I have installed windows service using Installutil.exe maually , now on top of that now i am tring to install using wix.
I am trying to install Windows service using WIX.
My intention is First Stop the service, install the service then start the service.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Product Id="*" Name="GPAT-PricingInactivateService" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="American Express" UpgradeCode="6b4cf27d-6504-4e24-803e-d26491b21b3d">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" InstallPrivileges="elevated" />
<Upgrade Id="6b4cf27d-6504-4e24-803e-d26491b21b3d">
<UpgradeVersion Minimum="0.0.0.0"
IncludeMinimum="yes"
OnlyDetect="no"
Maximum="1.0.0.0"
IncludeMaximum="yes"
Property="PREVIOUSFOUND" />
</Upgrade>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallValidate"/>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="GPAT-PricingInactivateService" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ServiceComponents" />
</Feature>
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="Components.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
<Property Id="TARGETDIR">C:\Test\</Property>
</Product>
<Fragment>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="GPATPriceInactiveService"/>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ServiceComponents">
<Component Id="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker.Library" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" Guid="{E1810FA9-5620-4739-9FE2-2726CC2CA6F4}">
<File Id="FileService" Name="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker.exe" Source="$(var.Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker.TargetDir)\Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker.exe" KeyPath='yes' />
<ServiceInstall Id="GPATService" Type="ownProcess" Name="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker" DisplayName="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker"
Description="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker description" Start="auto" Account="LocalSystem" ErrorControl="normal" Interactive="yes" Vital="yes" >
<ServiceControl Id="GPATServiceStart" Name="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker" Stop="both" Start="both" Wait="yes" />
</Component>
Don't specify
Account="LocalSystem"
in your ServiceInstall-block, if you want LocalSystem-Account to be used.
You could specify your windows user.
<u:User Id="UpdateUserLogonAsService" UpdateIfExists="yes" CreateUser="no" Name="[USERNAME]" LogonAsService="yes" RemoveOnUninstall="no"/>
<ServiceInstall
Id="GPATService"
Type="ownProcess"
Name="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker"
DisplayName="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker"
Description="Axp.Gcpt.Gpat.Worker description"
Start="auto"
ErrorControl="normal"
Account='[USERNAME]'
Password='[PASSWORD]'/>
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I am trying to set the registry value for my installation location in my WiX.
I want to set the key in localmachine/software
so I used the following WiX file. I am not getting any build error, everything is going right but the registry value is not set.
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<?define engage.client.app_TargetDir=$(var.engage.client.app.TargetDir)?>
<Product Id="*" Name="EngageSetupCreator" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="KrimzenInc" UpgradeCode="PUT-GUID-HERE">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" InstallPrivileges="elevated" AdminImage="yes" />
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
<MediaTemplate />
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="EngageSetupCreator" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents2" />
<ComponentRef Id="InstallRegistryComponent"/>
<!--<ComponentGroupRef Id="Assets"/>-->
</Feature>
</Product>
<Fragment>
<SetDirectory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Value="[WindowsVolume]Engage" />
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="WINDOWSVOLUME">
<Directory Id="SUB_FOLDER" Name="Engage">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="EngageSetupCreator" >
<Component Id="InstallRegistryComponent" Guid="*">
<RegistryKey Id='ChessInfoBarInstallDir' Root='HKLM' Key='Software\Crimson\Engage' Action='createAndRemoveOnUninstall' >
<RegistryValue Type='string' Name='InstallDir' Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" Action="write" KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<Component Id="engage.client.app.exe" Guid="*">
<File Id="engage.client.app.exe" Name="engage.client.app.exe" Source="$(var.engage.client.app_TargetDir)engage.client.app.exe" />
</Component>
<Component Id="CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe" Guid="*">
<File Id="CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe" Name="CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe" Source="$(var.engage.client.app_TargetDir)CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe" />
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>-->
<Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT" Value="Launch KrimzenEngage" />
<!-- Step 3: Include the custom action -->
<Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[#engage.client.app.exe]" />
<CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication"
BinaryKey="WixCA"
DllEntry="WixShellExec"
Impersonate="yes" />
</Fragment>
</Wix>
but its not setting the value.
what iam doing wrong? I am running this in 64bit system.
On 64-bit systems, 32-bit software registry keys normally found in "HKLM\Software\ExampleSoftware" are instead found in "HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\ExampleSoftware". Check here for more information.
I have a wix setup project with wxs file,
I have configured MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades="yes" and have defined instance transform to allow multiple instance.
