That WiX v3 build is about 6 months old. If you're going to be using WiX v3, you really should be picking up a new build at least monthly. It is very likely that this issue is already fixed. If you find that the latest build reproduces the problem, please do open a bug.
Blair Murri wrote: > > Updating the thread with more information. > > *From:* Pierson Lee (Volt) > *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2007 3:23 PM > *To:* Aaron Wiley; Blair Murri > *Cc:* James Elder; Nick Horvath > *Subject:* RE: IIS issues with MSI install > > I certainly can! > > Blair, > > The version I am using is: Votive 2005 - Windows Installer XML (WiX) > Toolset, Version 3.0.2925.0 > > The issue with the AppPool is similar to the issue I am having with > the websites. It would insert the keys and folders in the wrong spot > in the metabase. It looks as if IIS Websites seem to be a little more > forgiving then the AppPools. > > Here is a screen shot of the metabase issue that I’m seeing currently. > Notice the two sections in the red box, it looks as if the W3SVC\5 > section is being put all over the place when it should *only* reside > under the LM section of the metabase. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Thanks > > Pierson > > cid:image002.png@01C8221B.475DA540 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From**:* Blair Murri > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 07, 2007 6:11 PM > *To:* Aaron Wiley > *Cc:* James Elder; Nick Horvath > *Subject:* RE: IIS issues with MSI install > > I personally haven’t done anything involving building MSIs for IIS, > and I have done next to nothing with IIS in general. This appears (on > the surface) to be a bug in the IIS custom actions. > > The alias for WiX is wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>, which is external and > public. The archives for this alias are at > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=wix-users. I > noticed that Pierson sent this same message to that alias today (see > attached). > > Which version/build of the WiX toolset? (it would be helpful to add to > that email thread the build of WiX used) > > Also, what issues have you had with WebAppPool? > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of > *Pierson Lee (Volt) > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:10 PM > *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* [WiX-users] IIS issues during install/uninstall > > Hello all- > > I’m getting occasional (and increasingly frustrating) issues with IIS > Web Site/applications and IIS Application Pools in IIS when using a > WiX 3.0 Created MSI package where the sites/app pools are getting > installed on the wrong level of the metabase then not uninstalling > properly, causing reinstalls/upgrades to fail. (installing to a > Windows 2003 Server x64bit running IIS 6.0) > > Example (using adsutil ENUM /p W3SVC/3): > > IIS Metabase (Correct)- > > W3SVC/3/Root > > W3SVC/3/Filters > > IIS Metabase (Incorrect)- > > W3SVC/3/Root > > W3SVC/3/Filters > > *W3SVC/3/W3SVC* > > * * > > When I look under the last path ( adsutil ENUM /p W3SVC/3/W3SVC) it is > showing > > W3SVC/3/w3svc/3 > > Because of this, it is not fully uninstalling the site when the MSI is > getting uninstalled. > > I had the same issue with App Pools in IIS to the point where I took > that part out of the WiX MSI and separated it into a C# application. I > don’t want to do that with the website because if I do, at that point, > the MSI will just be a glorified xCopy. > > Any help will be appreciated. Code snippet (with names slightly > changed) is provided below. > > Thanks > > Pierson > > <Fragment> > > <!-- Web Service Username/Password --> > > <util:User Id="ProgramWebServiceUser" Name="[PROGRAMSERVICE_USERNAME]" > Password="[PROGRAMSERVICE_PASSWORD]" /> > > <!-- Components and Directory Definitions --> > > <!-- Web Directory Properties (same for all the sites) --> > > <iis:WebDirProperties Id="WebAppProperties" AnonymousAccess="no" > WindowsAuthentication="yes" AccessSSL="yes" Execute="yes" Read="yes" > DefaultDocuments="Default.aspx" Script="yes" /> > > <!-- Root Directory --> > > <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> > > <Component Id="ProgramWebSiteComponent" Guid="{<GUID HERE>}"> > > <!-- Web Settings --> > > <iis:WebSite Id="ProgramWebSite" Description="Program Website - > [PROGRAMWEBSITE_STANDARD_PORT]/[PROGRAMWEBSITE_SECURE_PORT]" > Directory="WebDir" DirProperties="WebAppProperties" > > > <iis:WebAddress Id="ProgramWebSiteAddress_Standard" > Port="[PROGRAMWEBSITE_STANDARD_PORT]" Secure="no" /> > > <iis:WebAddress Id="ProgramWebSiteAddress_Secure" > Port="[PROGRAMWEBSITE_SECURE_PORT]" Secure="yes" /> > > </iis:WebSite> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> > > <Component Id="WebServiceConfigComponent" Guid="{<GUID HERE>}">}"> > > <iis:WebServiceExtension Id="ASP.NET2.0" Allow="yes" > File="%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll" > Description="ASP.NET v2.0.50727" UIDeletable="no" /> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > <!-- Assigning all the components for the UI to a single Component > Group--> > > <ComponentGroup Id="WebSite"> > > <!-- Web site components--> > > <ComponentRef Id="ProgramWebSiteComponent" /> > > <ComponentRef Id="WebServiceConfigComponent"/> > > </ComponentGroup> > > </Fragment> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? 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