Am I correct in thinking that you mean we should just call the .exe which comes from Microsoft, which would install the same components as the merge modules? If that's the case then there's a slight problem. The .exes provided are very slow, much slower than the merge modules are to install.
Sorry if I've misread that, and sorry for not mentioning it in the previous email! Simon -----Original Message----- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: 12 February 2010 16:29 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Permanent Merge Modules That's not what merge modules are for. Remove them from your installer & bootstrap the redistributable instead. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Simon Jackson [mailto:simon.jack...@red-gate.com] Sent: 12 February 2010 13:24 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Permanent Merge Modules Hello, I'm using WiX to install some merge modules by doing: <Merge Id="Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86" Language="1033" SourceFile="Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86.msm" DiskId="1"/> <Merge Id="policy_9_0_Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86" Language="1033" SourceFile="policy_9_0_Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86.msm" DiskId="1"/> And then in my feature: <MergeRef Id="Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86"/> <MergeRef Id="policy_9_0_Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86"/> They install fine with the product. However I would now like to leave the merge modules installed when my feature is removed. The Permanent option on Component sounds like what I want, but I can't see a way of applying it to the merge modules. How should I go about doing this? Thanks Simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
