It's nothing to do with WiX. Recursive MSI-based installs don't work when called from the execute sequence (that's what error 1618 is about) and launching them from the UI sequence makes silent installs impossible (and that means group policy deployment too, IIRC).
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Vasu Chakkera [mailto:vas...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 9:25 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running Third Party Installer as a part of installation well we did this fine in WIX 2.0 so it shud be able to be done in WIX3.0 too Vasu On 4 November 2010 16:00, Chris Lord <chris.l...@atterotech.com> wrote: > Vasu, > > If the additional application has its own installer then you have no > option except to use a bootstrapper as you can't start one installer > from within another (called chaining). > > Can't help with the second part I am afraid. > > Chris > > On 11/04/2010 11:46 AM, Vasu Chakkera wrote: > > Dear All, > > I am new to WIX and trying certain things.. I have successfully finished > > writing an installer that does most of the things.. > > I now have a situation where as a part of installation , i need to check > the > > presence of MathPlayer.exe in the system, and if it doesnt exist, then i > > need to install the Mathplayer.exe > > > > i also have another H2Reg.exe that i need to run anyway everytime with > - u > > command while installing > > and the same exe should be run with -r command while un installing.. It > all > > worked fine with wix 2.0 .. > > > > I am using wix3.0 now. > > > > I tried this > > > > > > <CustomAction Id="MATHPLAYEREXECUSTOM" Return="check" > > Execute="deferred" FileKey="file_MathPlayerSetupexe" > > ExeCommand="/Install"/> > > <CustomAction Id="H2REGCUSTOMINSTALL" Return="check" > > Execute="deferred" FileKey="file_H2Regexe" ExeCommand="-r"/> > > <CustomAction Id="H2REGCUSTOMUNINSTALL" Return="check" > > Execute="deferred" FileKey="file_H2Regexe" ExeCommand="-u"/> > > <!--<CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" FileKey="FoobarEXE" > > ExeCommand="" Execute="immediate" Impersonate="yes" > > Return="asyncNoWait"></CustomAction>--> > > <CustomAction Id="LAUNCHREADMECUSTOM" Property="NOTEPAD" > > ExeCommand="[INSTALLDIR]\Readme.txt" Execute="deferred" > > Return="asyncNoWait"></CustomAction> > > > > > > > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > <Custom Action="MATHPLAYEREXECUSTOM" > > After="InstallFinalize">(not MATHPLAYERFOUND) AND INSTALLMATHPLAYER AND > > $comp_MathPlayerSetupexe>2</Custom> > > <Custom Action="H2REGCUSTOMINSTALL" > > After="InstallFinalize"> $comp_H2Regexe>2 AND ( ( SEARCHFORVS7) OR > > (SEARCHFORVS8) OR (SEARCHFORVS9) )</Custom> > > <Custom Action="H2REGCUSTOMUNINSTALL" > > After="InstallFinalize"> $comp_H2Regexe=2 AND ( ( SEARCHFORVS7) OR > > (SEARCHFORVS8) OR (SEARCHFORVS9) )</Custom> > > > > > > <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallFinalize"/> > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > > > > > I ran and got the following error > > > > C:\Installer.wxs(1462) : error LGHT0204 : ICE77: MATHPLAYEREXECUSTOM is a > > in-script custom action. It must be sequenced in between the > > InstallInitialize action and the InstallFinalize action in the > > InstallExecuteSequence table > > C:\Installer.wxs(1463) : error LGHT0204 : ICE77: H2REGCUSTOMINSTALL is a > > in-script custom action. It must be sequenced in between the > > InstallInitialize action and the InstallFinalize action in the > > InstallExecuteSequence table > > C:\Installer.wxs(1464) : error LGHT0204 : ICE77: H2REGCUSTOMUNINSTALL is > a > > in-script custom action. It must be sequenced in between the > > InstallInitialize action and the InstallFinalize action in the > > InstallExecuteSequence table > > > > > > > > > > > > any pointers or help regarding this will be highly appreciated. thanks > > ]Vasu[ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper > > David G. 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