Check out: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8999004.aspx
The tool supports a silent mode with return codes indicating state. I guess you could call that as part of a custom action ( assuming it's redistributable ) but I didn't go down that road and I'm not sure if I'd want to or not. Either way, there it is. --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Nick Ball <nick.b...@grantadesign.com> wrote: > From: Nick Ball <nick.b...@grantadesign.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Detecting WPF and .Net 3.0 correctly > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 8:29 AM > The problem seems to have occurred on > a few customer installation over > the last week or so. Some are institutions where the > machines should be > pretty well locked down, so I have asked them how they > install the .Net > 3.0 Framework to get a handle on this. > > Ultimately it is a user issue and they will need to > reinstall .Net 3.0 > to make things work. But the reason why I raise it is > because it seems > to be more common than I would like, and hence would really > prefer my > installer to flag it rather than the app not working and it > becoming a > support issue. > > -Nick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] > > Sent: 21 September 2009 13:43 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Detecting WPF and .Net 3.0 > correctly > > This is a new problem area to me. I know .NET 3.5 has > the client > profile deployment model, but does 3.0? What is > causing you to have an > incomplete 3.0 installation? > > We had a problem once where a machine that was syspreped > was missing > some .net 3.5 components. This seems to be > a common problem. My > dev/test organization was trying to make this a setup > problem and then I > found the .NET verification utility on Aaron Stebner's > blog. This > pointed to the root problem and took the pressure off of my > team. > > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread > that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Nick Ball <nick.b...@grantadesign.com> > wrote: > > > From: Nick Ball <nick.b...@grantadesign.com> > > Subject: [WiX-users] Detecting WPF and .Net 3.0 > correctly > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 6:21 AM > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > I have a question relating to the installation of > .Net > > 3.0. > > > > > > > > According to this page: > > > > > > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480217.aspx#winfxdeployreadme_ > > topic6a > > > > > > > > it is possible for a sys-ad to deploy .Net through > active > > directory > > without certain elements, such as WCF/WPF. My > application > > requires WPF. > > How can I check that the 'full' .Net 3.0 framework has > been > > installed, > > rather than a version that is missing bits? > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer > > Conference in SF, CA > > is the only developer event you need to attend this > year. > > Jumpstart your > > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications > to > > market and stay > > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. > > Register now! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer > Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. > Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to > market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. > Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
