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Experiences with Wix# WixSharp compared to WiX
We are using Inno Setup and are planning to replace this with WiX. But when evaluating and playing around with WiX, I felt the declarative manner has some limitations compared to programmatic setup ...
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Wix Installer - how can I show the value of [Manufacturer] in the install path?
I'm trying to create an installer with a UI, using WiX.
My INSTALLFOLDER is set up using this:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR"
Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder"&...
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C# WiX CustomAction Session.Log. Where can I find the log?
I am new to the WiX installer.
I am using Session.Log to log some useful data for the process.
session.Log("Begin register the Vdds interface.");
But I am not sure where can find the log. Is there a ...
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The WiX Toolset v3.11 (or newer) build tools must be installed to build this project
Just installed Visual Studio 2017 and wix extension and when trying to build a solution which uses Wix I get the following error:
Error The WiX Toolset v3.11 (or newer) build tools must be ...
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WIX: Giving Permissions to a folder
I've read all related topics and haven't found a full answer to my problem.
I would like to give full permissions to SYSTEM and Read & Execute permissions to Users group to a folder under Program ...
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How to use conditions in features in WiX?
I am trying to make simple Windows intaller, and I don't know how to deal with this.
I have two features - feature1 and feature2. I want feature2 to be installed only if the user selected feature1 to ...
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WiX-- always overwrite the previous version
I have an installer of an application that needs to install over any existing version, regardless of version number.
Instead, I've got an installer that constantly says that I need to go to add/...
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Including all dependencies
I'm just starting out with WiX as I need to be able to automate building an MSI on our CI server. Is there anyway to automatically include all the dependencies of a project?
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SQL Updates/Migrations - How to create windows installer? [closed]
Basically we are releasing our changes/fixes in the form of manual installer (Windows PowerShell script). It will install specified .dll and SQL script files at particular locations by reading config ...
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How to create .msi installer with WiX
Can someone help me understand how WiX works? I have a directory structure which I would like to create an installer for. I have generated the for the directory structure with heat.exe and when I ...
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WiX install error 2762 while invoking a CustomAction from dialog
I am a beginner, started learning WiX. I want to capture and validate and register user details during the installation process. I have created a dialog to capture user registration and invoking a ...
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How can I set recovery-options of a service with WiX?
I have following .wxs-file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?define ProductVersion="x.x.x.x" ?>
<?define UpgradeCode="{**MYGUID**}" ?>
<?define Manufacturer="My Company" ?...
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heat generated files are not able to find SourceDir directory
I am running heat to generate a wxs file. The code are as follows.
I want to add all the files from dir.prompts to the wxs file in the installer. And I added this to be a part of the automated build ...
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Component testcomp installs to user profile. It must use a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file
I'd like to copy a file under a Doucments location in WiX. But it gives the warning:
Component testcomp installs to user profile. It must use a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file.
My ...
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WiX: Prevent 32-bit installer from running on 64-bit Windows
Due to user confusion, our app requires separate installers for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. While the 32-bit installer runs fine on win64, it has the potential to create support headaches ...
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How can I perform a custom action in WiX that only executes on install or uninstall?
I have two custom actions, one of which I'd like to execute when my product is installed and the other when it is uninstalled.
My custom action is currently called from a merge module after the "...
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How to add an MSI file to my installer
I have WiX 3.6 (Oct 2011) installer for my application. My application requires another service to be installed in the system. I added an MSI file to my installer this way:
<Fragment>
<...
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Installer capabilities, WIX vs InstallShield Express
Programmers that actually promote their products to production need an installer. (pre-emptive "programming related" justificaton.)
For deploying a new suite of internal corporate apps and services, ...
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What method do you use to deploy ASP.Net applications to the wild?
Currently we deploy compiled ASP.Net applications by publishing the web site locally and emailing a zip file to the system administrator with a (usually) lengthy set of instructions for deployment. ...
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Can I set a custom license using WiX?
The default license for an MSI generated by WiX is the common public license. How do I change this to GPLv2?
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How to kill a process from WiX
I am developing an installer using Wix and need to kill a process (not application) silently during installation so the user doesn't get a pop up asking to kill the process or wait and restart. I ...
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WiX bundle for installing .NET
I'm trying to create a bundle for installing .NET Framework 4.0 if it needs to be installed. I realize there are similar questions, but all of the answers are just snippets and don't describe what ...
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WiX: How to prevent a registry value from being removed on uninstall?
I want to assert that a certain registry value exists after installation, so I added the following component:
<Component Id="RegistryEntryContextMenuOdt" Guid="4BA5BA24-4F65-4BDF-99EB-CB4B947F31A9"...
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Using bootstrapper with MSI ui
I have MSI file that is ready to install. It contains a customized UI that also collects data from user. As part of installation, i would like to install following things if missing
.Net framework 4.0
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Install .NET Framework 4.7.2 (if needed) with WIX installer
Help!
I've inherited a .NET project with a WIX installer project. They make the implicit assumption that .NET Framework 4.5 is installed on each machine which for the most part is true. Now we are ...
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