Also be prepared to give your build service account full admin rights. See this thread for some details: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsbuild/thread/525e9b71-d 267-4177-880c-957df9c92fd4.
-----Original Message----- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 16:38 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] OS for WiX Build environment Thanks. I decided to go for Windows 2008 (mainly because I haven't used it yet). I have found the WiX build documentation is a bit thin so I am documenting the process as I go and will post a blog entry when I have it working. Neil -----Original Message----- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 October 2008 19:25 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] OS for WiX Build environment Neil Sleightholm wrote: > I am looking to create a VM for building the WiX v3 source, I currently > doing it on my main PC running Vista but I am wondering what other > people use. Is Vista a good base or would you recommend something else, > XP seems to be easier to manage but would Windows Server 2003 or 2008 > be better? > None's better than another as far as building WiX goes, except that if you're running Vista or Server 2008, you have to run at least the first full build elevated, so it can add strong-name verification-skip entries for the WiX assemblies. Mostly it boils down to whatever you're comfortable with and/or have licenses for. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
