I have a wix project that installs a web site, a couple of SQL Server databases and configures users etc.
Part of the install creates a database for the ASP.NET membership system using a Custom Action to execute aspnet_regsql.exe.
Another part of the installation then needs to execute a SQL script to create an initial user. The problem is that the script component is getting executed before the Custom Action has happened, so the references to membership tables and stored procedures in the script are invalid and the install fails.
This is part of my install file:
<Feature Id="Complete" Title="Darzi Web" Level="1" Display="expand" ConfigurableDirectory="INSTALLDIR">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="SiteIISConfig"/>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="SQLConfig" />
<ComponentGroupRef Id="InstallFiles" />
<ComponentRef Id="WebConfigChanges" />
<ComponentGroupRef Id="SQLBootstrap" />
</Feature>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action='RegSql' After='InstallFiles'/>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
I need a way to tell the installer to make sure that "SQLBootstrap" happens after "RegSql".
Any help would be gratefully received.
EDIT
This is the section that runs the Bootstrap SQL:
<Fragment>
<DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLDIR">
<Component Id="SqlBoostrapComponent" Guid="CAAA1447-446F-4C1B-9239-812ABA5AF0FF" KeyPath="yes">
<sql:SqlScript SqlDb='DarziAspNetDbDatabase' Id='Bootstrap' BinaryKey='Bootstrap' ExecuteOnInstall='yes' Sequence='1' />
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<Binary Id='Bootstrap' SourceFile='Bootstrap.sql' />
<ComponentGroup Id="SQLBootstrap">
<ComponentRef Id="SqlBoostrapComponent" />
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
Assuming the Sql scripts you run are using the inbuilt sql actions You need to schedule the InstallSqlData action after your RegSql action:
<Custom Action="InstallSqlData" After="RegSql" />
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I have the wix project installer.
I want to use the update new version of my product.
It works fine, but still shows me all dialogs and I need to enter params.(such as install path, user credential and other).
How can I skip all dialogs and using all of these params from older (prev) installer version.
<Product Id="*" Name="$(var.ProductName) $(var.ProductVersion)" Language="1033" Version="$(var.ProductVersion)" Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)" UpgradeCode="$(var.UpgradeCode)">
<Package InstallerVersion="301" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" Platform="x64" />
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." AllowSameVersionUpgrades="yes" />
<MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" />
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="COMPANY.Product.Installers.Server" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ServerInstallerFiles" />
</Feature>
<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLFOLDER" ></Property>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_MinimalCustom"/>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="DoAfterInstallJobParams" Before="DoAfterInstallJob">Not Installed or REINSTALL</Custom>
<Custom Action="DoAfterInstallJob" After="InstallFiles">Not Installed or REINSTALL</Custom>
<Custom Action="DoBeforeUnstallJob" After="InstallInitialize">REMOVE="ALL"</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Product>
<Fragment>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="COMPANY" />
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<Property Id="DoBeforeUninstallJob" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
<Binary Id="CustomActionBinary" SourceFile="$(var.SolutionDir)Output\Installers\Actions\COMPANY.Product.Installers.Server.Actions.CA.dll" />
<CustomAction Id="DoAfterInstallJob" BinaryKey="CustomActionBinary" DllEntry="AfterInstall" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id="DoAfterInstallJobParams" Property="DoAfterInstallJob" Value="HOSTING_URL=[HOSTING_URL];DB_CONNECTION=[DB_CONNECTION];INSTALLPATH=[INSTALLFOLDER];LOGIN=[LOGIN];PASSWORD=[PASSWORD]" />
<CustomAction Id="DoBeforeUnstallJob" BinaryKey="CustomActionBinary" DllEntry="BeforeUninstall" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<ComponentRef Id="cmpServerHost"/>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
<Directory Id="ServerHost" Name="ServerHost">
<Component Win64="yes" Id="cmpServerHost" Guid="a4a81104-1e30-463d-87e1-e8a79b4c6829">
<File Id="ServerLog4netConfig" Source="$(var.SolutionDir)..\Logging\log4net.config" />
<RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\$(var.ProductName)" Type="string" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" KeyPath="yes" Name="COMPANYInstallPath"/>
<File Id="AppVersion" Source="$(var.SolutionDir)Output\Installers\Actions\COMPANY.Product.Installers.Server.Actions.CA.dll" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</DirectoryRef>
</Fragment>
Windows Installer does not persist properties. You have to do it yourself. Here is an example.
http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/the-wix-toolsets-remember-property-pattern/
Remember Properties: Persisting properties allows you to read back the settings from the first version.
