[wix-users] vc++ 2019 redistributable

[Edwin Castro]

If you must use the .msm, then you could open it with Orca or InstEdit to
see which files the merge module installs.

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Edwin G. Castro

On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 8:45 AM KONDURU Pavan via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> I am including the vc++ 2019 x86 redistributable in my WIX Installer. I am
> using the merge module like this in my Installer:
>
> <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLLOCATION">
>         <Merge Id="VCRedist"
> SourceFile="$(var.distribution_dir)\Microsoft_VC142_CRT_x86.msm" DiskId="1"
> Language="0"/>
>       </DirectoryRef>
>
>       <Feature Id="VCRedist" Title="Visual C++ 8.0 Runtime"
> AllowAdvertise="no" Display="hidden" Level="1">
>         <MergeRef Id="VCRedist"/>
>       </Feature>
>
> My project compiles well and also installs well. I wanted to know how do I
> make sure that the merge module has installed properly. I don't see any
> registry update under
>
>
> Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\X86
>
> Where do I check to make sure the files have been installed ?
>
> Thank you
>
> --Pavan
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