Thanks for the advices, Is a bootstrapper able to merge in one single file both the game installer and the .net installer?
I wish to ask just because this is the master feature i'm looking for and i actually don't know what a bootstrapper is... Could you please explain how a bootstrapper is diferent form an msi autoinstalling package? > From: os...@live.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:13:12 -0800 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] First user impressions and questions > > The .NET installers can't be reliably installed from inside of another MSI > installer (they use MSI packages internally) since Windows Installer doesn't > support nested installations very well, so you will need some sort of > bootstrapper to install the .NET and the DirectX. > > Burn isn't quite there yet, but it is getting much closer. Several other > alternatives have been mentioned in this list (search the archives for > "bootstrapper"). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matteo Nicolotti [mailto:eversor...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:19 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] First user impressions and questions > > > Hi everybody, i just joined my first mailing list of my life, so please be > patient and understand that sometimes i may look rude just because i don't > know how to behave in there. > > > > In primis, I'm not a programmer in the strict terms, so i'm not really used > to use tools similar to wix, > > but starting from some well done tutorial and example i managed to make my > first game installer in a pair of days, mostry thanks to the > > quite straightforward structure of Wix. > > > > I'm using Wix with sharp-develop and a user made dll to check for .net > installation version, xna framework, directx and then to install the game > files. > > > > The main problem here is that the current project is actually able to > compress the Xna fw and DirectX redist inside the msi file, while the .net > installer is only checked and then linked. > > > > I would like to have the .Net installer included in the msi package so that > a user can download and install everything in a single step. > > > > Since i am not a good programmer after-all, i was thinking of including the > .net installer as a game-file, then somehow run it before > > the game starts, but the xna installer won't install itself, prompting the > user to download the .net then retry. > > > > So i urge to know how can i add the .net installer executable to the msi > file, run it at the start of the installing procedure, wait for it to > > do its job, then progress with the installation of the game. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: posta elettronica con funzioni avanzate e gratuita, con la > protezione Microsoft. > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: posta elettronica con funzioni avanzate e gratuita, con la protezione Microsoft. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
