Your "install and config the services" section is the issue, using WiX you wouldn't run those commands directly - you would include the relevant registry information in the MSI itself. That way if anything goes wrong, Windows Installer can roll back the changes.
Without having the source code of those two EXE files you're running and knowing what registry entries they modify there's no benefit to creating an MSI, you might as well stick with the batch file. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Vern Graner <v...@txis.com> wrote: > So.. uhm.. any takers..? > > On 2/8/2010 5:07 PM, Vern Graner wrote: >> On 2/5/2010 7:22 PM, Blair wrote: >> > In the "Stop the services" section, shouldn't that be "NET STOP "*? >> >> Yep.. spot on... I copied those and forgot to change the state to stop.. >> all fixed. :) >> >> > You are using "self registration" for your EXEs. That is greatly >> > discouraged for quite a few reasons. >> >> Understood and I agree and so do just about every "how to make an MSI" >> tutorial I've read. :) >> >> However.. >> >> I am unfortunately not privy to the source code due to various reasons >> beyond my immediate control. :( I tried doing a snapshot compare and >> looking up the keys that were created but things got complicated quickly. >> >> FWIW, I am planning a two stage process for this MSI. First, if I could >> get that batch converted and use the commands to make their own keys, it >> would allow me to deliver a much needed update out to clients... >> >> Gaining me some leverage to perform Step 2- that is the clout to >> navigate the waters of politics and bureaucracy to re-do the MSI the >> *right* way. :) >> >> At this point, I'm in hot water cause the MSI version of the installer >> is delayed.. and I look like the bottle neck. :( >> >> Vern >> > > -- > Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE | "If the network is down, then you're > Senior Systems Engineer | obviously incompetent so why are we > Texas Information Services | paying you? Of course, if the network > http://www.txis.com | is up, then we obviously don't need > Austin Office 512 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" ©VLG > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, > Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW > http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
