/9/30 victorwhiskey : > Hi, > > I'm trying to install/upgrade a component that is a context menu handler. > I'm trying to see how others do this, especially on upgrade. When upgrading > the component is installed and explorer is using it. Is it possible to do a > upgrade without restarting expl

[WiX-users] Practical use of wixlibs

2013-09-30 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
I can't find any documentation on best-practices when creating either merge modules or wixlibs, only procedure documentation on how to create them. Let's say I create a wixlib (or msm) with multiple components that make up a large C++ library. Someone making an application with that library can th

Re: [WiX-users] [SPAM] Re: Bootstrapper errors

2013-10-02 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/2 rowbot : > @Rob, > > Why can't a new bundle handle this? > > Is there a GUID clash or? > > (We're seeing this on a dirty Win 8 VM) > > Thanks, You are replying to a message from January and posting no context at all. I hadn't joined the mailing list yet, so I don't even have that message

Re: [WiX-users] Authoring a Major & Minor upgrade in same package

2013-10-02 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/2 victorwhiskey : > Is it possible to make a single MSI/Bundle to handle both Major upgrades and > Minor upgrade/updates? A major upgrade changes the ProductCode, and works by uninstalling the existing version and installing the new msi. A minor upgrade doesn't change the ProductCode, and

Re: [WiX-users] Practical use of wixlibs

2013-10-02 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
That's extremely enlightening. I thought having two components in different products with the same GUID but different installation directories would be a blatant break of component rules and would just not work. "Allowing uninstallation of shared component. Other clients exist, but installed to a d

Re: [WiX-users] Authoring a Major & Minor upgrade in same package

2013-10-02 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/2 victorwhiskey : > Thanks guys. I've only done installers with major upgrades, so I'm not too > sure it that was possible. So what I'm doing now is keeping the ProductCode > as "*" for each build I can install "upgrade" on top of the previous one. Is > this a bad practice then? That means

[WiX-users] Download of shared components

2013-10-02 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Windows Installer was created in the days of physical software distribution and small hard disks. Physical software distribution means you can and should put all prerequisites in the disc. It doesn't matter if you ship a dozen different products and all of them "waste" 100MB with the exact same sha

Re: [WiX-users] WiX disaster -- how did I cause it?

2013-10-03 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/9/30 Nicolás Alvarez : > 2013/9/30 Charles Jenkins : >> As always, thank you all for trying to help. >> >> Rob, I took your and Phil's advice and scoped out the Event Log. Indeed it >> appears the missing component is that user-specific registry key that I

Re: [WiX-users] WiX disaster -- how did I cause it?

2013-10-03 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/9/30 Charles Jenkins : > But when another user logs in and double-clicks the newly installed program > icon, the installer briefly appears saying the program will be installed; > then the program starts, but a reboot is also scheduled on the server -- > regardless of the fact that other use

Re: [WiX-users] WiX disaster -- how did I cause it?

2013-10-03 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/3 Nicolás Alvarez : > 2013/9/30 Nicolás Alvarez : >> The registry key should be in HKLM to avoid your >> product-getting-repaired problem (I don't know why that causes a >> reboot, but I think that's beside the point; this shouldn't need a >>

Re: [WiX-users] WiX disaster -- how did I cause it?

2013-10-04 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
eting it >> correctly. It sounds like option 5 is closest to ideal. Is that right? If >> it sounds like the right answer, can you post an example showing how to >> replicate it? >> >> -- >> >> Charles >> >> >> On Thursday, October 3,

Re: [WiX-users] ow to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/8 ak m : > 1. I have Setup.msi file > 2. In the same location(where my Setup.msi is), i have two more files > 'launch.exe', 'set.ini' files > > How to get the current directory of msi is running from? > and then > a) trigger 'launch.exe' file > b) use 'set.ini' file? > > Note: 'launch.exe',

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/8 StevenOgilvie : > Hi guys, > > I am trying to install 1 file to 2 different locations by using 2 different > directory elements, 2 different component elements and 2 different file > elements. > > Before I do this I have a custom action that copies the > powershell.exe.config to powershel

Re: [WiX-users] Can't compile Install getting ICE30 error...

