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WiX installer ScrollableText is empty when property value is provided
I'm trying to create a WiX v4 installer which will display different EULAs depending on the region. When I provide a static text using:
<Control Id="LicenseText" Type="ScrollableText&...
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Wix - Trouble adding DotNetCompatibilityCheck and file association
I am trying to develop an installer for a WPF application using Wix. So far, I have developed an installer that copies the executable file and DLLs, and a runtime Python folder in Program Files. There ...
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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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MSI created with WIX Toolset installs under C:\Program Files (x86)\
I have created a MSI installer for reSLIRP, but it installs the application under C:\Program Files (x86), instead of under C:\Program Files.
Everything I have found googling has not worked. For ...
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wix msi validate: error WIX0204: ICE43 and error WIX0204: ICE57
Im currently working on my wix project and its working so far. But when i validate the msi, I have these error messages:
error WIX0204: ICE43: Component DesktopShortcut has non-advertised shortcuts. ...
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Passing Special Characters with a space in MSI command-line parameters Across Scenarios [duplicate]
I am using this setup.exe to install the application by passing MSI parameters directly to the MSI via the command line:
setup.exe/s /v"/l*V installer.log INSTALLDIR="""C:\Program ...
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WiX: Create a Custom Action that retrieves a URL input while the installation process and stores it in another file
I have created an MSI Wizard, that installs my software. During the process, it asks the user to input a URL.
I need to write this URL later into the settings.json file of the asp.net core app my wix ...
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Wix UI Installdir - Keep the name of the install directory after selecting parent directory
When using WixUI_installdir, after selecting a directory, the installer expects the user to create a new folder to download to, instead of using the already specified name.
For example:
<Wix xmlns=&...
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Create setup project with all dependencies in VS2022
I have a.net WPF project. I would like to build a set up project so that I create an MSI for installing the build on other machines.
I have tried creating a Setup project and added Project Output, ...
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Unable to build custom action named because it uses a conditionally installed file
I followed this tutorial for making my .NET Core Windows service have an installer.
Before the tutorial, I published the files for the entry point project using the default folder publishing profile ...
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Passing a variable to msiexec in argumentlist doesn't work
So I've got this super simple script that uses msiexec to install a MSI, but it doesn't take the one of the flags. This is the the format that installs correctly:
msiexec /qn /i "C:\temp\...
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MSI: when upgrading, delete a file that is implicitly the KeyPath of the component
I have an MSI (built with Wix 3) already distributed to customers. Among others, the product has a directory named Reporter that contains two files, A and B.
A is the implicit KeyPath, because it is ...
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Simple WIXL config to copy over and execute exe
I am trying to put together a simple wixl config. I have a 150mb exe, and I need to generate an MSI for easier deployment. When run, the MSI just needs to copy embedded exe over to the system and ...
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MSI generated with WIX5 not upgrading executable on major upgrade
Package Version is changed from "1.0.1" to "1.0.2"
MajorUpgrade is scheduled as "afterInstallExecute".
Running only the MSI 1.0.2 installs the version correctly.
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WixToolset DotNetCompatibilityCheck - How to use RollForward?
Disclaimer: This code is not a fully functional snippet, yes I am aware of, anyhow I think the question is obvious enough.
I am using netfx extension of the Wix Toolset project.
<netfx:...
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Wix visual studio project (msi) building with wrong name
I have a wix project that generates an output msi, inside the project i have set the output name using the tag. But the msi get's built with the project name instead. The msi name also changes when i ...
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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 schedule a WiX script custom action to properly run during an upgrade?
I have a script custom action that is scheduled to run during installation and upgrade:
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="CallInstaller" Before="InstallFinalize"...
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How to Create a Timestamped Log File Before Setup Starts in Advanced Installer Bootstrapper?
I am working with Advanced Installer and need to create a dynamically named log file for the installation process. The log file's name should include a timestamp to differentiate between multiple ...
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How to handle multiple exclusive components with files with identical names in Wix
I want to create an installer using Wix5. The software we want to install depends on another software and has some files which depend on which version of the prerequisite software is installed.
So let'...
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Changing the default installation path in Windows application programmatically In Custom Actions
The output of the setup wizard is an .msi file, when I run the file and in the installation folder selection dialog, the path that is showing there is what I want to change programmatically which is ...
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Migrate to Inno Setup from InstallAware/MSI
I have had InstallAware 12 for ages as part of Embarcadero product years ago.
This is no longer available from Embarcadero downloads, and InstallAware is very expensive for a hobby developer. Hence, I ...
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Windows Installer with CustomInstaller and Error 1001. Unable to get installer types in the dll assembly
My solution has 3 projects with a project for CustomInstaller, a project for my WPF app and my Setup Installer.
After building my setup installer and running it, in the middle of the process I do have ...
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Windows installer calls msiexec.exe from downloads folder
I have a windows installer built using WiX burn. When I try to install the app by clicking on the .exe folder, it searches for msiexec.exe in the directory where the application installer is located. ...
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VB.net Working Folder for Installed Program
I am trying to create a Windows installer for a VB.net program in Visual Studio 2022. The program creates an input file for a separate processing exe, called via shell(), then reads/parses the output ...
