This is called "multiple instance installation" and is usually achieved via the conception called "instance transforms". The docs about it can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369523(VS.85).aspx
The WiX support to this is: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_instancetransforms.htm http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_instance.htm This is also a very useful blog post (at least, for me): http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2006/10/multiple-instance-msis-and .html And finally, my humble input based on my own experience: http://ysdevlog.blogspot.com/2008/12/multiple-instance-installations-and .html Hope this helps. -- Yan -----Original Message----- From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:chunyan.ji...@ge.com] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:52 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] how to install the same version to different path Hi Wix-users, I developed one installation package with Wix 3. And I installed the current version to my machine. If I want to install the same version again to my machine, just change the install path, the installation package doesn't work. It will always install to the last path. And it even doesn't warn the version has been installed. The following is the log: === Logging started: 16.10.2009 11:32:31 === Action 11:32:31: INSTALL. Action start 11:32:31: INSTALL. Action 11:32:31: FindRelatedProducts. Searching for related applications Action start 11:32:31: FindRelatedProducts. Action ended 11:32:31: FindRelatedProducts. Return value 0. Action 11:32:31: AppSearch. Searching for installed applications And I suppose that if I install more than one application to the same machine, the registration for the app should also be added. So that it will show the different name as in Control Pannel/Software, like App-1, App-2, App-n. So does the short cut. Could some one please tell me how to realize this? Thanks! Regards, Chunyan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
