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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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wix toolset bootstrapper cannot detect bundle installed after rebuild

I am using bootstrapper to include a single MSI. If I have installed the bundle, then re-install by start the bundle EXE, it can detect that bundle has been installed. However, if I rebuild the solution, even no single line code changed, the bundle…
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How to add pre-existing multiple .exe files in a installer using WiX?

I am new to WiX. I have multiple .exe files supplied by different vendors. I need to combine them together with one more application(.exe) developed by me. I used WiX for my application and created a installer for it (installs developed exe file).…
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understanding keyPath issue for both perUser and perMachine

WIX 3.10 I read answers here on the site but none seem to satisfy my curiosity to understand the difference between perUser vs PerMachine when it comes to KeyPath here is the perUser part
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Creating WiX Installer with UI and Localization

I have the requirement to create an installer for a WPF application. That's not much of a problem (but much of a pain with WiX), but now my client updated his requirements and I'm starting to get frustrated. Please tell me if the requested…
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Product files not deleting after WIX upgrade

We use a managed bootstrapper. We have two products in our bundle (let's call it BundleName) - ProductA and ProductB. We install both products and it works fine. Next we change a version of BundleName from 1.0.0.0 to 2.0.0.0 and the MSI version of…
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Check if framework update is installed in wix project

For the software house where I work I extend an Open Source IDE (SharpDevelop) with framework 4. I use VS2015 and I added NuGet package Microsoft.Bcl.Async to use async/await keywords. But there is a problem. If in the user's PC is installed only…
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Wix Error code 319 (-out parameter)

I am building a Web app installer (.Net). My Wix version is 3.10 and I am using VS2013. I did see a few people also had this issue before, but none of their answers helped me out. I tried to follow through these steps, I had an other one, exit code…
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How to upgrade an MSI that contains a deprecated component?

We have a case where an older version of the product contained a component that is not shipped with the new version. The problem we are having is two-fold... first, the services are not being stopped, leading to forced reboots. Second, the files…
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WiX Error Determining Previous Package Version

Running into an issue with version numbers. We used to use Installshield for our client installer. Since switching to WiX, we've "fixed" a few things such as the version numbering scheme. We used to use x.x.x-y, but WiX does not allow the "-" to…
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Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixBootstrapperApplication:WixNetFxExtension' in section 'Bundle:...'

I am trying to create a wix bootstrapper configuration. My Bundle.wxs:
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Wix - ICE 64 error: Link external componentgroups

i use heat to harvest my files i need as components in my Setup and write them to a separate wxs file, which works perfect. Example of generated file: …
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CI/CD With Jenkins and Wix: Can't Find Sources

I'm trying to use the Jenkins Wix Toolset Plugin to build an msi. I've installed Wix 3.10 on the build machine. The Jenkins job checks the project out of GitHub, which I can see is working fine. There are wxs files, but it appears they can't be…
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WiX toolset execute custom action after installation and wait for completion

I want to execute my .exe file, which displays MessageBox and exits upon clicking OK. CustomAction should be executed after installation is finished, but before displaying Finish dialog. Problem is, that I'm not able to set main installer window to…
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How to display disk space not enough message in burn bootstrapper applications?

I wrote my own installer UI with burn bootstrapper. It has a WPF frontend. I have an EXE with 3 MSI pacakges included. So when I try to install it in a disk with not enough space, how can I show an error message dialog in my installer UI? Is there a…
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