Windows Installer will not run two MSIs at the same time. The only way you're
going to be able to do this is to use a bootstrapper. I ran into the same
problem attempting to deploy a component MSI (.net framework 2.0) within mine
and had to find an alternate method.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reed Rothchild
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:46 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Launch a second installer from MSI
Hello, I need to install 2 msi's at the same time but having trouble. I built
one MSI using Wix2.0. I bundled another MSI (built by someone else) within
mine using the standard 'File' element. This gets installed and copied like
any other file. Problem is when I go to execute it at the end. Windows
Installer seems to have a problem running 2 msi's at the same time (in my case).
I've had a statement like so in my WXS file:
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action='MyExtraInstall' After='InstallFinalize' />
</InstallExecuteSequence>
The MSI I built using wix runs fine, however this extra mis doesn't get
installed. I turned on logging with misexec and found the following:
Action start 21:59:43: MyExtraInstall.
MSI (s) (D4:84) [21:59:50:510]: Running as a service.
MSI (s) (D4:30) [21:59:50:526]: Message context already initialized, returning
ERROR_INSTALL_ALREADY_RUNNING
Action ended 21:59:50: MyExtraInstall. Return value 1.
Action ended 21:59:50: INSTALL. Return value 1.
Since my MSI is already running, it errors out running an extra that I'm
calling Custom Action. Seems to have a problem with my MSI executing another
installer. How can I get my MSI to do this?
Thanks.
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