The merge modules don't get installed as msm files - they get merged into the MSI and their content is installed, so basically you're just looking for the Dlls. Installed location can vary depending on the OS. A verbose log will tell you where.
Phil Wilson On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 2:55 AM, nkshirsagar <nkshirsa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello folks.. > > How do I test whether the merge modules for the visual c++ redistributable > are succesully installed on the machine ? I did uninstall the visual c++ > redist runtime from the target machine and after installing my wix > generated > msi, seems like things are working well.. but just to confirm, where do > these .msm files go? I can't see them in the folder I chose for installing > my other files.. so do they get installed somehow as dll's on the target > machine ? Can I verify that this has happened ? > > I'm not even sure if I've put the merge modules in the right place in my > .wxs file.. I would be very grateful if someone could verify the .wxs file > .. I'm pasting it below .. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > <Product Id="*" Name="SolidFire Hardware Provider" Language="1033" > Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="SolidFire" > UpgradeCode="0c60967f-f184-4b8b-a96a-b1caa4a8879e"> > > <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" > InstallScope="perMachine" /> > > <Condition Message= > "You need to be an administrator to install this product."> > Privileged > </Condition> > > <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] > is > already installed." /> > <MediaTemplate EmbedCab='yes'/> > <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK45"/> > > <Condition Message="This application requires .NET Framework 4.5. > Please > install the .NET Framework then run this installer again."> > > </Condition> > <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="InstallProvider" > Level="1"> > <ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" /> > </Feature> > <Feature Id="VCRedistcrt" Title="Visual C++ Runtime" > AllowAdvertise="no" > Display="hidden" Level="1"> > <MergeRef Id="VCRedistcrt"/> > </Feature> > <Feature Id="VCRedist" Title="Visual C++ Runtime" AllowAdvertise="no" > Display="hidden" Level="1"> > <MergeRef Id="VCRedistatl"/> > </Feature> > > > <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLFOLDER" ></Property> > > <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir"/> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="RunInstallScript" After="InstallFiles" >NOT > Installed</Custom> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action='BeforeUninstall' Before='InstallValidate'>Installed > AND (NOT REINSTALL)</Custom> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > <CustomAction Id="RunInstallScript" ExeCommand="cmd /c > install-solidfireprovider.cmd" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" Execute="deferred" > Return="check"/> > <CustomAction Id="BeforeUninstall" ExeCommand="cmd /c > uninstall-solidfireprovider.cmd" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" > Execute="immediate" Return="check"/> > > > </Product> > > <Fragment> > <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> > <Merge Id="VCRedistatl" SourceFile="$(env.CommonProgramFiles)\Merge > Modules\Microsoft_VC110_ATL_x64.msm" DiskId="1" Language="0"/> > </DirectoryRef> > </Fragment> > > <Fragment> > <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> > <Merge Id="VCRedistcrt" SourceFile="$(env.CommonProgramFiles)\Merge > Modules\Microsoft_VC110_CRT_x64.msm" DiskId="1" Language="0"/> > </DirectoryRef> > </Fragment> > <Fragment> > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder"> > <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" > Name="solidfireinstall" /> > </Directory> > > > </Directory> > </Fragment> > > <Fragment> > > > <ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" > Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> > > <Component Id="ProductComponent"> > > <File Id="restinterfacedll.dll" > > Source="..\vssprovider\x64\$(var.build)\RESTInterfacedll.dll"></File> > </Component> > > <Component Id="vssdll"> > <File Id="vsssolidfireprovider.dll" > Source="..\vssprovider\x64\$(var.build)\vsssolidfireprovider.dll" > ></File> > > > </Component> > > <Component Id="installscript"> > <File Id="installscript" > Source="install-solidfireprovider.cmd"></File> > </Component> > > <Component Id="uninstallscript"> > <File Id="uninstallscript" > Source="uninstall-solidfireprovider.cmd"></File> > </Component> > > <Component Id="registerprovider"> > <File Id="registerprovider" > Source="register_app.vbs"></File> > </Component> > > > <Component Id="vshadow"> > <File Id="vshadow" > Source="vshadow.exe"></File> > </Component> > </ComponentGroup> > </Fragment> > > > </Wix> > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/visual-c-redist-merge-modules-how-to-test-tp7588633.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! > Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies > and advance your career. 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