How to Create Nested MSI
Hi All,
I am crating msi's for the first time and my TL dot'n want to use any third party intall creating software. So i'm trying to create a nested msi using msidb tool in windows installer sdk.
It is adding child msi to parent msi, problem - it is not adding a entry in custom action table for nested installation. As a result when i invoke the parent msi, inturn it is not invoking the child msi.
Do any one know what is the problem in this.
Any help welcome.
I am crating msi's for the first time and my TL dot'n want to use any third party intall creating software. So i'm trying to create a nested msi using msidb tool in windows installer sdk.
It is adding child msi to parent msi, problem - it is not adding a entry in custom action table for nested installation. As a result when i invoke the parent msi, inturn it is not invoking the child msi.
Do any one know what is the problem in this.
Any help welcome.
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
16 years ago
- Nested MSIs are the spawn of the Devil. Do NOT do it if you can avoid it.
- If your employer is too cheap to spring for a proper authoring tool, there are some freeware tools which you can use. A Google search will turn some up.
- If you *must* do nested MSI and don't want to use or are disallowed from using 3rd-party tools, use Orca to add the child MSI to the Binary table. There are innumerable posts here about how to do that. Orca is part of a free download from Microsoft.
- If your employer is too cheap to spring for a proper authoring tool, there are some freeware tools which you can use. A Google search will turn some up.
- If you *must* do nested MSI and don't want to use or are disallowed from using 3rd-party tools, use Orca to add the child MSI to the Binary table. There are innumerable posts here about how to do that. Orca is part of a free download from Microsoft.
Posted by:
linstead
16 years ago
create 3 nested msi (i believe type 23)
Install:
ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1 ALLUSERS=[ALLUSERS] TRANSFORMS=whatever.mst
NOT Installed
INSERT AFTER your "Reinstall" custom action
Reinstall:
ALLUSERS=[ALLUSERS] REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=OMUS
REINSTALL="ALL"
INSERT AFTER CostFinalize
Remove:
ALLUSERS=[ALLUSERS] REMOVE=ALL
REMOVE="ALL" AND NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE
INSERT AFTER InstallValidate
Check Exit COde
Install:
ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1 ALLUSERS=[ALLUSERS] TRANSFORMS=whatever.mst
NOT Installed
INSERT AFTER your "Reinstall" custom action
Reinstall:
ALLUSERS=[ALLUSERS] REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=OMUS
REINSTALL="ALL"
INSERT AFTER CostFinalize
Remove:
ALLUSERS=[ALLUSERS] REMOVE=ALL
REMOVE="ALL" AND NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE
INSERT AFTER InstallValidate
Check Exit COde
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