Silly me. I was able to get the browsers to close by setting CloseMessage="yes". Next step, how do I use "FilesInUse"?
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:18 PM, E. Timothy Uy <t...@loqu8.com> wrote: > I changed WixCloseApplications to run before InstallInitialize but this > did not help either. From the .msi log, I see > > Action 12:12:49: WixCloseApplications. >> Action start 12:12:49: WixCloseApplications. >> Action ended 12:12:50: WixCloseApplications. Return value 1. >> Action 12:12:50: InstallInitialize. >> Action start 12:12:50: InstallInitialize. >> Action ended 12:12:55: InstallInitialize. Return value 1. > > > I expected some kind of dialog saying I had these applications open, and > for the installer to either shut them down or prompt me to shutdown, but no > browsers get closed and there is no indication of any changes. > > >> <UI> >> <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" /> >> <DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" /> >> <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" /> >> <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" /> >> </UI> >> <InstallExecuteSequence> >> <Custom Action="WixCloseApplications" Before="InstallInitialize" /> >> <Custom Action="QtExecInstallCmdLineSet" After="InstallFiles">Not >> Installed</Custom> >> <Custom Action="QtExecInstallCmdLineRun" >> After="QtExecInstallCmdLineSet">Not Installed</Custom> >> <ScheduleReboot After="QtExecInstallCmdLineRun" /> >> <Custom Action="QtExecUninstallCmdLineSet" >> Before="RemoveFiles">Installed</Custom> >> <Custom Action="QtExecUninstallCmdLineRun" >> After="QtExecUninstallCmdLineSet">Installed</Custom> >> </InstallExecuteSequence> >> >> <util:CloseApplication Id="CloseIE" CloseMessage="no" >> Description="Internet Explorer is still >> running." >> ElevatedCloseMessage="no" >> RebootPrompt="no" >> Target="iexplore.exe"/> >> <util:CloseApplication Id="CloseChrome" CloseMessage="no" >> Description="Chrome is still running." >> ElevatedCloseMessage="no" >> RebootPrompt="no" >> Target="chrome.exe"/> >> <util:CloseApplication Id="CloseFirefox" CloseMessage="no" >> Description="Chrome is still running." >> ElevatedCloseMessage="no" >> RebootPrompt="no" >> Target="firefox.exe"/> >> > > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:04 PM, E. Timothy Uy <t...@loqu8.com> wrote: > >> By the way, the code below doesn't work at all. >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:02 PM, E. Timothy Uy <t...@loqu8.com> wrote: >> >>> Looks like I can only use WixCloseApplications once. How do I close all >>> browsers both before installation and right before uninstallation? Trying >>> the following... >>> >>> <util:CloseApplication Id="CloseIE" CloseMessage="no" >>>> Description="Internet Explorer is still >>>> running." >>>> ElevatedCloseMessage="no" >>>> RebootPrompt="no" >>>> Target="iexplore.exe"/> >>>> <util:CloseApplication Id="CloseChrome" CloseMessage="no" >>>> Description="Chrome is still running." >>>> ElevatedCloseMessage="no" >>>> RebootPrompt="no" >>>> Target="chrome.exe"/> >>>> <util:CloseApplication Id="CloseFirefox" CloseMessage="no" >>>> Description="Chrome is still running." >>>> ElevatedCloseMessage="no" >>>> RebootPrompt="no" >>>> Target="firefox.exe"/> >>>> <InstallExecuteSequence> >>>> <Custom Action="WixCloseApplications" Before="LaunchConditions" /> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:03 AM, Peter Shirtcliffe <pshirtcli...@sdl.com >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> See Util:CloseApplication in the wix help. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: E. Timothy Uy [mailto:t...@loqu8.com] >>>> Sent: 25 April 2012 06:00 >>>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>>> Subject: [WiX-users] killing Chrome and Firefox >>>> >>>> Hi, we are a requirement to kill Chrome and Firefox during install, so >>>> that >>>> we can install or modify a plugin. What is the best way to kill >>>> processes (or >>>> ask the user to kill processes)? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Tim >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> - >>>> Live Security Virtual Conference >>>> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat >>>> landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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