hi Rob, Earlier the service was installed using a regular MSI (not Wix). Now the requirement is that one MSI will uninstall/install 5- 6 of these previously installed (non Wix) services. We also have the option of using SCCM but was hoping to solve this problem in Wix. please let me know.
thanks. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@wixtoolset.org> wrote: > 1. How did you put the previous product in Add/Remove Programs. In the > Windows Installer language, that's usually called an upgrade (in > particular, a Major Upgrade). You can read about upgrades in the MSI SDK. > > 2. Yes, it is possible to have a "chainer" (what you call the wrapper > below). An MSI cannot be a chainer because MSI no longer allows "nested" > installs. There are quite a few chainers out there today... in WiX v3.5 > we're introducing burn as our chainer. > > Anvoy Singh wrote: > > Hello all, > > I have a problem creating an Installer that does multiple things like > > running SQL scripts, install services etc. > > For installing services i need to uninstall the previously installed > Service > > by removing it from add remove programs menu, besides removing it from > from > > Services.msc using: > > > > <ServiceControl Id="test" Name="My Service" Stop="install" > > Remove="install"></ServiceControl> > > > > How do i remove the existing service from Add/Remove programs using WIX? > > > > Also, is it possible to have a wrapper MSI that calls several MSI's in > turn > > in WIX? (As an alternative to doing everything in one MSI, have a master > MSI > > that calls child MSI's?) > > > > Please advice. > > > > thanks > > Anvoy. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > > server and web deployment. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
