Re: [WiX-users] How to automate download and install feature in WIX?

2007-08-04 Thread Bob Arnson
Naresh Krishna Kumar K wrote:
 Can anybody throw some light regarding chainer or bootstrapper? What will
 these features do?
   

They allow you to install multiple packages in a row, so they're a 
natural place to offer downloading.

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Re: [WiX-users] How to automate download and install feature in WIX?

2007-08-02 Thread Naresh Krishna Kumar K

Hi,

Can anybody throw some light regarding chainer or bootstrapper? What will
these features do?

Thanks,
Naresh Krishna Kumar. K

Bob Arnson-6 wrote:
 
 Naresh Krishna Kumar K wrote:
 I have written a Custom Action DLL using Visual C++. MSI will take the
 user
 to the download page of the software if the particular software is not
 installed in the user machine while installing the MSI. Is it possible to
 download and install the particular software in microsoft download center
 without user intervention using WIX (Custom Action). 
 
 No, because you can't run multiple installations simultaneously, so it's 
 not possible from within a custom action. You need to provide a 
 standalone .exe chainer/bootstrapper to handle it.
 
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Re: [WiX-users] How to automate download and install feature in WIX?

2007-08-01 Thread Bob Arnson
Naresh Krishna Kumar K wrote:
 I have written a Custom Action DLL using Visual C++. MSI will take the user
 to the download page of the software if the particular software is not
 installed in the user machine while installing the MSI. Is it possible to
 download and install the particular software in microsoft download center
 without user intervention using WIX (Custom Action). 

No, because you can't run multiple installations simultaneously, so it's 
not possible from within a custom action. You need to provide a 
standalone .exe chainer/bootstrapper to handle it.

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http://joyofsetup.com/



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