Replacing the WelcomeDlg in the InstallUISequence

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I've copied the WelcomeDlg.wxs file to my area, renamed it, modified it
to replace the bitmap, and updated its InstallUISequence so that it
appears as it should.
 
The only problem I have is that the original WelcomeDlg that's in the
WixUIExtension.dll displays for second or two before being replaced by
my custom one.
 
I did all the steps described on the page:
http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2008/08/customised-uis-for-wix.html
 
Which got me this far, but it didn't describe how to remove the original
WelcomeDlg from the install sequence.
 
Any ideas?
 

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> I've copied the WelcomeDlg.wxs file to my area, renamed it,
> modified it to replace the bitmap, and updated its
> InstallUISequence so that it appears as it should.
>  
> The only problem I have is that the original WelcomeDlg
> that's in the WixUIExtension.dll displays for second or two
> before being replaced by my custom one.
>  

I solved my problem. I never actually figured out how to get rid of the
original WelcomeDlg, but I found I didn't need to replace it after all.

Since all I was doing was trying to replace the bitmap images in the
dialogs, I just copied Common.wxs to my directory, renamed it to
something like MyCommon.wxs (and renamed the fragment). Specified the
paths to my new images, told my code to use this common instead, and I
was all set.

Now it uses the standard dialogs, but with different images. Nice!

Thanks for all your help!

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Bradford Younie



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It is even easier than that, just add this to your install:

    <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="mybannrbmp.bmp" />
    <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="mydlgbmp.bmp" />

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-----Original Message-----
From: Younie, Bradford [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 28 October 2009 20:50
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Replacing the WelcomeDlg in the
InstallUISequence

> I've copied the WelcomeDlg.wxs file to my area, renamed it,
> modified it to replace the bitmap, and updated its
> InstallUISequence so that it appears as it should.
>  
> The only problem I have is that the original WelcomeDlg
> that's in the WixUIExtension.dll displays for second or two
> before being replaced by my custom one.
>  

I solved my problem. I never actually figured out how to get rid of the
original WelcomeDlg, but I found I didn't need to replace it after all.

Since all I was doing was trying to replace the bitmap images in the
dialogs, I just copied Common.wxs to my directory, renamed it to
something like MyCommon.wxs (and renamed the fragment). Specified the
paths to my new images, told my code to use this common instead, and I
was all set.

Now it uses the standard dialogs, but with different images. Nice!

Thanks for all your help!

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Bradford Younie



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Um http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/WixUI_customizations.htm ?
Also exists in your WiX.chm installed with the WiX toolset on your local
machine.

You may want to go through the tutorial as this is also covered at
http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson2.php#2.3


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-----Original Message-----
From: Younie, Bradford [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 28 October 2009 20:50
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Replacing the WelcomeDlg in the
InstallUISequence

> I've copied the WelcomeDlg.wxs file to my area, renamed it, modified
> it to replace the bitmap, and updated its InstallUISequence so that it

> appears as it should.
>  
> The only problem I have is that the original WelcomeDlg that's in the
> WixUIExtension.dll displays for second or two before being replaced by

> my custom one.
>  

I solved my problem. I never actually figured out how to get rid of the
original WelcomeDlg, but I found I didn't need to replace it after all.

Since all I was doing was trying to replace the bitmap images in the
dialogs, I just copied Common.wxs to my directory, renamed it to
something like MyCommon.wxs (and renamed the fragment). Specified the
paths to my new images, told my code to use this common instead, and I
was all set.

Now it uses the standard dialogs, but with different images. Nice!

Thanks for all your help!

---
Bradford Younie



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