What you seem to be asking for is a the ability to start an installation and have it download some or all of the installation modules as needed. This functionality is available in burn the new bootstrapper/chainer technology in wix 3.6. You can split your installation up into several headless MSIs and use a custom UI to decide how to install and they can be downloaded and installed as needed.
If you are after something else, it would probably be an idea to explain what you are trying to achieve explicitly. Does your installation have to be pure MSI? Dave -----Original Message----- From: Alec Taylor [mailto:alec.tayl...@gmail.com] Sent: 22 September 2011 08:24 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install Post install processes aren't as professional as during-install processes. On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:24 PM, John Bergman <john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com> wrote: > What types of things are you needing to download? What about a post-install process that downloads what you need, perhaps something similar to NuGet? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alec Taylor [mailto:alec.tayl...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:19 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install > > I'll see what I can do without extending Windows Installer. > > I'm thinking the most difficult part will be showing output messages and progress. > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> wrote: >> Yes, but I think the feature you are asking for requires extending >> Windows Installer. If you find a way to do it then that'd be an >> interesting addition to the WiX toolset. >> >> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Alec Taylor <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes, but WiX can be extended without extending Windows Installer, right? >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:42 AM, Christopher Painter >>> <chr...@iswix.com> >>> wrote: >>> > 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. 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