Top "Wix3" questions

For issues relating to deployment using Windows Installer XML, version 3.

WiX 3.0 throws error 217, while being executed by continuous integration

This is the error that is thrown by our automated build suite on Windows 2008, while running ICEs (after migrating from …

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WiX 3 driving me crazy - trying to create desktop shortcut

I have an app that is being installed with WiX 3 - most of the install works fine by now, but …

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WiX: Passing Install path to managed custom action

new Day, new Problem;-) Still got to struggle with managed custom action. I already managed it to call an …

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In WiX how do I test for the existence of a registry key (not value) for Oracle ODP.Net

More specifically I want to test whether Oracle ODP.Net is installed on a machine. I want to do this …

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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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WiX unresolved reference error

I'm using Wix version 3.0.5419.0. I have two .wxs files, one which is a fragment, and another which uses the fragment …

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Change my component GUID in wix?

When should I change or not change my component GUID in WIX? The Microsoft SDK information is confusing. Glytzhkof edit: …

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Platform identification in WiX 3.0

I am facing issues when migrating the managed code from x86 to x64 platform. I have a WiX project to …

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WiX: How to register application to start when Windows launches?

I'm exploring distribution of .NET desktop applications with MSI generated by WiX. So far it works great. But I've got …

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MSI does not install all files when RemovePreviousVersion is run

I have a MSI build using WiX version 3. All previous installers for the product we are deploying worked fine with …

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