2013-10-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Microsoft says: "Using PowerShell 2.0 with .NET Framework 4.0 is not supported. While it is possible to force PowerShell 2.0 to run with .NET Framework 4.0 using various mechanisms such as creating a config file for PowerShell or editing the registry, these mechanisms aren't supported and can have

Re: [WiX-users] How to get the current directory of msi is running from?

2013-10-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/9 ak m : > 1. I have Setup.msi file > 2. In the same location(where my Setup.msi is), i have two more files > 'launch.exe', 'set.ini' files > > How to get the current directory of msi is running from? > and then > a) trigger 'launch.exe' file > b) use 'set.ini' file? > > Note: 'launch.exe',

Re: [WiX-users] Exe output required without bootstrapper

2013-10-09 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
That *is* a bootstrapper. It's not what Burn does, but it's still a bootstrapper. I think the original question doesn't make any sense. -- Nicolás 2013/10/9 Wesley Manning : > Could also embed msi in a custom exe that calls the msi and closes? > > -Original Message- > From: Phil Wilson

Re: [WiX-users] Error code is 2858

2013-10-09 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
JPEG doesn't support transparency. Also, it's designed for photograph-like pictures, so you'll likely get artifacts on things like logos. BMP can have transparency, but I don't know if MSI supports that (before Windows 8 / Server 2012). -- Nicolás 2013/10/9 Tunney, Stephen : > JPG worked but no

Re: [WiX-users] Wix MSI not uninstalling files when package uninstalled

2013-10-10 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Your CA_SetCDrive is not being run during uninstallation. You'll notice the uninstall log refers to C:\CDrive\ all over the place. I don't understand why you need that custom action at all. Can't you hardcode C:\ into the Name attribute? -- Nicolás 2013/10/10 Walter Dexter : > I posted this at

Re: [WiX-users] Wix MSI not uninstalling files when package uninstalled

2013-10-10 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/10 Walter Dexter : > It was my understanding that putting full path into Name wouldn't work. > Everything I found online said what I did is the way to do it. > > I had a similar thought about an hour ago while driving about c_drive not > getting redefined properly for the uninstall and will

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade confusion

2013-10-10 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/10 dirt : > (Product ID and UpgradeCode are static, the Version (revision) is > incremented on each build.) That's the definition of a minor upgrade. If you want a major upgrade, you have to change product ID (ProductCode) too -- Nicolás

Re: [WiX-users] What is the downside to this?

2013-10-14 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
It will also get you (rightfully) ridiculed in blogs: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robmen/archive/2006/02/01/521809.aspx -- Nicolás 2013/10/14 Christopher Painter : > IMO it's crazy. You have to ask yourself WHY Windows Installer is the > corporate standard in the first place. MSI is transactional

Re: [WiX-users] What is the downside to this?

2013-10-15 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/15 Walter Dexter : > some of my actions are things like "create user escschd as an administrator, http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/util/user.html > then create six scheduled tasks to be run by escschd" You'll probably need a custom action for that, but "done properly" (t

Re: [WiX-users] WiX toolset license

2013-10-20 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/20 Jens Teutenberg : > We deliver our customers a DeveloperKit. > The customer makes his modifications, builds the application and creates a > setup. > At the moment we are using a pre-configured setup based on install4j. > Because some customers want to have a MSI setup we want to change

Re: [WiX-users] VS 2012 + Wix 3.X problem

2013-10-21 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/21 Edmondo Porcu : > How can I see what have gone wrong during setup? I have been reading these > should be the correct log, I have attached them here... You can't post attachments to this mailing list. -- Nicolás

