Top "Wix" questions

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

VersionNT MSI property on Windows 10

I'm finding that when I update the manifest for my bootstrapper to support Windows 10 compatability, the InstallUISequence of the MSI …

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Pass parameters from bootstrapper to msi bundle package

I'm using VS2010 and WiX 3.6 to create MSI packages and bundle them into Bootstrapper setup. Here's my Boostrapper code. <?…

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netsh http add urlacl problem

I'm trying to set up some ports from a WIX installer. For WinXP we use httpcfg in a custom action …

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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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MSI installer calling another MSI installer in silent mode using WiX

I'm using WiX to make an MSI installer to call another MSI installer. I can resolve this situation in UILevel=5 (…

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How can I find the Upgrade Code for an installed MSI file?

In certain cases the need to retrieve MSI upgrade codes for deployed packages can arise. Common scenarios: I took over …

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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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WiX checking for .NET Framework 4

I am trying to implement a check to see if the .NET framework is installed when running the installer. I …

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WiX Proper Creation of Desktop Shortcut

There are two answers on Create shortcut to desktop using WiX Both these answers lack any real explanation of what …

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How can I determine what causes repeated Windows Installer self-repair?

How can I log only the changes causing a MSI file made by Installshield 2008 to reinstall via "self-repair"? What is …

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