Hi Team, It's been a while. I've recently given up on trying to find ways to trick the installer into working where a service needs to be started that relies on a copy of the CRT or .NET that the installer has to put on..An age old tale of mystery.
I've finally produced a bootstrapped installer, I've always suspected that it will cause me a headache, but the generation of it was pretty simple.. I have my main installer, then a second installer that just has an exe and the service control stuff in it. Sadly the user now has to uninstall 2 programs, and I just know users will forget to do this. It seems that the bootstrapper (I used setupbld) doesn't notice that one of the packages it is about to install is already on the system, so carries on anyway. I guess this will be more of a request for burn... will(does) it: - have only one item in the uninstall list that represents many msi's chained. - allow a post install script to be run so I wouldn't need this second lightweight installer at all - check for the presence of any of the chained msis before attempting to install, and react according to some command line option? one day we'll get this right I'm sure.... .whatever happened to that portable executable idea, I liked that. Simon Disclaimer: This electronic communication and its attachments may contain confidential, proprietary and/or legally privileged information which are for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, distribution, or reproduction of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful; please contact the sender and delete this communication. MWH Soft does not warrant or make any representation regarding this transmission whatsoever nor does it warrant that it is free from viruses or defects, correct or reliable. MWH Soft is not liable for any loss or damage that occurs as a result of this communication entering your computer network. The views expressed in this message are not necessarily those of MWH Soft. This communication cannot form a binding agreement unless that is the express intent of the parties and they are authorized to make such an agreement. MWH Soft reserves all intellectual property rights contained in this transmission. MWH Soft reserves the right to monitor any electronic communication sent or received by its employees. MWH Soft Limited is registered in England with number 6975921. Its registered office is Terriers House, 201 Amersham Rd, High Wycombe, HP13 5AJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users