OK thanks, seems to be the logical route now, I have an ever-increasing number of Pre-requisites and less merge modules. Where they work reliably I still use a few merge modules in my projects, but trying to stay up-to-date with Microsoft runtime changes, security updates and OS support is becoming more of a challenge! ... View more

I've just upgraded to IS2010 and come across the same issue, specifically with the Microsoft Visual C runtime. I'm sure you've worked round it now over a year on but I can't see any other postings specifically relating to this issue. It seems different versions of these (.762, .4053 etc) all have the same Package code (or Revision number depending where you look in IS Direct Editor) so I'm guessing InstallShield treats these as the same merge module. It seems IS will display the ones in the Redistributables view based on the last one browsed and selected, but not both versions at the same time, although given that they have different Product Versions maybe they should both be displayed? ... View more

If using Installscript there's a good thread here that shows how to determine the version of MDAC installed. You just need to ensure the MDAC redistributable is under it's own feature that can be disabled using FeatureSetData if MDAC shouldn't be installed: http://community.acresso.com/showthread.php?t=139074 If using Windows Installer there's some details here how to use a condition on a feature to prevent installation: http://community.acresso.com/showthread.php?t=161601 Alternatively download and use a setup pre-requisite for MDAC (on the Redistributables tab) which should handle this correctly. ... View more

Just had the same error after upgrading from ISX, any news on IOC-000063184 when this will be fixed? ... View more