There is also a WiX book that would point you in the right direction https://www.packtpub.com/wix-a-developers-guide-to-windows-installer-xml/book
Neil -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 06 April 2012 05:59 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX How To... 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
