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For example, I want to do this, but it generates an error: <Chain> <MsiPackage SourceFile="$(var.SetupProjectWiX.TargetPath)" /> </Chain> - where SetupProjectWiX is my MSI WiX...
Swash asked 22/7, 2013 at 21:23

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I use Wix 3.7 to create bootstrapped installer with custom WPF UI. I want to implement the following use case: 1. User downloads installer for version 1 of the product and installs. 2. User downl...
Calkins asked 16/7, 2013 at 12:34

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I'm using WiX 3.7's Burn/Managed Bootstrapper Application features to create a custom MBA-based installer. For each of the packages in my bundle's chain, when performing a MinorUpdate, I can easily...
Pusan asked 9/7, 2013 at 16:4

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Looking through the source of the Wix Standard Bootstrapper application, it appears that each package has a DisplayName property: pPackage->sczDisplayName However, the BootstrapperCore dll th...
Rachaba asked 11/10, 2012 at 18:44

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There is a Burn Built-in Variable - WixBundleDirectoryLayout. How can I assign a value to this variable to change where the bundle extracts to? I also tried running... setup.exe /layout c:\temp ...
Cachepot asked 25/4, 2013 at 16:8

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I have a WiX Burn custom installer using ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost. After installing one of the prerequisite Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 I forcefully reboot the PC (Windows XP) us...
Infrared asked 23/4, 2013 at 9:49

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I created a WIX project in Visual Studio 2010 over a year ago. It creates an MSI file and a bootstrapper setup.exe. Actually, it creates that pair of files for two languages - English and French. I...
Worn asked 28/6, 2012 at 18:16

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When I set an Image to fill the window, it seems to render over the top of the other controls and generally make a mess of painting the window. The order in the file doesn't seem to help, however i...
Leopoldeen asked 4/4, 2013 at 5:30

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We just migrated our installer from WiX 2.x to WiX 3.6 and started using Burn. Previously, we were installing the Visual C++ redistributable by including the .msm files from C:\Program Files\Common...
Apiarian asked 30/9, 2011 at 15:28

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I'm aware of similar questions in WiX MSI, but I'm having issues starting an application within a bootstrapper EXE file created with Burn after the installation. My full bundle is below. If it mak...
Twocolor asked 10/10, 2012 at 16:5

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I have a bootloader that I created with WiX 3.6/Burn and was wondering if there was a command similar to <ExitCode Behavior="forceReboot"/> that would execute only on uninstall after everythi...
Clairvoyance asked 20/12, 2012 at 19:23

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I have a WiX bundle that installs an MSI and also checks if .NET is installed. Everything works as expected when installing the bundle (and the installer). My problem is when the bundle is upgrade...
Salleysalli asked 1/3, 2013 at 10:57

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I have a WIX_bundle (V1.0.0.0) which installs 4 third party MSI's of the version (5.0.0.0). Now the new version of my third party MSI's got updated (6.0.0.0). I created a new version of the WIX_Bun...
Warmonger asked 24/10, 2012 at 15:56

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When installing an application that can use either .NET 4.0 or 4.5, what is the best practice when installing the prerequisites .NET framework? And how do you implement it using Burn in WiX? These...
Cinerarium asked 9/11, 2012 at 19:48

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This is my first Wix bundle so I might not know obvious stuff but I have the following requirement: If I have a Wix bundle package which inside has a bootstrapper application and two .msi packages...
Metal asked 1/10, 2012 at 12:17

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I am trying to use Burn and WIX 3.6 to make an installer for my app. The installer must be capable of installing .NET 3.5 SP1 from Microsoft's web site. I am working from a working WIX project crea...
Puma asked 27/9, 2012 at 19:43

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I have a working WiX installer with a custom UI using a WixUI_Mondo_MyApp.wxs file. I have to extend my installer to also run another exe installer. I understand Burn is the way to do this. I crea...
Hackamore asked 18/9, 2012 at 17:54

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Are there any good references/examples for WiX Burn 3.6 custom UI? I googled around, but they are broken pieces of the information.
Filipe asked 15/11, 2011 at 12:41

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Currently, I have the following fragment to check and install Windows Installer 4.5 if the user is on Windows XP. <Fragment> <Property Id="WinXPx86HasInstaller"> <![CDATA[Ver...
Cornetcy asked 14/5, 2012 at 16:58

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I'm looking at using Burn as a bootstrapper for an installer and I need to pass in a couple of arguments into the MSI. I know that the way to do this is to use MsiProperty elements, the issue I am...
Gearing asked 7/9, 2012 at 17:57

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I have just started playing around with Burn to try and chain multiple MSI files. I am using WiX v3.6.2705.0. The chaining is working but I'm now trying to get optional features to work. I was hop...
Fractional asked 12/3, 2012 at 14:43

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I have a WiX 3.6 bundle (using Burn) and managed bootstrapper that install several MSI packages. Some of the packages install to a common location (C:\program files\MyApp). I want to let the user...
Irretrievable asked 28/9, 2011 at 19:6

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Using WiX 3.5, I have an MSI with instance transforms allowing me to install the software on the same machine with different product names. To do this, I have a "hard-coded" list of product id's an...
Unsung asked 18/2, 2011 at 21:23

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Currently we are using Inno Setup as a bootstrapper to install the MSI prerequisites. It makes bit complex to maintain the setup. I found the Burn tool which may help us to resolve this issue by ha...
Prune asked 25/2, 2010 at 15:44

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