Hi, Yes, you can install printer drivers and we've done it through C++ Custom Actions (not my choice, the code was there) although I recommend you use difx driver extensions as a printer driver is just another driver. One thing that is a right pain is driver signing so make sure you get signed drivers if you can (signed by the quality labs @ MS) as this will prevent nasty popup boxes with warnings.
Difx is an MSI technology from what I understand and the WiX stuff is just a layer over that so the best source of data on this will be MSDN. Oh yes, don't use VBScripts unless you are in a controlled environment as we still have some of those left in our build and they cause problems. Regards Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Thorsten Schöning [mailto:tschoen...@am-soft.de] Sent: 03 February 2010 07:28 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to install a printer? Hello, we built a installer for a software which relies on FreePDF XP and a specifically created FreePDF XP-printer with settings to start our software after creating a PDF. At the moment we provide an installation guide and the needed configuration file for the FreePDF printer and the user has to make the needed changes. Of course we woo like to add this functionality to our software installer. Is WiX able to install printers with a special name and a special driver? What would be the best approach to do so? I didn't find a printer-tag or stuff like that, but Difxapp Extension seems to handle driver installation in general. Can this be used for printers, too? Or is the only way some kind of custom actions with using command line tools, VBScripts or helper programs? Thanks for showing me any direction. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Thorsten Schöning -- Thorsten Schöning AM-SoFT IT-Systeme - Hameln | Potsdam | Leipzig Telefon: Potsdam: 0331-743881-0 E-Mail: tschoen...@am-soft.de Web: http://www.am-soft.de AM-SoFT GmbH IT-Systeme, Konsumhof 1-5, 14482 Potsdam Amtsgericht Potsdam HRB 21278 P, Geschäftsführer: Andreas Muchow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
