Just to provide another option, in my most recent project, a client/server product which has two services which are shared and installed by both the client and server MSIs. I wanted to single-source the WiX for those services so it could be maintained in once place.
I used a WiX fragment for each service and included all the resources with a ComponentGroup and included the components in the appropriate DirectoryRef elements, which you will need to line up with the directory structure for both of your MSIs. I also included custom actions related to these services and used component-state based conditions into these fragments so these WiX fragments for the services are all self-contained aside from the directory reference(s) back to the product.wxs. I then just include the service using a ComponentGroupRef element within the desired Features elements for both of my MSIs. This has worked out well for us so far. Now whether to use a bootstrapper or use WiX fragments as a reusable portion of your installers depends on the details of your situation. At least one major consideration would need to be how you intend to handle updates to these products. If you need to be able to update Product A for joint (Product A + Product B) installations without updating Product B then you will want a bootstrapper with completely independent MSIs but if updates will always be going out together for both Product A and Product B then the fragment approach I've mentioned might work for you. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Need-to-install-2-products-at-once-tp4461095p4461557.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
