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 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 Tony Hoyle wrote: > > 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 win2k. > > Never modify files in the system32 directory - SFP will probably undo > what you're trying to do anyway and if you succeed it'll break other > applications that depend on those files. > > Tony > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/MSJET-3.5-With-Wix-tf3674160.html#a10266830 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
