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Get installation dir in Visual Studio setup within bootstrapper
I'm using a bootstrapper project that is used for 3 different Visual Studio setup projects (.msi). In the end, I have 3 Setup.exe files. I need the path of the installdir of the msi, because I want to ...
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WiX Toolset bootstrapper hangs after installing VCRedist
When trying to install the bundle, VCRedist seems to still set the reboot flag even though the argument /norestart is used.
The installer then idles/ hangs with 0% CPU usage in the task manager and ...
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Per user installation: get software version per user
I have a Visual Studio setup project together with a C# bootstrapper. The app usually was installed system-wide and requires admin permissions to be started. The new version uninstalls the old version ...
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Install software as admin, but perform updates without admin rights
I'm using a Visual Studio setup project together with my own C# bootstrapper project that guides the user through the installation of my software (on Windows 11).
My main problem is that I need admin ...
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The setup(Bootstrapper exe) file is failed on launching [duplicate]
Earlier, I had created an installer using the Wix toolset, but at that time, the setup(bootstrapper exe) file was not code signed. Recently, I signed the setup file, but since then, the setup file has ...
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How to build a Windows installer/bootstrapper that can detect and install 64-bit (x64) prerequisites
I built a Windows installer/bootstrapper, using Visual Studio 2022, for an x64 app that requires certain x64 prerequisites be installed along side. However the bootstrapper is unable to detect whether ...
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How do I get bootstrap bi-eye to work on two fields on the same page?
Please be gentle, I am new to this.
I have a password entry field and a password confirmation field on the same page.
I have he bootstrap bi-eye working for the password field, I want to add it for ...
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Wix not installing new exe package after old package is removed
I am trying to uninstall SqlServer 2017 and install SqlServer 2022. It is uninstalling SqlServer 2017 but never installing the 2022.
I have a class named RemoveSql2017.cs that's as follows:
public ...
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Using WiX 3.11 to create installer that installs different modules that may be uninstalled as a whole
I have been using a WiX installer project that basically bundles installers from other projects in Visual Studio 2022. I want to change this behavior and have the installer install everything from a ...
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Install .Net core 6.0.0 and Windows Desktop runtime 6.0.33 using online setup in WiX
I am using WiX to create an installer for my wpf application (I am new to this). I need to detect and install the .Net core 6.0.0 and Windows Desktop runtime 6.0.33 using online setup. Shipping ...
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How to set a custom ProductVersion in a WiX Bootstrapper project?
In my WiX Bootstrapper project, I can define the version of the Bundle using the Version attribute of the Bundle element. Here's an example:
<Bundle Name="Sample" Manufacturer="...
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How to register dependency on ExePackage which requires reboot
I have a WiX 3.14 bundle installer with a custom managed bootstrapper application. One of the packages in my bundle looks like this:
<ExePackage
Id="InstallDependency"
DisplayName =&...
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How to conditionally install pre-requisites based on custom action data from MSI
I have a wix project with 2 MSI's, a bootstrapper, and my CA library. I want to run the first MSI which prompts the user to install files that setup for the later MSI. Based on what the user selects ...
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WiX v4 bootstrapper process remains alive after installation ends
I have a WiX v4 managed BA that has many redistributables as prerequisites. The installation completes and everything is installed successfully, but frequently the 3 bootstrapper processes never ...
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How to click on a bootstrapper button using selenium
I'm having issues clicking on a hidden button his the element in full?
<a class="score-button hidden-xs hidden-sm" data-ux-module="score_bootstrap/Components/Button" data-ux-...
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Wix bundle of third party exe and new msi cant figure out detect conditions
I am trying to figure out how to bundle a third party software .exe with my wpf app .msi. I created a wix installer project and have that building my .msi file correctly and now I want to bundle that ...
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WIX 3 and major upgrade : older package uninstall runs without bootstrapper application
I have one package and one bundle, which installs/repairs/modifies/uninstalls that package. The bundle features a managed bootstrapper application. The framework is WIX 3.11.
The package supports ...
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navbar spacing using HTML, CSS and Bootstrap
I have the following code:
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/...
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Can WiX Bootstrapper detect and uninstall previously installed MSI?
I'm creating a simple executable bundle installer with WiX Bootstrapper (using WixStandardBootstrapperApplication) which installs only one MSI and when I run it, install and uninstall work just fine.
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Managed Bootstraper Application (for .Net Framework ) for Wix Toolset v4 Bundle
Been struggling for days to find a working example for a Managed BA for Wix Toolset v4. Most of them are in v3. I have exactly the same issue with this existing question here, and some similar ...
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How to prevent Add/Remove Programs entry after WiX MBA installer bundle installs .NET Framework prerequisite
I have a WiX bundle installer with a custom managed bootstrapper application. The bundle installs .NET 4.8 as a prerequisite, using WixMbaPrereqPackageId. I found that if the installer installs .NET, ...
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Updating MSI installations with WiX Burn Bootstrapper Fails due to the MSI's ProductVersion 4th component being >65535
Working with Wix3.6 and have just started to use burn to create a bootstrapper to simplify the upgrading process for clients.
Unfortunately although it builds fine the bootstapper fales to run, ...
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Run cleanup with elevated privileges after uninstalling related bundle during upgrade
I have a WiX 3.11-based bundle installer with a managed bootstrapper application.
I want to perform a cleanup action at the end of the installer, after removing a related bundle during upgrade. The ...
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WPF Caliburn Micro Bootstrapper not found instance from another project
Caliburn.Micro version 4.0.212.
Projects version .NET6
With Caliburn.Micro 3.0 and .Net Framework 4.7.2 it works
I am getting an error when I try to open a simple viewModel located in another project: ...
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Theme file (thmutil) did not reconize my WixLocalization string
If this issue is a bug:
Which version of WiX are you building with?
