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Running a PowerShell script before Install with WixV4
I'm trying to do a custom action with a Wix installer script but documentation with v4 is kinda terrible and I can't find a working example anywhere. All the code that worked with V3 doesn't work with ...
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Electron MSI package name ends with machine why?
I have created package using electron forge (maker/wix).
I am able to generate msi package by using electron forge configuration. But I am facing 1 issue.
After the installation I am getting installed ...
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WiX Toolset/HeatWave - Add dll to Installer
I'm trying to create a msi-Installer with the WiX Toolset v4 for a HelloWorld WPF-Application.
My problem is a missing dll which is not rolled out with the msi installation.
I've just created a WiX ...
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Use multiple .wxs files to create .msi in a GitHub workflow (WiX Toolset)
I want to create an .msi file using the WiX Toolset within a GitHub Action. Since I generate a .wxs file (Components.wxs) using the "heat" command, I have two files (Components.wxs and ...
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How To Implement the Show Password option in WiX Toolset
I am currently implementing setup UI in WiX toolset to get the input password from the user. It contains Password and Confirm Password option I want to implement the Show Password check box. If it is ...
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Microsoft Windows App Store Digital Signing requirements
When submitting applications to the Microsoft App Store, what are the digital signature requirements for the various installer types.
The store accepts three main installer types (EXE, MSI and MSIX). ...
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How to bundle multiple installers into a single installer?
I have multiple unrelated WPF and Winforms applications that I need to give to users.
Typically, there is one installer per application. However, they want a just a single file they can run to install ...
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Wix toolset not creating Uninstall in Add Remove Programs
I have a Wix 4 Install script, and when I install the application, with the Installer, using a Bundle, the Uninstall entry is not in Windows Control Panel Uninstall
Control Panel\Programs\Programs ...
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Running a powershell script from ansible and register output
I am trying to run a Powershell script which reads ProductGUID from an MSI file, using ansible on a remote Windows PC. The powershell is working as a ps1 file, locally on the bench. But from ansible ...
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How to deployment dll manually in resource Biztalk Server 2016?
Can anyone help to deploy Biztalk application on Biztalk server 2016 manually.
My code has one .csproj and one .btproj file. Application was already deployed via Visual studio 2015 by installing ...
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Auto updater strategy
I have a requirement to build auto update application to update the desktop app. So I was researching a lot on how to achieve that.
A lot of solutions in the internet are in the style: Custom console ...
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How to make a self-extracting package that can run a batch script as admin after the extracting?
I want to create a self-extracting package that contains following files and run the install.bat script as admin after extracting the files into c:\temp.
And the package can be run silently.
I already ...
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Set the installer Properties in Deferred C# custom action
In a C# custom action function,e xecuting in deferred mode, property values can be accessed using "CustomActionData" property. Requirement is that the same action function also need to set ...
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How to uninstall msi with full UI?
I have created a msi installer with wix ToolSet v3.11
After I install that msi installer, when I try to uninstall, it uninstalls with only basic UI.
I want to show the dialog when uninstall.
I think ...
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The .vbs scripts are only partially included in my .msi installer, part of them is omitted. Is that important?
I have to modify and installer (install.msi) so that it will read a value from the Windows' registry.
The previous version uses Visual Basic scripts to read other values, so I modified it.
For some ...
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MSI/WiX - Should ProductCode change between builds?
I'm using WiX to create an installer for my project, and I'm a bit confused about what ProductCode should do.
It seems that the preferred behaviour in WiX is to not set the ProductCode manually, and ...
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Return 1603 on Uninstall
In my company we have a software that gets installed via msi built with WiX. It has an executable shipped with it which upgrades old config files.
In the wsx file we have:
<SetProperty Id=&...
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Refresh installshield basicMsi UI after custom action
As the title suggests im trying to update the basicMsi UI in response to a c# custom action that is being run. I have tried all the suggestions that Michael Urman has suggested in other posts but i ...
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Wix v3 Bundle can run two instances simultaneously, how can I prevent this?
We have a Wix v3 Installer MSI that is contained in a Wix Bundle alongside other pre-requisite programs.
I am able to open multiple intances of the GUI (which is fine) but I am also allowed to then ...
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How to automate a msi installation that opens a customization window
I’m trying to automate the installation of a program that my company created.
The installation file is an msi, but the issue is that the installer opens a customization window, and when I run the msi ...
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Why can't chktrust validate the signature of .msi files on CentOS 7?
I am currently working on a project to validate the digital signature of Windows PE files on a CentOS machine. I am able to validate the digital signature on Windows.
PS C:\Users\username> Get-...
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Move Typelib into a C# custom action code
I have a WiX project with below piece of code to register a library:
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="COMObjectComponent"
Directory="APPLICATIONFOLDER&...
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Retrieve a list of related products for a given upgrade code in Rust
I use the windows crate in Rust to retrieve a list of related products for a given upgrade code, but my code returned error 87 (-2147024809) The parameter is set incorrectly.
I tried like this:
use ...
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Add a folder of dependencies for an ExePackage in Wix
Something similar to this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find a solution that matches my needs.
I'm working on streamlining the install process of a legacy WinForms application.
It's for a ...
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Create installer with main project and somes class libraries
can someone explain me how i can create visual studio 2022 installer from 1 main app and 2 class library.
To explain more further, i created a winform app that contain:
1-the main winform project;
2-a ...
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