Since I have a hybrid InstallShield / WiX environment, I typically import the regfile into an IS Merge Module, build it, dark it and steal it.
----- Original Message ---- From: Andy Clugston <clug...@gmail.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 5:57:22 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Converting Reg File(s) to WXS Agree, that is a very nice feature. I used tallow and wixcop, worked like a charm. Must have feature. :) On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com>wrote: > That is correct Heat in WiX 3 doesn't convert reg files. The only route > is to use tallow and then wixcop. It would be nice to get this back, may > one day I'll get around to writing a heat extension to do this. > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Clugston [mailto:clug...@gmail.com] > Sent: 14 June 2010 19:38 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] Converting Reg File(s) to WXS > > I have found a few indications online that heat.exe does not support > converting a .reg file to the WiX .wxs format. The suggestions I ran > across > show to use tallow.exe from WiX v2. Is it true that v3+ does not > support > this any longer? Also, the download for v2 is broken. > > Thanks. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
