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I'm using WiX to make an MSI installer to call another MSI installer.
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If you are looking for complete silence then you also need the MSI to run in quiet mode. You achieve this by running the msiexec.exe with the /qn switch. This switch means quiet and no interface.
Windows Installer XML Toolset (WiX, pronounced "wicks"), is a free software toolset that builds Windows Installer packages from XML. It consists of a command-line environment that developers may integrate into their build processes to build MSI and MSM packages.
Adding a WiX setup project In Visual Studio, open your solution, and add a WiX project to it: go to the Visual Studio main menu and click File -> Add -> New Project to open the Add New Project dialog. Choose the Setup Project item in the Windows Installer XML node, specify the project name and click OK.
The main difference between the two extensions is their purpose. EXE is used mainly to indicate that the file is an executable one. In comparison, MSI indicates that the file is a Windows installer. While an MSI is used only with installers, this is not the case with EXE.
Setup tab > Run after execution input: your msi file name. Advanced tab > Mark Request Administrative access option checkbox.
Install both MSIs with the Burn bootstrapper included with wix 3.6.
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