Forum: MSI Factory 2.0 Suggestions

If I go to System Editors, Registry, Import and then select a DLL it creates the "Add Registry Key" folder with a bunch of new registry keys, all of them with a default of "CreateAndRemoveOnUninstall". Can this be changed so it doesn't remove the following keys on uninstall: HKCR\AppID...

Hi! Our company is moving its deployment tools for its Web Setup from Visual Studio Installer to MSI Factory 2.0. Visual Studio Installer provided a "Web Setup Dialog" built-in wich requires the user to select: Target Web Site (not only Default Web Site by default) Target Virtual Directory...

Rollback on failed installs is incomplete. Even though installation may be failing or discontinued, attempting to install again is failing due to registry entries remaining that MSI uses to detect previous installations. The error message is... Another version of this product is already...

MSI Factory always uses full path names. This makes it difficult to collaborate considering that every develoiper must have the project files on the exact same location on the exact same drive letter. MSI Factory should have the option to work with relative file paths like Visual Studio and...

It would be good if there could be a simple way of running 'ngen install' on a new .net installation, and ngen uninstall when unistalling the application.

Today (July 26, 2010) we have released a new version of MSI Factory ( v2.1.1011.0). To get the latest version, select Help > Check for Update from the menu and download the new full installer from your customer portal. This release contains several bug fixes and features: Added SW_HIDE...

I am trying to remove a key from an ini file using the MSI Factory "Remove INI Value" feature. When I run the install it removes all the keys from the INI file section except the one I want to remove. The value is placed there by another application and has the form: my Key="my Value". Has...

Hi All, Using MSI Factory when I tried to bulid setup.msi for Chinese-Traditional language, it showed the following error - "light.exe : error LGHT0134 : The code page '950' is not a valid Windows code page. Update the database's code page by modifying one of the following attributes:...

Hi, We are very interested to buy 5 licenses because the iis configuration is a lot better than Wise Package Studio. There is only one thing mising in the configuration of new websites (or I overlooked it) Execute Permissions - "none", "Scripts only" or "Scripts and executables". Thanks

Today (November 13, 2009) we've released a new version of MSI Factory ( v2.1.1009.0). To get the latest version, select Help > Check for Update from the menu and download the new full installer from your customer portal. This release contains several bug fixes and features: Feature: Added...

The bootstrapper displays a progress bar and a title & text. It would be nice if this dialog could be controlled a bit more. Display or not set title set text set progress bar (max, current position, etc) use standard IR plugins

Today (July 9, 2009) we have released a new version of MSI Factory ( v2.1.1007.0). To get the latest version, select Help > Check for Update from the menu and download the new full installer from your customer portal. This release contains several bug fixes and features: Updated the WiX...

The real benefit of WiX for our needs is the ability to easily wire it into our automated build process and the fact that WiX itself is free. However, this makes the process a little clunky for us with MSI factory. Right now we have to keep the MSI Factory project in source control along with the...

Two small things: a) This has been asked for elsewhere but the serial number entry method for MSIF is not the same as SUF8. Could we have the former be the same as latter i.e. we can paste the number rather than having to type it out? b) The tab order on the Customer Information dialogue box...

I started getting errors building MSI Factory installs after upgrading to the latest version of MSI Factory. I was able to work around the error by hand editing the msifact project file. Deleting and recreating the file searches using MSI Factory did not correct the error. The error occurs if...

Today (August 26, 2008) we have released a new version of MSI Factory (v2.1.1005.0). To get the latest version, select Help > Check for Update from the menu and download the new full installer from your customer portal. This release contains several bug fixes and features: Feature: Updated...

It would be nice to have a zip/unzip action(s). I am acaully calling a SF7 exe to to the unzip :)

I make some msi packages for gpo. It`s very easy to build them. I was very happy to make it souch easy. I tested gpo install on admin account. It`s work great. When i needed to setup package on user computer, i selected to install software to D drive. When setup completed i didn`t see folder at...

I don't know if this is supposed to work. I have a variable Version (Build Settings->Variables) that I use in project settings-> Version and in output folder and working folder. The version number in project settings works alright and the WiX binaries and bootstrapper use the variable...

Today (June 23, 2008) we have released a new version of MSI Factory (v2.1.1002.0). To get the latest version, select Help > Check for Update from the menu and download the new full installer from your customer portal. This release contains several bug fixes and features: Feature: Updated...

I have an installation that installs files to a bin folder as well as a sub-folder. If I set the install path by typing the path directly into the InstallDirDlg text field, the bin files go to this path (good) but the sub-folder is always created under the default path that was displayed when...