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How to resolve warning "◦Value Install Location missing " in windows 7 software logo kit?
Hi i am doing certification for first time for exe .Report generated warnings .
1. Clean, reversible, installation
Test case: Write appropriate Add/Remove Program values: PASS WITH WARNINGS
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WARNING: Applications are expected to create…
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WiX - Modifying an existing service to be dependent on the service I am installing
Using Wix3, its trivial to ensure that a windows service being installed is given a dependency on a service that is already installed on the target machine, but I need to do the opposite - i.e. as part of my install I need to modify the service…
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How to register a COM dll on condition based in WIX Installer
Am running a Command to register a dll using the below code in WIX installer
dll
wix
installation
wix3.5
wix3
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How do I customize what a third party MSM does?
I'm trying to convert a project in Visual Studio 2008 from static linking of the CRT to dynamic linking. This was easy enough, and I added the CRT MSM and policy MSM to my Wix file with no problems.
I am not that happy with the MSI that is output…
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How do I build a WixLib without hard-coding the directory reference?
I have an assembly and its dependencies in a folder. I want to create a wixlib (with the binaries baked in) that will contain a ComponentGroup that has all of the files in it. In another wix project, I want to reference that wixlib and say where…
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How to use WiX to delete a font
I am creating an installer that also needs to delete the Arial font (I am told Arial will be recreated from a cache if it gets deleted, and that's exactly what I want). Is there a way that I can do this in WiX or will I need to write a custom…
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wix file directory change based on user "per user" or "per machine" choice
I am using WixUI_Advanced and currently cant figure out how to dynamically change the location of the directory for the needed files based on what the user choses in InstallScopeDlg.
This is what i have; i need to be able to change…
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Installing Namespace Extension with Microsoft WIX
What is the best/easiest way to install a namespace extension using wix?
Especially how do I install it on Windows 7 with enabled UAC.
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WiX compiler extension tutorial?
I need to create a WiX extension to handle interacting with the HTTP API (httpapi.dll) so that I can set URLACLs and SSL bindings for a WCF service that is being installed.
As I understand it, I need to create a WiX compiler extension, so that I can…
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WiX: How can I install a guidance automation package (GAT) using WiX?
I'm currently writing an installation for our in-house development SDK. Part of this SDK is a guidance package for Visual Studio 2008 (Guidance Framework Version: February 2008).
Unfortunately I have no idea how to write a WiX-installation for the…
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How to include MFC and Visual Studio CRT libraries into MSI installer?
I'm trying to learn how to write MSI installer. I'm using WiX, and I'm curious. My application comes with the dependencies to the followign MFC and CRT libraries:
mfc90u.dll
msvcr90.dll
How do you install those?
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how to update product.wxs file dynamic
i want to make an application which includes dynamic screensaver. User can select multiple images from their PC and generate swf file. so i want to include swf file and images in the wix project dynamically. and want to generate an MSI file.is there…
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Different height and width from the defined in the configuration
I'm making a custom dialog in my Wix instalation. My code:
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WIX - Custom actions - Making them happen during a UI install only?
I have a custom action that I want to only run, during a UI install of my application.
If I have the following WIX xml :
(NOT ENABLEMYNEWFEATURE) AND (((UILevel = 4) OR…
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WiX - don't create uninstallation data
Is it possible to create msi installer which only exctracts data but doesn't create uninstallation data?
For example:
MSI has got embeded 10 files.
User installs MSI which copies 10 files to user disc.
MSI doesn't create uninstallation data on…
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