Top "Wix3" questions

Is there a way to set a preprocessor variable to the value of a property?

I have a WiX include file with the following code <Fragment Id="PropertyFragment"> <Property Id="DynamicLanguageCode" Value="[…

wix xsd wix3

C# custom action in Wix

When my application is uninstalled, the server needs to be notified so that it can free up the license key …

c# wix wix3 custom-action

How to create a multi-level subfolder in Start menu using WiX

How do I create sub folders (several levels deep) in the Windows Start menu, using WiX? Currently I am able …

installation wix windows-installer wix3

WiX Includes vs Fragments

What's the difference between a WiX include (.wxi file) and a WiX fragment (.wxs file)? What are the use cases …

wix wix3

Including all dependencies

I'm just starting out with WiX as I need to be able to automate building an MSI on our CI …

wix windows-installer wix3 paraffin

In WiX how can I select an IIS website by name?

What I would like to do is show the installer user a list of the websites on their server and …

iis iis-7 iis-6 wix wix3

WiX: Prevent 32-bit installer from running on 64-bit Windows

Due to user confusion, our app requires separate installers for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. While the 32-bit installer …

wix installation windows-installer wix3 platform

How can I change the font colour and type of a string in WiX in one of the standard dialogs?

Is there a simple way to change the font colour and (preferably) font type for one of the strings in …

wix wix3

Generating an executable using wix

I am learning Wix and I want to generate a setup.exe file instead of a setup.msi. Is that …

wix wix3

WiX CustomAction ExeCommand failing?

I have a command line I want to run during the install of a merge module (created by WiX) with …

wix windows-installer wix3.5 wix3