A cursory look suggests that dotNetInstaller will be a fantastic solution. Thanks much!
On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 09:15 -0500, dB. wrote: > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
