Bruce is correct. You will need to be connected to the internet to get the executable and then run the /layout switch. The /layout switch will create a full "DVD" image locally that will not need internet access.
Doing all this on a Mac was never a goal. <smile/> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 6:37 AM, Bruce Cran <br...@cran.org.uk> wrote: > On 05/03/2012 14:01, keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca wrote: > > The below news is somewhat distressing for those of us who have no > Internet connection at all on our development workstations and have to use > others (non-development machines) to get such access. Is downloading the > /layout way and then (say) moving a directory or something going to work, > or does /layout change other things (registry)? If it is going to work, > will the procedure be well documented? If not, what do you propose people > in my sort of situation to do? > > > > (And if Visual Studio 2011 works either of those ways we're going to be > in a world of hurt here ...) > > As I understand it, /layout does nothing more than grab a copy of the > files for offline use - for example the WDK 8 beta comes as a .zip that > looks like it's been created by running /layout since there's > wdksetup.exe and an 'Installers' directory. If you rename the directory, > wdksetup.exe goes online to fetch the files. > Of course it doesn't help if you want to do the download using your Mac. > > -- > Bruce Cran > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
