Wixtool Burn install and uninstall 2 separated MSI

Question

I have created a Wix custom bootstrapper application and bundle file using Wix 3.8. My Chain tag looks like:

<Chain>
      <PackageGroupRef Id="NetFx451Redist"/>
      <MsiPackage Id="MSI1" SourceFile="$(var.MSI1Path)"/>
      <MsiPackage Id="MSI2" SourceFile="$(var.MSI2Path)"/>
</Chain>

The installer works fine, and I can run installed *.exe files. However, when I check on Programs and Features, there is only 1 "big program" contain the size of MSI1, MSI2 and .Net4.5.1 (event .Net 4.5.1 installed before). When I uninstall this program, MSI1 and MSI2 are removed.

How can I install and uninstall separately each element in the Chain but still using Burn?

Hope this make sense.

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

You might actually want this behavior, once you understand it.

Burn is a package manager. A package is installed by one or more bundles. When a bundle is uninstalled, any unneeded packages are uninstalled, too.

With default settings, bundles, but not MSIs installed by them, are shown in Programs and Features.

You can set Visible="yes" on an MsiPackage to have it shown in Programs and Features.

You can hide a Bundle from Programs and Features by setting DisableRemove="yes" DisableModify="yes".