On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 11:55 -0700, carlH wrote: > The said that they need it to be an MSI as they have some kind of software > management system that only handles MSIs. I don't have any more details than > that.
That's enough though, and basically confirms what I (and others on this list) suspected. The reason they want an MSI file is that they want a fully managed installation that they can use their management system with (to ensure, among other things, that the appropriate number of licenses have been purchased). Wrapping your custom install in an MSI will probably *not* be acceptable to them, because the management tool will not be able to determine your package's dependencies etc. As a result, it won't be able to warn them if they are about to roll out a service pack or similar which may cause your application to fail. If it is important to support your customer (or if at some point in the future you may want to get your software certified as Vista compatible) then you will need to recreate your installation as a true MSI (potentially continuing to use NSIS as a bootstrapper). Hope this helps. Regards, Richard * C O N F I D E N T I A L I T Y N O T I C E * ----------------------------------------------------------- The content of this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, be aware that forwarding it, copying it, or in any way disclosing its content to any other person, is strictly prohibited. Peek Traffic Corporation is neither liable for the contents, nor for the proper, complete and timely transmission of (the information contained in) this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail immediately and delete the material from any computer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
