Have you read the tutorial: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/tutorial ? It's pretty good.
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Ian Brooke <ianbro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I'm new to this package so please excuse my lack of knowledge and please > keep any explain simple! I basically have three questions but I will > describe my situation first... > > I need to produce an installer/uninstaller for a new version of a Windows > legacy application. This app is in use on hundreds of computers around the > world on an "at home" basis so I have no ability to interact with the > computers and everything needs to be automatic and as foolproof as possible > as all users are non-technical. Some users of this installer will be new, > others have an existing (old) version of this app but they cannot uninstall > it as that would remove certain files they need to retain. The existing > version has no guid's but it is simple to detect when and where it is > installed as it creates a registry key pointing to the exe. If a version > already exists then as part of the install I need to do two things (as well > as install the new files!) - (1) remove an entry in Add/Remove programs, > (2) > remove a Start Menu folder (and it's sub-items). Both of these I assume > would require Admin privs. > > So, the 3 questions.... > 1. How would I do those two things in WiX? > > 2. At uninstall time I need to automatically delete a file that the > program > has created in the application folder, OR, I need to be sure the > Application > folder (under Program Files(x86) ) and sub-folders are removed whether or > not they are empty. How would I go about this? > > 3. Finally, I having trouble locating some complete documentation on WiX, > especially a detailed description/list of the various tags/attributes that > are available, what they do, their usage, etc. Can someone please point me > where to start my learning process. > > Many thanks > Ian > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
