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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.

Specify the INSTALLLOCATION of packages in WiX inside the Burn managed bootstrapper

I have a WiX 3.6 bundle (using Burn) and managed bootstrapper that install several MSI packages. Some of the packages install …

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WiX installer remove files on uninstall but not on upgrade

I have a program that installs with a WiX installer. The program itself creates a number of files in the […

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'Error -2147467259: failed to create SQL database' in WiX

I want to create a database in the installation process using WiX 3.6. I followed many tutorials, but I think there …

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Wix Burn vcredist

I have a c++ application developed using Visual Studio 2015, along with a Wix installer and a Burn bootstrapper. Previous versions …

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WiX Bundle bal:condition - util:RegistrySearch variable always false

I want my install to fail if a third-party software element is not installed. I added a Fragment with a …

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How to call a command line program in WiX

I want to call a command line program of OpenOffice in WiX. To do so, I created a custom action, …

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change installer properties in C# custom action

How to change installer properties in my C# custom action?

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Self updating application install with WIX?

I am writing an application that needs to be installed on a large number of desktops and also needs to …

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How to kill a process from WiX

I am developing an installer using Wix and need to kill a process (not application) silently during installation so the …

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Windows Installer and the creation of WiX

We currently use WiX for building our MSI files, and as such it is the only MSI builder I have …

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