Thanks for the inputs, everyone. Pally I'll take a look at dotnetinstaller.
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Pally Sandher <pally.sand...@iesve.com>wrote: > I've seen people pushing MSI building packages which have buttons on UI > pages to launch stuff like .NET Framework installers, XNA etc. during > the InstallUISequence to bypass this issue. Personally I'd never do this > as when a sys admin pushes your package out across their domain your app > could install completely fine without those pre-requisites in place but > then when their users try to use your app at best it'll fail to run due > to missing dependencies (at worst it launches but works in a flawed > manner). I'd rather we not have to deal with the support queries which > would ensue from that type of situation. > > Lisa I'd recommend using something like dotnetinstaller to install your > pre-req's before your MSI. It appears to fit your requirements from what > you've posted earlier but other bootstrapper packages with similar > feature sets may be available (or you could roll your own). See > http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com/ > > Palbinder Sandher > Software Deployment & IT Administrator > T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 > F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 > > http://www.iesve.com > **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** > Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. > SC151456 > Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, > Glasgow G20 0SP > Email Disclaimer > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Urman [mailto:mur...@gmail.com] > Sent: 03 March 2010 13:20 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Nested installation of downloaded prerequisites > > The biggest problem with installing dependencies from your UI sequence > is that they do not get called if your MSI is run with silent or basic > UI. And then, since your MSI can't show any UI, it's harder for it to > explain the failure. One hopes that if a person runs the MSI silently, > they know how to capture and interpret a log, however. > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 01:05, Lisa Gracias <lisathelugubri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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 :) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > 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
