Top "Custom-action" questions

A custom action is custom code provided by a developer to be called during a Windows Installer setup.

C# custom action in Wix

When my application is uninstalled, the server needs to be notified so that it can free up the license key …

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How to execute a WiX custom action DLL file with dependencies

I want to create a CustomAction C# DLL file that depends on a third-party .NET DLL (in this specific case, …

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Using a WiX custom action to set a property's value

I am modifying an existing WiX installer to handle updating an existing installation of one of our products. There are …

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Create Custom Action to Start Application and Exit Installer

Thanks to StackOverflow I found out yesterday how to add a custom action to the Visual Studio Installer to start …

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Installer Custom Action problem - can't write to register key

In the Custom Actions editor I've added the custom action to Install and Uninstall stages of the process. In the …

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How to call custom action after files copied in wix

I want perform custom action after files are copy in destination folder. In custom action i run copied script file …

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Inserting Custom Action between Dialogs (InstallUISequence) in WiX

I have two custom dialog boxes (plus the required ones ExitDlg, FatalErrorDlg, etc.), the first one sets a property using …

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Unable to run Wix Custom Action in MSI

I'm trying to create a custom action for my Wix install, and it's just not working, and I'm unsure why. …

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WiX: How to execute a command line command after installation

I need to register an HTTP port after installation, but I guess this could be abstracted to generally executing any …

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WIX - Adding a C# custom action code

I'm creating a program which is being installed by Wix, using VS 2010 and I've already got the product.wxs ready. …

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