Re: [WiX-users] Something I noticed with ServiceInstall (Wix 3,7)

2013-10-23 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
The key file is usually the one you explicitly mark as keyfile :) I didn't even know it was possible to leave the KeyFile attribute out. Seems if you don't have a KeyFile attribute, it picks the first file in the component. -- Nicolás 2013/10/22 Hans ter Horst : > And the keyfile would be the fi

Re: [WiX-users] Purely WiX Patching when a patch family consists of component groups across multiple cabs

2013-10-25 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/26 Tunney, Stephen : > Hello All, > > I've got a rather large project that involves a set of wixlib projects that > are referenced by 8 different products. These different wixlibs all use > various cab files defined in a wxi file globally. > > Now I'm in the throes of generating my patc

Re: [WiX-users] Fwd: GUI for wix

2013-10-29 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
El martes, 29 de octubre de 2013, Александр Смагин escribió: > Hello, > I'm sorry for my stupid question. Can anyone tell me is there a GUI > (graphic user interface) tool to visualize wxs script, or all content is > written by hands? > > I found WixEdit editor but it craches on my Win 8.1. > Wha

Re: [WiX-users] trying to restart explorer with restartresource

2013-10-29 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/28 victorwhiskey : >Path="[EXPLORERPATH]" > ProcessName="explorer.exe"/> > > > AssignToProperty="no" > Depth="0" > Path="[Window

Re: [WiX-users] Burn Question

2013-10-30 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/30 Christopher Painter : > One approach would be that 1.1 is a web download installer that contains > all 25 packages but will only download 5 of them. I'm not sure if "Big" > product will buy into this or not though. As far as I know, shipping packages in the bundle vs downloading them

Re: [WiX-users] Force replace files when applying patch

2013-10-30 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/30 Christopher Painter : > > > And a rollback CA and a commit CA and. :)If that works for you, > fine. I won't call it a 'bad thing'.We all have to do dirty things now > and then, don't we? :) > > My personal favoring is setting the installdir to C:\Progra~1\ grin. That's

Re: [WiX-users] Adding files to msi

2013-11-01 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/1 Bas Graaf : > Hi, > > I'd like to enable our partners to simply add a few files to our installer > package (an msi) before they deliver it to their customers (e.g., to add > third-party plugins, certificates, and various other configuration files). > So far, I've been prototyping a si

Re: [WiX-users] Purely WiX Patching when a patch family consists of component groups across multiple cabs

2013-11-01 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/26 Tunney, Stephen : > 2013/10/26 Nicolás Alvarez [nicolas.alva...@gmail.com]>: >> 2013/10/26 Tunney, Stephen : >>> I get errors now in my pyro call stating that the PatchBaseline I've >>> selected does not have any changes, but I know for a >>&

Re: [WiX-users] Burn. How to set UILevel == 3 (INSTALLUILEVEL_BASIC) or 4 (INSTALLUILEVEL_REDUCED) for msi.

2013-11-02 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
The progress should be shown in the Burn UI, not in a separate window that may even look different for each sub-package. Remember Burn is designed to provide a "single progress bar experience". -- Nicolas 2013/11/1 Alexey Larsky-RUS : > When I like to show overall progress for each msi. Some of

Re: [WiX-users] Environment Variable Changes by MSI are not reflected

2013-11-03 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/1 Phil Wilson : > If there's a way to avoid using PATH, try to find it and use it. There are > always issues with that, not only install and uninstall but corruption, > files and Dlls being picked up from the wrong directory and so on. I concur. I had problems during development with an

Re: [WiX-users] XML Namespace Prefix Question

2013-11-04 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/10/31 Christopher Painter : > One of my sreens in ISWIX is the "Namespace" designer. It's a simple grid > with checkboxes that display extension prefixes and target namespaces. I > created this to make it easier to add references to things like the util > namespace without looking it up all

