I was faced with the same dilemma. I wanted to simply use the bundle to pave the way for my main MSI. As it is I've set the Permanent & Visible attribute of all the Package elements in the bundle to "yes". Thus when the bundle is finished it has an entry in the ARP but uninstalling it essentially does nothing.
However, we both don't want this. Here is an entry from Rob Mensching's blog that sums up what he thinks about bundles. http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2012/6/25/b-is-for-bundle-and-thats-good-enough-for-me It makes sense, but what do we do about MSI's that require user input? My MSI requires an alternate install location so I need to use its interface. I'm unwilling at this point to let the bundle take over the handling of the MSI - by setting Permanent & Visible to 'no' (as the issue I'm now having as seen in my previous msg) I suppose if I did then there would simply be one entry in the ARP and life would be better (like a beer commercial). So I'm on the fence right now about bundles myself. Bill -----Original Message----- From: James McConville [mailto:james.mcconvi...@orbussoftware.com] Sent: Friday, July 5, 2013 5:39 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Removing bundle after installing MSI's Hello all, Need to find out if this is possible or if I've completely missed the point of Bundles. Is it possible to remove all traces of the bundle after installation, not just hide it. Essentially I want to use the bundle purely as a delivery method for the app and its dependent apps (which I want to leave alone if I remove the msi). Is it possible to do this or should I be looking at another solution? Thanks for your help! James. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