Dialog Control & Order: In order to skip dialogs you need to detect whether a major upgrade is taking place, if you use major
upgrades (which you do based on that source file), and then control
the dialog flow accordingly using conditioning and property values. This requires quite a bit of work and
testing. I would avoid it if you can.
Easy Mode: Just disabling (write protect) or hiding the dialogs fields that contain settings written in the first setup might be
preferable (rather than changing the dialog sequence). You can use conditions and conditioning for both purposes.
Maintenance GUI: For minor upgrades, repair and uninstall the dialog set will be different from the original installation. You will get a "maintenance dialog set" presented rather than the "installation dialog set".
Major Upgrade: A pecularity occurs when you install upgrades via Windows Installer's major upgrade mechanism. Because of how this works technically you get the installation dialog set for the new version as well. This is because it is technically a fresh install of that new product code. The fact that the older version gets uninstalled as part of the process is besides the point. You are not installing a new minor version, you are uninstalling and reinstalling effectively.
WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED: There is a property that is set in a standard WiX package. It is WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED. It can be used to detect when a major upgrade is taking place and hence used in conditions to adjust the dialog order of a major upgrade installation. Here are more details on this property, along with description of UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE - which is another property that is set in the setup being uninstalled (not in the new one being installed).
Here is a quick list of different ways to change WiX GUI.
Wix, custom dialog when previous version exists (customize dialogs when previous version exists).
Ran out of time. Persisting this, will update later.
Some Links:
Removing Default dialogs from MSI
my idea is make an uninstall file with .msi install file. I read some information about creating uninstaller shortcut here: http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/files_and_registry/create_uninstall_shortcut.html , But i cant found information about make uninstall file after msi build , maybe whom know it's possible ? and if possible how i can do it ? or maybe it possible to do with cmd script? Just write script for automatically uninstall my program from mashine. My code is :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"><?define WpfApp1_TargetDir=$(var.WpfApp1.TargetDir)?>
<Product Id="*" Name="SetupProject2" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Andrejka" UpgradeCode="PUT-GUID-HERE">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />
<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="TESTFILEPRODUCTDIR" />
<Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[#WpfApp1.exe]" />
<CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" />
<Property Id="LAUNCH_APP_ON_EXIT" Value="1" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action='LaunchApplication' After='InstallFiles'/>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
<Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX" Value="1" />
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
<MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes"/>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="SetupProject2" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
</Feature>
</Product>
<Fragment>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="TESTFILEPRODUCTDIR" Name="SetupProject2">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="SetupProject2" />
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this Component element and the ComponentRef below in order to add resources to this installer. -->
<!-- <Component Id="ProductComponent"> -->
<!-- TODO: Insert files, registry keys, and other resources here. -->
<!-- </Component> -->
<Component Id="WpfApp1.exe" Guid="*">
<File Id="WpfApp1.exe" Name="WpfApp1.exe" Source="$(var.WpfApp1_TargetDir)WpfApp1.exe" />
</Component>
<Component Id="WpfApp1.exe.config" Guid="*">
<File Id="WpfApp1.exe.config" Name="WpfApp1.exe.config" Source="$(var.WpfApp1_TargetDir)WpfApp1.exe.config" />
</Component>
<Component Id="aws_sdk_net_core_support.dll" Guid="*">
<File Id="aws_sdk_net_core_support.dll" Name="aws-sdk-net-core-support.dll" Source="$(var.WpfApp1_TargetDir)aws-sdk-net-core-support.dll" />
</Component>
<Component Id="AWSSDK.Core.dll" Guid="*">
<File Id="AWSSDK.Core.dll" Name="AWSSDK.Core.dll" Source="$(var.WpfApp1_TargetDir)AWSSDK.Core.dll" />
</Component>
<Component Id="AWSSDK.SimpleNotificationService.dll" Guid="*">
<File Id="AWSSDK.SimpleNotificationService.dll" Name="AWSSDK.SimpleNotificationService.dll" Source="$(var.WpfApp1_TargetDir)AWSSDK.SimpleNotificationService.dll" />
</Component>
<Component Id="MimeSharp.dll" Guid="*">
<File Id="MimeSharp.dll" Name="MimeSharp.dll" Source="$(var.WpfApp1_TargetDir)MimeSharp.dll" />
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
In general you are not supposed to put uninstall shortcuts in the start menu, it is in fact a violation of Microsoft's logo requirements for Windows applications I believe. Rather you should let people uninstall your product the normal way via the add/remove programs applet.
