I was aware that "The mba (Managed Bootstrapper Application) can install the .NET Framework *before* your managed BA comes up. That's actually howthe WiX toolset works. Install it on a machine with out .NET Framework and it will first install .NET Framework then launch the custom BA. " There is resistance in to installing .Net as we have a large number of customers on XP using products that don't require .Net. I need some good arguments to require .Net just to be able to perform the install. I'm thinking along the lines of: 1. Developers of WiX installers will more productive if we allow the use of .Net. Agree? 2. I'm getting the impression that WiX is improving support for .Net and that it may get harder to do things the old C++ way as the tools and documentation start to lean to the .Net way. Is this impression correct?
Of course, if we delay the moved to WiX long enough, then this won't be an issue :-} I need to provide more information regarding your comment "However, I must say, I don't understand the scenario. Why are you so worried about losing the installation log files if someone runs Disk Cleanup Wizard? Presumably if something goes wrong during the install, one would get the logs right away" . The problem is that I don't get the logs right away. In our customer's environments, install failures are rarely critical as they often occur on test machines or there is a previous version of the product which is still functioning. If an install fails, the IT guy logs a support call and may grab a screen shot. There can be a delay of anywhere from a day to several weeks before I find out about the problem. Being able to retrieve the logs is very helpful. Currently I have access to both the InstallShield log file (which InstallShield hides in a safe location) and my own custom log files, which supplement the InstallShield log file. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-and-Msi-logging-revisited-tp7578871p7578939.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
