Once an MSI enters the InstallValidate (InstallInitialize) action in the InstallExecuteSequence it will obtain a system-wide MSI lock. It will only release it once it finishes the InstallFinalize action.
So, the short answer is generally: two MSIs running the InstallExecuteSequence at the same time is a no/no… > On Jan 23, 2015, at 6:11 PM, Steven Ogilvie <steven.ogil...@titus.com> wrote: > > Classification: Public > I thought two MSI's running at same time is a no/no? > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@firegiant.com] > Sent: January-23-15 6:00 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Doesn't the Bootstrapper check to see if another > instance of itself is running? > > Do you mean Burn? If so, I've never seen it do that before. > > Note: Windows Installer will do the same thing. Launch an MSI twice, you > should get two UIs running. > > _____________________________________________________________ > Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 12:30 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Doesn't the Bootstrapper check to see if another > instance of itself is running? > > Hi, > > Just a quick question. > > Doesn't the Bootstrapper verify that it is not running another instance of > itself? > > i.e. Launch your Installer (Bootstrapper) launch same installer again, two > instances are now running... > > Steve > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. > GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. > Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. > Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > This message has been marked as Public by Steven Ogilvie on January-23-15 > 6:11:25 PM. > > The above classification labels were added to the message by TITUS Message > Classification. > For more information visit www.titus.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. > GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. > Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. > Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
