Be patient and read wix.chm. Nick's book is also a must have : http://www.packtpub.com/windows-installer-xml-3-6-developers-guide/book
Also, i remember redist's msi and wix to be problematic. Those msi are bad but wix don't help either. You need to use exe file. Jack Sojourn <jack.sojo...@gmail.com> a écrit : >Gabriel Thanks! > >As I said I am just getting into install programming. I usually work >on >backend and middle-tier server infrastructure so I know I am asking >stupid >questions but where does this go? do I just put it after the >componentgroup or part of it? > >also the "vc_red.cab" and "vc_red.msi"...where do I get these from? I >only >have the exe and msm for the vs redists. > ><Fragment> > ><ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> > ><!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this Component element and the >ComponentRef below in order to add resources to this installer. --> > ><!-- <Component Id="ProductComponent"> --> > ><!-- TODO: Insert files, registry keys, and other resources here. --> > ><!-- </Component> --> > ></ComponentGroup> > ></Fragment> > > > >Thanks again. > > >On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Gabriel Ivanes <g...@fastmail.net> >wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Here is a sample : >> >> <MsiPackage >> Name="2010 Redistributable x86 SP1" >> >> SourceFile="Sources\PreReqs\Vcredist_2010_SP1\x86\vc_red.msi"> >> <MsiProperty Name="ROOTDRIVE" Value="C:\"/> >> <MsiProperty Name="REBOOT" >> Value="ReallySuppress"/> >> <MsiProperty >Name="USING_EXUIH_SILENT" >> Value="1"/> >> <Payload Name="vc_red.cab" >> >> SourceFile="Sources\PreReqs\Vcredist_2010_SP1\x86\vc_red.cab"/> >> </MsiPackage> >> <MsiPackage >> Name="2010 Redistributable x64 SP1" >> InstallCondition="VersionNT64" >> >> SourceFile="Sources\PreReqs\Vcredist_2010_SP1\x64\vc_red.msi"> >> <MsiProperty Name="ROOTDRIVE" Value="C:\"/> >> <MsiProperty Name="REBOOT" >> Value="ReallySuppress"/> >> <MsiProperty Name="USING_EXUIH_SILENT" Value="1"/> >> <Payload Name="vc_red.cab" >> >> SourceFile="Sources\PreReqs\Vcredist_2010_SP1\x64\vc_red.cab"/> >> </MsiPackage> >> >> Le %:Date:, Jack Sojourn <jack.sojo...@gmail.com> a écrit: >> > Thanks Jacob. >> > >> > You wouldn't have any example code or sample wxs file would you? >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Hoover, Jacob >> > <jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com>wrote: >> > >> > > Skip the merge module, use burn, and add the two redistributables >as >> > > prerequisites. Make the x64 specific redistributable, give it an >> > > InstallCondition of VersionNT64 and a DetectCondition based on a >> variable >> > > you define with a search. >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Jack Sojourn [mailto:jack.sojo...@gmail.com] >> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 12:32 PM >> > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > > Subject: [WiX-users] Noobie Help >> > > >> > > Hello...I am new to wix and installation programming in general. >I >> have a >> > > pretty simple setup requirement but am not sure how to do it. My >first >> > > hurdle is the redist install. I know I should use the "Merge Id" >and >> > > Microsoft_VC100_ATL_x86.msm or Microsoft_VC100_ATL_x64.msm. >> > > >> > > However what I need to do is if the OS is 32bit then install the >x86 >> one. >> > > if 64bit then I need to install both as my app has a 32 bit dll >and can >> > > not be recompiled. >> > > >> > > can anyone give me some direction on the best way to do this? >> > > >> > > Thanks. >> > > >> > > >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > Everyone hates slow websites. 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