Would it be alright to call an msi/exe from the UI sequence of another msi, i.e., before the execute sequence of the parent msi even begins? I've tried this out and it seems to work. I was wondering if there are any hidden side effects.
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 3:37 AM, Sascha Beaumont <sascha.beaum...@gmail.com>wrote: > Unfortunately no. The EXE may contain a compressed MSI anyway :) > > Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, etc. don't use the internal Windows > Installer UI - the UI is handled externally by the bootstrapper which > means you can drive installation of multiple MSI's.. If you take a > look at the Office DVD you'll see that there are loads of MSI files... > the bootstrapper does all the UI work and the fact that multiple MSIs > are being installed is all transparent to the user. > > Sascha > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:30 AM, Lisa Gracias > <lisathelugubri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So there's no way for me to nest an installation inside my msi, even if > the > > installer I'm calling is an exe not an msi? > > The problem is the license agreement and application feature selection > > screen must be shown before the prerequisite installation starts. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Bob Arnson <b...@joyofsetup.com> wrote: > > > >> On 2/24/2010 3:44 AM, Lisa Gracias wrote: > >> > I've tried the GenerateBootstrapper task in MSBuild but since it > >> bootstraps > >> > all the prerequisites before calling the msi, it doesn't serve my > >> purpose. > >> > > >> > >> You can't install multiple .msis from within another .msi -- that's not > >> supported by the MSI engine. That's why bootstrappers are standalone > >> .exes. Most (like Visual Studio's) do all their UI in the .exe code, not > >> the .msi. > >> > >> -- > >> sig://boB > >> http://joyofsetup.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> 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 > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
