The main page for the series is here . Introduction A typical Major Upgrade removes a previous version of an application and installs a new version. This blog will guide you through the process of creating Major Upgrade . Source code...

Русская версия здесь . This is a series of articles on building installation packages using WiX. From MSI to WiX, Part 1 - Required properties From MSI to WiX, Part 2 - ARP support From MSI to WiX, Part 3 - Launch Conditions and Application...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction Before we start with Launch Conditions and Application Search let's take a look at the sequence of actions Windows Installer executes during installation. You can find the suggested sequence...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction Microsoft Windows Installer supports four installation states for product features: Installed locally Installed to run from source Absent Advertised When feature is advertised...

English version is here . Словарь здесь . Это серия статей о том как создать инсталлер используя WiX. От MSI к WiX, часть 1 - Обязательные свойства От MSI к WiX, часть 2 - Поддержка "Установка и удаление программ" От MSI к WiX, часть...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction When we install any msi what we are doing is we are installing a Product which is contained in a package (msi file). Every product consists of one or more features and every feature contains...

The main page for the series is here . Code for this topic is attached. Introduction Today we will start exploring custom actions, how to write them, what makes custom action good custom action and everything else related to custom actions...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction Today's topic is how to create and modify Ini files . MSI story Ini file contains configuration information that application needs during run-time. MSI has two tables related...

The main page for the series is here . Русская версия здесь . Introduction Today I will start a series of posts about creating an MSI installation package using WiX. The goal here is to show what is omitted from the WiX documentation and...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction Say, we need to change an xml config file based on the environment our program will run in. The most straightforward way of achieving that will be passing values which will go to the xml...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction I'll show a very simple sample of small update . Directory structure for the sample The directory structure I am using for this sample is: Patching SmallUpdate RTM ...

Problem Property is created, but when deferred custom action tries to get its value - property either does not exist or its value is empty. Sample Let's test it with immediate custom action first to make sure that property has a value: ...

Shows how to install environment variables in WiX installer....

The main page for the series is here . Introduction Today's topic is how to create registry keys and values . MSI story Information about registry keys and/or values to be installed is authored in the Registry table. This table is...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction We will start with exploring Required Dialog Boxes. Microsoft Windows Installer uses three special dialogs in response to the following events during product installation: Exit Dialog...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction In previous blog we were using custom tables to store the data for different environments. Now, we will be using transforms to customize installation. In order to create a Transform we need...

Introduction This is a very high-level introduction on what is going on when we initiate an installation. Client and Server processes The main components of Windows Installer engine are msiexec.exe and msi.dll located in the %SystemRoot%\System32...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction Although standard actions are sufficient to execute an installation in most cases, custom actions enable the author of an installation package to extend the capabilities of standard actions...

I just want to let everybody know that I am working on documenting WiX API, namely - wcautil and dutil libraries. I don't mind if this will become part of official WiX documentation. In fact, I hope - it will, because I personally, would like to see...

To use XmlFile element we need to: Add reference to WixUtilExtension extension. Add util namespace to <Wix> element: <? xml version = " 1.0 " encoding = " UTF-8 " ?> < Wix xmlns = " http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi...

Главная страница серии здесь . English version of this page is here . Введение Это не дословный перевод англоязычной версии, а просто пересказ того, что было написано первоначально по английски. Там где у меня не получится найти подходящий...

Problem You create a property in the UI sequence and set its value. When you try to use this property in the Execute sequence, the property is missing or blank. Sample In this sample we will use Application Search to find the installation...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction Today we will explore the database of installed products. In standalone administartive tools scripts you need to create an Installer object using the following commands: Dim Installer...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction Before we start talking about installing files, I feel that we need to understand the options we have in distributing files that need to be installed with our installation package. The...

The main page for the series is here . Introduction This post is from the same group as Part 6 and 7. Normally, we use transitive components when our product has system-specific component and depending on system state we want to install...