[wix-users] VC Runtime: Merge Module vs Original installer

[Christopher Painter]

Oh but MDAC sure tried. 😊   Sad thing is I still come across installers using that despite the fact that all versions of Windows since my first born came into my iife already have MDAC components installed. And she's in high school now. 😲




+1000 on what Bob is saying here.  I rarely, repeat rarely,  include third party merge modules in my installers.  I stopped years ago.  Merge modules I create are one thing but third party merge modules always greatly increase the chances of problems in my MSI.  I'm pretty sure I recall MSFT saying as much many years ago.  Feels like eons ago.   Use burn to create a bundle and keep your MSI nice and clean.


-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 9:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] VC Runtime: Merge Module vs Original installer

The .exe's a bundle and can install ucrt. A merge module can't.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Rod Widdowson
Sent: Tuesday, 29 August, 2017 12:48
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] VC Runtime: Merge Module vs Original installer

> vcredist_x*.exe

Why? Apart from the "we got people working in one way so we want them to change?".  What can an exe do that an msm cannot?  And how confident can I be that this will work downstream to those old untrendy versions like RS2 or Windows7?

(and I am aware of the ucrtbased.dll disaster)

Enquiring minds and all that.

R


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