Re: [WiX-users] XML Namespace Prefix Question

2013-11-04 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/4 Christopher Painter : > I did see that either would build if I was consistent. Is one or the other > more correct? In other words, are there any tutorials or code samples out > there that people might be copying and pasting that I would want to match > prefix case with? ( I know plen

Re: [WiX-users] platform x86 vs AnyCPU problems

2013-11-07 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Are you using a bootstrapper like Burn and referring to the installer .exe, or are you referring to an .exe file your installer installs? -- Nicolás 2013/11/7 Robert Clancy : > I have 2 distinct Wix XML Installer projects in the solution. The solution > build configuration determines which is b

Re: [WiX-users] platform x86 vs AnyCPU problems

2013-11-07 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
I'm referring to. Because of third party > dll's, I need this to be x86, which is the problem. Between my 2 installers, > one works and the other creates a Any CPU forms.exe, which fails because of > the third party dlls. > > -Original Message- > From: Nicol

Re: [WiX-users] Posting from nabble (was: Dual-purpose package won't uninstall when uninstalling bundle)

2013-11-08 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/7 Nick Ramirez : > You might have to save the users's choice (Machine or User) somewhere and > feed it back in as a command line arg upon uninstall. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Dual-purpose-package-won-t-uninsta

Re: [WiX-users] Microsoft Reciprocal License explaination

2013-11-19 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/19 Joe Dimagio : > Hey everyone, > > I'm doing some research to see if WiX is right for my corporation to use. > > Reading the MS RL, it looks like if I distribute my product using WiX, I > need to include my source files including the wxs, wxl, wxi, wixproj, as > well as my own product's s

Re: [WiX-users] Microsoft Reciprocal License explaination

2013-11-19 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
ng malicious. > > > From: "Rob Mensching" > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:01 PM > To: "General discussion about the WiX toolset." > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Microsoft Reciprocal License explaination > > http

Re: [WiX-users] Registry component shared within multiple features

2013-11-22 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/22 wixtester : > Hi, > > How do I reference count a registry component to use it between 2 > features? I have a feature named Agent that is shared by two other features, > say, Auth and Bridge. Agent feature has a component that writes to registry. > When I remove Auth or Bridge feature,

Re: [WiX-users] Registry component shared within multiple features

2013-11-22 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/22 wixtester : > Thanks for the suggestion. > Putting KeyPath to the registry element didnot make any difference. It still > gets removed. > Is SharedDllRefCount="yes" correct attribute for a component that has a > shared registry entry? > > thanks. That attribute is only necessary when yo

Re: [WiX-users] Registry component shared within multiple features

2013-11-25 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/25 wixtester : > If separate components are created for each feature, the registryValue gets > removed when any one feature is uninstalled. > Instead, I want the registry entry to stay if either feature is installed on > the system. The registry entry should be removed only when both the fe

Re: [WiX-users] WiX v3.8 released!

2013-11-28 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/11/28 Rob Mensching : > WiX v3.8 released: http://wixtoolset.org/releases/v3.8/stable > > Read more about it here: > http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2013/11/28/wix-v3.8-released > > A big thank you to all the new contributors that helped make this the best > release of the WiX toolset yet

Re: [WiX-users] Localization of a Bootstrapper (Messages of bal:Condition) [P]

2013-11-28 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
The tutorial was written before Burn even existed, how would it help? -- Nicolás 2013/11/28 Steven Ogilvie : > Classification: Public > Look at the WIX tutorial: http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/localization > > > -Original Message- > From: nianderneves [mailto:niander.ne...@gmail.co

Re: [WiX-users] wix37.exe - offline installation

2013-11-30 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Did you ever report it in the bug tracker? El sábado, 30 de noviembre de 2013, Jens Teutenberg escribió: > The bug still exists in the released new version 3.8! > > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > From: Rob Mensching > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 6:36 PM > To: General discussion about the

Re: [WiX-users] [WIX]: How to trigger my MSI file when I select install option in Wix Custom Bootstrapper UI

