I believe it's also possible to statically link the CRT into your DLL to remove the runtime dependency...
-----Original Message----- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] Sent: 17 February 2009 16:17 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to install VC++ redistributable package at the beginning of installation? anwesha.m wrote: > However, I require that the VC++ dlls get installed in the very beginning. > At the first dialog in the MSI itself we are using VC++ custom actions and > if we use merge modules the VC++ rutime dlls are not available at the time > of the first dialog. > > My first custom action is called after CostFinalize and i require the VC++ > runtime dlls to be deployed before this custom action is called. > > How can i achieve this? > You can't using the merge modules. You need to use a chainer to install the redist .exe then start your installer. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
