Can you have the wix standard bootstrapper prompt the user for feature selection? I haven't seen it do that . . .
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com>wrote: > You can modify feature states via the BootstrapperApplication. > > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Karl Werner <karl.wer...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > To close the loop on this, I ended up doing the following: > > > > 1) Reverting to the Wix Standard Bootstrapper. (There is probably a way > to > > get my custom bootstrapper to work, but I exhausted enough time trying to > > figure it out. Somehow the Wix Standard Bootstrapper knows what mode to > go > > into early in the process and I never found it in the code) > > 2) Providing a name for Bundle so that it now registers in ARP. > > 3) Setting the MsiPackage to Visible="no" so they no longer register in > > ARP. > > 4) Having different Package and Upgrade Codes for 32 vs. 64-bit MSIs so > > that the various entry points (namely Repair) all work correctly. > > > > The functionality I lose is the ability to modify msi features after > > install. I'd really like a way to have the MSI registered in ARP and not > > the bundle, but any time I did that there were negative side effects when > > the bootstrapper was launched a second time. > > > > Wish list item ;-) > > > > Thanks for the responses on this item! > > > > Karl > > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Karl Werner <karl.wer...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Do basically there is no way to simulate the old bootstrapper from the > > old > > > vdproj setup projects? It would be nice if we could configure for this > > > behavior. I would expect many other shops would want the same behavior > . > > . . > > > > > > Maybe something like an attribute on MSIPackage that is equivalent to > > > "always execute if InstallCondition is true", then show the UI if > > > DisplayInternalUI is "yes"... > > > > > > I'll log a feature request ... > > > > > > Karl > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 10:02 PM, Bob Arnson <b...@joyofsetup.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> On 29-Jan-13 16:10, Karl Werner wrote: > > >> > However, still stuck on the original problem -> How can I get the > > MSI's > > >> UI > > >> > invoked on the second run of the bootstrapper. > > >> You can't. Burn needs to know the operation being performed which it > > >> can't if the operation is determined during the execution of the > > package. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> sig://boB > > >> http://joyofsetup.com/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > > >> Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > > >> Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_jan > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> WiX-users mailing list > > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_jan > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_jan > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_jan _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
