Top "Bootstrapper" questions

Bootstrappers are programs that run a sequence of installation packages one after another.

Visual C++ 2010 Runtime Libraries prerequisite keeps popping up on a VS 2010 created installer

I created an installer with Visual Studio 2010 Version 10.0.40.219.1 SP1 Rel. My application is built/compiled for x86 and requires VC++ …

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Bootstrapper Manifest Generator for Visual Studio 2010

I'm looking for Bootstrapper Manifest Generator for VS2010. Where can I download it? I want to include MySQL installer in …

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Start application after installation using WiX/Burn

I'm aware of similar questions in WiX MSI, but I'm having issues starting an application within a bootstrapper EXE file …

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WiX 'Bundle' 'ExePackage' 'DetectCondition' is always false

I am trying to create a WiX bundle that installs the .NET Framework 4.0 before my MSI installer. I inspected the …

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Including .NET installer in WiX Bundle not detecting if already installed

I'm on WiX 3.7, and I can't get the simple <PackageGroupRef Id="NetFx40Web"/> bundle element to work, as …

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Looking for Prism example of Modules loading themselves into a menu

Does anyone know of WPF code examples using Prism in which modules each register themselves as a menuitem in a …

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Automatically increment and synchronize version for product and bootstrapper

I'm trying to implement automatic versioning so that when I build my Bootstrapper, both the MyApp and Bootstrapper versions are …

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WiX Burn - Determine what items are already installed

I've a burn installation whereby the user can select which of three options to install - each one directly relates …

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Deploying Visual Studio Tools For Office 3.0 Runtime (EXE) in an MSI Package without using a Bootstrapper

I have created a Word Addin and created the MSI package to distribute it. Using the information found in http://…

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How to make the WiX Bundle version the same as my application's version

The "Version" attribute in a WiX Bundle is displayed in Programs and Features. Therefore this ought to be the same …

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