How to link multiple installation files (.exe)?

Question

Say we have ABC.exe and CDE.exe

I want to combine these two installation files into one installation file without the participation of [XYZ.exe].

And when I run XYZ.exe, it should install the above applications.

Any ideas on how this can be achieved?

Answer 1

You need a bootstrapper .

Try dotNetInstaller if you need some kind of logic in the bootloader, I have not used it myself, but often recommend its WiX mailing list as a good free bootloader.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You can use IExpress, which is already preinstalled on Windows.