Ok, I have found the exact problem now, and am looking for a fix.
I set my port number via a property [PORT_NO] that is set to a default value
(say 8090) that the user then has the option of changing through the UI. If the
port number is not changed, it uninstalls properly, but if it is changed(say
the user wants it at 8091) then the site installs properly, but won't uninstall.
Is this because the uninstall process looks at my default value? If so, do I
need to store it in registry so that the uninstall process grabs the port
number?
Thanks
Pierson
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wierd IIS issue with Wix install/uninstall
Lee:
If you only set the port (and do nothing with the IP & Host Header), I would
bet that there is another site using the same Port Number. I would think that
it has to be the case if other installers are working fine.
My advice: Check the sites in IIS (or have someone with the permissions do it).
You are looking for another site (active or disabled) that uses the same Port
Number (on the same IP).
David Adams, MCSD
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Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:33:49 -0700
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wierd IIS issue with Wix install/uninstall
Well, heres the kicker, I don't set the HH or the IP ( I assume it's the local
machine). The only thing I set is the port. :(
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I would suspect that it is something with that site.
It is probably either a) the IP address / Port / [Host Header, if used] has
been changed; at which, the installer would not be able to identify it in IIS
or b) for whatever reason, another site has been added that has the same IP
address / Port / [Host Header] combination & one of them is disabled.
Under b), the search for the site matching the criteria would return an array,
but the function would always return the 1st one (and possibly, not the right
one) as the target of the installer action.
I'd make sure that the IP / Port / HH info is correct in the installer
defintion (wxs) and that there is not another web site on the server that has
matching info.
David Adams, MCSD
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Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:45:50 -0700
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wierd IIS issue with Wix install/uninstall
Hmm. I am wondering if it is the host header then, because this is just a
recent problem that's shown up and the other 4 sites uninstall properly, it is
just this one package.
From: Mike Dimmick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 3:38 PM
To: Pierson Lee (Volt); 'david adams'; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Wierd IIS issue with Wix install/uninstall
As I said, because it doesn't remember the ID number. It's trying to look up
which one to uninstall based on those three properties: IP, port, and host
header.
Another case where it gets confused is if you have another site with the same
properties which is disabled.
--
Mike Dimmick
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Sent: 10 August 2007 23:31
To: david adams; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wierd IIS issue with Wix install/uninstall
I can see where this would be an issue of the IP address changing, but my issue
is with the w3svc ID number that gets assigned and why the MSI thinks it's a
different number during uninstall then it was during the install portion.
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Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 3:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wierd IIS issue with Wix install/uninstall
We overcome this issue by setting the install IP address to a property value.
The property value is set (for default purposes) within the WiX file; however,
we have added a custom dialog that allows the Install User to override the
property value with a User-input one.
Whether the default value or a User-input one is the actual IP address used, we
persist the value to the machine registry for use on uninstall.
Note: This does introduce a risk if someone invalidates the value in the
registry, but we accept that risk for the benefit installing to IP addresses
that may be unknown at the time that the MSI is built.
<Property Id="WEBADDRESSIP_DEV" Value="10.1.20.84">
<RegistrySearch Id="DevIpSearch" Root="HKLM"
Key="SOFTWARE\Crawford\[APPREGKEY]\IpAddresses" Name="Development" Type="raw" />
</Property>
<Component Id="CreateTemplateAppPool"
Guid="0D9804CB-CEE4-4D2D-8B9B-A8455AC035E4">
<WebAppPool Id="TemplateAppPool" Identity="networkService" IdleTimeout="20"
MaxWorkerProcesses="1" Name="[APPPOOLNAME]" QueueLimit="4000"
RecycleMinutes="1740" />
</Component>
<Component Id="CreateTemplateWebSiteDev"
Guid="54A19EA6-828D-45CA-9CB4-06E989E0CB66">
<WebSite Id="TemplateWebSiteDev" AutoStart="no" ConnectionTimeout="120"
Description="[WEBSITEDESC]" Directory="INSTALLLOCATION" StartOnInstall="no"
DirProperties="VDirProperties">
<WebAddress Id="TemplateWebAddressDev" IP="[WEBADDRESSIP_DEV]" Port="80" />
<WebApplication Id="TemplateWebApplicationDev" AllowSessions="yes"
Buffer="yes" ClientDebugging="no" DefaultScript="VBScript"
Name="[WEBAPPLICATIONNAME]" ServerDebugging="no" SessionTimeout="20"
WebAppPool="TemplateAppPool" />
</WebSite>
</Component>
<Component Id="CreateWebSiteDevKey" Guid="A89D6667-C0F1-485C-9F2B-3A65F9676920">
<Registry Id="WebSiteDevKey" Root="HKLM"
Key="SOFTWARE\Crawford\[APPREGKEY]\IpAddresses" Name="Development"
Action="write" Type="string" Value="[WEBADDRESSIP_DEV]" />
</Component>
David Adams, MCSD
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Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:04:28 +0100
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wierd IIS issue with Wix install/uninstall
WiX only looks at the combination of IP address(es), port number, and Host
header. If any of those have been changed post-installation, the custom action
may either not uninstall or uninstall the wrong site.
The problem here is that IIS's metabase schema does not offer anywhere for WiX
to put a cookie that the user cannot subsequently edit (there is a Comment
field but that's user-editable). In theory, WiX should generate the site number
and store it elsewhere (e.g. in the registry), but the current WiX schema
doesn't allow you to specify a registry path to store it in.
--
Mike Dimmick
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Sent: 10 August 2007 21:27
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Wierd IIS issue with Wix install/uninstall
I am currently installing 4 sites packaged with WiX. I have it installing
app_pools, sites and the necessary files and file structures with each of these
4 on the same server. I noticed some weird behavior today, particularly in
uninstallation.
When I go to uninstall one of my sites, its not deleting the right metabase
path.
So for instance, I install SiteA, SiteB, SiteC, and SiteD. When installing they
are installed in W3SVC/2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. (I don't know why they are
always sequential starting at the lowest possible number, but that seems to be
a feature of WiX). When uninstalling SiteC (which was installed at W3SVC/4) it
is attempting to uninstall the metabase path at W3SVC/2.
I've caught it doing this a couple times now and I would like to know A) where
does it look to determine where the site was installed at and B) how to
fix/prevent this.
Thanks
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