UPDATE: I found this answer with some more information on this topic: Shortcuts with name "Uninstall <Program Name>" are not displayed in Windows 8/8.1/10
Also, just so it is clear, uninstall, is a built-in feature of MSI files - it is always automatically available unless actively blocked (such as some applications hiding themselves from display in add/remove programs). There is nothing extra you have to do in your WiX sources to support uninstall properly. Just follow Windows Installer guidelines and it comes "for free".
If what you are asking is for a way to create an uninstall batch file, then you can find a plethora of ways to uninstall your MSI file in this "uninstall reference": Uninstalling an MSI file from the command line without using msiexec.
In short, just run the command line below to uninstall your MSI if you have the MSI's product code (you can find your product code by querying your system as described here: How can I find the product GUID of an installed MSI setup? - you might need to look it up since you auto-generate your product code):
msiexec.exe /x {your-product-guid}
or just uninstall by referring to your original MSI installation file like this:
msiexec.exe /x "c:\filename.msi
See the linked answer above (the uninstall reference) for a lot more information about this.
I am having issues getting my installer (msi) to remove a feature based component during uninstallation. The feature element, as per below, contains conditional component group references, which are to a directory id and a number of other components in another fragment (e.g., iis:WebAppPool):
Product.wxs
<Feature Id="StandardIntegration" Level="1" Title="StandardIntegration">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="SERVICES"/>
<!-- Integration Services IIS -->
<ComponentRef Id="comp1"/>
<ComponentRef Id="comp2"/>
<ComponentRef Id="comp3"/>
<ComponentRef Id="comp4"/>
<Condition Level="0">
<![CDATA[HAS_FEATURE_SET <> "true"]]>
</Condition>
</Feature>
OtherFragment.wxs
<DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLDIR">
<Directory Id="InstancePath">
<Directory Id="SERVICES" Name="Services"/>
</Directory>
</DirectoryRef>
<Component Id="comp1" Directory="SERVICES" Win64="yes" KeyPath="yes" Guid="$(var.c)" MultiInstance="yes" Shared="no">
<iis:WebAppPool Id="wbpoolid" ManagedRuntimeVersion="v4.0" Name="CMP_[NAME]" User="AppPoolUser" Identity="other" RecycleMinutes="0" RecycleRequests="0" ManagedPipelineMode="integrated">
</iis:WebAppPool>
....
All other components referred (including the ones that contains the iis web app pool element) are removed correctly during uninstallation, but the directory ("SERVICES") is not... and it's the only file directory that's not being removed. (E.g., all other files installed by the msi are being correctly removed.)
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
When I run my installer I get the following issue.
I'm doing some custom actions which require to access the registry and I can only think that its because the WiX configuration doesn't make it request admin priveleges. I've looked at some posts on SO and tried to use.
InstallPriveleges="elevated"
within the package element however this does not make the installer have the admin shield nor request it therefore still producing the error.
Extra information about test project.
The name of my application is :WindowsFormsApplication33, the name of the custom action project is CustomAction1 and name of the Setup project is SetupProject1.
This is my current wix xml file.
