I've gotten spoiled in using .NET / Linq-to-XML. In an unmanaged world, what else would you suggest WiX use? (Seriously, I don't know the alternatives anymore.) I think I recall InstallShield has the same dependency. If there is no other choice, perhaps you could author an AppSearch and LaunchCondition to abort the install for these machines and let the user know they have a problem. Or bring msxml along for the ride via bootstrapper and try to fix it for them first.
Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me ----- Original Message ---- From: Jeff Buda <budaj...@gmail.com> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 2:09:53 PM Subject: [WiX-users] XmlConfig's dependency on MSXML Is there any chance that the XmlConfig Wix-provided custom action will be reimplemented without the use of MSXML? We started using XmlConfig in my product's most recent release, and based on customer feedback, XmlConfig's use of / dependency on MSXML has turned our product's installer into an "invalid MSXML installation detector" of sorts. Apparently, XmlConfig tries to load MSXML, which is improperly registered on some customers' machines, and then XmlConfig fails, as does our entire installation package. It seems to be a someone common problem, as there is a similar-sounding issue affecting MS Office 2010 installer. See http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/officesetupdeploy/thread/86787c69-5909-4885-843e-b8b977e5cc33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end client virtualization framework. Read more! http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-eql-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end client virtualization framework. Read more! http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-eql-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
