I had problems with installing VSIX from msi too and eventually read that you should install 'by hand' if you are using MSI. There is some very helpful code in the wix installer itself to help you with registrations etc.
-----Original Message----- From: John Ludlow [mailto:john.ludlow...@gmail.com] Sent: 13 March 2013 15:55 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Does anyone have a VSIX example See this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee332502.aspx Apparently it's a bad idea to run VSIXInstaller from an MSI. On 13 March 2013 15:31, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> wrote: > That error means the VsixInstaller failed. Doesn't the VsixInstaller > create a log file somewhere? That's your best bet. > > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Thomas <thomas.wu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm also having some issue with this with VsixPackage. I can build >> the installer fine but when it runs I get an error. >> >> I have installed latest Wix. Does this wxs look ok? >> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix >> xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; >> xmlns:VSExtension="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension";> >> <Product Id="*" Name="TemplateInstaller" Language="1033" >> Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="ThomasSoft" >> UpgradeCode="52cf0ec5-a9cb-4617-8f69-ef45f389d965"> >> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" >> InstallScope="perMachine" /> >> >> <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of >> [ProductName] is already installed." /> >> <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" /> >> >> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="TemplateInstaller" Level="1"> >> <ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" /> >> </Feature> >> </Product> >> >> <Fragment> >> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> >> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> >> <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="TemplateInstaller" /> >> </Directory> >> </Directory> >> </Fragment> >> >> <Fragment> >> <ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> >> <Component Id="ProductComponent"> >> <VSExtension:VsixPackage File="MyVSIX_ID" >> PackageId="MyVSIX..2df7ae50-f029-40a6-af69-49aa4a76e3f5" >> Target="professional" TargetVersion="11.0" Vital="yes" Permanent="yes"/> >> <File Id="MyVSIX_ID" Name="MyVSIX.vsix" >> Source="..\MyVSIX\bin\Debug\MyVSIX.vsix"/> >> </Component> >> </ComponentGroup> >> </Fragment> >> </Wix> >> >> I get a generic error saying "There is a problem with this Windows >> Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish >> as expected. >> Contact your support personnel or package vendor" >> >> If I only run the vsix like this: >> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio >> 11.0\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe" /q /skuName:Pro /skuVersion:11.0 >> /admin "C:\Dev\Temp\MyVSIX.vsix" >> >> it works. >> >> I have built my vsix with VS2012 SDK and tried with the option "The >> VSIX is installed by Windows Installer" both enabled and not. >> >> >> please advice :) >> >> Thanks, >> //Thomas >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Does-an >> yone-have-a-VSIX-example-tp7580711p7584296.html >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --------- Everyone hates slow websites. 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