When I first started off with installer, I was thinking of using NSIS too,
but I guess if you want to save on time and effort, go with visual studio
setup project, set your pre-requisites i.e all ur other MSIs, u can
configure these MSI's to be installed from ur own server or a particular
location. This setup.exe that you would create like this, can also be
configured to download ur actual MSI at runtime.
The result. Your user download this Setup.exe, it checks dependencies, and
if required, downloads and installs them, then it downloads ur MSI and
installs ur app.
You can can also place everything in 1 directory, make a self extracting
archive out of it (using WinRar) and have 1 big bulky Setup.exe
- Nitin
On 3/27/07, Justin Dearing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The page is here:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Embedding_other_installers
On 3/26/07, Justin Dearing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> May I suggest using the Nullsoft Scriptable Installer System (NSIS) to
> Embed other installers. NSIS is the polar opposite of WiX, its a
> simple scripting language that runs in a linear fashion. I have
> written a page on their wiki that demonstrates how embed MSI as well
> as other installer types into the installer. I should note that my
> examples do not Remove the installer files after executing them,
> however this is trivial. Just call the Delete Method after making the
> system call to msiexec.
>
> On 3/26/07, Mike Dimmick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You need a bootstrapper application to install the MSIs in sequence.
You
> > can't nest an MSI within another MSI.
> >
> > --
> > Mike Dimmick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ste
> > Sent: 26 March 2007 21:21
> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: [WiX-users] How do i embedd and install a 3rd party msi (eg
directx
> > or wse runtime) if not already installed
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I have a simple problem..
> >
> > I am deploying a component that relies on a 3rd party installation
> > runtime (think Msoft Wse3 runtime or DirectX runtime). I want the
> > installer to check that this pre-requisite is installed and if not
> > execute the prereq instal file before my installation invokes
> >
> > I have added the installation file as a component under my source
> > directory, and created a feature for it. Obviously this just copies
the
> > file onto the system. What i cannot figure out is how to run the
> > installation without physically installing it..
> >
> > I thought about creating a custom action that just ran msiexec on the
> > msi? But assumed there must be a cleaner way for installing a
prebuilt
> > msi as a prerequisite.
> >
> >
> >
> >
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT
> > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to
share your
> > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash
> >
http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV
> > _______________________________________________
> > WiX-users mailing list
> > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
> >
>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT
Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share
your
opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash
http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT
Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your
opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash
http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV
_______________________________________________
WiX-users mailing list
WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
