Here's another possible clue:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=642717&aid=1989218&group_id=105970
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"CloseApplication element doesn't cause the FilesInUseDialog".
Indeed, the latest CloseApps.cpp still has:
//
// Do the UI dance now.
//
/*
TODO: Do this eventually
*
*
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:06 AM, E. Timothy Uy <t...@loqu8.com> wrote:
> Dear Peter,
>
> Thanks for writing back. util:CloseApplication will close the application
> if CloseMessage="yes", but when CloseMessage="no" it seems that this should
> trigger the FilesInUse dialog. At least, that was my expectation.
>
> In Wix tutorials (e.g.,
> http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp/archive/2010/02/17/WiX-3-Tutorial-Understanding-main-WXS-and-WXI-file.aspx)
> it seems that FilesInUse is specifically for use with CloseApplication:
>
> <UI>
>> <!-- These dialog references are needed for CloseApplication above to
>> work correctly -->
>> <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
>> <DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
>> <!-- Here we'll add the GUI logic for installation and updating in a
>> future post-->
>> </UI>
>
>
> I know now that I can close the browsers using CloseMessage="yes", but the
> best would be to show them the FilesInUse dialog and let them choose what
> to do.
>
> Puzzled,
> Tim
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:55 AM, Peter Shirtcliffe
> <pshirtcli...@sdl.com>wrote:
>
>> FilesInUse automatically detects files in use during InstallValidate and
>> displays the dialog if one of those files are changed.
>>
>> Restart manager is a newer feature of Windows Installer and works with
>> filesinuse. The applications that are shut down because they have files in
>> use must have registered with restart manager when they were installed.
>> That
>> enables them to restart automatically, saving and restoring state.
>>
>> I don't think closeapplication has much to do with filesinuse. I suspect
>> it
>> sends WM_CLOSE messages to applications or possibly kills them. If your
>> installer runs elevated then setting ElevatedCloseMessage="yes" should be
>> more effective.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: E. Timothy Uy [mailto:t...@loqu8.com]
>> Sent: 26 April 2012 00:28
>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] killing Chrome and Firefox
>>
>> It seems that CloseMessage="no" should have triggered FilesInUse, but it
>> doesn't at all. The installation just proceeds.
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:05 PM, E. Timothy Uy <t...@loqu8.com> wrote:
>>
>> > 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
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