Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix

2007-05-01 Thread Jeff Paulsen
conkerjoe wrote: > iv been through the hell of bootstrappers and wix in the past.. > its actually easier to just hav a massive batch file install it than > go through the pain. > could you help the pain and offer a sugestion of a bootstrapper?? I've had good results using NSIS to make a bootstrapp

Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix[Scanned]

2007-05-01 Thread Tony Hoyle
Thomas Leigh wrote: > Would doing this mean that you can't do a distributed install, or > whatever you would call it, i.e. with GPO? All the bootstrap solutions have this limitation. If you want to go for 'pure msi' you need to list the prerequisites in the install instructions and let the admi

Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix[Scanned]

2007-05-01 Thread Thomas Leigh
users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix[Scanned] conkerjoe wrote: > one of the main issues is whats to stop the user just starting the msi > rather than the Exe you ask them to start with an autorun.. it really needs > to be something like Installshield which wraps everything up into 1 exe so > the end u

Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix

2007-05-01 Thread Tony Hoyle
conkerjoe wrote: > one of the main issues is whats to stop the user just starting the msi > rather than the Exe you ask them to start with an autorun.. it really needs > to be something like Installshield which wraps everything up into 1 exe so > the end user doesnt have a choice Have a required

Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix

2007-05-01 Thread Rennie Petersen
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > conkerjoe > Sent: 1. maj 2007 11:56 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix > > > iv been through the hell of bootstrappers and wix in the past.. > its actually easier to just hav a massive batch file inst

Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix

2007-05-01 Thread Rennie Petersen
Take a look at dotNetInstaller. It's a bootstrap program that can install various standard prerequisite products, and then launch an MSI. Rennie > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > conkerjoe > Sent: 1. maj 2007 11:37 > To: wix-user

Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix

2007-05-01 Thread conkerjoe
iv been through the hell of bootstrappers and wix in the past.. its actually easier to just hav a massive batch file install it than go through the pain. could you help the pain and offer a sugestion of a bootstrapper?? one of the main issues is whats to stop the user just starting the msi rather

Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix

2007-05-01 Thread Tony Hoyle
conkerjoe wrote: > What would be the most efficient way to install MS Jet 3.5 on a machine with > Wix ? Use a bootstrapper to run MDAC (then most likely jet 3.5 sp3). MDAC most likely won't do anything on newer systems as it's in the base OS now, but you want to be sure in case it gets run on w