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when I create folder under CommonAppDataFolder for the app I want to remove it with msiexec uninstall. Problem is that app rotates logs and after update with major upgrade logs and sub directories ...
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I'm new to using Wix 5.02 and trying to launch my own custom installer UI using the Wix's ManagedBootstrapperApplication. Following the examples available on https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/whatsnew/...
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I’m building an MSI installer using WiX Toolset (v5). When I double-click on the installer’s title bar (header), the installer window shifts slightly upward on the screen instead of staying fixed. I ...
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I'm building a custom installer using WiX Toolset v4, and I want to remove the Print button from the default License Agreement dialog (LicenseAgreementDlg). My installer uses the WixUI_Minimal built-...
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I try to localize a WiX toolset v5 bundle installer. I upgraded from WiX v3 where this works fine. But now I get lots of errors like: The localization identifier 'Title' has been duplicated in ...
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I'm creating a Wix installer and I want to show a README note (stored in a .txt file) before the user clicks the Finish button. I tried using the WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT property to allow ...
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I install a Shortcut with my Wix Installer like this: <Shortcut Name="Tray Application" Directory="StartupFolder" ...
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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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In a WiX bundle that includes an MSI with <MsiPackage>, how can I allow downgrades? The MSI package supports downgrades, and this actually works when installed / downgraded manually using ...
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[![enter image description here][1]][1]I am currently having WIX v3 but I want to install V5. Can some one help me how to install V5. Tried using NuGet but shows only V3 Git download path is not ...
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Armed with only the Wix docs, I'm struggling immensely to put together a basic UI for my installer, to the point where I'm evidently failing to grasp some foundational ideas here. Reading https://...
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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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I am in the process of building a WiX Toolset 5 installer for a .NET 8 Web API project. I am familiar with older versions of WiX. The problem I have is that when I do a dotnet publish this creates ...
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In Wix 5 Why both actions are called both at install and uninstall ? <CustomAction Id="InstallConfigFile" BinaryRef="dllExecutionTest" DllEntry="...
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I am using a bundle to install my application. My MSI prompts for an installation directory however when run via the WIX bootstrapper, the prompt for the installation directory does not display. I ...
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I'm using WiX Toolset 5 and I need to detect the version of .NET installed on a machine. I have code to pull the value out of the registry: SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x64\sharedhost but ...
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I upgraded my current installer from wix 3 to wix 5 and now my custom dialogue shows the Error: "Print button of LiecenseAgreementDlg does not have an event defined in the ControlEvent table. It ...
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I am migrating a product installer from Wix v3 to WiX v5.0.1 and facing issues applying the transform over here, I have specified the Tranform path in the wixproj file like this, <ItemGroup> ...
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Disclaimer: I accept that I have trouble navigating the docs at times and don't do MSIs for a living. I have a solution with a bunch of projects, one being the Installer and one - for the sake of this ...
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I have a Wix v5 msi and bootstrapper (.exe) project. When I install the MSI and try to run the installed application (.exe) it keeps saying: "You must install .NET Desktop Runtime to run this ...
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<Property Id="FILEEXISTS" > <DirectorySearch Id="CheckFileDir" Path="[SourceDir]" Depth="0" > <FileSearch Id="CheckFile" ...
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I have an error when I create, then validate my msi. error WIX0204: ICE64: The directory dB83QhXjqRcvjpneY0SXNy5LuEUs is in the user profile but is not listed in the RemoveFile table. It seems to be ...
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I have a WiX 4 project and it's referencing a CustomAction that is currently .NET Framework 4.8. I plan on upgrading the WiX project to WiX 5.0.0. Can I upgrade the CustomAction project to .NET 8 when ...
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I have a similar problem as this Post I have a WiX 5 Setup Project UserInterfaceSetup.wixproj that is intended to install my WPF-Razor Project with Project file UserInterface.csproj and Publish ...
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