Hi,
I am using WIX 3.0 for the first time to create an install package for my
application. The App is developed in c++ in Visual Studio 2008.
Problem is the application will not run or launch using merge modules. Instead
I have to install the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package
(vcredist_x86.exe) before installing my msi. If I do that the application runs
as expected.
My merge modules are installed in a seperate feature from my application as
follows (tried one feature for all, no difference either):
.
.
<!-- merge modules -->
<DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR">
<Merge Id='Microsoft_VC80_ATL' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/Microsoft_VC80_ATL_x86.msm' DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='Microsoft_VC80_CRT' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86.msm' DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='Microsoft_VC80_MFC' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/Microsoft_VC80_MFC_x86.msm' DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='Microsoft_VC80_MFCLOC' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/Microsoft_VC80_MFCLOC_x86.msm' DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='msxml4sxs32' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/msxml4sxs32.msm' DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='msxml4sys32' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/msxml4sys32.msm' DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_ATL_x86' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_ATL_x86.msm'
DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86.msm'
DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_MFC_x86' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_MFC_x86.msm'
DiskId='1' />
<Merge Id='policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_MFCLOC_x86' Language='1033'
SourceFile='installFiles/merge/policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_MFCLOC_x86.msm'
DiskId='1' />
</DirectoryRef>
.
.
.
<Feature Id="Merge" Title="Visual C++ Runtimes" AllowAdvertise="no"
Display="hidden" Level="1">
<MergeRef Id="Microsoft_VC80_ATL"/>
<MergeRef Id="Microsoft_VC80_CRT"/>
<MergeRef Id="Microsoft_VC80_MFC"/>
<MergeRef Id="Microsoft_VC80_MFCLOC"/>
<MergeRef Id='msxml4sxs32' />
<MergeRef Id='msxml4sys32' />
<MergeRef Id='policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_ATL_x86' />
<MergeRef Id='policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86' />
<MergeRef Id='policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_MFC_x86' />
<MergeRef Id='policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_MFCLOC_x86' />
</Feature>
.
.
I know the merge modules are getting installed from the difference in size in
the resulting msi package.
I want to avoid using a bootstrapper to install the VCRedist package seperately
first for fear of users post uninstalling that later out from under my
application. Therefore Id like to get it working using merge modules. Is there
a correct order to installing these merge modules? Anything missing (or
shouldnt be there) from the above list that also needs to be included?
I get the "application configuration incorrect" message when try to launch with
merge modules. From the msiexec log file I get
"Debug: error 2896 executing action launchapplication failed".
This my custom action to launch the application once install is finished. Again
this works fine if vcredist.exe is installed before my msi package.
many thanks for any help,
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