Extract contents of Burn bootstrapper

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Kunal picture Kunal · Nov 5, 2014 · Viewed 9.4k times · Source

I have an MSI package bundled in a WiX Burn bootstrapper. Can I extract this MSI from the bundle on the target machine?

Answer

Shaun Wilde picture Shaun Wilde · Nov 5, 2014

You need to use the dark.exe utility that comes with WiX.

dark.exe -x temp <installer>

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