Bootstrap it as a pre-requisite instead & save yourself the hassle. Any half-decent bootstrapper will do exactly that & your installer will never have to even know about DirectX other than maybe a LaunchCondition to check it is installed.
See dotnetinstaller -> http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com/ (other bootstrappers are probably available but until Burn is ready for general use you'll be hard pressed to find a free alternative that's as fully featured as DNI). 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: Peter Enz [mailto:peter....@gmx.de] Sent: 13 September 2010 08:44 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Howto remove files before Installer terminates Hi Fabio, thank you for your response. >> Let me understand this correctly: You want to remove the "DirectXRedist" Component & Folder after the installation is finished? That's right. Nearly 100 MB seems to me as too much to be left on the customer's machine. So I will write a little program, which will install the DirectX stuff (calls DXSetup) and call this with a custom action. Regards Peter -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Fabio Di Lorenzo [mailto:fa...@dilorenzo.ch] Gesendet: Samstag, 11. September 2010 17:42 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Howto remove files before Installer terminates Hi Peter, Let me understand this correctly: You want to remove the "DirectXRedist" Component & Folder after the installation is finished? Because its part of your installation i do not recommend to delete this folder afterwards. it's possible to do this with a custom action, but after each repair of your product it will be restored (& redeleted) ;) i would rather choose another technical solution if you dont want to leave any directx redist files. Regards, Fabio On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 2:24 PM, kr871io9 <kr871...@yahoo.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to WiX, so hopefully I am not missing any fundamental steps here. > > I am creating an installer for a Desktop Application. The installer > also installs DirectX 9.0 as described in the Wix.chm How To Guides. > Everything works fine as expected, but I would like to remove the > DirectX Redist folder, before the Installer terminates. What would be > the preferred way to achieve this? > > Thanks > Peter > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > Automate Storage Tiering Simply > Optimize IT performance and efficiency through flexible, powerful, > automated storage tiering capabilities. View this brief to learn how > you can reduce costs and improve performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
