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February 2008 - Posts

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:45 PM

Another Workaround to Add New Components to Existing Features

Yesterday I described an issue when adding new components to existing, not-installed (absent) features the feature tree is installed. This can lead to prompts for source or failed installations. One workaround is to add new, top-level hidden features.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 2 Comments
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Monday, February 18, 2008 1:40 PM

Adding New Components to Existing Features Installs the Feature Tree

As Developer Division starts to ship patches for the Visual Studio 2008 , some users are being prompted for installation source media. This is a resulting of Windows Installer needing the original source files if, for example, files are missing from disk
Posted by Heath Stewart | 6 Comments
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:19 PM

Debugging Custom Actions: Leaked Handles

Debugging custom actions isn't exactly the easiest action to do; Windows Installer spawns separate processes - remoting servers - to run in-process custom actions. Any opportunity to diagnose issues without debugging can be helpful. For example, an issue
Posted by Heath Stewart | 3 Comments
Friday, February 08, 2008 8:57 AM

Get Binder Variables for Assemblies without Installing into the GAC

Binder variables in WiX are variables that are resolved, coincidentally, at bind time. This is when the linker, light.exe , collects file information, assigns auto-GUIDs, and generates the output packages among other things. There are binder variables
Posted by Heath Stewart | 0 Comments
 
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