Windows Installer does *not* like SUBST drives. On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Kenneth Porter <sh...@sewingwitch.com>wrote:
> --On Friday, April 13, 2012 10:12 AM -0700 Kenneth Porter > <sh...@sewingwitch.com> wrote: > > > I ran the wix36.exe from the Codeplex website and see the package > > installed on Vista 64 Ultimate under C:\Program Files (x86). But I don't > > see the WiX project option in the VS2010 New Project dialog. Did I miss > > a step? I have VS2010 installed to G:\msvs10 (on an external USB drive > > that I keep all my active data on). > > Solved, of course right after I report it. > > I completely uninstalled and re-installed WiX and now it appears. I think > it was related to an issue with the subst command. I had my old G: drive > die this week and replaced it with another drive that had the same > structure backed up in a subdirectory. I used subst to make that > subdirectory appear as G:. But subst is per-user and Administrator doesn't > see the mapping, so when I installed WiX, it didn't see my VS2010 > installation. I ran cmd.exe as Administrator to set the subst mapping and > the complete re-install of WiX picked up the VS2010 installation. Repair > was not sufficient to accomplish this. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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
