[wix-users] Resuming the installation after reboot (wix v3.11.1)

[Fahrettin ÖZTÜRK]

Thank you for the quick response,

I've already checked those links, however, there is no answer of resuming
the installation. Those links basically talk about the rebooting the
computer at the end of the installation which doesn't work for me. What I
need is kinda pause the installation in the middle of the process, reboot
the computer, and then resume the installation at the point where it was
paused. I haven't come across a sample of it so far. I really appreciate
any advice you can give me.

Thanks.

On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 4:53 PM Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> See ForceReboot:
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/forcereboot-action
>
> Compare to ScheduleReboot:
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/schedulereboot-action
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of
> Fahrettin ÖZTÜRK via wix-users
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 4:49 PM
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> Cc: Fahrettin ÖZTÜRK <fahrettin.tc at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] Resuming the installation after reboot (wix v3.11.1)
>
> Hello,
>
> I am using Wix to install several packages in one MSI installation. At one
> point of the installation, I install a device driver which requires a
> windows reboot. The problem is I can't continue installation after a proper
> reboot.
>
> I have several custom actions which executes one by one in the
> <InstallExecutionSequence> tag.
>
> I can put a <ScheduleReboot> step right after the installation of the
> device driver, and the msi asks the user to restart the machine to be able
> to continue the installation. However, after the reboot, there are two
> issues to be resolved.
>
> 1- Automatically resume installation without any manual action by the user.
> 2- When I double click the msi and then start installation again assuming
> that this action is taken by the windows, the installation doesn't continue
> in the proper order.  It acts like the whole package has installed even
> though I've rebooted in the middle of the process.
>
> Please take a look at my <InstallExecutionSequence> below to understand
> better;
>
> <InstallExecuteSequence>
>       <Custom Action="OpenFiles" After="InstallFinalize">Not
> Installed</Custom>
>       <Custom Action="UninstallDeviceDriver" After="OpenFiles">Not
> Uninstalled</Custom>
>       <ScheduleReboot
> Before="InstallDeviceDriver">RESTART_REQUIRED="YES"</ScheduleReboot>
>       <Custom Action="InstallDeviceDriver"
> After="UninstallDeviceDriver">((Not Installed) AND
> (RESTART_REQUIRED="NO")) OR AFTERREBOOT</Custom>
>       <Custom Action="UpdateDevice" After="InstallDeviceDriver">((Not
> Installed) AND (RESTART_REQUIRED="NO")) OR AFTERREBOOT</Custom>
>       <Custom Action="InstallMainProgram" After="UpdateDevice">((Not
> Installed) AND (RESTART_REQUIRED="NO")) OR AFTERREBOOT</Custom>
>       <Custom Action="CopyCustomFiles" After="InstallMainProgram">((Not
> Installed) AND (RESTART_REQUIRED="NO")) OR AFTERREBOOT</Custom>
>       <Custom Action="UpdateForms" After="CopyCustomFiles">((Not
> Installed) AND (RESTART_REQUIRED="NO")) OR AFTERREBOOT</Custom>
>       <Custom Action="UninstallTCFiles"
> After="InstallInitialize">REMOVE="ALL"</Custom>
>     </InstallExecuteSequence>
>
> Could you please advice how I can solve my issue?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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> Fahrettin Ozturk
>
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