1. Correct. 2. Yes. IntelliSense kinda' makes everything awesome.
3. "100" would get you MSI 1.0. There was no MSI before 1.0. On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Ian Brooke <ianbro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for your replies. > > I've started reading the book that Neil mentions but have a three early > questions: > > 1. The book specifically states that Visual Studio 2005/2008 is required - > I > assume that is only for Votive and there is no reason that I cannot use WiX > without VS? > > 2. Question 1 aside, I do have VS2008 but this particular project does not > use it - it's a legacy VB6 app. However, can I use VS2008 to create a wxs > for that project i.e. can I use VS as a glorified wxs editor and make use > of > it's intellisense etc without it knowing anything about the project? If > not, can anyone recommend an editor? > > 3. I've confused myself somewhat on the Package element of Product, > specifically the InstallerVersion attribute. I have no idea what minimum > version of msiexec I require (if indeed I have any version requirements - > how would I know?). Can I omit this element and what are the consequences? > To expand, the app is installed on many different versions of Windows (from > XP to Win7), if I cannot omit the element what value should I specify (I > most certainly do not want to require people to upgrade their version of > msiexec)? > > Many thanks > Ian > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Sleightholm > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 12:10 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX How To... > > 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. 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