You need a bootstrapper application to install the MSIs in sequence. You can't nest an MSI within another MSI.
-- Mike Dimmick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ste Sent: 26 March 2007 21:21 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How do i embedd and install a 3rd party msi (eg directx or wse runtime) if not already installed Hi I have a simple problem.. I am deploying a component that relies on a 3rd party installation runtime (think Msoft Wse3 runtime or DirectX runtime). I want the installer to check that this pre-requisite is installed and if not execute the prereq instal file before my installation invokes I have added the installation file as a component under my source directory, and created a feature for it. Obviously this just copies the file onto the system. What i cannot figure out is how to run the installation without physically installing it.. I thought about creating a custom action that just ran msiexec on the msi? But assumed there must be a cleaner way for installing a prebuilt msi as a prerequisite. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
