[wix-users] Check Installed DirectX version

[Farrukh Waheed]

Thanks Rob, I will try with DetectCondition as well, but I need to detect
which version of DirectX is already installed and if I should
update/install with DirectX 11.1

I searched the web, but there is no good way found up till yet..

On 14 June 2016 at 21:03, Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> Not InstallCondition, DetectCondition.
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> Subject: [wix-users] Check Installed DirectX version
>
> Hi
> In Burn, how can we check the version of installed DirectX on any machine
> before launching its installer?
>
> Presently, I'm launching DirectX 11 installer and thought its installer
> would do the necessary check, but it always install even if Directx 11 is
> already installed...
>
>  <ExePackage Cache="no"
>                   Compressed="yes"
>                   PerMachine="yes"
>                   Permanent="yes"
>                   Vital="yes"
>
> SourceFile="$(var.PreReqDir)Microsoft\DirectX\2010\DirectX_June_2010.exe"
>                   InstallCondition="VersionNT=v6.1"
>                   >
>       </ExePackage>
>
> I need to improve its InstallCondition here to check if it is already
> installed.
> Thanks
>
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