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<?define WixDemoWPFApp_TargetDir=$(var.WixDemoWPFApp.TargetDir)?>
<Product Id="*" Name="WixSetupWPFApp" Language="1033" Version="2.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Licence Owner"
UpgradeCode="ae4af8f5-9287-408a-b7bd-d2fdb89a8da7">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="Downgrade not allowed" />
<MediaTemplate />
<Property Id="INSTANCEID" Value="0" />
<InstanceTransforms Property="INSTANCEID">
<Instance Id="I01" ProductCode="{888F3620-F2AB-4C0B-A276-0A5AE9C0B6CB}" ProductName="WixDemo 3.7.4 Dev" />
<Instance Id="I02" ProductCode="{01D23E62-A369-43E1-914A-FA017B1EE822}" ProductName="WixDemo 3.7.4 Test" />
<Instance Id="I03" ProductCode="{00D804D7-0AD0-412C-805A-4D37FF74FFA3}" ProductName="WixDemo 3.7.5" />
<Instance Id="I04" ProductCode="{6C3E5B4E-BF7D-4E7E-A62A-B7DFB750F581}" ProductName="WixDemo 3.7.6" />
</InstanceTransforms>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="WixSetupWPFApp" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
</Feature>
</Product>
<Fragment>
<SetDirectory Id="WINDOWSVOLUME" Value="[WindowsVolume]" />
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="WINDOWSVOLUME">
<Directory Id="WixDemo" Name="WixDemo">
<Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="WixDemo" />
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLLOCATION">
<Component Id="WixDemoWPFApp.exe" Guid="42907ee1-2bb2-4416-8d8f-cebc2bf53f09">
<File Id="WixDemoWPFApp.exe" Name="WixDemoWPFApp.exe" Source="$(var.WixDemoWPFApp_TargetDir)WixDemoWPFApp.exe" />
</Component>
<Component Id="WixDemoWPFApp.exe.config" Guid="ed8a9503-2eb1-4f49-b7f3-f027f542c93f">
<File Id="WixDemoWPFApp.exe.config" Name="WixDemoWPFApp.exe.config"
Source="$(var.WixDemoWPFApp_TargetDir)WixDemoWPFApp.exe.config" />
</Component>
<Component Id="WixDemoWPFApp.pdb" Guid="5bf6cd62-7bc7-42cd-839a-7b66d7e8a09a">
<File Id="WixDemoWPFApp.pdb" Name="WixDemoWPFApp.pdb" Source="$(var.WixDemoWPFApp_TargetDir)WixDemoWPFApp.pdb" />
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
Now when i try to install multiple instance of the MSI, the previous instance gets Uninstalled even though the ProductName,ProductCode and InstanceId is different.
A major upgrade occurs because the UpgradeCode is the same in older and newer products, and in fact it requires the ProductCode to be different. If you need to have a specific upgrade for each different instance (and ProductCode) then add a new unique UpgradeCode to your Instance elements.
I'm trying to register app to autorun when Windows is launches. I can't understand why it doesn't work?
I'm trying to do that:
<!-- Files.wxs -->
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
xmlns:fw="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/FirewallExtension"> <Fragment>
<DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLLOCATION"
FileSource="..\MyApp\bin\Release\">
<Component Id ="ProductComponents"
DiskId="1"
Guid="{482A3E9A-8FCA-44C6-96C5-F7B026DF85C4}">
<File Id="MyApp.exe.config" Name="MyApp.exe.config"/>
<File Id="MyApp.exe" Name="MyApp.exe"/>
<RegistryKey
Root="HKLM"
Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run">
<RegistryValue Id="MyApp.exe" Name="MyApp" Value="[INSTALLLOCATION]MyApp.exe" Type="string" />
</RegistryKey>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
<!-- Product.wxs -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<?include Variables.wxi?>
<Product Id="*"
Name="$(var.ProductName)"
Language="1033"
Version="$(var.Version)"
Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)"
UpgradeCode="MY_GUID">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />
<WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="eula.rtf" />
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
<MajorUpgrade
AllowDowngrades="no"
DowngradeErrorMessage="New version is already installed."
AllowSameVersionUpgrades="no"
Schedule="afterInstallInitialize"/>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="MyApp" />
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="MyApp" Level="1">
<ComponentRef Id="ProductComponents" />
</Feature>
<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLLOCATION"></Property>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir"/>
<CustomAction Id="LaunchApp" Directory="INSTALLLOCATION" ExeCommand="[SystemFolder]cmd.exe /C start MyApp.exe" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="LaunchApp" After="InstallFinalize">NOT Installed AND NOT REMOVE</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Product>
</Wix>
I want to achieve auto start myApp.
The most likely issue is that it needs elevation and therefore will be blocked by UAC:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/uac/2006/08/23/elevations-are-now-blocked-in-the-users-logon-path/
and:
Program needing elevation in Startup registry key (windows 7)
If it's not that, then check that the path in the registry Run key is actually correct (in the 32-bit or 64-bit registry).
