[wix-users] customize burn bootstrapper application

[Phill Hogland]

Burn supports -quiet and -passive.  It is not intended to be a fire-and-shoot style bootstraper so far as I am aware. 

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Ian Bell
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 12:51 PM
To: 'WiX Toolset Users Mailing List' <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] customize burn bootstrapper application

Hello Phill,

I want a 'fire-and-forget bootstrapper' that installs several prerequisites (e.g. .NET 4 and a  3rd party installer program) along with my own
application in a silent installation (i.e. GUI free).   I just read your
comment that, ' Burn is not intended to be a fire-and-forget bootstrapper'.
Am I correct in understanding this means Burn cannot be GUI-free and silent installations are not possible with Burn?  If this is true, then can WIX be used to build a silent installation package that includes installs prerequisites along with my own application?  

Thanks,

Ian



-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Phill Hogland
Sent: December 9, 2015 11:07
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [wix-users] customize burn bootstrapper application

You can localize as desired.  Burn and the wix extensions have strings translated for cultures other than English (as folks have volunteered the translated strings):
 
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/103749/Creating-a-Localized-Windows-Inst
aller-Bootstrap

>> I also noticed that the bootstrapper application remains open until 
>> my
custom msi is finished installing (when using DisplayInternalUI=yes).
Can this be closed immedately after my msi start (which is the last in the chain)?

While using DisplayInternalUI=yes is an option it is not recommended and there are many issues that have been reported. The preference is to move you UI to Burn for a unified user experience, which has worked good for me.
Burn is not intended to be a fire-and-forget bootstrapper.  There are other choices which take that approach.  Closing Burn before the chain that it manages has completed is not an option.

Phill

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Ike Casteleyn
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 9:42 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: [wix-users] customize burn bootstrapper application

Hi,

I'm looking into using burn as a bootstrapper application, but I can't figure out a few things.

It seems the bootstrapper is in English.
Can this be changed so that the current system-locale is used (I need different languages: french, german, english)

Is there a bootstrapper application that doesn't have a license box.
I would just need the "install", "cancel" button.
Optionally a language-combo (allthough I can probably just give the current system local as that is a property) to launch my multi-language msi

I also noticed that the bootstrapper application remains open until my custom msi is finished installing (when using DisplayInternalUI=yes).
Can this be closed immedately after my msi start (which is the last in the chain)?

Best regards
Ike Casteleyn



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