If you install the IIS6 Compatibility features then the WiX toolset custom actions will work. In WiX v3.5, there is native support for IIS7 configuration.
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Navid Azimi-Garakani <naz...@microsoft.com>wrote: > Hello-- > > I have a large number of MSIs (think 75+) that are currently deploying to > IIS 6 on Windows Server 2003 (32-bit). These MSIs are being built with WIX > 2.0.3719.0. I need to get these MSIs to deploy to IIS 7 on Windows Server > 2008 R2. I am currently getting the dreaded -1603 error. I did some research > on the Internet and it's not quite clear whether WIX supports IIS7. See [1] > and [2] for points of discussion. > > [1] http://n2.nabble.com/wix-and-IIS7-td1694777.html > [2] > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/686190/how-do-i-install-an-asp-net-mvc-application-on-iis-7-using-wix > > Can someone please shed some light on this process? I need to make a > decision whether in the current timescale I can make our current MSIs work > or if I need to write some custom actions that leverage the IIS 7 PowerShell > providers. I was hoping to have a stopgap solution that would allow me to > deploy these sites in IIS 7 Classic Mode as-is. That way we could upgrade > our production servers to Windows Server 2008 R2 without significant > deployment changes. > > Then I could address the deployment story more forthright. > > Thanks again, > Navid > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the > world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for > Conference > attendees to learn about information security's most important issues > through > interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
