Alan Sinclair 2

I need a solution I'm very embarrassed to have to ask this despite years of making install packages! What conditions do I use for a custom action in a merge module such that the action runs only on initial install of

discussion comment 11 Jun 2010

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: SharedDlls refcount wrong after upgrade

Thanks again for the help! Incidentally, for any future readers, the "pause" custom action needs value 38 rather than 4096 if it's between RemoveExistingroducts and InstallInitialize, and value 1062 (38+1024 = deferred) ...

discussion comment 04 Jun 2010

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: SharedDlls refcount wrong after upgrade

Thanks EdT Our merge module uses the ShareDlls refcount for legacy reasons (we sell this product as a merge module, and as DLLs which some customers wrap in non-windows-installer packages.) I'll check what's happening with the ...

New forum discussion 03 Jun 2010

Alan Sinclair 2 posted: SharedDlls refcount wrong after upgrade

I need a solution After an upgrade, my SharedDlls reference count is wrong, so uninstall does not remove my file. Is this fixable? I had to re-arrange our MSI and my file had to go in a different component. Original MSI1 had

discussion comment 29 Mar 2010

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: avoiding an orphan component or broken product

I clearly wasn't giving a clear explanation ... the (missing) vital bit is that when B installs Component X, that's a newer version of X than was previously installed, and unfortunately the new X requires component Y. You've put ...

New forum discussion 29 Mar 2010

Alan Sinclair 2 posted: avoiding an orphan component or broken product

I need a solution Can anyone think of a solution to this knotty problem? We ship a program as a merge module, used by various OEMs in their products. An end-user may install several different products that include our program

discussion comment 29 Mar 2010

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: Wise Installation Studio/Express Service Pack 2 available

Thanks Ed!

discussion comment 20 Nov 2009

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: using a 64-bit merge module in a 32+64-bit MSI

Thanks Ed -- my question wasn't quite specific enough. It should be "can a 32-bit MSI install 64-bit components." (I know a 64-bit MSI can install both 32- and 64- components.) The components at issue are marked as ...

discussion comment 19 Nov 2009

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: using a 64-bit merge module in a 32+64-bit MSI

thanks Cheryl, yes that's useful to know! Alan

New forum discussion 19 Nov 2009

Alan Sinclair 2 posted: using a 64-bit merge module in a 32+64-bit MSI

I need a solution (Pre-question: is there a better search than the single box labeled "Search forums"? I'd love to search just this forum but searching all forums rarely gets answers relevant here.) I ship a p

discussion comment 09 Nov 2009

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: Install failure on Vista SP2 "while installer determines disk space"

Thanks for the help. I'm moving on without a fix, and will suggest that the customer propagates the workaround of installing silently.

discussion comment 09 Nov 2009

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: Install failure on Vista SP2 "while installer determines disk space"

> You can use the Edit option to add stuff to your original post. I can edit my follow-up posts but my original post doesn't have an edit button (though it shows as being the same username, Alan Sinclair 2, it only has a ...

discussion comment 09 Nov 2009

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: Install failure on Vista SP2 "while installer determines disk space"

How can I attach a file? There seems to be no way to attach to replies, only to the initial new post. I'll be happy to post a zipped example somewhere, or email or whatever works. Humble apologies if not mentioning the ...

discussion comment 06 Nov 2009

Alan Sinclair 2 commented on: Install failure on Vista SP2 "while installer determines disk space"

I've made a new WSI that installs only a single text file, with two dialogs: "Welcome" and "Start Install". The same problem occurs in Vista SP2 VirtualPC VM -- clicking Next on the Start Installation dialog opens a popup ...