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Questions tagged [wix3.8]

For issues relating to deployment using WiX toolset, version 3.8.

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Enable WiX project in Visual Studio 2013

I have a VS 2012 solution with WiX Installer projects. However, when I open the solution in VS 2013 (Release) the WiX project is incompatible. Does anyone know where / whether a VS 2013 version (wixtoolset ?) is available being worked on yet? Or is…
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Failed to install and start Windows services in WiX installer

I am creating an MSI package for installing and starting Windows services using WiX v3.8. The code as follows:
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Wix toolset: complete cleanup after "disallowing uninstallation of component since another client exists"

today I found out that my installer does not uninstall correctly anymore. Meaning my app is not shown in control panel anymore after uninstalling from there but all files are still present. I looked at the log files and I see a lot of "disallowing…
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How to create a Wix Exepackage that only has a download link

I am trying to create an ExePackage [using the DownloadUrl property] in my bundle that downloads Sql Express 2014 and installs it using the following code
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ICE64: The directory ApplicationProgramsFolder is in the user profile but is not listed in the RemoveFile table

I have found similar issues listed on StackOverflow but I've not been able to get those suggested fixes to work. Please see the code section below. I'm new at this and I'm not sure what I'm missing. I was trying to follow the examples on in the…
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Using wix, how to install Dot net framework 4.5 for Windows 7/8 and dot net 4.0 from Xp and vista

I want to install Dot net framework 4.5 as a prerequisite for my application wherever it is possible.As minimum OS requirement for dot net framework 4.5 is Windows Vista SP2.I would like to install dot net framework 4.5 on OS on or above Windows…
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CustomAction in Wix not executing

So I'm creating my first Wix project and I seem to be having a problem executing a custom action. I'm not sure that it's being included in the msi and I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong. The following is my Wix file:
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Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixComponentGroup:MyWebWebComponents' in section

I was following the below code which is product.wxs files.But I am facing an error as below: Error 5 Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixComponentGroup:MyWebWebComponents' in section 'Product:{}'
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Windows Installer just changes my installation to ALLUSERS=1 behind my back

I'm seeing a strange issue with WiX 3.8 and Windows Installer. I have created an Outlook plugin that I want end-users without admin permissions to be able to install on their machines. Therefore, I carefully made sure not to write to any…
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Is there a variable i can query to find out if a feature was selected for installation in the FeaturesDlg

I am using a custom deviation from WixUI_Advanced which uses the FeaturesDlg to choose what components will be installed. One of the components requires a Custom Action for its installation, but I do not want to run that Custom Action if I am not…
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Wix - how to run an exe after installfinalize upon uninstall?

I am using wix installer to overwrite(read: modify existing registry values), add new ones etc. Upon uninstall I need to revert them back to their original state (the ones I modified). As this is not supported by Wix and thus I have to use a custom…
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Excluded files from tfs still being checked in

I'm currently working on a WiX project and I need to include some files in my project but exclude them from tfs. I need to do this because these files are auto-generated at compile time but they have to be part of the project to be compiled. I…
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WiX Burn Bootstrapper Localization

I have a custom burn bootstrapper application with localization in german (BurnUI_de-DE.wxl) and english (BURNUI_en-US.wxl). At present burn automatically starts in english. I don't know how to change the UI language at run time. The UI parts are…
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WiX 3.8 - Debug Custom Burn Bootstrapper

Can Anyone point out the steps involved in debugging a WiX Custom Burn Bootstrapper ? I have my MSI working clean. But when I use it with Burn bootstrapper, the custom actions defer and create problems. I want to just debug my bootstrapper with…
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How to use multiple versions of Wix in same machine?

I'm having a project with Wix 3.0 and another project with Wix 3.8 versions. I can't use both versions same time for these projects. Each time i've to unintall/install wix build based on projects. How to use without uninstall old wix build for the…
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