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallPrivileges="elevated" InstallScope="perUser" />
<Binary Id="CustomAction1.CA.dll" SourceFile ="..\CustomAction1\bin\$(var.Configuration)\CustomAction1.CA.dll" />
<CustomAction Id="disableTaskManager"
Return="check"
Execute="immediate"
BinaryKey="CustomAction1.CA.dll"
DllEntry="disableTaskManager" />
<CustomAction Id="enableTaskManager"
Return="check"
Execute="immediate"
BinaryKey="CustomAction1.CA.dll"
DllEntry="enableTaskManager" />
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
<MediaTemplate />
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="SetupProject1" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
</Feature>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="disableTaskManager" Before="InstallFinalize" />
<Custom Action="enableTaskManager" After="InstallInitialize"><![CDATA[(NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE)]]></Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Product>
<Fragment>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="Form Test Application" />
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<Component Guid="{EDA315F6-A115-4348-8607-981C252EA317}">
<File Source="$(var.WindowsFormsApplication33.TargetPath)" KeyPath ="yes" />
</Component>
<Component Guid="{E3182F61-F563-4C13-82B5-8CC39D9DB380}">
<File Source="$(var.CustomAction1.TargetPath)" KeyPath ="yes" />
</Component>
<Component Guid="{E4AF325E-B244-47F5-855A-5B40DBC425D2}">
<File Source="..\WindowsFormsApplication33\bin\Release\WindowsFormsApplication33.exe.config" KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
Update : changing the InstallScope value from perUser to "perMachine" does make a UAC prompt however the DLL error still exists..
Your custom action is immediate, that means it will not run with elevation. It must be deferred to run with elevation. It's got nothing to do with WiX particularly, it's just that immediate custom actions run as the user but limited.
I struggled to get rid of the dll error however an alternative I found was to NOT use Custom Action and use the XML in the wix file to create the registry and then delete the key when uninstalling via the use of :
ForceDeleteOnUninstall="yes"
You have to use this in the
Example :
<!-- Register windows autostart registry -->
<Component Id="RegistryEntries" Guid="45C7AC46-1101-4301-83E1-D24392283A60">
<RegistryValue Type="string"
Name="FooStartup"
Value="[#FooMainApp]"
Root="HKLM"
Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
Action="write"/>
</Component>
As found on : Registry change upon installing application C#
I really hope this helps someone new to WiX as it did to me.
Use these three attributes inside custom action tag.
<CustomAction ....
Execute="deferred"
Impersonate="no"
Return="ignore" />
These fields will make the custom action to run with admin priveleges.
I have a product that consists of multiple features that can be installed to different locations e.g. Feature 1 is an executable installed in Program Files and Feature 2 is a website installed in wwwroot. However both Feature 1 and Feature 2 rely on many of the same dll's and hence require the components containing those dll's to be installed in 2 different locations depending on which Features are installed.
Is there a way to achieve this without defining every component twice?
To provide a further complete example of what I am trying to achieve, the following complete wxs file can be compiled using:
> candle.exe Foobar.wxs
> light.exe -ext WixUIExtension Foobar.wixobj
> msiexec /i Foobar.msi
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>
<Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
<Product Name='Foobar 1.0'
Id='E578DF12-DDE7-4BC2-82CD-FF11862862D5'
UpgradeCode='90F09DD5-E01B-4652-8971-515997730195'
Language='1033'
Codepage='1252'
Version='1.0.0'
Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'>
<Package Id='*'
Keywords='Installer'
Description="Acme 1.0 Installer"
InstallerVersion='100'
Languages='1033'
Compressed='yes'
SummaryCodepage='1252' />
<Media Id='1' Cabinet='Sample.cab' EmbedCab='yes' DiskPrompt="CD-ROM #1" />
<Property Id='DiskPrompt' Value="Acme 1.0 Installation" />
<Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
<!-- Directory 1 (Program Files) -->
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Id="PROGRAM_INSTALLDIR" Name="Acme" />
</Directory>
<!-- Directory 2 (wwwroot) -->
<Directory Id="Inetpub" Name="Inetpub">
