169579 - GRE installer: Install itself

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: GRE, defect)

Description

[Curt Patrick (gone)]

We require that apps run the MRE installer even if MRE is already installed so
that MRE can enter appropriate data into the Windows registry for
AppCounting/incrementing.  At least some subset of the MRE installer needs to be
installed with MRE itself so that apps do not have to download the MRE installer
just to register themselves in the Windows registry.

Comment 1

[Curt Patrick (gone)]

This is necessary to provide 3rd party installers with options about how to
minimize downloads.

Comment 2

[Curt Patrick (gone)]

This must include some registry settings through which apps can look up the
location of the installed installer.

Comment 3

[Curt Patrick (gone)]

Attachment: Patch 1

Comment 4

[[e-mail] (away - not reading bugmail)]

Comment on attachment 104351 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch 1

r=jbetak

Comment 5

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

Comment on attachment 104351 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch 1

sr=dveditz

Comment 6

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

Please hold off on landing this till 1.3a opens (real soon now). Thanks.

Comment 7

[Curt Patrick (gone)]

Checked in.

Comment 8

[Charles Rosendahl]

Verified.  

There is now an Installer key under the version key pointing to the setup
executable.

The GRE is located in the setup directory.