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As far as info, there is a tutorial on CodeProject on WiX#. Jeff > What is Wix# and nbsbuilder? Where can I get more information about them? > > Thanks, > Ken > > > -----Original Message----- > From: s...@pacaccess.com [mailto:s...@pacaccess.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:55 AM > To: nor...@acm.org; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using Microsoft CRT 8.0 and 9.0 merge modules in > thesame MSI > > This is a timely thread for me as I have been recently going through this > myself. In my research I found there are two ways to bundle the VC++ > runtime: > > * With a merge module. This approach is documented > (http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/install_vcredist.htm) but has the > disadvantage of taking A LONG time when uninstalled. On my machine, it > takes 3-4 minutes for them to be uninstalled and unmerged when my product > is uninstalled. This is not good as it appears to the user as if the > uninstaler has locked up, and can be canceled at any time. A 'fix' I made > for this approach was to modify the default UI strings and change the text > which appears in the wizard page to say: > <String Id="ProgressDlgTextRemoving">Please wait while the Setup > Wizard > removes [ProductName]. PLEASE NOTE: > This process takes several minutes - please be patient.</String> > > * With a bootstrapper. If I understand the term correctly, a bootstrapper > merges two installers into one and runs them sequentially. Along with WiX > I have been playing with WiX#. Within the WiX# package is an application > called nbsbuilder.exe which I'm using to bootstrap the vc++ runtime along > with my installer. For the moment I'm not using WiX# - just > nbsbuilder.exe, and my post-build script is: > > nbsbuilder.exe /out:MyProductSetup.exe /first:vcredist_x86.exe > "/second:MyProductSetup.msi" > /reg:HKLM:SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3e43b73803c7c394f8a6b2f0402e19 > c2:DeploymentFlags > /verify:yes > > With the registry key that's there, that's going to be specific to the > version of vcredist_x86 you are installing. I used a registry diff tool > to see what changes were made to the registry when vcredist_x86 was > installed. > > > For the moment, it looks like the bootstapping approach is better for me > so I'm going with it. > > Jeff > > > > >> >> I would be interested in whether you are able to *remove* your >> application >> after having installed the VC libs via Merge Modules. >> I am seeing the UNinstallation take approximately 5 minutes (while the >> VC >> libs are being removed), with the dialog appearing to be 'hung'. >> Most users will give up and cancel the uninstallation before it >> completes. >> This of course is unacceptable. >> >> -Clift >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:54 AM >> To: ma...@thejunkroom.co.uk; General discussion for Windows Installer >> XML >> toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using Microsoft CRT 8.0 and 9.0 merge modules >> in >> thesame MSI >> >> You can safely ignore them. They're caused by having either of the VC++ >> runtime merge modules consumed by your MSI. It's not an artifact of >> having both v8.0 & v9.0. >> >> Palbinder Sandher >> Software Deployment & IT Administrator >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark Simonetti [mailto:ma...@thejunkroom.co.uk] >> Sent: 23 March 2010 09:20 >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] Using Microsoft CRT 8.0 and 9.0 merge modules in >> thesame MSI >> >> Hi all, >> I am currently writing an installer that needs to install both Visual >> Studio 2005 AND 2008 C Runtime Libraries. The reason is that some of >> the binaries I have to install (PostgreSQL) are built with Visual Studio >> 2005, and my own binaries are built with Visual Studio 2008. Everything >> must be installed easily with one installer, hence why I am handling the >> PostgreSQL install in my own installer. >> >> The problem is when I try and use the merge modules for both runtime >> libraries, I get the warnings listed at the bottom of this post. >> >> When I run the installer, all seems to go okay so maybe there isn't a >> problem, though the test machine is not currently clean so it might just >> seem okay. I'm going to wipe the test machine and give it another try, >> but either way I thought it prudent to check with others if there could >> be any potential issues, and to see if there is perhaps a better way of >> doing all of this. >> >> I did try just running the setup for the redistributable installs from >> my installer, but then I got errors about not being able to run multiple >> msi installs, etc.... >> >> Warnings listed below .. thanks! >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >> Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval >> Try the new software tools for yourself. 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