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ZedZip
ZedZip

Reputation: 6478

How to add an MSI file to my installer

I have WiX 3.6 (Oct 2011) installer for my application. My application requires another service to be installed in the system. I added an MSI file to my installer this way:

<Fragment>
    <PackageGroup Id="MyService" >
        <MsiPackage Id="MyService" Name="MyService" SourceFile="MyService.msi" DisplayInternalUI="yes" EnableFeatureSelection="yes">
        </MsiPackage>
    </PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
    <ComponentGroup Id="APPFILES">
    ...
</Fragment>

The installer works fine, but this additional MSI file is not installing. What am I missing?

Upvotes: 19

Views: 16118

Answers (2)

Cosmin
Cosmin

Reputation: 21426

Make sure you are using Burn.

An MSI cannot include another MSI, so you should also get an EXE file. Make sure you launch the installation through that EXE

Upvotes: 6

Jason Down
Jason Down

Reputation: 22181

You cannot install one MSI from another MSI. What you need to do is create a bootstrapper (link appears dead now, possible suitable replacement link) that installs each MSI in sequence. Wix 3.6 has a built-in bootstrapper called Burn.

Here is another helpful link, courtesy of Matt Clarkson.

Upvotes: 20

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