Entries in the Run key do not run "when Windows is launched". They start when the user logs on. If you really want something to run when Windows starts you need a service or a Task Scheduler entry that starts when Windows starts.
I would like to re-start a running service when my installer finish installing or uninstalling.
I have found this code:
<ServiceControl Id="SomeUniqueId" Name="NameOfTheirService"
Start="both" Stop="both"/>
But where do i attach this code to ?
to the component where my is placed ?
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Product Id="325c4bfd-6614-43e9-aedb-93661295352d" Name="Plugin" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0"
Manufacturer="XXX Inc." UpgradeCode="4307526e-3902-40d0-991b-bacff9b3d71b">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" />
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
<Property Id="XXXXXX">
<RegistrySearch Id="XXXXXX" Type="raw"
Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\XXX\XXX" Name="InstallationPath" />
</Property>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="XXXXXX">
<Component Id="ProductComponent" Guid="93118c45-f0c0-4c9e-9168-8ea905e9427c">
<File Id="pluggin" Source="C://setup.log" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes"/>
<ServiceControl Id="StartService" Name="servicename"
Start="both" Stop="both"/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="install" Level="1">
<ComponentRef Id="ProductComponent" />
<ComponentGroupRef Id="Product.Generated" />
</Feature>
</Product>
The ServiceControl element must be placed in a component that you install. From the WiX .chm:
Starts, stops, and removes services for parent Component. This element is used to control the state of a service installed by the MSI or MSM file by using the start, stop and remove attributes. For example, Start='install' Stop='both' Remove='uninstall' would mean: start the service on install, remove the service when the product is uninstalled, and stop the service both on install and uninstall.
I am new to WIX. In fact, this is my first project. So it should not be surprising that I am having issues.
I had my installer all setup and ready to roll, but this morning I needed a change made to my service, so I made the change and compiled. I build the WIX project and installed it. I started my service up and ran it, but the old code was executed. As it turns out, the old version of my service is still installed. Does this mean that the new version of the service was not packaged or that there was some kind of upgrade rule that I am missing? For some reason the PDB file got updated, but not the EXE.
Below is my wxs file. Please be kind...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<?define AppName="My Service"?>
<?define MfgName="My Company"?>
<?define SourcePath="..\My Service\bin\$(var.Configuration)"?>
<Product Name="$(var.AppName)" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="$(var.MfgName)"
Id="*" UpgradeCode="063de86b-f12b-4af1-91ff-ce0917fffd5c" Codepage="1252">
<Package Id="*" Keywords="Installer" Description="$(var.AppName) Installer"
Manufacturer="$(var.MfgName)" Comments="My Service blah blah blah"
InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" SummaryCodepage="1252" />
<!--
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
<MediaTemplate />
-->
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="setup.cab" EmbedCab="yes" DiskPrompt="CD-ROM #1"/>
<Property Id="DiskPrompt" Value="$(var.AppName) Installer [1]"/>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Id="CompanyFolder" Name="$(var.MfgName)">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="$(var.AppName)">
<Component Id="ServiceFile" Guid="3688d9ee-08ed-4dde-87d8-3b7a752a99bf">
<File Id="ServiceEXE" Name="My Service.exe" DiskId="1" Source="$(var.SourcePath)\My Service.exe" KeyPath="yes" Vital="yes" />
<File Id="ServicePDB" Name="My Service.pdb" DiskId="1" Source="$(var.SourcePath)\MY Service.pdb" KeyPath="no" Vital="yes"/>
<File Id="LibraryDLL" Name="library.dll" DiskId="1" Source="$(var.SourcePath)\library.dll" KeyPath="no" Vital="yes"/>
<File Id="LibraryPDB" Name="library.pdb" DiskId="1" Source="$(var.SourcePath)\library.pdb" KeyPath="no" Vital="yes"/>
<File Id="Config" Name="My Service.exe.config" DiskId="1" Source="$(var.SourcePath)\My Service.exe.config" KeyPath="no" Vital="yes"/>
<ServiceInstall Id="InstallService" Name="MyService" Type="ownProcess" ErrorControl="normal" Start="auto"
DisplayName="$(var.AppName)" Description="My Service blah blah blah">
<ServiceConfig OnInstall="yes" DelayedAutoStart="yes" />
</ServiceInstall>
<ServiceControl Id="ControlService" Name="MyService" Remove="both" Stop="both" Wait="no"/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id="MainFeature" Title="$(var.AppName) Setup" Level="1">
<ComponentRef Id="ServiceFile"/>
</Feature>
</Product>
</Wix>
If the installation was successful yet the file was not updated, you should log the install to see why. For example:
msiexec /i filename.msi /lvoicewarmupx log.txt
One reason for a file to not get updated is if Windows Installer checks the version of the existing file and it is newer than the version of the file you are trying to install.