Hi, We use WMI in our custom bootstrapper (not currently burn) to check these. In fact we have a wizard page that does lots of similar checking based on what options you have chosen.
You could also make a custom action to be run from msi as you suggest. Dave Previously dwat...@sdl.com. Any job offers seriously considered. > From: wern...@bloudraak.com > Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 13:53:16 -0700 > To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Checking whether Windows roles and features is installed > > Hello, > > I'm working on an installer that requires numerous roles and features to be > enabled. If those components are not available, the system, consisting of web > applications, MSMQ, and SMTP server will fail to install, never mind run. > > Does WIX 3.6 support checking whether a Windows feature is installed? If not, > what is the most appropriate manner to implement such a check? What comes to > mind is to create a WIX extension, with a custom action that reads a MSI > table to check whether the feature is available or not and fail with an > appropriate message when its not. Are there tutorials showing how to write a > sample WIX extension? > > However, if one were to chain several such MSIs together, isn't it perhaps > more appropriate that such checking be done by bootstrapper created using > burn? If that is the case, are there any tutorials/samples how to check for > prerequisites without checking the registry? In this case we can use WMI to > query Win23_ServerFeature whether a feature/role is installed or not. > > Thanks, > Werner > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