2013-12-02 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/12/2 dileep s : > On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Blair Murri wrote: >> I was referring to the code in SampleDLL.dll. I assume you are not >> creating your UI in DllMain(). There is a method that you export where your >> UI is created that Burn calls. > > Hi Blair, > > The following code is i

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 3.8.1128.0 - default install location

2013-12-05 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/12/5 Dave Williamson, Clear Sky Software : > > > > > > With the above directory structure the WixUI_FeatureTree is showing a > Location of "C:\" on the feature selection dialog shown just after accepting > the license agreement. We would expect the location to be C:

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 - shortcuts have changed

2013-12-05 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
I did some tests on multiple ways to handle shortcuts a few months ago: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=31481614 I didn't really get any "authoritative" answer on whether my findings are correct or what option is better, though. -- Nicolás "Leave it to Microsoft to make com

Re: [WiX-users] How to execute CA after path is applied

2013-12-06 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
El viernes, 6 de diciembre de 2013, Smagin Alexander escribió: > > I do not want make a Major update due to it's difficult for end users. > it's necessary to uninstall previous version and then install new one. I > would want to run one file without special command line that make change > only one

Re: [WiX-users] Can different products contain conponents with the same ComponentId?

2013-12-06 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
If multiple products install the same component in the same folder, the component is reference-counted, and it is removed when all the products having that component are uninstalled. This is one of the main features of Windows Installer and the reason for most of the "component rules". El viernes,

Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 - nice msi file size improvement

2013-12-06 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
El viernes, 6 de diciembre de 2013, Dave Williamson, Clear Sky Software escribió: > Very noticeable size reduction for the same MSI built in 3.8.1128.0 > compared > to 2.0.5805.0. 26 MB went to 15 MB. Nice benefit. Good job. > Check your MSI contents carefully, such a large difference could me

Re: [WiX-users] Can't add a comment to an existing bug on wixtoolset.org

2013-12-09 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
See the email subject :) -- Nicolás 2013/12/9 Rob Mensching : > Which issue are you talking about? > > -Original Message- > From: Tunney, Stephen [mailto:stephen.tun...@nuance.com] > Sent: Monday, December 9, 2013 11:43 AM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [W

Re: [WiX-users] Condition logic

2013-12-11 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/12/11 Dave Williamson, Clear Sky Software : > My brain is twisted and can't seem to get the condition logic right. > > 1. If the Product has not been installed on the machine then the > condition should set Level to 1. > > 2. If the Product has been installed but the HAVELS2208 reg

Re: [WiX-users] upgrade: current install is per-machine but related install is per-user. skipping...

2013-12-12 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
But that would need a bundle, since running vc_redist.exe as a custom action is crazy. Can't you just install the CRT DLLs in the same directory as the executables? -- Nicolas 2013/12/12 Phil Wilson : > You'd need to use the vc_redist exe and install that first. That merge > module has an explic

Re: [WiX-users] Creating two start menu shortcuts for the same executable

2013-12-13 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/12/13 Markus Ewald : > Hi! > > I'm trying to add a second start menu shortcut to my installer, but it > just doesn't add the second shortcut. I can't find any message > indicating why in msiexec's install log either. > > > > > > Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcu

Re: [WiX-users] Creating Registry Key

2013-12-16 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Does he extra slash cause you actual trouble? Does it bother you enough to justify a custom action? El lunes, 16 de diciembre de 2013, Suvrajyoti Panda escribió: > Thanks for the solution Blair. Would try this. > > Regards, > SuvraJyoti > On 15-12-2013 16:24, Blair Murri wrote: > > Only with a cu

Re: [WiX-users] Adding a registry key to HKLM

2013-12-17 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Why are you reposting your question after merely 2 hours? This is free volunteer support, have some patience. -- Nicolás 2013/12/17 Shyam Kannam : > Could someone help me on this? Does WiX allows to write registry entries to > HKLM? Even it is mentioned as a per machine scope, it ignores it.

