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

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

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

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

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