Hi, I have just started using WiX and I have a couple questions concerning some of the things I want to do. If you can help on any of them, that would be greatly appreciated.
1. Is it possible to have the program run through the installer, then have it not be an installed program, so it doesn't show up in add/remove programs, and that I can just run the msi again and again? 2. Can I automatically run the uninstall after the install have finished? Similar to get the effect of #1. 3. I include EXE(s) in my msi file, can I run them from the msi and not actually copy them to the local computer? 4. I run these EXEs quietly, but everytime another one runs, whatever program the user is on will lose focus, can I change that? I don't ask for someone to answer all these questions, if you can that's great, but I need some direction on them. Also, my company has requested that I use .msi for this, and I have to run these exes through the msi, even though I'm not really installing anything, and don't really want to. I know it's weird, but it's what I have to do, and don't really have a choice. Code so far for reference: File 1: <?xml version='1.0'?> <Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'> <Product Id='GUID' Name='Updates' Language='1033' Version='1.0.0.0' Manufacturer='MYCOMPANY' UpgradeCode='GUID' > <Package Description='Windows Installer package' Comments='Windows Installer to apply patches.' Manufacturer='MYCOMPANY' InstallerVersion='200' Compressed='yes' /> <Media Id='1' Cabinet='product.cab' EmbedCab='yes' /> <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'> <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'> <Directory Id='MyDir' Name='Updates'> <Component Id='MyComponent' Guid='GUID' > <File Id='patch0' Name = '67C5CEF0522B242E7FE17BE9734860117FAB1F5D.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\67C5CEF0522B242E7FE17BE9734860117FAB1F5D.exe' /> <File Id='patch1' Name = '9D1F72ABA7BFD6670433E4B997A88860F217E520.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\9D1F72ABA7BFD6670433E4B997A88860F217E520.exe' /> <File Id='patch2' Name = '49AE6AC4F6E0A609124F2CE6F80FCEF249273C02.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\49AE6AC4F6E0A609124F2CE6F80FCEF249273C02.exe' /> <File Id='patch3' Name = 'B6A3D8953714847D02D614E8FCB5B4171D1029FB.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\B6A3D8953714847D02D614E8FCB5B4171D1029FB.exe' /> <File Id='patch4' Name = '8F9E90BF9B6AD58FD264CC1CF0F187F9A83223A5.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\8F9E90BF9B6AD58FD264CC1CF0F187F9A83223A5.exe' /> <File Id='patch5' Name = 'D137985D21958A9F3F277189287B9A71EEE02421.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\D137985D21958A9F3F277189287B9A71EEE02421.exe' /> <File Id='patch6' Name = 'D1BA1076CB5D94B06333011C6EB29DEDB5C2C48D.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\D1BA1076CB5D94B06333011C6EB29DEDB5C2C48D.exe' /> <File Id='patch7' Name = 'E5FEC41B4A9647BC5050DBBD1A08B469D72C69F4.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\E5FEC41B4A9647BC5050DBBD1A08B469D72C69F4.exe' /> <File Id='patch8' Name = '9FC0909C468C17870AB868D0D7F4EB815B309045.exe' DiskId='1' Source = 'C:\Save Directory\patches\9FC0909C468C17870AB868D0D7F4EB815B309045.exe' /> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <Feature Id='MyFeature' Title='Features' Level='1'> <ComponentRef Id='MyComponent' /> </Feature> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action='LaunchExe0' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> <Custom Action='LaunchExe1' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> <Custom Action='LaunchExe2' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> <Custom Action='LaunchExe3' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> <Custom Action='LaunchExe4' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> <Custom Action='LaunchExe5' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> <Custom Action='LaunchExe6' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> <Custom Action='LaunchExe7' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> <Custom Action='LaunchExe8' After='InstallFiles'>NOT Installed</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> </Product> </Wix> File 2: <?xml version='1.0'?> <Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'> <Fragment> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe0' FileKey='patch0' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe1' FileKey='patch1' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe2' FileKey='patch2' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe3' FileKey='patch3' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe4' FileKey='patch4' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe5' FileKey='patch5' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe6' FileKey='patch6' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe7' FileKey='patch7' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> <CustomAction Id='LaunchExe8' FileKey='patch8' ExeCommand=' /quiet /norestart' Execute='deferred' Return='ignore' /> </Fragment> </Wix> -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Various-WiX-questions-tp5288182p5288182.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? 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