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

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Install Wix Toolset 3.9 for Visual Studio 2015

I have downloaded Wix Toolset v3.9 R2 (Stable) from http://wixtoolset.org/releases/ and installed it on my Windows 10 machine. Visual Studio 2015 Ultimate is installed. I open my Soultion in VS and in the Solution Explorer I want to add a Wix…
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How can I trigger a component condition only on uninstall, but not on an upgrade?

I want to remove the file File.txt only on uninstall, but not on an upgrade. We are using the element for upgrades. When we use the following Component, the File will be removed every time, also on an upgrade:
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How can I pass an folder path to an custom action ExeCommand

We have the following folder structure in our wix declaration:
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How can I remove a file on uninstall and not on an upgrade?

I want use the following declaration to remove a file on uninstall:
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How can I remove an config file on uninstall when software uses major upgrades, @neveroverwrite and @permanent

Major Upgrades and config files are common component parts of an software. Declaration for the major upgrades: While…
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Adding additional information to progressbar for Wix bootstrapper application

I have a wix bootstrapper application (currently using wix 3.9) that installs multiple msi packages that are downloaded from urls. When the application starts the progress bar executes but doesn't provide any textual information that packages are…
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Is it possible to show custom action status for user?

Hi i have developed an wix installer for my web application and it works fine for me.I have more than one custom action in my wix.I need to show user the status of custom actions at the end of the setup like the below image. is it possible in…
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Wix 3.10 not adding application to Add/Remove Programs

I recently switched from using Wix 3.9 to Wix 3.10 in order to use Wix in visual studio 2015 and I noticed that in Wix 3.10 (without adding code changes), it is not adding my installer application to the Add/Remove Programs anymore. However if i…
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Editing packaged file in WiX

WiX newbie here. I'm curious if this approach is possible using WiX. Problem statement... I am packaging some SQL files that I want to execute against some parameters that the user will enter at run time. Think connection string information. One…
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WIX Uninstall Custom Action Error Code 2753

I'm having problems with a WIX CustomAction that I'd like to run when a user uninstalls an application. Here's my XML http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
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How to replace autogenerated product name in install dialog?

I'm using WiX 3.9.1208.0 to generate installer and bootstrapper for my application. I've just added digital signature to avoid a yellow warning when the installer is executed. I now get a friendly dialog prompting for elevated privileges where a…
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Bind IIS local websites in dropdown list of wix installation?

After working long for the creating the installer for my application using http://wixtoolset.org/ and i am using 3.10v,finally i got the working .msi installer file. But i wanted the list of websites that are present in IIS server to be display in…
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WiX Burn Downgrade

So I have two installers, installer for my program, created with WiX, and installer that is installing my program and his prerequisites, and this installer is created with WiX Burn. In both installers I need to support downgrade, and I have enable…
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Wix - How to handle minor upgrades with Enable Feature Selection turned on?

We have been working on rebuilding our installer with WIX and Burn, using a custom bootstrapper application. We are using a feature tree in our main MSI, and have set EnableFeatureSelection="yes" so that we can replicate the feature tree in our…
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WiX Toolset - Hidden property no longer hidden when referenced elsewhere

To hide a property in WiX I'm using
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