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Multiple installers with single msi

Hi,

We have 5 different installers for 3 web services and 2 web setups. We have to combine all to create a single msi.

What is the best wayto do so? I tried creating msm for each and then adding them to a msi but I want the option of conditionally selecting which msi to install also ( as in if i want only one web service and 2 windows services).

Plus the installer should be able to install both web and application setups.

Thanks in advance,

Apn85

Apn85 Friday, November 28, 2008 11:29 AM

Hi Apn85,

When you deploy a Windows Forms application, you can add more than one primary output to your setup project, this allow you to install multi-application from one MSI package. But even in this way, you can decide only one destination folder and the setup will install two or more application into it. This is the Windows Forms application deployment feature in Visual Studio.

Since there is some difference between Windows Forms application deployment and Web application deployment, you can contact Web application deployment on ASP.NET forums.

http://forums.asp.net/26.aspx

Sincerely,

Kira Qian

Kira Qian Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:56 AM

Hi Apn85,

I am sorry to say MSI doesn’t support to start another process during or after installation. In your situation, it is complicated to install more than application and services. Visual Studio is not suitable for that situation. So you may need to code by yourself to do these installation. Than you can design the installation interface whatever you want. When the user selected the module to be installed. You can do the files copy, register key in your code.

Sincerely,

Kira Qian

Kira Qian Monday, December 01, 2008 8:17 AM

Hi Kira,

Thanks for the response.

I got a custom action which enables me to install the services along with the web application but my problem now is how i can use a single web setup to install more than one web application. Of course i want to be able to set each ones VirtualDirectory, Web Siteand Application pool as given by user during the installation.

Regards,

Apn85

Apn85 Monday, December 01, 2008 12:45 PM

Hi Apn85,

Since there is some difference between Windows Forms application deployment and Web application deployment, you can contact Web application deployment on ASP.NET forums.

http://forums.asp.net/26.aspx

Sincerely,

Kira Qian

Kira Qian Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:56 AM

Hi Apn85

In your response I came to know you have the code to install the services from the custom action(Custom action which enables me to install the services along with the web application)
can you send me that sample.

mailid : surya-25@hotmail.com

Thanks & Regards
satish

surya25 Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:24 AM

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