I have a msi package built in Visaul Studio 2005. On one XP machine, it installed OK. However, once in awhile, it reinstalls itself during startup. I'm not sure where to start, to debug the problem. Thanks! ...
During uninstallation of the Visual Studio Integration Package that I am writing, I need to run "devenv.exe /setup" to update the VS UI and remove the package info from the splash/help screen. However, it must run after all the add-in and package files have been deleted. My current setup (using an Installer class custom action called du...
I try to write vbscript, to remove the duplicated component GUID entry in component table of a MSI. But I always get 80004005 error, MSI API error. Does it mean vbscript can't modify/delete on component table? I do know Transform can. my code snippet: DeleteQuery = "delete from component where component.component="+comp Set DeleteV...
I have a program that installs on the English version of vista just fine but when we try to install it on a dutch version we get the following error message. Error 1001 "Kan een aantal of alle id-verwijzingen niet omzetten" Google translate converts it to this: "Could some or all id referrals not convert" This error is happening during ...
I am trying to put together a small 'prerequisites' dialog in Wix to give confidence to the users that they have all of the required things needed to run my software: For example, I have a need for Managed DirectX, so I look for some DLLs: <Property Id="MANAGED_DIRECTX"> <DirectorySearch Path="$(env.SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\DirectX ...
Symptoms I have newly created setup package (MSI) that installs a new version of my application. I have a new ProductCode for my installation but I have left the UpgradeCode the same. So when I execute the new MSI it first uninstalls the old version correctly. Even the Program Files\MyProduct directory is removed. But after uninstall...
I have been trying to query Window (XP and Vista) to see if any version of one of our software packages is installed with the UpgradeCode (In this case the UpgradeCode is the only static GUID from version to version). I have tried to do this with WMI and the WindowInstaller.Installer object but have not been successful. I have to write...
Hi All, I have created a Setup and deployment project using the Visual studio and install the setup. After i install the setup it copies a few files(XML) which on using of the application are configured programmatically . Now , If the user is reinstalling this setup again i need to ask the user whether these configured files need to be...
Install shield premiere 2009: Basic MSI from command line typing setup.exe /s /v/qn installs silently. But if its installed once before it chooses "Modify" by default and doesn't go for replacing files. But i need to copy again the files. How to perform "Repair" on second silent install by default? ...
I've created setups for all my Delphi tools with Inno Setup for years. Now some users rather want an MSI installation package, so they can deploy the setups from a central server to all workstations. How do I create one? Do I have to buy Visual Studio or some other product? ...
I'm exploring distribution of .NET desktop applications with MSI generated by WiX. So far it works great. But I've got a few questions, googling can't help out with. What's the advised way of registering application to start when windows launches (in WiX)? What WixUI could I use and how? Notes: The application is not a Windows Ser...
I'm using VS2005. After I install an application using an .msi. Everytime this application loads it tries to find the setup and installs itself again if a file has been modified. If I delete the .msi file then the application can't even load. Is there a way to remove this link between the application and the msi? I'm sure it's only a ...
After converting the solution to vs2008 from 2005, my msi started behaving differently. Not all the dlls get ovewritten and if I launch the msi from another process (with createProcess) it fails (saying smt like 'a package returned an unexpected value') and the installation rolls back. I understand this is kind of a common problem and...
Symptons I have a newly created patch. It installs over the RTM installation without problems. But it displays the following message, "This installation may require additional dependencies. Without its dependencies, [My App] may not work correctly. Would you like to find the original [My App.exe]?" Since my original setup is a single f...
Hi Guys, Is there any way to execute msi as per user choice?. Like if we install office it asks what are the features we want to install (Excel ,Word and etc). i want an installer which should ask for user's choice and according to choice it should run some .msi files.. let me know if u find it difficult to understand... ...
I am trying to figure out how to create an installer that looks and behaves like the VS2008 installer. Does anyone know what MS used and whether there is something like it out there for public consumption? ...
I'm using tomcat 6.0 and struts2. When I try to click on a link to download a .msi file on IE, the page loads up text from the .msi file instead. Has anyone encountered this before? What can be done? Thanks... ...
I am installing files to \MyApp. I want to add some of these files to GAC. How could i refer to the installed location in source attribute of the File element ( which has assembly set to .net) to acheive this ? Thx for your help. ...
I'm developing SharePoint solutions on a virtual 32bit machine, and I use Wix to package the setup. I'm targeting both 32bit and 64bit environments with my solutions, but in order to create 64bit MSI's, I need to have have a 64bit machine and the 64bit version of WiX. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, since I would have just simply ...
Summary:: is it possible to detect REINSTALLMODE=v switch (passed to the msiexec) from within the WiX script code and disable it? Story. Our software has been using auto-updates delivered with MSI minor upgrades (downloaded automatically and invoked as REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus). This was version 1.x. Obviously, minor upgrades...