Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-26 Thread Nir Bar
If you don't have the merge module, and you do have the executable installer for VC 2008, then you'll need to use a bundle to install it. Nir -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsore

Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-25 Thread Sarvagya Pant
Hi Nir, The Thing is that I do have the MSM for Visual Studio 2010 but my project uses Openssl, built using VS 2008. I don't have the MSM for 2008. So that was the issue of installing VCRedist. On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:07 AM, Nir Bar wrote: > You should utilize the VS runtimes' merge modules r

Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-25 Thread Nir Bar
You should utilize the VS runtimes' merge modules rather than the executable installers. The merge modules MSM files are provided alongside the Visual Studio installation. Nir -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programmin

Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-25 Thread Hoover, Jacob
Use Burn to install the prerequisites. There is no proper way of doing a nested/concurrent install from within a single MSI. Concurrent Installs - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368010%28v=vs.85%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 Windows Installer Best Practices - https://msdn.mic