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A .wixlib file is a collection of .wixobj files bundled together. This format allows simplification of the WiX linker commandline, provides better introspection and metadata than MSM modules, and can be used to remove the hassle of sharing multiple .wixobjs with other people.

A .wixlib file is a collection of .wixobj files bundled together. This format allows simplification of the WiX linker commandline, provides better introspection and metadata than MSM modules, and can be used to remove the hassle of sharing multiple .wixobjs with other people.

Rob Mensching has written an introductory article about wixlibs.

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Overriding banner image in Wix 3.5 Wixlib doesn't work in actual MSI

I am using several articles and other questions in order to override the banner bitmap images for a binary wixlib that I am using in 20+ other installers. This library provides our own custom UI, some custom dialogs, common resources, binaries,…
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Wix Load items into ComboBox

I need to use custom action to load items into combobox. UI.wxs: …
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WiX 3.0 with Visual Studio 2010 -- no user interface libs?

I've used Wix before to build installers, and it's great! I recently re-imaged my machine, and only installed Visual Studio 2010, because I've updated all my projects to that version. When I download and install WiX 3.0, it complains that Votive…
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How do I share a WiX fragment in two WiX projects?

We have a WiX fragment in a file SomeDialog.wxs that prompts the user for some information. It's referenced in another fragment in InstallerUI.wxs file that controls the dialog order. Of course, Product.wxs is our main file. Works great. Now I…
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WiX replace dialog

How may I replace one standard dialog, e.g MaintenanceTypeDlg? I have a reference to UIExtension.dll and when I add MaintenanceTypeDlg.wxs to my project, I get an error about duplication of dialogs. Can I replace a single standard dialog without…
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Is it possible to include "source" files in a wixlib?

Is it possible to include "source" files in a wixlib? I have a number of c++ solutions, each containing a project or projects, and a wixlib, with a fragment containing entries such as:
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MyDocuments from current User, buildin variable in Wix?

i need to install some file to C:\Documents and Settings\currentUser\SomeFolder. I can't find some buildin function/variable for it. Can someone help/tell me the structure or the solution for my problem? Thanks.
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Trying to change WixLib preprocessor variable in referenced solution

I created a WixLib project and solution that contains a fragment that points to a set of DLLS's I would like to include in multiple projects. However when I reference this wixlib from other solutions the preprocessor value for the directory the…
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WIX edit binary file in custom action

I'm trying to do the following: during install open and edit sql file via custom action save edited changes and execute it during install. In my product.wxs I have the following:
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Using wixlibs from another solution with TFS builds

We have installers referencing a wixlib file to get some common functionality. The wixlib is built in another solution then moved to a folder within that solution. When we try to build the installers with a TFS build, we get an error from…
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Binding components to wixlib in VS2010 + Wix 3.6

I'm converting our wix project from 3.0 to 3.6. The wixlibs generated in the VS2010/wix3.6 set up are not binding the components to the wixlib. In VS2008/wix3.0 there is a checkbox in the library wixproj properties GUI under the Build tab to force…
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Can WixUiBannerBmp be set in a wixlib?

Currently I'm trying to move the WixUIBannerBmp, WixUIDialogBmp and WixUILicenseRtf WixVariables and their corresponding binary files to a wixlib. Unfortunately when building it ignores these and uses the defaults. My Library.wxs: …
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Dealing with orphaned components while linking wixlib

I am tasked to build 2 installers based on the same wixlib supplied by 3rd party. Full installer includes all Components, Lite only the core stuff. I assume the wixlib has the following structure: …
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How to use wixlibs as file references with support for different platforms?

I just am trying to replicate my distributed C# project structure to WIX setup projects. Now there is the following problem: LIB: a C# library solution that builds AnyCPU .NET dlls from several C# projects APP: the dlls from LIB are referenced (as…
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Binary record in a wixlib

Each one of my installers utilize certain temporary exes and dlls. In my WiX project I can put them in the Binary table. Since they're shared across all projects is it possible to put them into a wixlib? What would the syntax be. I'm doing something…
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