<Directory Id="wwwroot" Name="wwwroot">
<Directory Id="WEBSITE_INSTALLDIR" Name="AcmeWebSite" />
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<DirectoryRef Id='PROGRAM_INSTALLDIR'>
<Component Id="Component1" Guid="79EC9E0B-8325-427B-A865-E1105CB16B62">
<File Id="File1" Name="File1.txt" Source="File1.txt" />
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<DirectoryRef Id='WEBSITE_INSTALLDIR'>
<Component Id="Component2" Guid="702E6573-8FBC-4269-A58D-FD1157111F0F">
<File Id="File2" Name="File2.txt" Source="File2.txt" />
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<Feature Id="Feature.Program"
Title="My Program"
TypicalDefault="install"
Level="1"
ConfigurableDirectory="PROGRAM_INSTALLDIR" >
<ComponentRef Id="Component1"/>
<ComponentRef Id="Component2"/>
</Feature>
<Feature Id="Feature.Website"
Title="My Website"
TypicalDefault="install"
Level="1"
ConfigurableDirectory="WEBSITE_INSTALLDIR" >
<ComponentRef Id="Component1"/>
<ComponentRef Id="Component2"/>
</Feature>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Mondo" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" />
</Product>
</Wix>
This will however result in ONLY File1.txt being installed in
C:\Program Files (x86)\Acme
and ONLY File2.txt being installed in
_C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\AcmeWebsite_
One solution is to define the components twice such as:
<DirectoryRef Id='PROGRAM_INSTALLDIR'>
<Component Id="Component1" Guid="79EC9E0B-8325-427B-A865-E1105CB16B62">
<File Id="File1" Name="File1.txt" Source="File1.txt" />
</Component>
<Component Id="Component2" Guid="702E6573-8FBC-4269-A58D-FD1157111F0F">
<File Id="File2" Name="File2.txt" Source="File2.txt" />
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<DirectoryRef Id='WEBSITE_INSTALLDIR'>
<Component Id="Component1.Web" Guid="397E93AA-32FB-425A-A783-386E0CCA2357">
<File Id="File1.Web" Name="File1.txt" Source="File1.txt" />
</Component>
<Component Id="Component2.Web" Guid="5C3AFF06-3623-4524-A90B-72B46DE5572A">
<File Id="File2.Web" Name="File2.txt" Source="File2.txt" />
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<Feature Id="Feature.Program"
Title="My Program"
TypicalDefault="install"
Level="1"
ConfigurableDirectory="PROGRAM_INSTALLDIR" >
<ComponentRef Id="Component1"/>
<ComponentRef Id="Component2"/>
</Feature>
<Feature Id="Feature.Website"
Title="My Website"
TypicalDefault="install"
Level="1"
ConfigurableDirectory="WEBSITE_INSTALLDIR" >
<ComponentRef Id="Component1.Web"/>
<ComponentRef Id="Component2.Web"/>
</Feature>
But then what happens if we add a third feature that is to be installed in another location? Do we then have to redefine every component again? With over 100 components, managing duplicate components will become a big job.
Any suggestions?
You are seeing a limitation in the Windows Installer. A Component can only be installed once via an MSI. Each Component can only be installed to a single Directory. To have the contents of a Component installed to two different locations, you either have to create another Component with the same content or try to use the CopyFile element to duplicate the content.
Probably not what you wanted to hear but that is the way the Windows Installer works.
Fortunately, if you chose to go with option 1, then WiX toolset will only compress the duplicated content across the Components once. Smart cabbing rocks!
I recommend creating a separate feature which contains only the common components. It shouldn't be installed by default. You can then create a custom action which marks this feature for installation only when one of your actual features is installed.
To mark the feature for installation you can use MsiSetFeatureState function:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370387(VS.85).aspx
The custom action which does this can be conditioned with the feature action of your features:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368561(VS.85).aspx
Features can reference a directory for Browse capability but that only means something if the components use directories that are that directory or a child of that directory. Otherwise the component will go to the directory specified. In other words, you could have INSTALLDIR for the feature and most components yet have ANOTHERDIR ( say [CommonFilesFolder]Company\Shared for another component and it will go there. That component can then belong to multiple features and you'll be ok.