Installing another installer from a installer package..

[arunb]

Hi,

I am using Visual Installer to make installation packages for my VB applications.

One of my applications uses a serial to USB converter, this converter comes with a CD that contains the installer for the drivers.

Now I would like combine the driver installer with my VB application installer, so that I do not have to give the driver CD separately to the user.

How do I do this ?? Is it possible to run the Setup.exe application from visual installer ??

thanks
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[si_the_geek]

Thread moved to Application Deployment forum (which is for questions about installing/distributing your software)

[dilettante]

Normally a retail license does not provide you with redistribution rights. You might contact the vendor for redistribution terms and ask whether an MSM is available.

Or barring that you might try Msimerg.exe (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370323(VS.85).aspx) but I think most people use a custom action and VBScript to start the dependency installer from within your dependent install. Another more direct way is probably to run msiexec from an EXE custom action as described in Q104221: HOWTO: Launch Another Installation or Uninstallation from within an Installation (http://kb.acresso.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalID=Q104221).