[wix-users] Some questions
Habib Salim
habib at hsalim.com
Fri Jul 14 09:27:27 PDT 2017
I am developing a reporting application and my needs are quite similar to
yours.
I too went down the same path and temporarily abandoned it. for now, I am
handling pre-requisites manually.
You use the netFX extension to determine if the .net version of the target
machine. if it does not, you can choose to install it using your
bootstrapper.
I'm quite sure you can suppress the .netFX UI by doing a silent install of
the framework.
I too wanted to install SQL Express 2014 - but only for those who did not
want to install my application and related databases on an existing SQL
instance.
(In my case the database stores report metadata but the application is
used to query various data sources, with SQL data sources being the usual
case.)
I decided against bootstrapping SQL because
a. the SQL installer was huge, causing my installer to be huge - the
installer for my application is some 40 MB - (I don't understand why it is
even that big. Whatever.)
With SQL it went over 300 MB, and
b. installing SQL and configuring all those options is not an easy task or
one that I want to take on. (Thanks to Chris Painter for dissuading from
this path)
I still need to create that database and script all the objects, initial
data etc.
I need to get back to building a complete bootstrapper application.
When I do, I'll probably use a custom BA application like JetBA, mostly
because
a. it simplifies a lot
b. Nir bar, the author of JetBA is the Wix guru
c. I know I can count on Nir to help with any issues because he is
constantly contributing here.
I would also look at Chris Painter's IsWix, who is also a frequent
contributor here.
-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
Of William Fisher
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:00 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Some questions
I appreciate any responses. Will using the NetFx Extension force me to
use the .NET installer UI? That doesn't match our requirements. Here are
the problems I'm currently experiencing:
Context: I have to install .NET 4.6.2, SQL Server Express 2014 (may
change, not particularly relevant), the client product application, and
then run a DB script. The target systems are Windows 7 SP 1 (minimum
possible for .NET 4.6.2) through Windows 10. 32-bit and 64-bit (I have
solved any issues with this, unless that causes any of the below issues).
We cannot assume the end-user system is connected to the internet. My
default assumption is that they have NOT done Windows Update (as they're
not connected to the internet), so Win 7 SP 1 with no updates is my
possible minimum.
1> Windows 7 has .NET 3.5, whereas Windows 10 has 4.x. The installer
1> works
on Windows 10 (caveat the icon and some UI stuff I have to finish), but
Windows 7, it does not. I couldn't figure out how to use NetFx extension
NetFx462Redist version with the included redistributable. In addition, I
would like the UI for .NET installer to be my UI, not the stock .NET
installer UI.
2> Windows 7 does not report (or WIX doesn't log, see item 3)
2> WindowsNT,
WindowsBuild, or ServicePackValue value in Windows 7 (it works in Windows
10):
var versionNT =
BootstrapperApplication.Engine.NumericVariables.Contains("VersionNT")
?
BootstrapperApplication.Engine.NumericVariables["VersionNT"]
: 1000; // Arbitrary value > 601
2.5>
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vsnetsetup/2016/03/28/a-certificate-chain
-could-not-be-built-to-a-trusted-root-authority-2/
-
I need to detect if it's Windows 7 SP1 to install this certificate for
systems that are not connected to the internet (which is a possibility at
end-user locations).
3> When logging data using
BootstrapperApplication.Engine.Log(LogLevel.Verbose, "LOG TEXT GOES
HERE"); I see results in Windows 10, but nothing in Windows 7.
(Example logging from #2 and #3 combined:
[3394:32BC][2017-07-13T16:43:28]i000: ***** Windows Version:
2814749767106560.10000.10 // The first number is what WindowsNT returns
for Win10. The 10000.10 are arbitrary values I assigned if the variable
doesn't exist.
[3394:32BC][2017-07-13T16:43:28]i000: ***** Is 64Bit OS: True
[3394:32BC][2017-07-13T16:43:28]i000: ***** Is after reboot: False
)
4> The icon for the built installer is the stock installer icon,
4> instead
of the icon I want it to be (which is <Icon Id="shield.ico"
SourceFile="Resources\client_logo.ico"/> )
If anyone can get me going with #1 and #2, I'm less concerned about #3,
and
#4 is definitely a "nice-to-have" to start.
NetFx DLL is referenced in the project that contains my wxs file Relative
to the project file (i.e. not in bin/Debug, just in the root of the
project), I have redist\NDP462-KB3151800-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe
All the other packages successfully install when running on Windows 10.
