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.

How do you create an event log source using WiX

I'm creating an installer for a website that uses a custom event log source. I would like our WiX based …

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Directory NN is in the user profile, but is not listed in the RemoveFile table

When I am trying to create the installer i am getting the following error: The directory ProgramMenuDir is in the …

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Installers: WIX or Inno Setup?

I'm comparing these two tools. The impression I have is: Inno Setup does not produce an MSI, but can do …

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WiX will not add HKLM registry setting during Windows 7 install

I have written a WiX installer that works perfectly with Windows XP, but when installing to a Windows 7 box I …

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WIX database deployment, installation

During my setup I give an option to use "windows authentication" OR "server authetication". Everything works fine and db gets …

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WiX - Install Prerequisites and 3rd party applications

I have a wix Windows Installer for my C# application. Things are working, I am able to install and uninstall …

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NSIS Vs WiX Vs AnyOther Installation Package

Need to create a Installation Package that would need to a) install a Database, b) create database and tables, c) …

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One file per component or several files per component?

Should I wrap all the files I want to install in individual components? What is the advantage of putting several …

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Using if condition to compare variable values in WiX

I want to check whether the user has passed an argument for USERNAME for which the default value is local. …

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How to install .NET 4.5 with a WiX bundle?

I need to include Microsoft .NET 4.5 as a prerequisite with my installation bundle, and I want it as automatic as …

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