If you run it then it will probably unpack into a folder with a GUID for a
name. If you keep Windows Explorer open on C:\ you will see the new folder
appear as a child of the root. Generally these folders are removed again
when the setup exits cleanly so the key is to terminate with extreme
prejudice using Task Manager. Then you can rummage through the contents,
picking out MSIs and other goodies. This is how I extracted sqlncli.msi from
SQLEXPR.EXE so now I don't have to deploy all of SQL Express just to get SQL
Native Client support.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karesz
Kecskemeti
Sent: Wednesday, 7 November 2007 9:07 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Chaining a redist package into an MSI
Hello,
My issue is that I try to build an MSI, and it has a third party redist
package inside it. This redist package has to be installed as part of my MSI
installation. I believe this can be done by creating a custom action to
execute this package.
The problem is that this redist package is actually another MSI that was
compiled into a .exe, and I have no idea what kind of problems this can
bring up.
So, the questions are:
Is this a supported scenario?
Do I have to do something special or just create a "simple" custom action
that runs the redist .exe?
Will there be any issues uninstalling my MSI (and will it uninstall the
redist bits as well)?
Thanks in advance for your insight,
Karesz
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