Maybe this will explain what you are seeing: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heaths/archive/2006/10/25/how-windows-installer-uses -languages.aspx
Blair -----Original Message----- From: Rob Hamflett [mailto:r...@snsys.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 3:29 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Localization Help As far as I'm aware that text comes from Windows Installer and is not taken from your MSI file. I don't think there is anything to you can do about it. I'd love to know if I'm wrong though. Rob On 10/12/2010 10:33, sreelatha polaki wrote: > Hi, > > We are using wix to create our installer packages. We are not using any > custom UI dialog in our installer ( Basic msi installer) > We are creating an msi installer which supports the localization for few of > the languages. When we install the msi on specific language OS the installer > displaying the first string("Preparing to install" and its "Cancel" > button)in english not in the localized language. The remaining all strings > are localized properly. > > These are the steps we are following: > 1.We have used the "MsiTran.Exe" to generate the transform files ( mst > files) > 2. We have used "WiSubStg.vbs" to apply these transforms to the base msi > file which is in english > 3. We have used "WiLangId.vbs" to primary language and language transforms > to the localized msi, starting with English ( eg: 1033,2052,1028...) > > Issue: The "preparing to install dialog" is displayed in english, and all > other strings are displayed as per the OS language on which we install. > > Observation: Which ever language is used first while applying the > languagues,"preparing to install dialog" is displayed in that language. > > > Thanks > sreelatha > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oracle to DB2 Conversion Guide: Learn learn about native support for PL/SQL, new data types, scalar functions, improved concurrency, built-in packages, OCI, SQL*Plus, data movement tools, best practices and more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