Re: [WiX-users] ExeCommand will not accept any path with spaces

2013-12-20 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2013/12/20 Gerry Reno : > On 12/20/2013 01:20 PM, David Connet wrote: >>> From: Gerry Reno >>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 10:03 AM >>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ExeCommand will not accept any path with spaces >>> >>> On 12/20/2013 12:49 PM, Edwin

Re: [WiX-users] Progress Bar problem

2014-01-03 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
El jueves, 2 de enero de 2014, Ravishankar escribió: > Hi, > I have build a msi with 6000+ files(out of which 4500 dll files). > When i extract using Heat.exe nearly 600,000+ lines of code are > generated and including all these LoC in one single wxs file is not > possible, it is throwing 'Out Of

Re: [WiX-users] Help passing properties to Rollback custom action.

2014-01-03 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
El viernes, 20 de diciembre de 2013, escribió: > Hello, > > I have a custom action that moves some deprecated files from an > old install to a temp directory during a major upgrade and I have another > custom action to move them back that runs only during roll back. I am > having trouble a

Re: [WiX-users] selectively upgrading a package in burn

2014-01-03 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014/1/2 Dave Andersen : > Hello WiX users, > > I tried sending this message via Nabble earlier, but I sent it to the wrong > group and later tried to "move" it, but I think it just dropped into the > void. Apologies if this is a duplicate message. > > I am developing a custom burn bootstrapper app

Re: [WiX-users] Setup does not work on non-en OS

2014-01-06 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Could it be this problem? http://sourceforge.net/p/wix/bugs/2677/ -- Nicolás 2014/1/6 Goran Malovic : > Here is the link. This problem has been reported by a client, so I installed > Dutch OS system in virtual box, and I receive the same exception. Since this > is new installation, everything

Re: [WiX-users] FW: Welcome to the "WiX-users" mailing list (Digest mode)

2014-01-06 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
You just forwarded your mailman password to the mailing list. You may want to change it... El lunes, 6 de enero de 2014, escribió: > Hi My mail ID : venkata.chintalap...@cognizant.com > > Thanks, > Kiran > > -Original Message- > From: wix-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto: > wi

Re: [WiX-users] (Please Ignore earlier mail)Creating an installer with spaces in the name with LIGHT command

2014-01-14 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014/1/14 Suvrajyoti Panda : > Hi All, > > I want to create an installer in WIX that has spaces in its name something as > shown below: > > light -out C:\Pipeline Scheduler Tortoise.msi C:\TortInstall.wixobj > C:\db.wixobj > > How can i achieve the same? Please help on this if any body has encount

Re: [WiX-users] Wix: Conditional uninstall

2014-01-15 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014/1/15 Ruth Lu : > Hi, > I got a problem during uninstall: > > Our COM project (build by install shield) and WIX project shared some common > files. > In WIX, during uninstall, I want to check if our COM project is installed > or not through registry. > > If COM project is installed, I don’t wa

Re: [WiX-users] Do Not Remove Pinned Taskbar Shortcuts on Install or Upgrade (Windows 7)

2014-01-23 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
"Permanent" would make it stay after an uninstall too, which is probably not wanted. -- Nicolás 2014/1/23 Jeremiahf : > > > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 9:47 AM, C B wrote: > >> During an installation or major upgrade, if a user has pinned the >> application to their task bar, then after the i

Re: [WiX-users] Install busy executables at reboot - Windows 7

2014-01-27 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014-01-27 Walter Dexter : > Got it! > > I haven't worked out all the details but changing the MSIRMSHUTDOWN > property to "0" makes it do what I wanted. Note that in this case the .exe > files that I want to keep running aren't actually being modified. Our > deployment folks just don't like to dea

Re: [WiX-users] Burn with no custom ui for localization

2014-01-29 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014-01-29 Jack Sojourn : > I have a project that builds 7 msi and then creates mst transform files for > the non-English ones. > > I then have a burn bootstrapper that has one msipackage with > displayinternalui=true. > > however I need to get rid of the custom burn ui so that only the msi ui is >

Re: [WiX-users] relationship between components and features

2014-01-29 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014-01-29 Marek Mielcarek : > Please take a look at this pseudo-code that represents my WiX xml: > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My intention was to run/schedule CA1 only for Feature1 and CA2 for Feature2 > respectively. To

Re: [WiX-users] Imperfect install leading to repair.

