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The WiX Toolset (formerly known as Windows Installer XML) is a toolset that builds Windows installation packages and WiX bootstrappers from XML source code.

WiX bootstrapper theme file?

In the documentation, it mentions there are three options (besides rolling your own UI) for the bootstrapper: RtfLicense, HyperlinkLicense, and …

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The Fragment element contains an unhandled extension element 'util:RegistrySearch'

Learning how to create Wix Booloader so that I can install .NET framework with my msi install package. Anyway I …

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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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How to create desktop shortcut for all users in WIX

I am developping a MSI installer by using WIX, I can create shortcut on desktop for only one user. Now …

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Wix *.msi installer Icon and logos

According to this http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/user-interface/ui-wizardry I have created the following code <?xml version="1.0" …

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How to create a multi-level subfolder in Start menu using WiX

How do I create sub folders (several levels deep) in the Windows Start menu, using WiX? Currently I am able …

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Wix Interactions with Conditions, Properties & Custom Actions

I am having a problem with a setting the enabled state of a button on a Dialog. The button in …

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Setting property value from another properties

I have a custom control (disabled edit) where I want to show current logged in Domain\User. I set property …

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Wix Installer start menu shortcut not appearing

I am trying to create an installer project for a windows application using WiX v3.7 (as VS2012 does not include …

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