Hi, 1) The bootstrapper creates a setup.exe that will either download the packages you specify and install them or read them from the folder where the setup.exe is located. You specify which behaviour the setup.exe will exhibit by options in your msbuild file.
See the ComponentsLocation property in the help file. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms164294.aspx So the answer to 1 is yes or no, depending on what you want to happen. 2) When you say "my setup.exe" is this the bootstrapper generated setup.exe or a separate exe that you have? To run correctly the generated setup.exe should be used (this will call the msi you specify). Alternatively if you need another application to run as well you can get the MS setup.exe to call that instead. Set the ApplicationFile property to be the item you want setup.exe to call after it has installed your prerequisites. We use the bootstrapper setup.exe to install the .netframework and then call our chainer application (written in .net). Dave W -----Original Message----- From: rahul.ekb...@sungard.com [mailto:rahul.ekb...@sungard.com] Sent: 29 May 2009 11:04 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper Hi, I created bootstrapper for .net framework 3.5. After building the project the folder "DotNetFX35" is copying at my output directory. Now 1) Do we have to distribute this folder with my .msi and setup.exe 2) When I am running my setup.exe on machine the .net framework is not installing (bootstrapper is not running automatically) So please let me know how to run the bootstrapper through my setup.exe or .msi Rahul Ekbote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp as they present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://p.sf.net/sfu/creativitycat-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp as they present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://p.sf.net/sfu/creativitycat-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
