Only way to obtain Orca currently is to install the latest Windows SDK? -----Original Message----- From: Francisco Gabriel Malbrán [mailto:fgmalb...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 9:54 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to use a particular version of runtime merge modules?
1. Open the msm with Orca 2. Go to the file table 3. Check out the "Version" column 2011/5/18 Brad Lemings <b...@rebit.com> > Moving to the latest runtime version means a couple days work > rebuilding/redistributing our 3rd-party tools. That's about the only > reason. > > Given a particular .msm file, how does one "inspect" the file, to > determine the version in particular? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:38 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to use a particular version of runtime > merge modules? > > Make sure the machine you build your package on has that version of > Visual Studio installed & it will have the corresponding merge modules > in the Common Files area then just link them as usual. > Visual Studio installs the same version of merge modules as itself. It > doesn't keep a repository of previous versions or anything. > However you would probably be better off submitting the specific > version of the runtime merge modules to your source control & then > linking them into your package from there. If your binaries are built > on one machine & your package on another you may find they get out of > sync due to Windows Updates & your app then fails to launch after > installation with a Side-by-Side error (someone posted this exact same > issue not too long ago). If updates to your machines are controlled by > your company using WSUS or something similar & you can be 100% sure no > one will approve any Visual Studio 2008 updates which will change that > version then you could live with the ones in Common Files but personally I > wouldn't risk it. > > Any reason why you need to stick to a specific version? Most up to > date version as of last month is 9.0.30729.5570 as far as I can see > which resolves some pretty major security exploits. > > Palbinder Sandher > Software Deployment Engineer > 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: Brad Lemings [mailto:b...@rebit.com] > Sent: 18 May 2011 03:22 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] How to use a particular version of runtime > mergemodules? > > > All of our software - both 3rd-party and in-house - is built against a > particular version of the VS/VC runtimes - specifically "9.0.30729.4148". > > How does one utilize merge modules in Wix sources using a particular > manifest/version of the VS/VC runtimes? > > Thanks, > Eric. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! > Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its > next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran > developers boost performance applications - including clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! > Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its > next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran > developers boost performance applications - including clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! > Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its > next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran > developers boost performance applications - including clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Francisco Gabriel Malbrán Licenciado en Ciencias de la Computación Online CV: www.linkedin.com/in/franciscomalbran ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! 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