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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.

Using Wix to create 32bit and 64bit installers from one .wxs file

I would like to keep my top level .wxs DRY while building 32 and 64 bit installers. I am using the -arch …

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How do I pass msiexec properties to a WiX C# custom action?

I have an MSI file being created with Wxs 3.0. My MSI references a C# custom action, written using the new …

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How to create windows installer

Basically we are releasing our changes/fixes in the form of manual installer (Windows powershell script). It will install specified .…

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Wix Not Removing Files on Uninstall

I've seen others' questions on this matter, but I can't make it work for me. I'm trying to get used …

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How to include Wix Fragments created by Heat

I have the following fragment: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"&…

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Inserting a copyright / registered symbol in the installer using Wix

I want to know if one a particular dialog i want to insert a copyright symbol , how would i do …

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How to register file types/extensions with a WiX installer?

I didn't find an explicit answer to this question in the WiX Documentation (or Google, for that matter). Of course …

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MSI vs nuget packages: which are is better for continuous delivery?

Let's discuss following topic. There is application which currently is being deployed with good to know xcopy method.This approach …

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Where is Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller found?

I'm trying to compile a WiX installer (which has custom actions, which I suspect are the source of the issue) …

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Wix/MSI - How to avoid installing same MSI twice

I have my installer coded in WiX language. It supports major upgrade mechanism. A particular requirement is that the same …

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