Thanks Arun, Its more the process of generating the Setup.exe and having that linked to the packages I was looking for.
Graham -------------------------------------------------- From: "Arun Perregatturv" <aperregatt...@napcosecurity.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 7:31 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008 > This might help you even though it's for VS 2005 but this will work with > VS2008. I was able to get Windows Installer 4.5, NET35 SP1, SQL > 2008,VC++2005 Runtimes and Crystal Reports 10.5. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730839(VS.80).aspx#custompkg_creatingaproductmanifest > > > Arun Perregattur > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Allwood [mailto:graham.allw...@live.co.uk] > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:17 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008 > > Hi Anweshi, > > My application current requires things like: .NET 3.5 SP1, SQLNCLI, > SQLCMD, > Windows Installer 3, Crystal Reports 12. There may be others too. > > Is there something in the Wix MSBUILD tasks that can produce a Setup.exe > to > launch these pre-reqs? > > Regards > > Graham > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Anu Dev" <queryl...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:42 PM > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008 > >> HI >> >> What prerequisites are you looking for... .NetFramework? >> >> Let me know.. I have worked on it and its quite easy to include them in >> WIX. >> >> Thank you >> Anweshi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: "Wilson, Phil" <phil.wil...@wonderware.com> >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 11:13:40 PM >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008 >> >> There's this too that I think is a different one, right? >> >> http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/bmg >> >> Phil Wilson >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Martin MacPherson [mailto:mar...@metapixel..co.uk] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:50 AM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008 >> >> There is always the MSBuild GenerateBootstrapperTask. ( >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms164294.aspx) >> <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms164294.aspx> >> I've not used it but imagine it isn't the most flexible/powerful >> solution. >> It looks pretty straightforward however. >> >> 2009/3/3 Jacob, Christian <cja...@toptechnologies.de> >> >>> I am not sure, since I am primarily working with InstallShield. But >>> maybe >>> you are searching for setupbld.exe? Look for it within this Mailing >>> List. >>> I used it for example to chain an MSI and an MSP together. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Chris. >>> >>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >>> Von: Graham Allwood [mailto:graham.allw...@live.co.uk] >>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. März 2009 14:49 >>> An: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Betreff: [WiX-users] Bootstapper in VS 2008 >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm looking in to replacing our existing VS2008 setup project with on >>> authored in Wix. The one thing I am struggling to find out is how I >>> would >>> do >>> a bootstrapper for my Wix project. Is there a tool included in Wix 3.0 >>> that >>> can install my applications pre-requisites then launch my msi? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks for your help. >>> >>> >>> >>> Graham >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San >>> Francisco, >>> CA >>> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >>> Enterprise >>> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >>> participation >>> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >>> SFAD >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San >>> Francisco, >>> CA >>> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >>> Enterprise >>> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >>> participation >>> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >>> SFAD >>> http://p.sf..net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists..sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, >> CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >> Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >> participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >> SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists..sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, >> CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >> Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >> participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >> SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, >> CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >> Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >> participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >> SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, > CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: > SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, > CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: > SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users