Hi Ashish, I don't know if you can install the .Net prequisite in an MSI, however I can tell you that all of your needs are what burn is for. You will also run into problems if your MSI is run on a Windows 7 machine with UAC enabled, whereas if you use burn, it will elevate your MSI for you if necessary.
That being said, you can make a Bootstrapper application without a ui, and burn will not 'auto-install' .Net without user consent. If you compile your BA for .Net 3.5, burn will prompt the user to install .Net before proceeding. You can also use your MSI's UI as well, and include the MSI instead of your bootstrapper in ADD/Remove programs. There are several resources out there on building bootstrapper applications, here are a couple: http://bryanpjohnston.com/2012/09/28/custom-wix-managed-bootstrapper-application/ http://blog.wrightfully.com/2013/01/part-1-of-writing-your-own-net-based.html Nick -----Original Message----- From: ashish thomas [mailto:ashishptho...@yahoo.co.in] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:30 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; wix-d...@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] .Net installation using Wix Hi , I have the following requirement I need to develop an installer using Wix . I need to check whether .Net 3.5 SP1 is installed or not and if the prerequisite is not met, must show a messagebox(dialog) to the user telling that it is not installed - Do you wish to continue the install .Net, Once the user click OK, must install the .Net 3.5 and then continue with the rest of the installation.( My .Net MSI is inpackage) Following are my questions? a) Is it possible to implement the same in Wix with out using Burn(Bootstrapper)? If yes , how? b) I can check whether for the .Net prerequisites from Wix MSI and can fail the installation if condition is not met. But cant continue with the installation of .Net. c) I tried installing .Net component by invoking a custom action writen in C++ . But this approach doesnt seem to work since we having multiple MSIs running at the same time(Main MSI and the .Net MSI) and the .Net installation fails . d) I tried using EmbeddedChainer Element in Wix. I have specified the .Net installer as the filesource. This approach also fails since multiple MSI instances are running. I know i can achieve the functionality using Burn - but following are the issues i found with Burn approach a) I need to double click an exe which internally invokes MSI whereas my requirement is very specific that starting point must be an MSI file. b) As far as I know, we cant create a Burn bootstrapper application without a UI. c)Using Burn- if prerequisites are not met, it will straight away install .Net componet without user consent. Any suggestions are welcome. I am finding it very difficult to solve the problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
