I think the idea here is that the add-on is literally a feature choice that's already part of the main application, part of the MSI setup, so you don't re-install anything. You go into Add/Remove Programs, choose Modify, and select the add-on feature to install it.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Jan Bilek [mailto:bil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:34 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during uninstallation Good idea, but what if user decides to install the add-on later (after he updates his OS)? Wouldn't he have to reinstall main application? This solution is my last resort. It will work, but it seems to be too complicated (for me and users aswell). Isn't there any other easier way? Thanks. Jan Blair wrote: > Put both into the same MSI, but under different features. > > >From your main application, add the "add-on" feature when .net 3.5 is > discovered. MsiConfigureFeature() would possibly be a good candidate. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Bilek [mailto:bil...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:12 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] How to uninstall other products during uninstallation > > Hello, > I've got following problem... > > I have got a main application and an add-on tool. The add-on can be > installed only if .net framework 3.5 is installed and main application > must be able to install the add-on when user updates his system to .net 3.5. > > My current solution consists of two independent wix/msi packages which > are executed from custom bootstrapper application. This setup works fine > during installation process, but it has major flaw when it comes to > uninstallation. I need to uninstall add-on during the uninstallation of > main application, but since these two parts are independent, they have > to be uninstalled independently. > > Is there any way how start or schedule one uninstallation (add-on) > during the other (main app)? > > Thank for any help. > > Best regards, > Jan > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the > world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for > Conference > attendees to learn about information security's most important issues > through > interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the > world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference > attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through > interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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