WiX Cookbook

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WiX Cookbook

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. Organizing and Building WiX Projects

Introduction

Installing WiX and creating a new project in Visual Studio 2013

Referencing the output of a .NET console application in a WiX project by using a preprocessor variable

Separating a portion of WIX markup into its own library

Compiling a WiX installer on a build machine using MSBuild

Building a WiX installer from the command line

Chapter 2. Installing Files and Directories

Introduction

Installing directories onto the target computer

Adding a file to a directory

Installing a 64-bit executable file to Program Files

Including one component or another depending on the condition

Using the heat.exe tool to generate components

Chapter 3. File and Folder Permissions

Introduction

Changing the permissions on a folder for a user

Changing the permissions on a file for a user

Marking a file as read only

Creating a file share

Setting the default program for a file type

Chapter 4. Shortcuts

Introduction

Adding an application shortcut to the Start menu

Adding an icon to a shortcut

Placing a shortcut on the desktop

Creating a shortcut to a folder

Creating an advertised shortcut that installs a feature on demand

Chapter 5. Editing XML Files during Installation

Introduction

Adding a new element to an XML file during installation

Setting the value of an attribute on an XML element

Inserting inner text into an XML element

Adding an XML element only if it does not already exist

Removing an XML element

Chapter 6. Custom Actions

Introduction

Creating a C# custom action and referencing it in your project

Passing information entered by a user to a deferred custom action

Preventing custom action data from being displayed in the install log

Running an executable as a custom action without showing a console window by using CAQuietExec

Testing rollback custom actions with WixFailWhenDeferred

Chapter 7. Installing Wizards

Introduction

Adding a wizard to guide users through the installation

Changing the logo images and default license agreement text of the wizard

Customizing the wizard by adding a new dialog window to it

Deciding which dialog to show next depending on the user's choices

Setting a property based on user input

Chapter 8. Users and Groups

Introduction

Creating a local user

Adding a new user to a new group

Adding a new user to an existing group

Adding an existing user to a new group

Adding a new user with the log on as a service security setting

Chapter 9. Handling Prerequisites

Introduction

Stopping the installation with a launch condition

Installing only to supported versions of Windows

Redistributing the .NET Framework with a bootstrapper

Executing either a 64-bit or 32-bit MSI depending on the user's operating system

Downloading resources from the Web with a web installer

Chapter 10. Installing Websites

Introduction

Spinning up a new application pool in IIS

Adding a website to IIS that runs under your app pool

Creating a virtual directory

Adding a web application to IIS

Setting up a website to use SSL

Chapter 11. Linking to the Web

Introduction

Adding a hyperlink control to a wizard dialog

Opening an installed HTML file after a successful installation

Launching a web page when a user uninstalls our software

Installing a shortcut that opens a web page

Updating programs and features to show a link to our company's website

Chapter 12. Installing SQL Server Databases

Introduction

Installing a SQL Server instance with a bootstrapper

Adding a database to a SQL Server instance

Creating a table within a SQL Server database

Inserting data into a database table

Creating an ODBC data source for a SQL Server instance

Chapter 13. Admin Tasks

Introduction