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Wix heat replacement with Advanced Harvesting
After upgrading from WixToolset 4.0.1 to 6.0.1 we try to replace the old heat configuration in the .wixproj files with the recommended advanced harvesting. here is an example of the old config:
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Can the Heatwave Community Edition extension for Visual Studio be used to generate installers, with no costs at all, in an enterprise environment?
Looking into Wix v4 and v5, coming from v3, their official tutorials in FireGiant's site use HeatWave Community Edition. I need to create an installer of a software from the company I work in.
I don't ...
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Visual Studio project fails when using Wix
I have a project that was developed many years ago using Visual Studio 2011 and embedding Installshield to compile distributable copies. I need to enhance it so I have opened it in Visual Studio 2022....
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WixToolset V4 Upgrade does not copy files to the same folder as the original install
I have a Wix installer for a Windows Forms application and I am using the WixUI_InstallDir UI set.
WHen installing the application for the first time the user gets an option to select the folder where ...
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How to rename Wix MSI file to include version in VS2022 Post build event
I am currently working on a Wix Setup Project for a .Net 8 desktop application.
I am using VS 2022 and running the Heatwave extension and Wix 5.x.
I want to somehow rename the built msi file to ...
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Create Shortcut using Checkbox with Wix toolset
I am trying to create a shortcut which will only be created when the user checks a checkbox.
i have tried to create a property
<Property Id ="INSTALLDESKTOPSHORTCUT" Secure="yes"...
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How to avoid Windows SmartScreen blocking my WIX 5 signed bundle
I just got a shiny new code signing certificate and integrated it into my build.
For my installer I use a WIX 5 bundle (via the heatwave extension). I sign the bundle using the instructions on the WIX ...
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Wix 4 - Public Documents property not working
First time working with WIX. I needed a simple deployment solution with an msi package for a small desktop application.
I work on a Windows 10 pro station, Visual Studio 2022 , installed Heatwave's ...
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Can't install HeatWave extension for Visual Studio Code
I am trying to create an MSI file through WiX. To do that in VSCode, I need to install the "HeatWave" extension. But I can't find it in the extension marketplace.
It is, however, in the ...
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