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WiX Toolset bootstrapper hangs after installing VCRedist
When trying to install the bundle, VCRedist seems to still set the reboot flag even though the argument /norestart is used.
The installer then idles/ hangs with 0% CPU usage in the task manager and ...
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Install software as admin, but perform updates without admin rights
I'm using a Visual Studio setup project together with my own C# bootstrapper project that guides the user through the installation of my software (on Windows 11).
My main problem is that I need admin ...
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How to build a Windows installer/bootstrapper that can detect and install 64-bit (x64) prerequisites
I built a Windows installer/bootstrapper, using Visual Studio 2022, for an x64 app that requires certain x64 prerequisites be installed along side. However the bootstrapper is unable to detect whether ...
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Wix not installing new exe package after old package is removed
I am trying to uninstall SqlServer 2017 and install SqlServer 2022. It is uninstalling SqlServer 2017 but never installing the 2022.
I have a class named RemoveSql2017.cs that's as follows:
public ...
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Install .Net core 6.0.0 and Windows Desktop runtime 6.0.33 using online setup in WiX
I am using WiX to create an installer for my wpf application (I am new to this). I need to detect and install the .Net core 6.0.0 and Windows Desktop runtime 6.0.33 using online setup. Shipping ...
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How to register dependency on ExePackage which requires reboot
I have a WiX 3.14 bundle installer with a custom managed bootstrapper application. One of the packages in my bundle looks like this:
<ExePackage
Id="InstallDependency"
DisplayName =&...
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WiX v4 bootstrapper process remains alive after installation ends
I have a WiX v4 managed BA that has many redistributables as prerequisites. The installation completes and everything is installed successfully, but frequently the 3 bootstrapper processes never ...
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Wix bundle of third party exe and new msi cant figure out detect conditions
I am trying to figure out how to bundle a third party software .exe with my wpf app .msi. I created a wix installer project and have that building my .msi file correctly and now I want to bundle that ...
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navbar spacing using HTML, CSS and Bootstrap
I have the following code:
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/...
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Managed Bootstraper Application (for .Net Framework ) for Wix Toolset v4 Bundle
Been struggling for days to find a working example for a Managed BA for Wix Toolset v4. Most of them are in v3. I have exactly the same issue with this existing question here, and some similar ...
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Updating MSI installations with WiX Burn Bootstrapper Fails due to the MSI's ProductVersion 4th component being >65535
Working with Wix3.6 and have just started to use burn to create a bootstrapper to simplify the upgrading process for clients.
Unfortunately although it builds fine the bootstapper fales to run, ...
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WPF Caliburn Micro Bootstrapper not found instance from another project
Caliburn.Micro version 4.0.212.
Projects version .NET6
With Caliburn.Micro 3.0 and .Net Framework 4.7.2 it works
I am getting an error when I try to open a simple viewModel located in another project: ...
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Wix Bundle Managed Bootstrapper Application - Error 0x80131524: Failed to create the bootstrapper application
I want to create a custom installer with Managed Bootstrapper Application in WiX toolset v4. The tutorial what I used to setup a simple example installer was this: https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/...
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How can I reference a component in a Bundle?
I have a bootstrapper project in which I do a registry search to check if the program installed is 32bit or 64bit in order to install a driver of the correct platform.
I would like to use a variable ...
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Wix Bootstrapper RegistrySearch NOT finding value
I'm trying to search the registry in my Bootstrapper Bundle file to check if a program is firstly installed and a second search to check the bitness of the program installed.
Then I want to use the ...
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WIX Cannot access the server root directory for the installation to proceed
I'm trying to install a bootstrapper which should, depending on the program platform, install either a 32bit or 64bit driver.
This is the error I'm getting when I try install:
I have two ...
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wix bootstrapper not allowing feature change
I have a simple wix burn bootstrapper that installs an msi. The msi has two features, one of which can be enabled/disabled.
If I set Visible="no" and DisplayInternalUI="yes" in ...
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How can I combine my Setup project and Bootstrapper project in WiX?
I have created an msi installer using the WiX setup project, and I also have a Bootstrapper project where I have all the other pre requisites for the installation of the msi installer. Instead of ...
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Visual Studio 2017 .net core project bootstrapper error when adding wcf endpoint
In ASP.NET Core 2.2 Class Library Project, I'm trying to update a service in Connected Services which is already added.
Problem Statement:
When I try to update/add WCF Service I face below error (...
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How to Use CustomAction in Bootstrapper ExePackage DetectCondition to realize net core installed or not
I am trying to use customAction method in a Bootstrapper project to determined specific version of .net core is installed or not, but it not work
here is my wsx file code
<Fragment>
&...
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How to use property values within downloadurl in wix
I need to create a download URL in wix burn based on the user inputs to download a MSI package. I am setting the properties as below and properties set into those variable without a problem when I ...
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ClickOnce prerequisite for "ASP.NET Core Runtime 6.0.10 x64"
I am using ClickOnce in Visual studio. I can set ".net desktop runtime 6.0.10 (x64)" and "".net runtime 6.0.10 (x64)" prerequisite. I also need "ASP.NET Core Runtime 6.0....
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Where is 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper' for WiX
I am learning to build a custom bootstrapper for Wix Bundle without using Visual Studio.
I tried to compile the following code section extracted from an example in the book "WiX3.6: A Developer's ...
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Wix bundle: how to uninstall package after partial upgrade
I'm using a custom bootstrapper application with a bundle that installs 2 packages: PackageA and PackageB. They are part of the same product but don't both need to be there: the user can install ...
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How to output setup.exe from wixproj in Visual Studio without LGHT0388 error?
In a Visual Studio solution (I'm using Visual Studio 2022), how can I configure a boostrapper to output a file named setup.exe?
I have a wixproj project that builds a bootstrapper that installs a ...