> one of the main issues is whats to stop the user just > starting the msi rather than the Exe you ask them to start > with an autorun..
Yes, it's difficult to make something fool-proof, because the fools are so ingenious. :-) You could try turning the bootstrapper and the MSI into a single setup.exe by making them into a self-extracting-and-executing ZIP, with WinZip or similar. But there might still be users who open the file up with WinZip, extract and MSI and only run it... Rennie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > conkerjoe > Sent: 1. maj 2007 11:56 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MSJET 3.5 With Wix > > > iv been through the hell of bootstrappers and wix in the past.. > its actually easier to just hav a massive batch file install > it than go through the pain. > could you help the pain and offer a sugestion of a bootstrapper?? > > one of the main issues is whats to stop the user just > starting the msi rather than the Exe you ask them to start > with an autorun.. it really needs to be something like > Installshield which wraps everything up into 1 exe so the end > user doesnt have a choice > > > Tony Hoyle wrote: > > > > conkerjoe wrote: > >> What would be the most efficient way to install MS Jet 3.5 on a > >> machine with Wix ? > > > > Use a bootstrapper to run MDAC (then most likely jet 3.5 > sp3). MDAC > > most likely won't do anything on newer systems as it's in > the base OS > > now, but you want to be sure in case it gets run on win2k. > > > > Never modify files in the system32 directory - SFP will > probably undo > > what you're trying to do anyway and if you succeed it'll > break other > > applications that depend on those files. > > > > Tony > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download > DB2 Express > > C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of > your XML. No > > limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/MSJET-3.5-With-Wix-tf3674160.html#a10266830 > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
