I just ran into this exact same issue and have been trying to find a suitable solution. I need to install the .NET Framework and also a newer C++ runtime as per-machine prerequisites but my software on a per-user basis.
Would using the managed bootstrapper help get around this issue by any chance? My understanding is that using the managed bootstrapper means there are actually two bootstrappers, one that takes care of installing .NET Framework if needed, and then the managed one that gets launched after. If the "inner" managed bootstrapper is capable of doing a regular per-user install after the "outer" native bootstrapper installs the .NET Framework, that would solve most of this issue. I say most because I also need to install the C++ runtime, but for now I could resort to deploy the C++ DLLs locally with my app instead of using the merge module. I'm looking at some of the managed bootstrapper tutorials and blob posts right now and will slap something together to try out this theory, but if anybody already knows the answer that would be even better. I'll post another reply with my findings once I'm done. The only other alternative I see is using some other means like a simple batch file to execute multiple bundles in series, that way I would have one bundle with .NET and C++ runtime in it which would run per-machine or just the MSIs for those without a bundle, and then another bundle with my per-user software MSI. Not ideal especially for issues and error conditions, but better than asking my end-user to run a couple of MSIs manually. // Sascha -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/dual-purpose-installer-ALLUSERS-2-and-Bootstrapper-tp7591740p7592050.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