BootstrapperCore.config:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<sectionGroup name="wix.bootstrapper"
type="Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper.BootstrapperSection
Group,
BootstrapperCore">
<section name="host"
type="Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper.HostSection,
BootstrapperCore" />
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
<!-- I've tried adding version="v2.0.whatever the numbers for 3.5 are",
and version ="v3.5" -->
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" />
</startup>
<wix.bootstrapper>
<host assemblyName="ApplicationBootstrapper">
<!-- I've tried adding version="v2.0.whatever the numbers for 3.5 are",
and version ="v3.5" -->
<supportedFramework version="v4\Client" />
</host>
</wix.bootstrapper>
</configuration>
Bundle.wxs:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?include Includes/ApplicationVariables.wxi ?> <Wix
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"
xmlns:netfx="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/NetFxExtension">
<Bundle
Name="$(var.ProductName)"
Version="$(var.VersionNumber)"
Manufacturer="$(var.ManufacturerName)"
UpgradeCode="64857b79-4f2d-48ef-ae8a-08bab1d77294"
Compressed="yes">
<BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost">
<PayloadGroupRef Id="InstallerPayload" />
</BootstrapperApplicationRef>
<util:User Id="SQLsa"
Name="[sa]"
Password="[Password1!]" />
<Chain>
<PackageGroupRef Id="CertificatePackage"/>
<PackageGroupRef Id="NetFx462" After="CertificatePackage"/>
<PackageGroupRef Id="SQLServerExpress2014_64Bit"/> <PackageGroupRef
Id="SQLServerExpress2014_32Bit"/>
<PackageGroupRef Id="Application64Bit"/>
<PackageGroupRef Id="Application32Bit"/>
<PackageGroupRef Id="Client.Application.Database.Installer"/>
</Chain>
</Bundle>
<Fragment>
<util:RegistrySearch
Id="NETFRAMEWORK462"
Variable="NETFRAMEWORK462"
Root="HKLM"
Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full"
Value="Install"
Result="value"/>
<WixVariable Id="WixMbaPrereqPackageId" Value="NetFx462Redist" />
<WixVariable Id="WixMbaPrereqLicenseUrl" Value="
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms994405.aspx" Overridable="yes"
/>
<PackageGroup Id="NetFx462">
<ExePackage Id="NetFx462"
Cache="no"
Compressed="yes"
PerMachine="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Vital="yes"
Name="NDP462-KB3151800-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe"
SourceFile="redist\NDP462-KB3151800-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe"
DetectCondition="NETFRAMEWORK462"
InstallCommand="/q /norestart"/>
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<PayloadGroup Id="InstallerPayload">
<!-- TODO: determine relative sources to prevent errors when moving
the solution -->
<Payload SourceFile="C:\\Users\\310284944\\Documents\\Visual Studio
2015\\Projects\\Client.Application.Setup\\ApplicationBootstrapper\\bin\\De
bug\\ApplicationBootstrapper.dll"/>
<Payload SourceFile="C:\\Users\\310284944\\Documents\\Visual Studio
2015\\Projects\\Client.Application.Setup\\ApplicationBootstrapper\\Bootstr
apperCore.config"/>
<Payload SourceFile="C:\\Users\\310284944\\Documents\\Visual Studio
2015\\Projects\\Client.Application.Setup\\ApplicationBootstrapper\\bin\\De
bug\\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll"/>
<Payload SourceFile="C:\\Users\\310284944\\Documents\\Visual Studio
2015\\Projects\\Client.Application.Setup\\Client.Application.Installer.Use
rInterface\\bin\\Debug\\Client.Application.Installer.UserInterface.exe"/>
<Payload Name="redist\\NDP462-KB3151800-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe"
SourceFile="C:\\Users\\310284944\\documents\\visual studio
2015\\Projects\\Client.Application.Setup\\Client.Application.Setup\\redist
\\NDP462-KB3151800-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe"/>
</PayloadGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<!-- This package is a fix for
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vsnetsetup/2016/03/28/a-certificate-chain
-could-not-be-built-to-a-trusted-root-authority-2/
on
Windows 7 - assuming I can detect Windows 7, which isn't working -->
<PackageGroup Id="CertificatePackage">
<MsiPackage Id="CertificatePackage"
Name="Client.Application.Certificate.Installer"
Compressed="yes"
Visible="no"
SourceFile="C:\\Users\\310284944\\Documents\\Visual
Studio
2015\\Projects\\Client.Application.Setup\\Client.Application.Certificate.I
