Hi guys, I have recently cloned the Wix 3 repository from Codeplex to my local machine using TortoiseHG. But when I took a look at the source files, all of them seems to have "i" file extension (eg. _browse_dlg.wxs.i, etc). When I try to open the files in Visual Studio 2008, the contents are encrypted. Is there any solution to this? I n...
I would like to display some variables in custom dialog box. For example I would like to inform users about a version number of a product beeing installed. Header of the main .wxs file is: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <?define ProductVersion = 1.0.20.15?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"> ...
Hello, Does any body now the status of Burn in the WIX (Windows Installer XML) Project? The Blogs and Websites don't say anything about it since a couple of month...??? In the latest weekly release it is not included any more...??? As far as I understand it... Any help would be great! And if it is still on the road, a documentation wou...
Hi, I am trying to create an installer for my project using NAnt. this is how my build script looks like <?xml version="1.0"?> <project name="pleats" default="build-release" xmlns="http://nant.sf.net/release/0.85/nant.xsd"> <target name="build-release" depends="clean, make-builddir, build, release-properties, copy-to-release, build...
Hi, Can i create an .msm using wix and nant ...
I use Wix to create 2 installers for my application, one for x86 and one for x64. I want to use InnoSetup to create one setup.exe that will conditionally launch the appropriate .msi file. It's failry straightforward to get Inno to launch the appropriate .msi: [Files] Source: "App.x86.msi"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Check: not Is64BitInstallMo...
Hello, I've got a solution with many projects and WIX setup project. I'm using WIX 3.5. One project (that is referenced from WIX setup project) contains a reference (an ordinary reference in VS) to: C:\Program Files\WPF Toolkit\v3.5.50211.1\WPFToolkit.dll (simply: setup project --- reference --> another project in solution --- ref...
I am working on writing a WiX installer that needs to install a driver as a prerequisite. There is an executable that needs to be run that installs the driver on the PC. I don't want to install this executable on the host machine. There is both a x64 and x86 version and, depending on the platform, one or the other needs to be installe...
Can I reliably create a merge module from a regular MSI package like MySQL to merge it with my own installation? WiX has appropriate tools for that, but what pitfalls should I expect from such translation? What are alternatives for installing other MSI packages from my own package? ...
Hi, I have a pretty huge web application developed using asp.net 3.5 and I need to prepare an installer package which will be using to deploy the application on IIS 6 and 7. I have done a lot of research on Wix and Installsheild 2010 (pro) and need some advice before making decision. I notice that the installsheild is quite expense in...
heat.exe is generating registryvalue for some dlls but not for all. why is that? Do i really need to use these registryvalue? Whats the purpose of it? ...
I'm creating a WiX installer for an application. I have a requirement to make the text in an Edit control uppercase (replace lowercase letters with uppercase as the input is being given). How to solve this issue? ...
I'm trying to create a setup project and I can't believe how painful it could be. Non of the tools that I've tried to use, haven't satisfy me. How come? Well, let's see: First and easiest option: Setup project built in Visual Studio. Easy and fast. you can easily implement custom actions, even if you're code was written in c# or vb.net...
In the WiX help documentation, Using Purely WiX for patching, the sample patch includes this section: <Media Id="5000" Cabinet="RTM.cab"> <PatchBaseline Id="RTM"/> </Media> and the command to build the patch references 'RTM' as well: pyro.exe patch\patch.wixmsp -out patch\patch.msp -t RTM patch\diff.wixmst The docs say the P...
I need my installer to accept a password, and so I've created a dialog on which users are prompted to enter their passwords twice (to avoid mistakes), however I'm having some trouble getting my "Your passwords don't match" label to appear and disappear at the correct times. This is what I have so far: <Control Id="Password" Type="Edit"...
My project, which used to build fine with WiX 3.0, now fails with heat.exe : error HEAT5301: Invalid project output group: Binaries3bSources3bSatellites%3bDocuments. I found this ProjectOutputGroup in the wix.targets file but it looks like this: <CreateItem Include="@(_MSBuildProjectReferenceExistent)" Condition=" '%(_MSBui...
Hi, I've create a setup with WIX and i have a wxi file where i define some properties for the installer. Some of them are read by a custom action and used there. So the variables defined in the wxi file are set as some basic properties values in the main file. Config File: <?define MyVariable="fileName.txt" ?> Main File: <Property...
I have a WiX file that is updated automatically and programmatically. This file needs to have a define tag added to it, but I can't find a method for doing this with C#. Every time I try to add an element it says that it is not contained in the root element (which is true cause the "define" is a preprocessor command and is not included...
I want to default a proptery in my wix installation to a hardcoded directory. Is there a "correct" way to encode a default value (note, this is an internal project, not something distributed to the public) so I don't get the following warning: LGHT1076: ICE48 Directory 'FOO' appears to be hardcoded in the property table to a local drive...
I have created application installer using Wix. I have a ProgressBar control present on the screen with copying files etc. When UAC is enabled, after this screen appeared, it freezed for a 10 or more seconds and then UAC prompt is displayed : "Do you want to allow the following program to install software on this computer?". My question...