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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How to run custom code as part of WiX burn MBA on install-complete and support rollback
I need to embed, invoke and run some custom code as part of my custom managed bootstrapper application, as a post-install step. This custom code is within a class library that I have included as a reference in my MBA project. So, right after the…
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Wix 3.7 Burn - how to do a custom splash screen with dynamic information
I have Wix Burn Custom installer using ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost.
What I want to do is, have a splash screen, with Version No. Now I don't want to change splash screen image everytime i update the installation. I would like it to have a…
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Cancel the custom action execution and Rollback using wix burn Boostrapper UI
I am trying to create wix burn bootstrapper that install my msi. I am using Wix 3.7.
I have few custom actions with my msi. If I cancel the setup while 1st (or any) CA running, all other CA are called by sequence after the execution of that…
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How to specify that a VisualStudio 2012 project is dependent on two configurations of another?
I have a VisualStudio 2012 solution, consisting of a bunch of C++ projects, each with a Debug / Release configuration and x64 / Win32 platforms. So I end up with four executables:
Debug-Win32.exe
Debug-x64.exe
Release-Win32.exe
Release-x64.exe
Of…
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WiX - suppress Install and Close Buttons
I have a wix installation that currently uses the standard bootstrapper to bundle a number of MSI's together.
With the goal of automatically updating the applications, what I want is for the dialog to have the Install and Close buttons suppressed so…
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Check for a file version from a Wix Bootstrapper Bundle
I've created a bootstrapper application for my WIX installer. One of the installers that I am bundling needs to have an install condition based on the version of a file that is allready installed. I don't have access to the source of the installer…
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Burn: the Repair Button
I have some problems understanding how the 'repair button' works in burn.
If my program is installed, and I'll click the repair button, my program is beeing installed again (if I understood the log files right).
Is there a way to controll what's…
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WiX user to know checkbox selected or Not
I am using Burn for installing my components. I am using RTFTheme.xml and i added one checkbox in the options page.
If i want to know that user has selected the checkbox or not, what should i need to do.
I mean how can i access the variable inside…
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How to use an option set in the burn UI in the install package (msi)
I am using the standard (EulaHyperlink) Burn installer, but added an option the the "Install" page like this:
#(loc.WillInstall)
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