It might be worth looking at the Windows Installer "run from source" capabilities, which is something like that network install, but I'm not sure how that all fits into a COM environment.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Jake Boone [mailto:jakeboon...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:00 PM To: WiX Users Subject: [WiX-users] Installing from a network drive Our installer was written using InstallShield and we're moving to Wix. Our old installer does some things I'm not sure how to duplicate in WiX. The application files sit alongside the installer on a network drive, and the application can be installed one of two ways via a command line switch: 1) "network install" where the application files remain on the network drive, but are registered on the local machine. 2) "local install" where the application files are copied from that same network drive down to the local machine, then registered. Some things are common to both installs like an ODBC DSN and some registry entries. First question: For the "network install" I plan on using type 34 custom actions to register the dll's and self-register the exe's, then unregister on uninstall. Basically the files themselves would be ignored as far as WiX was concerned. Is that the right approach, or can this be done without custom actions? Second question: For the "local install", I need to copy the application files down to the client machine, then remove them on uninstall. How do I reference the application files in the WiX code, but *not* bundle them inside the MSI? I would rather avoid custom actions if possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
