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Preface
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1. Organizing and Building WiX Projects
Introduction
Installing WiX and creating a new project in Visual Studio 2013
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
There's moreā¦
Referencing the output of a .NET console application in a WiX project by using a preprocessor variable
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
Separating a portion of WIX markup into its own library
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
There's moreā¦
Compiling a WiX installer on a build machine using MSBuild
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
Building a WiX installer from the command line
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
2. Installing Files and Directories
Introduction
Installing directories onto the target computer
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
Adding a file to a directory
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
There's moreā¦
Installing a 64-bit executable file to Program Files
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
There's moreā¦
Including one component or another depending on the condition
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
There's moreā¦
Using the heat.exe tool to generate components
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
There's moreā¦
3. File and Folder Permissions
Introduction
Changing the permissions on a folder for a user
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
There's moreā¦
Changing the permissions on a file for a user
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
Marking a file as read only
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
Creating a file share
Getting ready
How to do itā¦
How it worksā¦
Setting the default program for a file type
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
4. Shortcuts
Introduction
Adding an application shortcut to the Start menu
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Adding an icon to a shortcut
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Placing a shortcut on the desktop
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Creating a shortcut to a folder
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Creating an advertised shortcut that installs a feature on demand
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
5. Editing XML Files during Installation
Introduction
Adding a new element to an XML file during installation
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Setting the value of an attribute on an XML element
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Inserting inner text into an XML element
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Adding an XML element only if it does not already exist
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Removing an XML element
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
6. Custom Actions
Introduction
Creating a C# custom action and referencing it in your project
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Passing information entered by a user to a deferred custom action
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Preventing custom action data from being displayed in the install log
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Running an executable as a custom action without showing a console window by using CAQuietExec
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Testing rollback custom actions with WixFailWhenDeferred
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
7. Installing Wizards
Introduction
Adding a wizard to guide users through the installation
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's moreā¦
Changing the logo images and default license agreement text of the wizard
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Customizing the wizard by adding a new dialog window to it
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Deciding which dialog to show next depending on the user's choices
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Setting a property based on user input
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
8. Users and Groups
Introduction
Creating a local user
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Adding a new user to a new group
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Adding a new user to an existing group
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Adding an existing user to a new group
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Adding a new user with the log on as a service security setting
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
9. Handling Prerequisites
Introduction
Stopping the installation with a launch condition
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Installing only to supported versions of Windows
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Redistributing the .NET Framework with a bootstrapper
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Execu...