[WiX-users] Providing different access rights to the target directory of installation

In my setup program, I need to give Everyone full access to the target directory of installation. How do I do that? Thanks. Sudripta. -- ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@li

[WiX-users] Updating msvcrt

Hi, I am building a setup file and I may need to update msvcrt.dll if the system has a lower version than the one our application requires. But, this file is used by the OS and should be updated after a restart or such. This file cannot be easily updated/replaced as it is used by the OS. Ple

[WiX-users] Linker flag for Win XP compatibility

Is there a compiler/linker option by which we can ask corext to build the executables compatible to Win XP? What I am looking for is that the linker should not include such functions (or function versions) which are not found in msvcrt.dll on XP. One function is 'CxxFrameHandler3' which is not a

[WiX-users] Installing a required system file before ExecuteAction

In my wix project, I need to install a file into the 'system' folder before 'ExecuteAction' action. All other files of mine will be installed during 'InstallFiles' action as usual. How can I do that? Thanks. Sudripta. -

Re: [WiX-users] Installing a required system file before ExecuteAction

on that system file, I need to be installing that system file before executing that custom action or msiexec will fail to load that custom actions dll. Thanks. Sudripta. Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) wrote: > In my wix project, I need to install a file into the 'system'

[WiX-users] ICE33 warning and creating class table

I want to register few COM components. So, I am using 'Class' element for the purpose. I have the following syntax: Though, the components are registering properly; I don't see any 'Class' table in Orca. Also, Orca is giving a ICE33 validation warning. It says it

[WiX-users] Suppressing ICE33 validation warnings

Seems wix doesn't favor advertising using class tables for COM components. Though it allows advertising, it is not a big supporter of that feature. But, when validating my MSI using ORCA, I get a lot of ICE33 validation warnings (if I don't advertise). Is there a way I can suppress this ICE33 va

[WiX-users] Passing command line options to wix file

In my setup program, the user needs to specify certain properties (like install location) from the command line. I am declaring these properties within my wix file and depending on the value of these properties, I am doing different stuff. How do I do that? Can I pass command-line options to be

[WiX-users] Running a custom action on a push-button click

In my setup program, I have a dialog with some edit boxes. The user needs to enter some values in these edit boxes. I need to validate the values entered by the user using a custom actions routine as soon as the user clicks the 'Next >' push button. For this I have associated some properties wit

[WiX-users] Showing a bitmap image

In my setup program, I am creating a simple dialog with an image at the top of the dialog. But, the image is not getting shown. The dialog entry looks like below:

[WiX-users] Showing a hyperlink on a dialog

I need to show a hyperlink control on one of my setup dialog. The setup program should be compatible to Win XP and higher. Seems Win XP and Win VISTA (SP1) don't have MSI version 5.0 where the hyperlink control is supported. So, what is my best way to be able to show a hyperlink control. It need

[WiX-users] Making text control respond to mouse-clicks

Is there any way by which I can make a text control on a dialog respond to mouse-clicks i.e. can I get any event during mouse-click of a text control? Also, is it possible to make a push-button appear flat and without a border? Thanks. Sudripta. -

[WiX-users] Accessing localization strings from custom actions routine

Is there a way by which I can retrieve/access the localization strings (in .wxl file) from within my custom actions routine? Is there any API to access the localization strings? Thanks. Sudripta. -- Apps built with the

Re: [WiX-users] Accessing localization strings from custom actions routine

CA can query any MSI tables data. Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) wrote: > Is there a way by which I can retrieve/access the localization strings (in > .wxl file) from within my custom actions routine? Is there any API to access > the localization strings? > >

[WiX-users] Extract a file using custom action routine

In my custom action routine, I need to extract one of the files present within the MSI to the Windows temp folder location? Is there any API to do that? I looked through msiquery.h, but couldn't find one. How can I do that? Thanks. Sudripta. -

[WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product

I have two versions of my MSI... one is version 1.0.0.0 and another is 2.0.1000.0. The upgrade code for both the MSIs are the same. But, there are many significant differences between version 1.0.0.0 and 2.0.1000.0, including different install directories and files-to-install. Version 1.0.0.0 in

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product

ame=4D6A40C5D78E4071A707899CDDF5C782%40JIMDELL> From: Jim Williams - 2009-04-01 23:19 Do you have a RemoveExistingProducts action defined in your execution sequence? Jim Williams -Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) [mailto:v-su...@mi...] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:03 PM To:

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product

April 01, 2009 4:21 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product Do you have a RemoveExistingProducts action defined in your execution sequence? Jim Williams -Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy (S

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading an older version of product

roducts reports. It's not important that ARPNOMDIFY is different. It is important that ALLUSERS is different. Phil Wilson -----Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) [mailto:v-su...@mi...] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:53 PM To: wix-us...@li... Subject: Re:

