Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-26 Thread Nir Bar
If you don't have the merge module, and you do have the executable installer for VC 2008, then you'll need to use a bundle to install it. Nir -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website,

[WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-25 Thread Sarvagya Pant
I am attempting to install the dependency of my program *vcredist_x86_2008.exe* and *vcredist_x86_2010.exe* from my msi before it attempts to install the program itself. I have following piece of code. Binary Id=SetupCA

Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-25 Thread Hoover, Jacob
://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb204770(v=vs.85).aspx -Original Message- From: Sarvagya Pant [mailto:sarvagya.p...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:58 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable

Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-25 Thread Nir Bar
You should utilize the VS runtimes' merge modules rather than the executable installers. The merge modules MSM files are provided alongside the Visual Studio installation. Nir -- Dive into the World of Parallel

Re: [WiX-users] Installing the Visual Studio Redistributable from within MSI Failing

2015-02-25 Thread Sarvagya Pant
Hi Nir, The Thing is that I do have the MSM for Visual Studio 2010 but my project uses Openssl, built using VS 2008. I don't have the MSM for 2008. So that was the issue of installing VCRedist. On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:07 AM, Nir Bar nir@panel-sw.co.il wrote: You should utilize the VS