[wix-users] How to get rid of the Welcome dialog in WixUI_InstallDir mode.

Hoover, Jacob Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com
Fri Feb 26 09:39:12 PST 2016


WixStdBA is C++, so you could use it as a base if you need to customize it.  (And provide pull requests back to Wix if the features are reusable.)

WixStdBA allows for custom theming, which allows you to define a UI, add custom controls tied back to burn variables, etc.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of shashank khadse
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11:36 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] How to get rid of the Welcome dialog in WixUI_InstallDir mode.

Yeah Thats true .. Custom BA are very steep learning curve.. and I think ( not sure though ) it also needs some knowledge of .NET , WPF  etc ...
I am totally into C++ cant dive in into this stuff at this point. :)

Maybe if there is any option to suppress the BA Wlcm n license UI and do the pre-req checks only directly jumping to MSI UI then I will be glad to know :)

Thanks
Shanky

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 9:17 AM, Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
wrote:

> Personally,
>   I've eliminated all MSI UI's, and I just handle the UI in the BA.
> Property drive the MSI and they become super simple.  (Custom BA's are 
> a steep learning curve, but if you can get by with WixStdBA then it's 
> super
> simple.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On 
> Behalf Of Ronny Eriksson
> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 6:56 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] How to get rid of the Welcome dialog in 
> WixUI_InstallDir mode.
>
> Have you tried doing this
>
> In your product.wxs file in the Product node add this:
>
> <UI>
>             <InstallUISequence>
>                 <Show Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Before="ProgressDlg"
> Overridable="yes">NOT Installed OR PATCH</Show>
>             </InstallUISequence>
> </UI>
>
> Maybe that will set that InstallDirDlg as the first dialog to show up 
> instead of the WelcomeDlg.
>
> I have not tried it so it's just a quess.
>
>
> Ronny Eriksson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On 
> Behalf Of shashank khadse
> Sent: den 26 februari 2016 03:02
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] How to get rid of the Welcome dialog in 
> WixUI_InstallDir mode.
>
> Hey Sampat,
> Thanks for the quick reply.
> But the welcomedlg is a part of std toolset library, so even if I 
> download the dialog source code and use it by disabling the UI 
> sequence, I was getting error regarding the duplicate ID "WelcomeDlg"
>
> Other thing I have already tried is to override the behaviour of the 
> standard wlcm dlg in my own CustomWixUI_InstallDir.wxs, the dialog 
> still pops up bcoz of the standard becoz of the standard sequence.
>
> I need to disable it so that it wont pop up anywhere during the 
> installation sequence.
>
> Pls let me know if you have any idea abt this.
>
> Thanks
> -Shanky
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 5:52 PM, sampat magi <ssmcs060 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It's defined at the end of the welcomedlg in the wix source.
> >
> > Sam
> > On Feb 26, 2016 7:21 AM, "sampat magi" <ssmcs060 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I think you have to look at the
> > > installuisequence of the welcomedlg.wxs
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Sampat
> > > On Feb 26, 2016 7:09 AM, "shashank khadse"
> > > <shashank.s.khadse at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello,
> > >> I am new to wix toolset. I have started using the toolset like 
> > >> 7-8
> days.
> > >>
> > >> Currently as per my requirements, I have been using the 
> > >> WixUI_InstallDir standard dialogs. I needed some customizations 
> > >> so I have downloaded the WixUI_InstallDir.wxs and 
> > >> InstallDirDlg.wxs. I have made some changes to dialogs and also 
> > >> introduced some custom
> actions for those added dialogs.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks to the simplicity of the standard dialogs, I am able to 
> > >> create
> > msi
> > >> setup.
> > >>
> > >> For creating the setup executable and adding prerequisites , I 
> > >> used the bootstrap application where in I bundles the created 
> > >> msi. Now the issue
> > is
> > >> the bootstrap comes with its own Welcome dialog and the embedded 
> > >> msi
> > also
> > >> shows its own dialog box. In order to get rid of the msi welcome
> > dialog, I
> > >> have removed the Publish statemnts related to Welcome dlg from 
> > >> the custom WixUI_InstallDir.wxs. But I am not able to get rid of
> > the
> > >> welcome dialog.
> > >>
> > >> Is there any way to get rid of the msi welcome dialog ?
> > >>
> > >> If not then, is there any possibility to get rid of the Welcome 
> > >> dlg of
> > the
> > >> bootstrap ?
> > >>
> > >> Anyhow I want to get rid of the either of the dlg. ( Removing msi 
> > >> dlg would be most welcome :) )
> > >>
> > >> Could you please help me to resolve this issue.
> > >>
> > >> Let me know if you need some more input from me.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks in advance.
> > >> Shanky
> > >>
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