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

[Rob Mensching]

See ForceReboot: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/forcereboot-action

The ForceReboot action prompts the user for a restart of the system during the installation. The ForceReboot action is different from the ScheduleReboot action<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/schedulereboot-action> in that the ScheduleReboot action is used to schedule a prompt to restart at the end of the installation.

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From: Fahrettin ÖZTÜRK <fahrettin.tc at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 5:13 PM
To: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] Resuming the installation after reboot (wix v3.11.1)

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<mailto: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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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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