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Burn is the WiX (Windows Installer XML) engine used to chain multiple installation packages into a singular, more seamless setup experience.

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Can I release msi and exe both?

I want to release setup.msi output of Setup Project and setup.exe output of Setup.BootStrapper Project that burns the Setup.msi. As I want to release both(setup.msi & setup.exe) So, The order of installation is unpredictable. If the user installs…
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Burn: How to store a checkbox value in a variable

I was wondering how you store a checkbox value in a variable? I am using WiX Burn with a custom RtfTheme. For example: RtfTheme.xml
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Preventing Msi external file from being compressed and included into burn bootstrapper

Is it possible to include a Msi package into the bootstrapper but not any of it's external files? So my msi installer has a file:
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WiX/Burn install .NET 4 framework pre-requisite failing to reboot

I have created a custom UX that needs .NET 4 installed to run. I have followed the instructions on installing .NET 4 as a pre-requisite from Burn, and this works perfectly when a reboot after .NET is not required. However, if a reboot is required I…
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WiX 3.6 Burn bootstrapper fails to elevate

I'm somewhat new to the world of WiX, so it's very possible I've missed something very obvious. I've installed WiX 3.6 beta, and grabbed the source as well to work from (and adjusted it to use the WiX 3.6 installed binaries), but I'm having problems…
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WiX Burn custom UI

I am trying to create a custom UI for WiX and Burn. I have followed some of the guides I've found, and so far I have a project that has the following, which inherits from BootstrapperApplication. namespace MyBA { public class TestBA :…
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WIX Burn upgrade removes ExePackages after installing new version

How can I prevent Wix burn from removing ExePackages during an upgrade install? Background: I'm creating an installer using Wix 3.11 with a custom bootstrapper application, and multiple ExePackages and MsiPackages. Some of the ExePackages install…
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ExePackage RemotePayload hash value issue

I have implemented prerequisites using ExePackage with RemotePayload because I need to download package using runtime webinstaller (DownloadURL). But in that when package is upgraded after sometime like quarterly update that time package version and…
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How to install a net core application with .NET Core Runtime prerequisite from wix

Since there is no Wix equivalent to Netfx.wixext for .NET Core (i.e. specifying built in Ids to detect and require runtimes), I can't seem to find a way to correctly install .NET Core and also account for various conditions such as a newer version…
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Attempt to install earlier version of the installed application causes error

I have created a custom UI and provided the standard dialog boxes as required to avoid ICE20 errors. I have included the following line as required: If I use a WIX UI this works fine. But now I've created my own custom UI I get an "unexpected error"…
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Wix MSI Bootstrapper using just .Net Core

Wix MSI Bootstrapper using just .Net Core I have an application that will contain Windows Services and a UI all compiled in .Net Core 3.1. It will not be self-contained - it will require .Net Core 3.1 to be installed. I need to create a WIX…
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How can I install a root certificate using Wix Burn?

I am installing my application in a fully offline environment. Our machines will be completely incapable of connecting to the internet during production scenarios. I am writing a WiX Burn custom bootstrapper, and part of the reason was to install a…
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WiX standard bootstrapper: launch application after install

I am creating a Bundle installer, using WiX standard bootstrapper in order to install .NET Framework 4.5 (if not yet installed) and my application in the user's computer. The bundle installer also allows the user to set the installation path for the…
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SQL Server named instance with Visual Studio 2017 Installer project

Software: SQL Server Express 2016 Visual Studio 2017 We've been trying without success to get a named instance of SQL Server Express 2016 installed as part of VS Installer Setup Project. We've tried calling InstallNamedInstance() as follows with…
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Wix - Burn tool - How to notify error or failure due to non-vital package in the chain

In my wix bundle I have chain of multiple Packages (see below), out of those if my App2 fails to install still I need to continue with the rest of the installation but at the end would like to show failure message reported by App2 package. Any…
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