You could put the installation exe on the disk they way you suggest, but running it won't be possible until after your installation is completed. You could generate a shortcut to the installation exe, or maybe even better just install the installation exe to the desktop for the user to run themselves.
The problem is that you can't run that installation from within your installation. It will fail. -----Original Message----- From: Bimali Ponnamperuma [mailto:bimal...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:52 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing SQL express as a feature But I will be getting user information and checking whether the sql is installed from one of my normal installation screens. Here i will set a property whether to install or not. Then based on that, before installing the DB feature i need to install the SQL. (I already have a DB feature in my feature tree.) Cant we get this done through adding a component to product.wxs ? On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Sebastian Brand <sebast...@instyler.com>wrote: > To install SQL Express you have to use a bootstrapper, i.e. an external > application that first checks if SQL Express is installed already, then > starts the SQLEx installation and then starts your main MSI/wxs > installation. This is required because SQL Express cannot be part of "your" > Setup, it cannot be merged into your setup. (Well, it "shouldn't") > > If you need something like the usual "feature" tree view in your setup, it > gets even harder. You have to rebuild the setup wizard interface for the > user that implements a custom feature selector and then installs SQL Express > as described above and sends the states of the other selected features to > the main installer. > > > Best regards, > Sebastian Brand > sebast...@instyler.com > > Instyler Software - Software development, deployment and productivity > Geisenfelder Str. 53a - 85053 Ingolstadt, Germany - EU VAT ID: DE219712370 > Phone: +49 841-4544567 - Fax & voicemail: +49 321-21220152 > www.instyler.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bimali Ponnamperuma [mailto:bimal...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 04:50 > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing SQL express as a feature > > > > I could not get u . > > > > can u explain a bit please.. > > > > Im not sure with the "bootstrapper" idea > > > > Thanks > > > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > > > > > Use a bootstrapper. If you really want it to appear as a feature, use > > > external ui. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bimali Ponnamperuma [mailto:bimal...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 7:33 PM > > > To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Installing SQL express as a feature > > > > > > Hi , > > > > > > I need to install SQL Express with my installation I need to run the > > > exe and this need to be added to the feature list in the product.wxs > > > file. > > > > > > any suggestions on how should i invoke the exe as a component in the > > > product.wxs? > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------ > > > -- > > > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > > > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the > > > business Choose flexible plans and management services without > > > long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros > > > just a phone call away. > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -------- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, > > > colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best > > > network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services > > > without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience > > > hosting pros just a phone call away. > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay > > online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call > away. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the > business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
