The WiX toolset uses NAnt to build all native code. The .vc*proj files are just for convenience. You can build from the root using make.bat.
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > Yes, but I don't think you have to rebuild the setup.exe stub. You could > instead try using the mt tool and replace the manifest with one that > contains all the appropriate elements needed for both style and privilege. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sagar1111 [mailto:sagarkavitak...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:45 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Rebuild Setup.exe from wix-sources > > > I have an msi created using wix toolset. > > I wanted this msi to be launched with elevated privileges (UAC prompt). > > so i created an executable of my msi (using setupbld.exe and setup.exe stub > of wix toolset) and then added a manifest file. > > but after adding manifest file to my executable the look of my msi has > changed to old-fashioned windows 98 style. > > The vista look has disappeared! This happened after adding manifest file to > the executable. > > > The solution I could find was - adding visual styles to setup.exe stub by > rebuilding setup.exe in wix3.0.5419.0-sources\src\setupexe\setupexe.vcproj > > I tried the steps given in excellent post by john in > > http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2009/02/27/creating-a-bo > otstrap-loader-with-wix-3-0.aspx<http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2009/02/27/creating-a-bo%0Aotstrap-loader-with-wix-3-0.aspx> > this blog to rebuild setup.exe, but some how I am not able to rebuild > setupexe.vcproj. > > Its giving me some or the other error. > > > Can anyone help me out? > > Is my approach to get vista look for the (manifested) executable by > rebuilding setup.exe stub (with viual styles added) correct? > > > -- > View this message in context: > > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Rebuild-Setup- > exe-from-wix-sources-tp5227891p5227891.html<http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Rebuild-Setup-%0Aexe-from-wix-sources-tp5227891p5227891.html> > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
