WIX Icon doesnt work properly

Question

I have the WIX script:

<Product Id="$(var.ProductCode)" Name="$(var.ProductName)" Version="$(var.ProductVersion)" Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)" UpgradeCode="$(var.UpgradeCode)">
<Property Id="ALLUSERS" Value="1" />
<Icon Id="icon.ico" SourceFile="{MY PATH}"/>
<Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="icon.ico" />
<Property Id="FINDPUBLICDIR">
  <RegistrySearch Id="Registry" Type="raw" Root="HKCU" Key="Software\$(var.Manufacturer)\$(var.ProductName)" Name="Location"/>
</Property>
    <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />

    <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" />

<FeatureRef Id="Feature" />

</Product>

Everything works fine, but my Icon is still default at the Add/Remove Programs.

(Path is OK because, if i set wrong/not existed path i get compilation error)

(i tried to change InstallerVersion but nothing was happend)

Does anyone know what can be wrong ?

@SteinÅsmul thanks, but no, your answer, did not help, i tried it all and i am still searching solution — Vadym Buhaiov, May 16 '18 at 15:54
I would check the finished MSI with `Orca`, checking the `Icon table` to see that the correct entry is there, and if it is try to extract the icon file to verify it. — Stein Åsmul, May 16 '18 at 15:57
@SteinÅsmul thanks, i have to try, I'll let you know, if it help — Vadym Buhaiov, May 16 '18 at 16:01
@SteinÅsmul "Orca" shows that table "Icon" is present, then i has been export binary data from there to file, and file size is the same with my *.ico file — Vadym Buhaiov, May 16 '18 at 16:53
Are you installing an MSI only, or is it an MSI installing as part of a WiX bundle? — Stein Åsmul, May 16 '18 at 16:59
@SteinÅsmul MSI only, i use msiexec.exe via cmd.exe, to install it — Vadym Buhaiov, May 17 '18 at 20:44
@SteinÅsmul Hi, it's me again, do you have any minds about it or maybe you need some additional info ? — Vadym Buhaiov, May 21 '18 at 08:16
I would need to see the MSI. Have you tried this MSI on another computer to see if the same problem occurs there? — Stein Åsmul, May 21 '18 at 12:50
If you have used [**this approach**](http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/ui_and_localization/configure_arp_appearance.html) in your MSI, and you have made sure the `*.ico file` is valid and you have tried to install it outside your bundle (run the `MSI` itself, not the `setup.exe` bundle), then I don't know what is wrong. So please verify that you have done that (run MSI and check Add / Remove Programs). — Stein Åsmul, May 21 '18 at 15:42
@SteinÅsmul no, it didn't help, i wanna create new project with nothing except icon and some text files, to test it, if it will not help, i will send you it, thanks — Vadym Buhaiov, May 22 '18 at 13:58

Stein Åsmul · Answer 1 · 2021-10-22T21:57:57.177

Typo: A common mistake is a typo in the property name, as you can see here: Wix icon in Add/Remove programs, but this is not the case here (this info added for others who experience the same problem and find your question).

Ico File: As to this case, is that a hard coded path to the icon file? Is the path to an EXE file containing an icon? As I recall you need a proper *.ico file, and not an executable to point to. Haven't worked with this in a while and can't test at the moment, but give that a go: make sure you point to a real *.ico file. You can extract the ico file using Visual Studio. Open the file as a resource (File => Open => now specify resource). Video.

Bundle: Are you installing via a bundle? If so, the ARP icon is specified for the bundle and not (just) for the MSI: Bundle Element. IconSourceFile attribute (see links - to the bundle element and also below).

Some links for safekeeping:

WIX Installer not displaying the custom image of WixUI Dialog correctly (links to good bundle samples)
How to customize icon for Wix custom bootstrapper (what ARP icons are shown? The one for the bundle or the one for the MSI?)

WIX Icon doesnt work properly

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