The point is that vcredist installs side by side, lots of applications are dependant on it, so it shouldn't be removed, but there is newer a problem installing one, even if there is one or many from before.
On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 8:19 PM, Jeremiahf <[email protected]> wrote: > "In fact, I recommend against using any search for the VC runtime. They > use the WixStandardBootstrapperApplication/@SuppressDowngradeFailure > option, so you can safely always chain your desired VC runtime version. > If it's outdated, nothing happens." > > So this is def a bad way to handle this even though the application getting > installed depends on it? > > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Jeremiahf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks guys but I need to detect if it is installed through an msi and > not > > a bootstrapper. It also has to be the x86 version. > > I was trying to detect it through the registry as I have done for > previous > > versions of V C++ Redists. Any idea's? > > > > Sorry for the lack of info in my initial email. > > > > Thank you again, > > > > J > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Phill Hogland <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Bob; Thanks for the advice. Sorry for posting incorrect x64 code in > the > >> first post. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/V-C-2013-redist-detection-tp7596368p7596376.html > >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WiX-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > "They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made > > them feel." -- Anonymous > > > > > > -- > "They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them > feel." -- Anonymous > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- mvh Asbjørn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
