I am creating an MSI package for installing and starting Windows services using WiX v3.8. The code as follows: <Component Id="INSTALLAPSSERVICE" Guid="991D5F82-0E77-4FE3-B1D8-4C941B84C7CD" Win6...

I'm trying to use the binding "bind.fileVersion" from Wix3. (ie: 3.11.1) For some me reason, I get the following error message: Unresolved bind-time variable !(bind.fileVersion.TestWix3.exe). My...

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:{}' ...

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 looke...

This problem, in fact, is to avoid a problem I will not solve When I install my product once and I use the MSI again, the unloading process is performed. However, this does not remove residual inf...

My WiX installer UI is getting error while using the Custom Action. Interesting part is, the installer is working fine in Windows 10 but while launching it on Windows 7, installer is getting interr...

We are using Wix V3.11 to build an msi setup for our C#-Application. We have a 32 Bit and an 64 Bit build for each version: The preallocated installation path for the 32 Bit build is: 'C:\Program ...

With Windows installer 4.0 and Restart Manager, would it be safe to assume that "Restart Manager" would take care of shutting down applications and hence there is no need for any sort of ...

I have a bootstrapper (C# windows forms applications) that trigger two different msi files consecutively out of its resource. The instance transforms between the msi are 'paired' such that one inst...

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 <ExePackage Id="Sql2014Express" Displ...

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 (w...

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 n...

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 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 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 ...

I have a permachine MSI installer that I'm converting to a per user installer that is installing files to the LocalAppDataFolder. To get rid of ICE38 warnings I added a registry as the keypath. Th...

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...

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 f...

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 pro...