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Bootstrappers are programs that run a sequence of installation packages one after another. This is often needed when a product has to have certain prerequisites installed.

Windows Installer does not support "nested" installations, where one package starts its installation, pauses in the middle to run a separate "inner" installation, then picks up the "outer" installation where it left off. Instead, you want to run a chain of installations in sequence, one by one.

A program that does this (not an installation itself, but a runner of installations) is called a "chainer" or a "bootstrapper". Bootstrappers are often smart enough to install one version of a package instead of another, or to not install a particular package at all, depending upon conditions on the target machine.

Why you might need this: a product (main install package) that requires the Visual C++ runtime libraries (prerequisite package #1) and the .NET Framework (prerequisite package #2) to run. The bootstrapper can lay down the prerequisites first (or skip them if already installed) then lay down the main product.

WiX burn is a bootstrapper.

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Is bootstrap 3 mainly for mobile designs?

Can we still use bootstrap 3 to design websites for pcs/laptops? They say it's mobile first, so I don't know, can I still use bootstrap 3 just like bootstrap 2.x?
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How to bundle 6 msi into one msi installer

I have 6 msi that I want to bundle into single msi package. These 6 are office addin, out of these 3 are for office 2003 and 3 for office 2007. So my single msi should install only 3 addon based on the version of office. And there are some…
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Radio buttons with bootstrap in ASP.Net

im using visual studio 2012 with bootstrap downloaded from nuget package. i have the below code to display radio buttons
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Can ExePackage update Bundle variable value at runtime

I have written a managed bootstrapper application using WiX toolset's burn API and it works great. Currently it chains 2 MSI packages. Now I need to chain a exe package before the 2 MSIs. This exe package will obtain a value (when it runs) which it…
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Centering a .well Div in BootStrap Container Dive

I have an standard Bootstrap
with the .container class and an interior
with the .well span9 class. I need to center the the .well div in the container but it always float to left! I think it is because of using .span9 but how I can force…
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Paver 0.8.1 compatibility with python 2.6

Does anyone manage to bootstrap its development area using paver with python 2.6 ? I have install python 2.6, install paver with easy_install-2.6, everything looks fine. But when I try to launch the bootstrap method it raises an urllib2.HTTPError (:…
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Execute exe file with parameters using WIX Bootstrapper

I want to Execute an exe file say sample.exe by passing parameters using Bootstrapper. Problem is bootstrapper application fails to execute the exe. Any suggestions? UPDATE: I have a bat file containing: start /d "D:\Setup\DBInstaller\bin\Release"…
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Bootstrapper with custom package

I'm currently developping a bootstrapper to deploy one of my VSTO addins. I thus created a prerequisites list before compiled it with MSBuild, but I also need to test and install the otkloadr.dll fix (KB907417). In a first time I used a custom…
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Change install directory WIX Bootstrapper

I'm having trouble with replacing the installation directory of my WIX project in a custom bootstrapper project. The solution consists 3 projects (Custom Bootstrapper, Installer Project and BootstrapperSetup). The product.wcs in the Installer…
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MSI package keeps uninstalling - why?

I've defined the following MSIPackage in a chain (Burn 3.6).
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Is ASP.NET MVC 2/ 3 redistributable?

ASP.NET MVC 2 and 3 are prerequisite for our installer. We have planned to install this software’s using WIX Bootstrapper. Anyone let me know ASP.NET MVC 2 or 3 is redistributable. If so where I can download the redistributable package? I have…
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Wix Burn: Setting Engine LocalSource() to extract Burn contents

I only guess that the following would set sLocalSourcePath where Payloads would be deployed and would be executed further by Burn instead of doing that in some Temp folder. Engine.SetLocalSource(sPackageId, sPayloadId, sLocalSourcePath) If yes,…
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How to run custom code as part of WiX burn MBA on install-complete and support rollback

I need to embed, invoke and run some custom code as part of my custom managed bootstrapper application, as a post-install step. This custom code is within a class library that I have included as a reference in my MBA project. So, right after the…
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Transition from visual studio to wix installer

I have visual studio installer installs everything in Programfiles. I have done transition and create new WIX installer. Wix installer alone works fine but when I try to upgrade my old version I get two application installed. Wix installs in…
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How to make the bootstrapper installer show UI when uninstall by Add/Remove?

How to make the installer can popup UI or dialog when unistalling by Add/Remove? Right now the installer that is created by the Wix v3.8 bootstrapper only has one confirmation dialog to remove. How do I do? Please give me help, thanks!
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