Turned out this is not so trivial.
Line in the setup.cpp file (the source for the SETUPBLD stub setup.exe) says
"hr = StrAllocConcat(&pwzProperties, L" REINSTALL=ALL
REINSTALLMODE=\"vomus\"", 0);"
this forces a minor upgrade instead of a normal install that produces the
change/repair/remove dialog.
For anyone interested there is a modified version of a tool out there called
msistuff.exe which comes with another setup.exe stub (your msi is added to this
as a resource).
msistuff.exe setup.exe /d MySetup.msi /v 200 /o INSTALLUPD /b MySetup.msi /p
REINSTALLMODE=omus
Although similar to SETUPBLD the difference is the /p switch which allows you
to control MSIEXEC. I read somewhere else this might appear in the next version
of SETUPBLD whenever.
I really do hope "Burn" someday sees the light. This I think would be the last
hurdle before WIX runs over Installshield and the rest.
From: warne...@hotmail.com
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: setupbld setup.exe & repair install
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:13:48 +0000
or more simply the setup.exe version just goes straight to "Resuming install.."
instead of "Welcome to install" ?
From: warne...@hotmail.com
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: setupbld setup.exe & repair install
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:57:31 +0000
Hi there,
I am using setupbld to create a setup.exe from my msi. Using the command:
SETUPBLD -title "MyApp" -ms MyAppSetup.msi -setup setup.exe -out MyAppSetup.exe
However, I get a strange difference between the exe & msi installer version.
Running the installer with the application already installed:
with MyAppSetup.msi it shows up the "Change, Repair, Remove" dialog as expected.
with MyAppSetup.exe it proceeds to a repair install and no "Change, Repair,
Remove" dialog like I got when I ran the msi installer.
Any ideas why this is so anyone or is this normal ?
Would be slightly concerned releasing setup.exe showing this behaviour.
Also, is it possible to add external cabs to my setup.exe using setupbld?
thanks very much!
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