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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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How to handle Burn FilesInUse event

I have written a custom managed bootstrapper application with WiX/Burn, and now I'm trying to extend it to handle the ExecuteFilesInUse event. I have successfully triggered the event and done a dump of what I'm given, and it has me confused... After…
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WIX Burn custom install page

I'd like to insert a "page" between the Burn's main page, and the installation process. Is it possible to do without modifying the WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.cpp? If not, how should I link the WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.cpp to my…
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Wix: Managed BA command line not effective

While playing with TestBA Bootstrapper from Bryan, first I installed 1.0.0.0. Then I incremented version to 1.0.0.1 and logged the process. Here is the part where -uninstall -quite command line was passed during upgrade:…
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WiX 3.8 MSI for a 32-bit and a 64-bit machine

I have Visual Studio 2012, WiX 3.8 setup project and Burn bootstrapper. Everything works fine if I target a 32-bit machine. I want to create two separate MSI files for 32-bit and 64-bit with localizations. But, I cannot find a 64-bit target option…
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WIX burn bundle - does not remove old version

I am currently creating a setup for our "AwesomeApp" which I'm going to refer to as "the MSI" in the following. The problem I am hitting here is: My MSI has its own UpgradeCode and version, and when I raise it and run the MSI, then the old version…
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WiX Burn - Setting InstallFolder variable based on a condition

I'm using WiX 3.6 ( but could upgrade to 3.8 if necessary ) and have a bootsrapper written in BURN, that's nearly doing everything I need, except this one issue; which I just can't seem to crack. I have two variables; Product_XYZ and Product_ABC. …
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Wix Burn Process not closed

Hello I have custom bootstrapper application. All work fine, but when work is done and i close app process continuing to hang. I've noticed that when i tryed to recompile installer. I have code like this: protected override void Run() { …
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Wix burn skip package in chain

Is there a way to skip one of package in chain? I have looked at "InstallCondition" and have code like this.
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WiX bundle installation force reboot details

I have Windows program installation bootstrapper project. There is .NET Framework, Visual Studio C++ redistributable, device driver installer and my application installer in chain:
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WiX / Burn: Set Uninstall screen information

I have created an MSI file to install one of my programs using WiX 3.7. I have a single file that I created to contain company information that is displayed in Control Panel -> Programs and Features as such:
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Prevent Burn from uninstalling .NET package

I'm using a WiX bootstrapper to install .NET and my application. The .NET installation is specified in a chain using the statement When I uninstall using the bootstrapper, the .NET package is also uninstalled.…
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Have WiX/Burn detect the required version of .NET Framework

How can I have Burn detect that the required .NET 4.5 framework is installed and if not notify the user prior to launching my custom UI that the install requires .NET 4.5 to run? Without the prerequisite check my custom UI (BootStrapperApplication)…
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WiX ExitCode forceReboot causes endless rebooting

I have a simple Burn bootstrapper in which the first thing I need to do is trigger a reboot (before anything is installed), then continue with the installation after reboot. I have set up the chain as such:
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WiX Burn bootstrapper cancel dialog localization

I have successfuly created a localized installer and bootstrapper setup using WiX. There is just one problem with the bootstrapper localization. Everything is fine except the values of button captions in a dialog that appears when the installation…
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Not possible to pass WixBundleProviderKey variable to msipackage

I have a problem with the burn built-in variable WixBundleProviderKey. I need to pass the value of this variable to an msi package. My problem is that the value of this variable is not evaluated, and the msi will only receive an empty string. I have…
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