[wix-users] Getting around a 3rd party installer's reboot requirement

[Nir Bar]

If you can detect whether or not that packages is installed, DetectCondition can tell burn engine that the package is already installed so it doesn't need to install it.You can see in WiX source code how it is done for .NET- a RegistrySearch is used to check if and which version of .NET is installed.



Nir Bar
Panel::Software Architecture and Development

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---- On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:24:52 +0300 Sean Krupa<Sean.Krupa at soteradefense.com> wrote ---- 

Would I need just a DetectCondition or also an InstallCondition? Any links or simple examples on how I would add this to the exepackage? 
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Try figuring out a DetectCondition.Otherwise, add a persistent variable to the bundle that will indicate when the package has been installed. 
 
Nir Bar 
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