Embed Nsis installer in msi installer

Hi...

I need to embed an NSIS installer in an MSI installer. I have no clue how to
do this. Any help would be appreciated.

Donna

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I won't ask the obvious question, as you must have a reason for
wanting to do this

The easiest way to do this is to install the nsis executable with your
MSI and then launch it silently using a deferred 'exe' type custom
action set to run in system context. As long as your action is
scheduled after the InstallFiles action you should be OK. Don't
schedule it after installfinalize as you won't have the required
privileges for this to work on Vista and later.

If you are feeling v brave you could put the file in the binary table
and stream it to a temp location rather than making it part of the
installer payload. I guess it depends on whether you want to leave the
NSIS installer file behind after the MSI completes.

Hi,

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:44:48 +0800, "Donna Pinto"<dpinto@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I need to embed an NSIS installer in an MSI installer. I have no clue how to
>do this. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Donna

I have some NSIS info at:

http://makemsi-manual.dennisbareis.c...stallation.htm

Following the nouncing ball will lead to links to other sites with related info.

Bye,
Dennis
Dennis Bareis [Microsoft MVP] (dbareis@KillSpam.gmail.com)
http://dennisbareis.com/
Freeware Windows Installer creation tool (+ "ORCA automation"):
http://makemsi.dennisbareis.com/