You can use http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com for this.
The installer becomes two things: - a new application that you write that prompts which instance to modify and invokes the right msiexec command - your msi You can condition the first to appear when you have at least one instance and the second to appear when there's none. Everything is packaged in a single setup.exe so the user doesn't see this. Hope this helps. -dB. dB. @ dblock.org Moscow|Geneva|Seattle|New York -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Garman [mailto:gar...@scadaware.com] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:29 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Multiple installed instances and maintenance mode Ha ya, good idea. It looks like I need to read up on how to make a bootstrapper. If anyone has any tips/urls that would help me that'd be great. Thanks guys for your help :) On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 09:14 +1100, Sascha Beaumont wrote: > One file? Then use a self-extracting bootstrapper :) > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Kevin Garman <gar...@scadaware.com> wrote: > > Well ya...I'm really trying to keep everything contained in a single > > file (ie. the msi). > > > > Thanks though. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2009-12-09 at 10:38 -0800, Blair wrote: > > > >> Bootstrapper. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Kevin Garman [mailto:gar...@scadaware.com] > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:30 AM > >> To: wix-users > >> Subject: [WiX-users] Multiple installed instances and maintenance mode > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've used the information contained in the following posts: > >> http://n2.nabble.com/Multiple-Instance-Transforms-Walkthrough-Proposed-Simpl > >> e-Addition-to-WiX-to-Make-Them-Easier-td708828.html > >> > >> The functionality that I'm after is as follows: > >> -user installs instances by choosing from a list of available instances > >> in the installer (WORKING) > >> -user can modify the installed components of a given instance from it's > >> entry in 'Add/Remove Programs' (WORKING) > >> -user can modify the installed components of a given instance by > >> launching the installer and choosing an installed instance to modify > >> (NOT WORKING) > >> > >> My question is basically, 'How can I launch the installer, show a window > >> where the instance is selected, and then go into maintenance mode for > >> that instance?' > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Kevin > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> -- > >> Return on Information: > >> Google Enterprise Search pays you back > >> Get the facts. > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WiX-users mailing list > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Return on Information: > >> Google Enterprise Search pays you back > >> Get the facts. > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WiX-users mailing list > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Return on Information: > > Google Enterprise Search pays you back > > Get the facts. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Return on Information: > Google Enterprise Search pays you back > Get the facts. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