nstaller\\bin\\Release\\Client.Application.Certificate.Installer.msi"/>
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<util:RegistrySearch
Id='SearchForSQLServerExpress64'
Variable="ISSQLSERVER64INSTALLED"
Result="exists"
Root="HKLM"
Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL12.$(var.InstanceName)"
Win64="yes" />
<PackageGroup Id="SQLServerExpress2014_64Bit">
<ExePackage Compressed="yes"
PerMachine="yes"
Cache="yes"
Vital="yes"
Permanent="no"
InstallCommand='/ACTION=Install /Q
/IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /FEATURES=SQLEngine
/INSTANCENAME=$(var.InstanceName)
/SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS=BUILTIN\Administrators /SECURITYMODE=SQL
/SAPWD="Password1!" /SkipRules=RebootRequiredCheck'
UninstallCommand='/ACTION=Uninstall /Q
/FEATURES=SQLEngine /INSTANCENAME=$(var.InstanceName)'
SourceFile='redist\SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe'
Name="redist\SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe"
DetectCondition="Installed OR ISSQLSERVER64INSTALLED"
InstallCondition="VersionNT64">
<ExitCode Behavior="forceReboot"/>
</ExePackage>
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<util:RegistrySearch
Id='SearchForSQLServerExpress32'
Variable="ISSQLSERVER32INSTALLED"
Result="exists"
Root="HKLM"
Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL12.$(var.InstanceName)"
Win64="no" />
<PackageGroup Id="SQLServerExpress2014_32Bit">
<ExePackage Compressed="yes"
PerMachine="yes"
Cache="yes"
Vital="yes"
Permanent="no"
InstallCommand='/ACTION=Install /Q
/IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /FEATURES=SQLEngine
/INSTANCENAME=$(var.InstanceName)
/SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS=BUILTIN\Administrators /SECURITYMODE=SQL
/SAPWD="Password1!" /SkipRules=RebootRequiredCheck'
UninstallCommand='/ACTION=Uninstall /Q
/FEATURES=SQLEngine /INSTANCENAME=$(var.InstanceName)'
SourceFile='redist\SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe'
Name="redist\SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe"
DetectCondition="Installed OR ISSQLSERVER32INSTALLED"
InstallCondition="NOT VersionNT64">
<ExitCode Behavior="forceReboot"/>
</ExePackage>
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<PackageGroup Id="Application64Bit">
<MsiPackage
Name="Client.Application.Installer64"
Compressed="yes"
SourceFile="C:\Users\310284944\Documents\Visual Studio
2015\Projects\Client.Application.Setup\Client.Application.Installer64\bin\
Debug\en-US\Client.Application.Installer64.msi"
InstallCondition="VersionNT64" />
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<PackageGroup Id="Application32Bit">
<MsiPackage
Name="Client.Application.Installer32"
Compressed="yes"
SourceFile="C:\Users\310284944\Documents\Visual Studio
2015\Projects\Client.Application.Setup\Client.Application.Installer32\bin\
Debug\en-US\Client.Application.Installer32.msi"
InstallCondition="NOT VersionNT64" />
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<!-- Placed here as this fragment is guaranteed to be included. The
Icon and Property can
be placed anywhere in the WIX project. -->
<Icon Id="shield.ico" SourceFile="Resources\client_logo.ico"/>
<Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="shield.ico"/>
<PackageGroup Id="Client.Application.Database.Installer">
<MsiPackage
Name="Client.Application.Database.Installer"
Compressed="yes"
SourceFile="C:\Users\310284944\Documents\Visual Studio
2015\Projects\Client.Application.Setup\Client.Application.Database.Install
er\bin\Debug\en-us\Client.Application.Database.Installer.msi"/>
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 6:33 PM Joel Budreau <joel.budreau at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I think the recommendation is to use the NetFxExtension. Maybe you
> could get better help if you post the issues that you're running into
> with that extension?
>
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 2:06 PM, William Fisher <wfisher at summa.com>
wrote:
>
> > I'm writing a custom bootstrapper application, and I'm having a few
> > issues. Hopefully someone can help with them:
> >
> > 1>
> > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45089379/wix-
> > installer-net-3-5-and-net-4-x
> >
> > 2> On Windows 10, the logging statements I included to find out
> > 2> some
> data
> > log correctly. On Windows 7, they do not. Is this a known issue?
> >
> > Thanks for any input.
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