[WiX-users] Custom icon in Add/Remove programs

Is there a way I can set the icon for my application to be shown in the 'Add/Remove Programs' under control panel? Thanks. Sudripta. -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) techn

[WiX-users] Error table in merge module

I am trying to create a merge module. But, I am getting an error message in wixca.wxs. The error code is LGHT1054 and it states that 'Merge modules should not contain the Error table because all merge conflicts cannot be avoided.'. How can I stop it from generating the error table or get rid of

[WiX-users] Esc key hit can't cancel during installation

I have two dialogs in my setup program... one is the welcome screen and another is the installation progress dialog. In both the dialogs I have a button called 'Cancel' and its 'Cancel' property is set to 'yes' for both the dialogs. When I am on the 'Welcome screen' dialog, if I press the 'Esc'

[WiX-users] Access public properties from within modules

In my setup program, I have a main wix file and a merge module. In my main wix file, I am looking for any earlier versions of the product and if I find one, I set a property called 'MYAPPFOUND'. In my merge module, I need to run a custom action only if 'MYAPPFOUND' property is set. I have t

[WiX-users] Run executable after setup

After the completion of my setup, I need to launch the main executable of the software. In the manifest file of the main executable the execution level has been set to 'requireAdministrator'. The wix file has a custom action to launch the main executable. The custom action is given as: The p

[WiX-users] Marking portions of strings within wxl for not localization

In my setup project, I am using wxl files for localization. But, there are certain parts within the strings (like Font name product name etc.) which I don't want to be localized. Is there a way to mark these for not localization? Thanks. Sudripta. --

[WiX-users] Localizing setup dialog titles

Will there be any problem if I try to localize the dialog title in my setup? I want to pick the string from the wxl file. In the wix documentation I see that the 'Title' attribute for the 'Dialog' element is not marked as localizable. Thanks. Sudripta. --

[WiX-users] Showing text within ScrollableText from binary table data

The EULA of my setup program is in binary table. I have a EULA.rtf which I am adding to the binary table. In one of my dialogs, I have a 'ScrollableText' control and I want to show the EULA from the binary table within it. I have to have the EULA come from the binary table. Is there a way I can

[WiX-users] The product language for Indonesia doesn't work

I have a setup program which as no UI. I am using 1057 (Indonesia) as the product language of the setup. But, still the dialogs shown by msiexec during installation and un-installation are in plain English. The texts on the dialogs like 'Preparing to remove...', 'Please wait while Windows config

[WiX-users] Change default error messages

Is there a way by which I can change the default error messages which are shown by the MSI? Thanks. Sudripta. -- Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocit

[WiX-users] Custom action with elevated privileges doesn't work

Hi, I am facing a weird problem when running a setup built using wix. I have three custom actions which I need to be executed. Two of them are in a 'dll' and don't require elevated privileges in Windows Vista and so I am executing them in Immediate mode. The third one is the main executable

[WiX-users] Problem with executing customaction with VC90 dependence

Hi, My application is dependent on VC 9 CRT. I am also having some custom actions in a 'dll' file which I am executing during installation. The 'dll' is also dependent on VC 9 CRT. So, I am also distributing VC 9 redist using the VC 9 merge module. But, I want the VC 9 merge module to be ins

[WiX-users] Making a reg key to stay upon uninstall

Hi, In my setup program, I am creating a registry key. But, I need that registry key to stay even when I uninstall the product. During creation of the registry key, I am specifying Action as 'createkey', but, still the key is getting deleted when I uninstall the product. Please let me know h

[WiX-users] Deferred custom action generating error 2762.

Hi, I am building a setup file. At the end of the installation, I want to start the main application program. The main application program requires elevated privileges on Windows VISTA to run. So, I am setting the Custom action (within InstallExecuteSequence) as 'deferred' and Impersonate a

[WiX-users] Changing Execute mode of customaction depending on OS version

Hi, I am new to wix, so this may be a silly question. I want to execute a custom action in 'deferred' mode on Windows VISTA; and in 'immediate' mode, if the setup is run under any other OS. How can I do that? Thanks. Sudripta. ---

[WiX-users] Upgrade MSI having lower version files

Hi, I am facing a problem regarding creating an upgrade MSI. Our previous installation package (msi) had some files which had a higher version than our current installation package (msi). The files in the previous installation had a version of 5.1.. The files in the new installation pack

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade MSI having lower version files

ou what's going on. Phil Wilson -----Original Message- From: Sudripta Nandy (Sarangsoft Corporation) [mailto:v-su...@mi...] Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:30 PM To: wix-us...@li... Subject: [WiX-users] Upgrade MSI having lower version files Hi, I am facing a problem regarding creati