I've done something similar for testing purposes using a custom written Bootstrapper (in .NET) and some tools from the Windows SDK. Needed Tools: - msitran.exe - WiRunSql.vbs - WiSumInf.vbs (all embedded as Resources in the Bootstrapper)
Approach was as follows: - Extract all tools into the TEMP Folder - Copy the MSI into the TEMP Folder - Call WiSumInf.vbs to change the PackageCode - Call WiRunSql.vbs several times to change the ProductName, ProductCode and UpgradeCode and to Clear/Re-Populate the Upgrade-Table - Call msitran.exe to generate a Transform between the patched and the original MSI (The last step could be omitted but using a transform leaves a signed MSI intact) - Install the original MSI using the generated transform. So, technically said it seems to be possible, but I don't know whether it is allowed to use the tools from the SDK in your own Products. Maybe someone else could verify this ? Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards Thomas Terhaar | Senior .NET Developer VoicInt Telecommunications GmbH | NL Dortmund | Lindemannstr. 78 | 44137 Dortmund | Germany | Geschäftsführer: Peter Nowack Haupthaus Köln, Kaesenstr. 19, 50677 Köln | Amtsgericht Köln HRB 53720 | Ust.-IdNr.: DE 237746146 | phone: +49(0)231 55 74 02 18 | fax: +49(0)231 55 74 02 99 | email: thomas.terh...@voicint.com http://www.voicint.com | http://twitter.com/voicint | http://youtube.com/voicint -----Original Message----- From: John Cooper (Volt) [mailto:a-jc...@microsoft.com] Sent: Mittwoch, 28. Juli 2010 01:38 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Purposefully Installing Multiple Instances of an MSI My team wants the capability to install multiple copies of an MSI on a given host with different tags appended to the ProductName (so the configuration specialist can identify different instances in the Control Panel. Obviously, I'd have to turn off detection of older or newer MSI's. How best to get a Tag appended to ProductName after the MSI has been compiled? -- John M. Cooper Volt at Microsoft ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;226879339;13503038;l? http://clk.atdmt.com/CRS/go/247765532/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
