Top "Windows-installer" questions

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

Programmatically installing MSI packages

I would like to install a given .msi package programmatically from my C# .NET application, preferably with the installation parameters …

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What is the best way to auto update a windows application?

Google Chrome auto updates itself every five hours. I want to clone this exact functionality in my own application. What …

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How do I make a WIX MSI always remove a previous version?

I have CI build system builds an MSI whenever a developer checks in a change. We run automated acceptance tests …

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How to set "Run as administrator" flag on shortcut created by MSI installer

I have a Setup and Deployment project in Visual Studio 2010. I would like the installer to create two shortcuts to …

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How do I do a silent install and uninstall with WiX and MSI?

How can a silent installer be created in WiX that does not display any UI dialogs to the user and …

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What is the purpose of administrative installation initiated using msiexec /a?

Windows Installer technology supports administrative installation. The command line for initiating administrative installation is: 'msiexec /a setup.msi'. I want …

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How to create a high quality icon for my Windows application?

If you are running Windows with a higher DPI setting you will notice that most application icons on the desktop …

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What is the wix 'KeyPath' attribute?

What is the Wix 'KeyPath' attribute? In particular, how does it apply to the following: <Component Id="ProgramMenuDir" Guid="*"&…

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Wix: single MSI instead of msi + cab

My Wix project creates install.msi and cab1.cab. How can I have it bundle everything into the msi? I …

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WiX - CustomAction ExeCommand - Hide Console

We've gotten a custom action that runs command-line to work as such: <CustomAction Id="OurAction" FileKey="OurInstalledExe.exe" ExeCommand="…

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