Yes, a bootstrapper will do that. Have a search for the GenerateBootstrapper task in MS Build as I find that the easiest to use.
On 4 Feb 2010, at 10:33, Matteo Nicolotti <eversor...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
