Install external program from CDROM drive
InstallerGeek created the topic: Install external program from CDROM drive I searched all over the Wix but couldn’t find anywhere how to install application from cdrom drive….
Using Heat multiple times => Duplicate symbols
InstallerGeek created the topic: Using Heat multiple times => Duplicate symbols Hello all, I am using heat to generate the source for two .wixlibs which are lighted…
Quick Launch shortcut in Vista and Windows 7
InstallerGeek created the topic: Quick Launch shortcut in Vista and Windows 7 The right substitute for Vista/XP like Quick Launch shortcut is to make the link pinned…
Newbie issue with custom input
applicationPackaging created the topic: Newbie issue with custom input I am running WiX version 3.0.5419.0. I am building an installer for a program that transforms data. The…
Build WixUtilExtension.dll
applicationPackaging created the topic: Build WixUtilExtension.dll I want to build WixUtilExtension.dll from wix sources. So first i tried to build util.wixlib , but that has references to…
Performing actionsonly on remove
applicationPackaging created the topic: performing actionsonly on remove Hi: I need to perform certain actions, show a dialog and read registry values only when Iamremoving a product….
what is Instyler Setup?
installanywhereExpert created the topic: what is Instyler Setup? Instyler Setup is an application to create reliable Windows Installer (MSI) packages based on WiX technology. The product targets…
32/64-bit setups
InstallerExpert created the topic: 32/64-bit setups Hi: Is it possible to build one msi package that runs natively on both 32and 64 bit setups using Wix? If…
Differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi)
InstallerExpert created the topic: differentiating between COM & C++ dlls from installerdatabase (.msi) Hi, Is there a way that I could differentiate between COM & C++ DLL…
Creating MSI for 64bit machine
InstallerExpert created the topic: Creating MSI for 64bit machine Hi I want to develop a 64 bit MSI. I have already developed 32 bit MSI. But now…
icon change of the installer
InstallerExpert created the topic: icon change of the installer Hi All, I have two issues for which I have not found any solution- 1. I need to…
Source files and MSI file location.
InstallerExpert created the topic: Source files and MSI file location. Hi! Help me pls. I need to separate source files for the installation from .msi file. Example…
How to handle Registry Redirection through WIX on64-bit Platform
InstallerGeek created the topic: How to handle Registry Redirection through WIX on64-bit Platform Hi, I’m facing issues while fetching the Installation Path of a 64-bit component through…
Merge Module for msvcr71.dll
InstallerExpert created the topic: Merge Module for msvcr71.dll I am trying to use a merge module for msvcr71.dll since its strongly recommended to use merge models for…
Use of Merge Module
InstallerExpert created the topic: Use of Merge Module Reposting this question : Is it possible to use the same merge module twice in the same source file….
Installer UI in InstallAnywhere
msiexpert created the topic: Installer UI in InstallAnywhere Installer UI The Installer UI task includes the following subtasks: ?? Look & Feel ?? Billboards Look & Feel…
Billboards in InstallAnywhere
msiexpert created the topic: Billboards in InstallAnywhere Billboards Billboards are images that appear in the large right hand pane of the installer while files are being installed….
Organization in Installanywhere
msiexpert created the topic: Organization in Installanywhere Organization The Organization task enables developers to arrange Install Sets, Product Features, Components, and Merge Modules. Install Sets and Features…
Bundling Java Runtime Environments
deployexpert created the topic: Bundling Java Runtime Environments Since InstallAnywhere installers are Java based, they require a Java Virtual Machine (VM) to run. InstallAnywhere installers can bundle…
Creating Launchers for Java Applications
deployexpert created the topic: Creating Launchers for Java Applications InstallAnywhere provides an action that is available from the Install task which will create launchers for Java applications….
Organizing Features and Components in InstallAnywhereOrganizing Features and Com
deployexpert created the topic: Organizing Features and Components in InstallAnywhereOrganizing Features and Com Components are the lowest level of organization in an installer. Each product must have…
Troubleshooting Installers in InstallAnywhere
deployexpert created the topic: Troubleshooting Installers in InstallAnywhere There are several methods available to debug InstallAnywhere installers. Deciding upon which method to use depends in part on…
Debugging a Win32 installer
deployexpert created the topic: Debugging a Win32 installer To view or capture the debug output from a Win32 installer, hold down the key immediately after launching the…
Debugging a Unix/Linux installer
deployexpert created the topic: Debugging a Unix/Linux installer To capture the debug output from the Unix command line developers need to perform the following: enter one of…
Debugging a Mac OS X Installer
deployexpert created the topic: Debugging a Mac OS X Installer InstallAnywhere utilizes the standard output layers in Mac OS X to display output. To gather debugging output…
Debugging a Pure Java InstallerThere are two methods to debug the Pure Java, or
deployexpert created the topic: Debugging a Pure Java InstallerThere are two methods to debug the Pure Java, or There are two methods to debug the Pure Java,…
Debugging LaunchAnywhere Launched Executables
deployexpert created the topic: Debugging LaunchAnywhere Launched Executables Since InstallAnywhere installers use LaunchAnywhere executables, the above procedures are also useful for debugging installed applications that make use…
Reviewing Debug Information
deployexpert created the topic: Reviewing Debug Information InstallAnywhere debug output will generally appear as in the following sample (truncated): InstallAnywhere 7 Enterprise Wed May 02 17:13:04 PST…
Troubleshooting in installanywhere
deployexpert created the topic: Troubleshooting in installanywhere Unix When running the installer against a 1.1.x VM, the Show Password Panel action will not echo keyboard input as…
Windows Installer & Safe Mode Problems
InstallerExpert created the topic: Windows Installer & Safe Mode Problems Since a recent Windows update, I now get a Windows Installer ‘the feature you are trying to…