2014-01-29 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Can somebody else confirm this can happen? Upgraded in-use files disappearing on reboot sounds like something so serious that Windows Installer wouldn't have been released with such an issue. And otherwise we would be hearing about it all the time. -- Nicolas 2014-01-29 Scott Palmer : > if the i

Re: [WiX-users] XmlFile Failed to find node

2014-02-01 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014-01-31 Jeremy : > For the record and anyone curious, It seems to be XmlFile not liking > something about the xmlns in the nlog tag, somehow that's preventing it > from parsing the other elements. > > i.e. with a plain in the app.config, those Util:XmlFile's work > great. But these in app.confi

Re: [WiX-users] Installed app not showing up in add/remove programs

2014-05-27 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014-05-27 1:54 GMT-03:00 Namrata Kumari : > > > > http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; > xmlns:iis="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension"; > xmlns:sql="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/SqlExtension"; > xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";> >

Re: [WiX-users] .ocx file is not registered in windows 8

2014-06-04 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
Do you have any reference / documentation link about this? -- Nicolás 2014-06-04 11:53 GMT-03:00 Carter Young : > IIRC, OCX Controls were only supported from Windows 95 up to XP, > during the Lifespan of VB4 - VB6. They are no longer supported in > Windows Versions past XP. You'll need to upgr

Re: [WiX-users] simple re-packaging of a 3rd party redistributable

2014-06-15 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014-06-15 14:36 GMT-03:00 Moyer, Andy : > What I need help with is, how can I make an .msi or .exe that bundles up all > the files shown in the attached screen shot Attached files don't reach the mailing list. Please upload the screenshot to an image-sharing website and post the link instead.

[WiX-users] Plugin and plugin-description file

2014-07-01 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
I have some plugin DLLs, and for each plugin, there's an XML file describing its IPC interface and an .ini file describing the plugin configuration and location (required for the app to load the plugin). Should I create three components? Or should they be in the same component since the .ini file

Re: [WiX-users] Plugin and plugin-description file

2014-07-02 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014-07-02 0:10 GMT-03:00 Nicolás Alvarez : > I have some plugin DLLs, and for each plugin, there's an XML file > describing its IPC interface and an .ini file describing the plugin > configuration and location (required for the app to load the plugin). > > Should I create

[WiX-users] Making Heat output binder variables

2014-07-04 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
How do I make heat output !(bindpath.foo) variables in the File/@Source attributes? No matter what I try, I get $(bindpath.foo). I only get !() if I use a variable that starts with "wix." like "-var wix.foo". The -wixvar option (documented as "generate binder variables instead of preprocessor vari

[WiX-users] Very non-linear progress bar in Burn

2014-07-04 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
I have a Burn bundle with three MSI packages. The deps package has 100 files adding up to 70MB (uncompressed; the compressed size is 20MB). The icons package has 6848 tiny files(!) adding up to 35MB. The application package has merely 10 files adding up to 4MB. The bundle is using the standard BA.

Re: [WiX-users] appsyndication feed served as html, not a feed

2014-07-05 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2014-07-05 12:18 GMT-03:00 Phill Hogland : > In Chrome, when I put the URI to the atom feed into the > validator.w3.org/feed site, it reports: > "It looks like this is a web page, not a feed. I looked for a feed > associated with this page, but couldn't find one. Please enter the address > of your

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