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How to find the ProductCode of one installed app.msi
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I developed one app.msi to intall one app. And I need to develop one bootstraper.exe to retrieve the ProductCode of previously installed app outside the MSI. Some one suggested me to use MsiOpenDatabase/MsiViewExecute . Could you please give me an example how to use it?
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER vs HKCU
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Hi all, I was laid off from my workplace, but since called back and I am once again working on their installs. In my absence, user configuration registry keys were moved from HKCU to HCU. This was done because a large company evaluating our software for purchase did not like Windows Installer self repair behavior when our app was initiated.... more »
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Where did the "please wait..." message in setup.exe go?
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I have an installer which consists of a setup.exe and an msi file both of which are located on a web server. When running the setup.exe there used to be a “please wait...” message box that appeared while downloading the msi file from the server. Now, there is no longer a message box. The setup program just disappears until the msi is... more »
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Microsoft Patch File format PA19
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Hi, If I download a microsoft patch. E.g. WindowsXP-KB971557-x86-ENU.exe I wish to be able to list the files that it patches, and also get it to patch an individual file of my choosing. For example, Say I have a file: Avifil32.dll that this windows patch happens to modify. I would like to put the avifil32.dll that came with the XP install media in... more »
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CustomAction help
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Hello, [VS 2003 Setup/Deployment project, Win Installer v2.0, C++] I need some advice on CustomActions. My deployment project currently has a CA during the install phase, which users enter a product key to verify they are legitimate owners of the software. When the product key is verified, the CA places an entry in the registry, which is referenced every... more »
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Redistibuting ATL only
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My application requires ATL90.dll to run, and I'm not using MSI as installer. So, I have to install vcredist_x86.exe on the target machine before I install my application. My application is quite small, so I don't want the installation to grow 1.8 mb more because of one Dll. I've read the article... more »
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How to resove "Error 2872: The argument of the CheckPath control event Invalid"
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Hi, I am facing issue with Wix 3.0 InstallDirDlg, WixUI_InstallDir. I renamed the above two files id like this InstallDirDlg - InstallDirDlg_MY WixUI_InstallDir -WixUI_InstallDir_MY and changed following <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_MY" Value="INSTALLDIR" /> <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir_MY"/> and in WixUI_InstallDir_MY changed at following places:-... more »
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issues with special characters in ProductName property
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I am using VS 2005 setup and deployment project. When I try to set the Product Name to A&B, it is failing to escape. Changing the Product Name to A&&B fixed the display of the ProductName, but the Title on the installation screens and the display name in Add/Remove Programs is messed up. Can someone... more »
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Control MsiInstallProduct return code?
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Is there any way for an MSI package to control the return code from MsiInstallProduct? I've got a chainer that installs several MSI packages in sequence, and I'm looking for a simple way for packages to communicate a more nuanced status than simply success/failure/reboot.
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Minor upgrade as MSI on server with previous version of MSI & MSP
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I have earlier version (1.0.0.0) of my product in .msi format and for that I delivered patch as .msp with version 1.0.1.0. I generated patch by comparing two msi's (1.0.0.0 & 1.0.1.0), where existing binaries are modified, no new files added. In PatchTemplate.pcp, I updated FileSequenceStart value in ImageFamilies... more »
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