4.0.1+6e6eb478
Which version of Visual Studio are you building with (if any)?
2022
Which version of the WiX Toolset Visual Studio ...
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Wix Bundle Managed Bootstrapper Application - Error 0x80131524: Failed to create the bootstrapper application
I want to create a custom installer with Managed Bootstrapper Application in WiX toolset v4. The tutorial what I used to setup a simple example installer was this: https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/...
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How to solve the conflict of Bootstrap and jQuery?
If I load jQuery, the tab of bootstrap will not work, if I stop the jQuery load, it will work well.
How to fix it?
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
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How can I reference a component in a Bundle?
I have a bootstrapper project in which I do a registry search to check if the program installed is 32bit or 64bit in order to install a driver of the correct platform.
I would like to use a variable ...
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How do I Display a Custom Error Message in Bundle
I am working on a bootstrapper project that when run, installs a 32bit or 64bit driver depending on the architecture the installed program is.
I would like to display an error message, prevent ...
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Wix Bootstrapper RegistrySearch NOT finding value
I'm trying to search the registry in my Bootstrapper Bundle file to check if a program is firstly installed and a second search to check the bitness of the program installed.
Then I want to use the ...
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How to get WiX Bootstrapper to run the MSI's maintenance UI Dialog INSTEAD OF the bootstrapper's maintenance UI Dialog
I currently have a WiX MSI project with several features. This MSI is wrapped in a wix standard Bootstrapper Application bundle project as I need to install several prerequisites. The Installation ...
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WIX Cannot access the server root directory for the installation to proceed
I'm trying to install a bootstrapper which should, depending on the program platform, install either a 32bit or 64bit driver.
This is the error I'm getting when I try install:
I have two ...
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Reusing Visual Studio installation download cache
I've downloaded visual studio 2022 recently and the installer gad saved the download cache.
I want to know is there any way to reuse the cache to install visual studio in
another computer?
I've ...
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wix bootstrapper not allowing feature change
I have a simple wix burn bootstrapper that installs an msi. The msi has two features, one of which can be enabled/disabled.
If I set Visible="no" and DisplayInternalUI="yes" in ...
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Incorrect number of dimensions error with bootstrap method using R
I am a newbie in programming with R, and trying to reproduce the values from research paper (Eur. Phys. J. C (2022) 82:1106 https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-11071-9), where the maximum ...
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How can I combine my Setup project and Bootstrapper project in WiX?
I have created an msi installer using the WiX setup project, and I also have a Bootstrapper project where I have all the other pre requisites for the installation of the msi installer. Instead of ...
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Dropdown not worked on bootstrap 5.3
I trying to create navigation bar with bootstrap.
I read the docs from here, but my drop down not working.
I attached everything in the <head> <head/> section but dropdown not worked for ...
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Visual Studio 2017 .net core project bootstrapper error when adding wcf endpoint
In ASP.NET Core 2.2 Class Library Project, I'm trying to update a service in Connected Services which is already added.
Problem Statement:
When I try to update/add WCF Service I face below error (...
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Datepicker input text
Iam using a datepicker field, I could add text inside the field even after giving the date.
How do we restrict user to enter alphabets in a datepicker field?
I tried with singleinputs=false
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How to Use CustomAction in Bootstrapper ExePackage DetectCondition to realize net core installed or not
I am trying to use customAction method in a Bootstrapper project to determined specific version of .net core is installed or not, but it not work
here is my wsx file code
<Fragment>
&...
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How to use ClickOnce custom prerequisites with Azure DevOps Pipelines
We have a ClickOnce application we try to deploy with Azure DevOps pipelines.
We have figured the deployment process out with creating manifests and signing them.
The problem is now we want to also ...
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How to use property values within downloadurl in wix
I need to create a download URL in wix burn based on the user inputs to download a MSI package. I am setting the properties as below and properties set into those variable without a problem when I ...
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ClickOnce Installation won't allow change to EULA
I'm publishing an application with ClickOnce - VS 2022, .NET Framework 4.7.2. Adding a EULA as explained here. The EULA is an .rtf file. It works fine, but if I edit the rtf file, republish and run ...
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ClickOnce prerequisite for "ASP.NET Core Runtime 6.0.10 x64"
I am using ClickOnce in Visual studio. I can set ".net desktop runtime 6.0.10 (x64)" and "".net runtime 6.0.10 (x64)" prerequisite. I also need "ASP.NET Core Runtime 6.0....
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WIX Toolset Bundle does not detect package that was just installed
I am creating a super simple bootstrapper project that installs just 1 MSI.
Install works perfectly, but when I do an uninstall from (ARP), the package just installed is not detected, so it is not ...
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Where is 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper' for WiX
I am learning to build a custom bootstrapper for Wix Bundle without using Visual Studio.
I tried to compile the following code section extracted from an example in the book "WiX3.6: A Developer's ...
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How to resolve source for WiX bootstrapper that is no longer available
I have a WiX-based installer with a managed bootstrapper application. I'm working on testing an upgrade scenario, where an older package should be uninstalled as part of the upgrade. When the upgrade ...
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Wix bundle: how to uninstall package after partial upgrade
I'm using a custom bootstrapper application with a bundle that installs 2 packages: PackageA and PackageB. They are part of the same product but don't both need to be there: the user can install ...
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Rich Text Area is hidden and not displaying anything
I have implemented action-text in my rails project, I am creating a blog website where user can post their articles. I want a rich text area so that user can add multiple action texts e.g., Bold, ...
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How to output setup.exe from wixproj in Visual Studio without LGHT0388 error?
In a Visual Studio solution (I'm using Visual Studio 2022), how can I configure a boostrapper to output a file named setup.exe?
I have a wixproj project that builds a bootstrapper that installs a ...