Top "Windows-installer" questions

Windows Installer is the installation service provided with Windows, based on the creation and installation of MSI files.

Include MajorVersion etc in filename (OutputName) when building MSI file (wix project)

In my Defines.wxi I have: <?define MajorVersion="1" ?> <?define MinorVersion="08" ?> <?define BuildVersion="11" ?> In my …

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Silent Windows Installer installer without rebooting automatically

Currently I have an MSI which performs a major upgrade, and it is launched as: msiexec.exe /i installer.msi /…

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Passing command line args to MSI from WiX bundle

I’m on Wix 3.7. I have an MSI that I would like to set a registry key (perhaps via a …

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Change my component GUID in wix?

When should I change or not change my component GUID in WIX? The Microsoft SDK information is confusing. Glytzhkof edit: …

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Why does my WiX installer need an empty CreateFolder to conditionally update an Xml file?

TL;DR: Why do I need an empty <CreateFolder/> element in this conditional component in order to make …

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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 …

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Register a COM object using InstallShield

I am using InstallShield 2011. I have a COM object that needs registered during installation. I cant seem to find anywhere …

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WiX overwrites config files during setup. How can I avoid this?

I'm using WiX to create a windows installer. Unfortunately my installer overwrites a config file on every update. What I …

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DISABLEADVTSHORTCUTS=1 disables all shortcuts

We have an application to be run on startup that allows many installed files to be changed after installation. We …

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Advertised shortcuts vs. non-advertised shortcuts in windows setup project

I cannot understand what is exact consequences of using attribute Advertise in Shortcut attribute. What is the diffirence?

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