Just to wrap up my initial question - I went eventually with the Visual Studio Boostsrapper and followed this blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/11/21/9132456.aspx to achieve what I wanted. It gave me exactly what I needed.
My msbuild file looks like that (file name is booststrapper.msbuild): <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"; ToolsVersion="4.0"> <ItemGroup> <BootstrapperFile Include=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"> <Visible>False</Visible> <ProductName>Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0</ProductName> <Install>true</Install> </BootstrapperFile> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.Windows.Installer.4.5"> <Visible>False</Visible> <ProductName>Windows Installer 4.5</ProductName> <Install>true</Install> </BootstrapperFile> </ItemGroup> <Target Name="Bootstrapper"> <GenerateBootstrapper ApplicationFile="MyInstaller.msi" ApplicationName="My App" BootstrapperItems="@(BootstrapperFile)" OutputPath=".\" ComponentsLocation="Relative" Culture="en" /> </Target> </Project> And to create the setup.exe file, I run: msbuild.exe booststrapper.msbuild /target:Bootstrapper Hope it will help someone someday :) Thanks for the help! Shay. On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 4:18 PM, Alan Fors <af...@platesmart.com> wrote: > As I imagine it, checks for prerequisites would be performed silently. If > all pre-req's are already installed, it would launch right into the MSI(s). > If any pre-req's need to be installed, they would be, while an > informational message is displayed, perhaps with a progress bar. It would > be okay for the BA to display a list of the pre-req's it discovered need to > be installed, with a "OK/Cancel" option, but if there are no prerequisites > to install, it should be silent. > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 3:17 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Is it possible to have a bundle without a UI? > > I might rise to the challenge but I would like to understand how this > would work. Do you see it displaying any UI or just silently installing > pre-reqs? That sounds a little bit anti-social just installing something > without warning. > > Neil > > > >There are several people on this list who might be convinced to write > >such a BA (and possibly even contribute it back to WiX) if their time > >were compensated. Just sayin' ;-) > > > >> From: r...@robmensching.com > >> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:35:34 -0700 > >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Is it possible to have a bundle without a UI? > >> > >> That's reasonable too. <smile/> > >> > >> I've considered creating such a thing before but it's not > >>particularly interesting problem for me so it's not a place where I'd > >>choose to invest my volunteer time. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Alan Fors <af...@platesmart.com> > >>wrote: > >> > >> > That's a reasonable statement Rob. It would be nice, however, if > >>there was > >> > a simple prerequisite BA packaged with WiX. I'd like to do the same > >>as Shay > >> > is requesting, without needing to write a custom BA, or re-crafting > >>the MSI > >> > UI in the wixstdba. > >> > > >> > Alan > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > >> > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:11 PM > >> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > >> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Is it possible to have a bundle without a UI? > >> > > >> > It is possible however you'd need to write a custom BA. The > >> > wixstdba (provided with the WiX toolset) is designed to create a > >> > "single installation experience" not "bunch of independent installs > >> > popping > >>up". > >> > > >> > > >> > On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 2:48 AM, Vinoth M <vino...@eurofins.com> > >>wrote: > >> > > >> > > I think this is not possible with WIX Bootstrapper. Please find > >> > > my answer in stack overflow for the same requirement. > >> > > > >> > > http://stackoverflow.com/a/17043234/1124244 > >> > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > From: Shay Friedman [mailto:shay.fried...@gmail.com] > >> > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 2:42 PM > >> > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> > > Subject: [WiX-users] Is it possible to have a bundle without a UI? > >> > > > >> > > Hi, > >> > > > >> > > I've created an installer using WIX and it works fine. Now I want > >> > > to add a prerequisite installer that installs .NET before the > >> > > actual installer jumps in. > >> > > The thing is that I don't want UI for this bootstrapper... I want > >> > > something like the following flow: > >> > > - Check if .NET is installed > >> > > - if not, run .NET installer. > >> > > - Run my MSI (with its UI and everything) > >> > > > >> > > How can I (if it's even possible) achieve that using the WIX > >>toolset? > >> > > > >> > > Many thanks, > >> > > Shay. > >> > > > >> > > > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > -------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > >> > > > >> > > Build for Windows Store. > >> > > > >> > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > WiX-users mailing list > >> > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ScannedByWebsenseForEurofins > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. > >> > > www.surfcontrol.com > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > -------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > >> > > > >> > > Build for Windows Store. > >> > > > >> > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > WiX-users mailing list > >> > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>--- > >>----- > >> > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > >> > > >> > Build for Windows Store. > >> > > >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > WiX-users mailing list > >> > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: This transmission, as well as any > >> > attached file or images transmitted contemporaneously, contain(s) > >> > confidential information that are subject to certain and specific > >> > privileges, or otherwise protected against unauthorized use, all of > >> > which are hereby reserved by PlateSmart. 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