K, Here's how I got SetupBld.exe from WiX to behave like you wanted: http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2009/02/27/creating-a-bootstrap-loader-with-wix-3-0.aspx.
Hope it helps! John Wintellect http://www.wintellect.com 877-968-5528 >-----Original Message----- >From: kerbe...@noopy.org [mailto:kerbe...@noopy.org] >Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 9:12 AM >To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >Subject: [WiX-users] setupbld and -bitmap not supported? -title not >supported? > >Hello, > >I am running the most current stable build of Wix 3.0. I'm delighted >with the product on the whole but I've reached a sticking point in >distributing packages of my product. > >Basically, I preferred to have "fancy" electronic packaging for my >product and as such preferred not to use the default icon for .msi. >To get around this I decided to wrap my .msi in a .exe file -- as I >assumed this would allow me to use a custom icon for my package. I >grabbed the setup stub for setup.exe from my Wix binaries directory >and put it in a local Stubs directory; I refer to the stub when I run >setupbld.exe. > >Unfortunately when I follow Jon Torresdal's instructions for using >setupbld.exe I am unable to either specify a -bitmap or -title. When >I specify -title, my setup.exe is built but I cannot run it (nothing >happens). When I specify -bitmap, my image does not appear next to >setup.exe in Explorer. When I omit -title and just specify -bitmap I >can run my .exe but I still get the default .msi icon. > >Does anyone know what might be wrong or if -bitmap is supported at all? > >-- >K > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >------ >Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30- >Day >trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and >focus on >what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >_______________________________________________ >WiX-users mailing list >WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
