Windows Installer XML ( WiX ) is a toolset that authors Windows Installer databases. Windows Installer is Microsoft Windows operating system component and is not open sourced.
---------------------------------------- From: "Alec Taylor" <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:33 AM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install But I though WiX has been released under CPL, [an open-source license] encouraging collaboration? I would be very happy though, to work for Microsoft to build int his much needed feature. Who should I speak with (if it comes to this)? On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> wrote: > The Windows Installer is owned by Windows. You'd need need to get hired by > Microsoft and work for the Windows Installer team to build this > functionality into the Windows Installer? > Burn is a bootstrapper/chainer that is part of the WiX toolset ( > http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2009/7/14/Lets-talk-about-Burn). > Downloading is already part of it. > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 3:43 AM, Alec Taylor <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Any plans to build this in? >> >> If you can send me some pointers in the right direction I might give a go >> myself >> >> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> >> wrote: >> > The Windows Installer doesn't support doing that natively. This is one >> (of >> > several things) that Burn is for. >> > >> > On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Alec Taylor <alec.tayl...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> >> Good evening, >> >> >> >> How do I download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during >> >> install? >> >> >> >> (I've done this using NSIS, just wondering if it's possible in WiX) >> >> >> >> Thanks for all suggestions, >> >> >> >> Alec Taylor >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >> >> BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-devcon-copy2 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> WiX-users mailing list >> >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >> > BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-devcon-copy2 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > WiX-users mailing list >> > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >> BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA >> Learn about the latest advances in developing for the >> BlackBerry® mobile platform with sessions, labs & more. >> See new tools and technologies. Register for BlackBerry® DevCon today! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-devcon-copy1 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > > > -- > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a > definitive record of customers, application performance, security > threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes > sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
