> I have been having issues with getting a bootstrapper working > for some time now. i just recently found the program > setupbld, and it looks like it might solve my problems. Here > is what i aim to achieve the user runs setup.exe. it would > detect and prerequisits and install them, then launch the msi > but passing the update parameters if it already exists. > > curretly my setup.exe installs the prereqs but i have to do a > major upgrade everytime. which is causing us major amounts of > work with hacking things to make the update go smoothly. this > isnt pleasent for us or the end user. > will setupbld let me do this. if not is there a known > bootstrapper that can achieve this for me. > > Back to installshield if not :( not something i would relish
I'm using the dotNetInstaller bootstrapper (http://www.codeproject.com/install/dotNetInstaller.asp), which I've modified to use the MSI APIs to detect whether the product is already installed and perform the right type of upgrade. It's not too hard to implement. Regards, John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
