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For issues relating to deployment using Windows Installer XML, version 3.9.

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Package the .Net redistributable in my burn bootstrapper

I'm trying to package the .Net 4.5.2 redistributable into my burn application, by following the instructions on this page. But it fails to find the file in the temp burn location. According to the log burn tries to find the file…
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Show msi installer UI from a managed WIX bootstrapper

I have an MSI installer and a managed C# bootstrapper. The purpose of the bootstrapper is to show a language select dialog and to launch the MSI with the appropriate language transform. The bootstrapper relies on the MSI's UI: …
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Wix custom install directory Error 2727

I have a created a wix installer for my application. Everything is working correctly except when I choose Install for all users on the machine on the next dialog i choose the installation directory and i Get error. Click Next shows the error…
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Wix Custom BA properly handle upgrade

I've been fighting with the Wix custom bootstrapper for days trying to get the upgrade to work properly. The BA upgrade code remains the same while the MSI files have new product codes. I only display the BA in the ARP, not the MSI. I've gotten it…
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WiX: How to restart the explorer.exe immediately?

I am a beginner in case of packaging of software. I am using cpack + Wix. I tried to find helpful information or a good documentation about util:RestartResource, but could not find any awnser to my question. Issue: I have to install a ShellExtension…
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Error occurred with custom action RegisterComPlus with WIX 3.9 and above

We, at Microsoft, had been using WIX toolset version 3.5.2519.0 for so long to build the installer and patches for our product named (System Center Service Manager aka SCSM). Recently we need to update to WIX Toolset 3.14.0.1703 as this version has…
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Downloading and copying file using the WIX toolset

I'm working on adding a feature to our WIX-based installer. It's my first time working with WIX so it's all quite new to me. What I'm trying to do is allow users to pass an auth token command line argument when using msiexec. The installer will then…
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WIX Bootstrapper Upgrade - How to uninstall previous version silent

We have a wix setup (based on wix version 3.9) with a standard wix package together with a so called bundle that shows a wpf gui (with Bootstrapper etc), where we can install, update and uninstall the shabang. Everything should be "by the book" as…
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Customize Default WiX Bootstrap GUI

I want to create an additional button in default GUI of Bootstrapper set-up project. This button should be added when the set-up complete GUI is presented. I want to start an application when this button is clicked. Please see the attached…
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Wix/Heat: Access inside .wixproj file

I am running a heat command as pre-build event in my installer.wixproj. I want my dir-parameter (HarvestPath) to be the target directory of my included project reference. Now inside my .wixproj-file I have
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User pinned taskbar shortcuts and major upgrades

I'm struggling to understand how user pinned shortcuts in windows explorer work in relation to windows installer. I was under the impression that the User Pinned shortcuts were completely user handled, but it seems windows installer will find (and…
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Wix 'specified account already exists' on repair

I've read this: Windows msi: error 1316: the specified account already exists and this: Role of various GUIDs in WiX ("error: The specified account already exists") And I didn't find any solution of my problem. When I install app.msi all working…
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How can I stop an .exe on repair, update and delete in wix?

In my wix I use the following declaration:
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WIX - Creating an uninstall shortcut inside installed folder

I'm using Wix 3.9 and Wix-edit 0.7.5/Notepad++ to create a MSI installer for my application. I want to create an uninstall shortcut inside the installed folder. For instance: C:\MySoftware\Uninstall.lnk I tried a few things, but in all cases when I…
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Wix custom BA installer WPF Launch App after install completes

I've created a custom installer using a WIX and WPF project. I'm trying to implement launching application after installer finish successfully. When i use Process.Start(AppPath); it does not strart the file from the specified path but uses path from…
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