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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.

Run ExeCommand in customAction as Administrator mode in Wix Installer

I am new to wix installer. I have developed a set-up using wix installer for my application and I need …

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How to pass CustomActionData to a CustomAction using WiX?

How are properties set on CustomActionData to be retrieved by a deferred custom action?

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Wix: How to set permissions for folder and all sub folders

I know how to set the permissions for a folder: <DirectoryRef Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="PHPFolder" Name="…

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Wix and .NET Framework (prerequisites)

How can I have my Wix package to download the required .NET Framework when it's not yet installed in the …

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WiX Relative Path to the Source File

I have a simple Solution for my Project, which works well. But I am unable to grasp how to make …

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Wix create non advertised shortcut for all users / per machine

In WIX, how do you create a non advertised shortcut in the allusers profile? So far I've only been able …

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Get an environment variable into a WIX property

Is there a way to get an environment variable in WIX into a property? I'm trying to get the USERPROFILE …

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Wix- How to copy a directory to install folder

I have a Bin folder with many files in my project. For now, I only know how to add specific …

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WIX: Howto set the name of the msi output file dynamically

I want to include some dynamic part in the filename of the msi file my wix projects produce. This dynamic …

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WIX: Giving Permissions to a folder

I've read all related topics and haven't found a full answer to my problem. I would like to give full …

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