The cause of a reboot is the fact that the mainApp gets installed again.
I just execute MsiConfigureFeature("PRODUCT-GUID", "addOnTool",
INSTALLSTATE_LOCAL); and installation of mainApp begins.
I've got a lots of CAs. How could they be conditioned on a Feature? I've
tried to search the docs and web, but with no success. This seems to be
a problem, but i still don't know how to get over it. Maybe it is an
elementary problem, but im lost again.
Thanks for your help.
Kind regards,
Jan
Blair wrote:
> If ADDLOCAL is set, REINSTALL typically won't be set (and you can unset it
> if it does happen to be set), which would then prevent reinstalling the
> components that are unique to the mainApp feature.
>
> What is the cause of the reboot? Do you have custom actions that are not
> conditioned on feature or component action states that are part of your
> complexity?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Bilek [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 2:43 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during
> uninstallation
>
> So that means that MsiConfigureFeature will just run the installation
> again regardless of input parameters. That also means, that it will
> attempt to install mainApp along with the addOn (if conditions are
> met)... and that's what i don't want to. Installation of mainApp is very
> complex and requires reboot.
>
> So is there any way how to:
> 1) Launch the installation (use MsiConfigureFeature or simular function)
> 2) Don't allow to install mainApp (set any property and use condition?)
> 3) Allow addOn to install.
>
> In other words... is there any MSI function, which allows me to set a
> property and run the installation again? I tried to browse MSI functions
> at MSDN, but didn't find anything suitable.
>
> Thanks for great support!
>
> Kind regards,
> Jan
>
>
> Blair wrote:
>
>> I think I see what is going on. A level of "0" disables the feature. A
>> condition could be used to change the level, but conditions are NOT
>> evaluated when the ADDLOCAL (or any one of several other) property is set.
>> As a result, the ADDLOCAL is unable to enable that feature.
>>
>> You need to change the level to some positive (non-zero) integer. You can
>> then use a condition on that feature to not install the add-on in your
>> initial transaction if the required framework was not initially installed.
>> MsiConfigureFeature will then be able to install the feature.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jan Bilek [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 8:17 AM
>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during
>> uninstallation
>>
>> After i execute function
>>
>> MsiConfigureFeature("PRODUCT-GUID", "addOnTool", INSTALLSTATE_LOCAL);
>>
>> i've found following lines in log related to addOnTool:
>>
>> Command Line: ADDLOCAL=addOnTool CURRENTDIRECTORY=...
>> ...
>> PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ADDLOCAL property. Its value is 'addOnTool'.
>> ...
>> Feature: addOnTool; Installed: Absent; Request: Null; Action: Null
>> ...
>>
>> In final Property list i've found following interesting lines:
>>
>> Property(S): ProductState = 5
>> Property(S): ProductToBeRegistered = 1
>> Property(S): ADDLOCAL = StatsPlg
>> Property(S): ACTION = INSTALL
>> Property(S): INSTALLLEVEL = 1
>>
>>
>> Does it make any sense? Is there anything else i should look for?
>> IMHO does MsiConfigureFeature nothing. It just adds ADDLOCAL property,
>> but with no further effects. MSI installs mainApp product (level 1) and
>> leaves addOnTool untouched (level 0).
>>
>> Jan
>>
>>
>> Blair wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Turn on verbose logging via the installer logging policy. What are the
>>> values of the feature-related properties? What happens to
>>>
>>>
>> feature/component
>>
>>
>>> states?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jan Bilek [mailto:[email protected]]
>>> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 2:47 AM
>>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during
>>> uninstallation
>>>
>>> Huge thanks... this definitely seems to be a solution, but when i try
>>> use it, i find following problem:
>>>
>>> I've 2 features in my wix project:
>>>
>>> <feature id="mainApp" level="1" ...> ... </feature>
>>> <feature id="addOnTool" level="0" ...> ... </feature>
>>>
>>> "addOnTool" does not get installed during the installation when
>>> conditions are not met. I use following line to install it from main
>>> application:
>>>
>>> MsiConfigureFeature("PRODUCT-GUID", "addOnTool", INSTALLSTATE_LOCAL);
>>>
>>> It should install the missing feature, but all it does is to run the
>>> whole installation again. But, surprisingly, it does not install
>>> "addOnTool" feature. I tried to use different installation state
>>> parameters, but with no success.
>>>
>>> Do you have an idea, where could be a problem?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Blair wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> If you run that API from your main app, the entire installation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> transaction
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> will run, but only the indicated feature (and whatever components that
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> were
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> not previously installed that are part of that feature) will be
>>>>
>>>>
>> "selected"
>>
>>
>>>> for installation, meaning that only those files/registry entries/etc.
>>>>
>>>>
>> will
>>
>>
>>>> actually be installed. The main app's components, since they were
>>>>
> already
>
>>>> installed, won't be reinstalled.
>>>>
>>>> If any custom actions you have in that MSI are tied to component or
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> feature
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> states, they will be included/skipped as appropriate. If other
>>>>
> conditions
>
>>>> control them, then what happens depends on those conditions.
>>>>
>>>> That API effectively runs the transaction engine with the ADDLOCAL
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> property
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> set to the indicated feature when the feature is not already installed.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Jan Bilek [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:20 AM
>>>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>>>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during
>>>> uninstallation
>>>>
>>>> But what will happen when main app detects that .net conditions are met?
>>>>
>
>
>>>> How will it install only the add-on tool? Is there any possibility to
>>>> install certain product features (not the main app again) when main
>>>> installation file was deleted?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for reply.
>>>>
>>>> Jan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Blair wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> My reference to the API MsiConfigureFeature() was intended to have it
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> called
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> by the main application whenever it detects that the add-on isn't
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> installed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> but the framework is. End users don't have to do a thing (except run
>>>>>
> the
>
>>>>> main application).
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Jan Bilek [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:34 PM
>>>>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>>>>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during
>>>>> uninstallation
>>>>>
>>>>> Good idea, but what if user decides to install the add-on later (after
>>>>> he updates his OS)? Wouldn't he have to reinstall main application?
>>>>>
> This
>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>> solution is my last resort. It will work, but it seems to be too
>>>>> complicated (for me and users aswell).
>>>>> Isn't there any other easier way?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Blair wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Put both into the same MSI, but under different features.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >From your main application, add the "add-on" feature when .net 3.5 is
>>>>>> discovered. MsiConfigureFeature() would possibly be a good candidate.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Jan Bilek [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:12 AM
>>>>>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>>>>>> Subject: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> uninstallation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> I've got following problem...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have got a main application and an add-on tool. The add-on can be
>>>>>> installed only if .net framework 3.5 is installed and main application
>>>>>>
>
>
>>>>>> must be able to install the add-on when user updates his system to
>>>>>>
> .net
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> 3.5.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> My current solution consists of two independent wix/msi packages which
>>>>>>
>
>
>>>>>> are executed from custom bootstrapper application. This setup works
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> fine
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> during installation process, but it has major flaw when it comes to
>>>>>> uninstallation. I need to uninstall add-on during the uninstallation
>>>>>>
> of
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>>> main application, but since these two parts are independent, they have
>>>>>>
>
>
>>>>>> to be uninstalled independently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there any way how start or schedule one uninstallation (add-on)
>>>>>> during the other (main app)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank for any help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Jan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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