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For issues relating to deployment using Windows Installer XML, version 3.10.

The Windows Installer XML (WiX) is a toolset that builds Windows installation packages from XML source code. The toolset supports a command line environment that developers may integrate into their build processes to build MSI and MSM setup packages.

The WiX Toolset v3.10 was released September 7th, 2015.

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Unchanged files break patch uninstallation

General Information: We use WIX 3.10.3 to build both our Base Msi and Patch Msp. Supports Windows Installer version 301 Patch is build using Purely Wix method as documented. Root Cause for the issue: Base Msi contained a file named "Sample.dll" with…
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How to use property values within downloadUrl in Wix Burn

I need to create a download URL in wix burn based on the user inputs to download a MSI package. I am setting the properties as below and properties set into those variable without a problem when I give them as inputs while creating the .exe package.…
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Getting error candle.exe : error CNDL0103 : The system cannot find the file 'Product.wxs' with type 'Source'

I am using the latest version of wix v3.10.3 and while executing the following command: D:\File_Transfer\11-Nov-16\internetexplorer\2000\INTERNET_EXPLORER_SRC>call "C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.10\bin\candle.exe" -sw1076 -sw1072 -dDebug…
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Execute custom actions only on install or uninstall

I'm making installer with WiX 3.10. My original task is to copy Postgres files to target system, initialize cluster, register service, start it and restore database on install, and in reverse - stop service, remove it from system, and clear up…
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WiX CopyFile with unknown path on DiskCost

I need to copy external file, which location I acquire from dialog. File should be copied on installation, so I'm trying to use CopyFile element. Problem is, that SourceProperty for CopyFile is not set when installer starts, so it throws Error 1606.…
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Installer waiting when EXE is run as custom action during installation

I am installing Mosquitto using WIX and once the files are copied I'm trying to run the mosquitto.exe using a custom action. It launches a new command prompt and the installation pauses there. It resumes only when I terminate that command prompt.…
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Detect error in msi from wix bootstrapper

I'm installing an MSI from a custom bootstrapper and if there is an error installing the MSI, I want to update the UI in the bootstrapper with this info (and preferrably with the error msg as well). I'm subscribed to these…
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Uninstall MSI package when uninstalling from Bootstrapper

I have a Bootstrapper that will install an MSI package. But when uninstalling the Bootstrapper, it won't uninstall the MSI which was previously installed by Bootstrapper. How can I uninstall the MSI package along with uninstalling the bootstrapper…
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Meaningful error/failure messages in burn bootstrapper / wix

I am trying to give customized/meaningful error messages if there is any failures while installing using burn bootstrapper. A short intro about the installer. I am using burn bootstrapper which has chain msipackages(3). MSI package has custom…
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Wix C# custom action is not generating CA.dll, only .dll

I am integrating Wix into daily builds, and I am trying to build a custom action without having Wix Toolset installed locally. I am therefore using the binaries provided by wix, and they work fine for the basic installer itself. The problem arises…
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WiX: WIX Logs show two INSTALL actions. What is the first one?

I am analyzing the WiX logs (/Lv) during the installation process very carefully. What i realized, that during the install process two INSTALL actions will be started. The second one during the first is still processing. What is the first Install…
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Is there a way to specify command line aliases within a Wix project?

I want to deploy my app with an wix based installer and also want it to be available in the Command line, so that I can call my app after installation just like this: C:\> myApp "Some parameters" I know that I can achive this by adding my…
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WiX Toolset Catastrophic failure running light.exe

When running light.exe on our build server we are now seeing the following error: light.exe : error LGHT0001: Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED)) [blah.wixproj] build 12-Mar-2019 16:07:28 [exec] …
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WIX Change Product Name and Install directory from command line parameters

I ran into a typical scenario where it required to change product name as supplied from command line parameters as below MSBuild.exe ApplicationSetup.wixproj /p:AssemblyTitle=%USER_SPECIFIED_NAME% /p:ProductVersion=%VERSION%…
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Generate WIX authoring files to contain multiple files under a single component

We are using heat executable to generate an authoring file, where a unique component is created for each file. Is there a way to include multiple files under a single component. Expected result:
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