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For issues relating to deployment using WiX Toolset version 4

The WiX Toolset 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.

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Wix Toolset v4 Shortcut & installation directory per login user

Using WiX Toolset v4 & Heatwave plugin from Visual Studio, I just try to add shortcut to current user Desktop but have a hard time doing it. My install directory is Id="ProgramFilesFolder". my goal is have shortcut at C:\Users\{User}\Desktop\ and…
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WiX: Using SourceDir as the Target of a (Menu) Shortcut

I'm having a lot of trouble using SourceDir as the target of a shortcut in my WiX script. I'm now using Wix v4 built under dotnet. The relevant code is below...
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error WIX0005: The Fragment element contains an unexpected child element 'Merge'

Currently I am migrating my wix setup from wix v3.11 to wix v 4.0 i have used the command WIX Convert .wxs while using this above command i am getting an error in my msi file that error WIX0005: The Fragment element contains an…
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unable to build the solution after migrating wix 3.11 to wix 4 by using heatwave visual studio extention

In my application everything was working in wix 3.11 ,but due to make it crossplatform we have migrated the some application to .net 6 after that setup also works fine , we can not give a check in setup whether client machine has .net 6 installed or…
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How to migrate custom Wix extension from 3 to 4

I have a custom WiX extension (an extension for WiX itself). https://github.com/nbelyh/VisioPanelAddinVSTO/tree/master/VisioWixExtension This one is for building Office (Visio) related installations. It has a custom table, scheduled actions, exec…
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Wix v3 to Wix v4 no Product-tag anymore?

The code below which I borrowed as an example from https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/5610 is for Wix v3. (don't know if the code works, it is about the file structure)
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Create MSI using WiX 4.0.1 and Gitlab CI/CD pipeline

I am trying to figure out how to use WiX 4.0.1 with Gitlab CI/CD to create an MSI installer package. I can see in some examples I found for WiX 3 that binaries are needed in the pipeline, but I am not sure what if anything is required for WiX 4.0.1…
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Add a folder of dependencies for an ExePackage in Wix

Something similar to this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find a solution that matches my needs. I'm working on streamlining the install process of a legacy WinForms application. It's for a piece of hardware that required three driver…
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WiX v4 Bootstrapper: Unable to uninstall MsiPackage (Error 0x80070643)

I am currently utilizing a WiX v4 bootstrapper bundle to install and uninstall an MsiPackage. Although I've encountered no issues during the installation process, I've been unable to successfully execute the uninstallation. Strangely, rather than…
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How to correctly harvest a published .NET 6 project?

I have a Windows service built in .NET 6 and want it installed with WiX. My project file looks like this: Jenkins Log Collector Installer …
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Wix Toolset 4, GUID Error Path, not Rooted in Standard Dir

I am trying to harvest files from the folder structure bellow using Wix Toolset 4, with the WixToolset.Heat nuget package, in Visual Studio 2022 in order for my files to go into C:\Testing. …
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How can I fix a Wix 4 bundle installation where dialogs are not displayed?

How can I fix a Wix 4 bundle installation where dialogs are not displayed? When installing directly from MSI (msiexec -i installer.msi ..) , installation succeeds. When installing from the Wix 4 bundle (installer.exe), installation starts, but…
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Support for .NET 6 in WixNetfxExtension

I am building an installer in Wix 3.14. I want to check if the .NET 6 runtime is already installed, and if not, offer a way to install it by downloading it (I don't want to include the .NET 6 runtime in the installer). I found the following…
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ERROR on Wix v4: "The Package element contains an unexpected child element 'LaunchCondition'."

Hope to find you all well! I'm creating a Wix v4 MSI Project to make an Windows Service Installer, and I can't fix this compiler error: WIX0005 The Package element contains an unexpected child element 'LaunchCondition'. My Package file…
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WIX Setup Project - Could not load file or assembly GMap.net

I have a windows form app that I have deployed using a WIX4 Setup project. The app installs fine, but I am getting the following error message when opening it (I added some exception handling to show the error message). I used a visual studio set…
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