Thanks Pally. After I sent that email I did keep googling and eventually saw those posts you've mentioned.
Thanks also for the dotNetInstaller / SharpSetup info. On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Pally Sandher <pally.sand...@iesve.com>wrote: > Use v3.5 or v3.6. v3.0 has no VS2010 support as it was released long > before VS2010 was even in beta. > > Also v3.5 isn't a beta, it's release candidate now. See > http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/10/29/Trick-or-treat-WiX-v3.5-Re > lease-Candidate & also > http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/11/13/Is-WiX-v3.5-ready-What-abo > ut-v3.6 which as you can see from the dates, Rob posted much more > recently to his blog than the link you pasted. > > Nothing much has changed from v3.0 to v3.5 other than the features Rob > covers in those above blog posts so if you've been using v3.0 you should > be able to switch straight to using v3.5 (there's no schema changes like > there were between v2.0 & v3.0). If you've got questions about specific > issues we're only too happy to help on this list (but please remember to > use a search engine first as you'd be surprised the number of things > that have been asked repeatedly which could've been answered by a quick > search of the internet) > > dotnetinstaller is pretty good as bootstrappers go if you're looking for > a free, open source solution. I use it myself & recommend it very > highly. The other package I've looked at is SharpSetup which you may > find useful if the application you're installing requires a .NET > Framework -> http://sharpsetup.eu/ > Until Burn is "production ready" in v3.6 there's always Visual Studio's > MSBuild or other commercially available packages. > > 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: Matt Siebert [mailto:mlsieb...@gmail.com] > Sent: 25 November 2010 04:28 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Getting (re-)started with WiX > > Hi all, > > Sorry if this has already been discussed recently, I haven't looked at > WiX for quite some time and I now find myself needing to develop a > relatively simple installer. > > Is WiX 3.5 the way to go these days, or should I stick with 3.0? I've > just been googling and I see that 3.5 is still in beta but then > this<http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/10/10/The-state-of-the-WiX- > toolset-October-2010>suggests > its as stable or more so than 3.0, except for the specific issues > mentioned. I will need to create at least 1 (maybe 2) CAs and I'd > prefer to use C# and .NET 4.0, although 3.5 would probably be ok. If > 3.0 is a better option, does it integrate with VS2010? > > Also, can anyone point me at some good articles / tutorials to get me > back up to speed relatively quickly? > > Is dotNetInstaller <http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com/> a good option > for a bootstrapper? > > Thanks, > Matt. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for > grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
