1. Burn is a bootstrap platform, and a basic end-to-end solution is provided in WiX. VS Bootstrapper is a simple end-to-end solution that does what it does, not much else.
2. No, MSIs cannot be bootstrappers because and MSI cannot install another MSI. On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 9:43 AM, victorwhiskey <victorhwhis...@yahoo.com>wrote: > What's the difference/benefits of using burn over visual studio to > bootstrap > a .net installer with a MSI? > > Also does burn only create a .EXE or is it possible to create a MSI > bootstrapper? > > Thanks > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/difference-using-burn-and-visual-studio-to-boot-strap-tp7450254p7450254.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
