Index

A

• access control lists (ACL) / Introduction
• advertised shortcut
  • creating / Creating an advertised shortcut that installs a feature on demand, How to do it..., How it works...
  • about / There's more...
• application pool
  • spinning, in IIS / Spinning up a new application pool in IIS, How to do it..., How it works...
• application pool settings
  • reference link / How it works...
• application shortcut
  • adding, to Start menu / Adding an application shortcut to the Start menu, How to do it..., How it works...

B

• 32-bit installer, SQL Server 2014 Express
  • URL, for downloading / How to do it...
• 32-bit MSI
  • executing, depending on user's operating system / Executing either a 64-bit or 32-bit MSI depending on the user's operating system, How to do it..., How it works...
• 64-bit executable file
  • installing, to Program Files / Installing a 64-bit executable file to Program Files, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
• 64-bit installer, SQL Server 2014 Express
  • URL, for downloading / How to do it...
• 64-bit MSI
  • executing, depending on user's operating system / Executing either a 64-bit or 32-bit MSI depending on the user's operating system, How to do it..., How it works...
• bootstrapper
  • .NET Framework, redistributing with / Redistributing the .NET Framework with a bootstrapper, How to do it..., How it works...
  • SQL Server instance, installing with / Installing a SQL Server instance with a bootstrapper, How to do it..., How it works...
• built-in Directory elements
  • reference link / How it works…

C

• C# custom action
  • creating / Creating a C# custom action and referencing it in your project, How to do it..., How it works...
  • referencing, in project / Creating a C# custom action and referencing it in your project, How to do it..., How it works...
• command-line arguments
  • adding, to application / There's more...
• command line
  • WiX installer, building from / Building a WiX installer from the command line, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
• common name (CN)
  • about / Getting ready
• Community MSI Extensions
  • URL, for downloading / How to do it...
• component
  • including, depending on condition / Including one component or another depending on the condition, How to do it…, There's more…
• ComponentGroup
  • about / How it works…
• components
  • generating, heat.exe tool used / Using the heat.exe tool to generate components, How to do it…, How it works…
• custom action
  • invoking / There's more...
  • executable, running as / Running an executable as a custom action without showing a console window by using CAQuietExec, How to do it..., How it works...
• custom action data
  • preventing, from being displayed / Preventing custom action data from being displayed in the install log, Getting ready, How to do it...

D

• data
  • inserting, into database table / Inserting data into a database table, How to do it..., How it works...
• database
  • adding, to SQL Server instance / Adding a database to a SQL Server instance, How to do it..., How it works...
• database table
  • data, inserting into / Inserting data into a database table, How to do it..., How it works...
• data types, performance counter
  • reference link / How it works...
• default license agreement text
  • modifying, of wizard / Changing the logo images and default license agreement text of the wizard, How to do it..., How it works...
• default program
  • setting, for file type / Setting the default program for a file type, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• deferred custom action
  • information, passing to / Passing information entered by a user to a deferred custom action, Getting ready, How it works...
• deferred phase, execute sequence / Introduction
• Deployment Tools Foundation (DTF) / Creating a C# custom action and referencing it in your project
• desktop
  • shortcut, placing on / Placing a shortcut on the desktop, How to do it..., How it works...
• dialog
  • displaying, depending on user's choices / Deciding which dialog to show next depending on the user's choices, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• directories
  • installing, onto target computer / Installing directories onto the target computer, How to do it…, How it works…
• directory
  • file, adding to / Adding a file to a directory, How to do it…, How it works…
• DNS Server
  • URL / There's more...

E

• element
  • adding, to XML file / Adding a new element to an XML file during installation, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• environment variable
  • about / Setting an environment variable
  • setting / How to do it...
  • example / There's more...
• event source
  • defining, for Windows event viewer / Defining a new event source for the Windows event viewer, How to do it..., How it works...
• exception
  • adding, to Windows Firewall / Getting ready, How it works...
• executable
  • running, as custom action / Running an executable as a custom action without showing a console window by using CAQuietExec, How to do it..., How it works...
• existing group
  • new user, adding to / Adding a new user to an existing group, How to do it..., How it works...
• existing user
  • adding, to new group / Adding an existing user to a new group, How to do it..., How it works...

F

• feature advertising
  • caveat / There's more...
• file
  • adding, to directory / Adding a file to a directory, How to do it…, How it works…
  • making, as read only / Marking a file as read only, How to do it…
• file share
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
• file type
  • default program, setting for / Setting the default program for a file type, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• folder
  • shortcut, creating to / Creating a shortcut to a folder, How to do it..., How it works...
• Forward Lookup Zone
  • URL / There's more...

G

• GUID
  • about / How it works…

H

• heat.exe tool
  • used, for generating components / Using the heat.exe tool to generate components, How to do it…, How it works…
• HeatDirectory task
  • using / There's more…
  • URL / There's more…
• Host (A) record
  • URL / There's more...
• hyperlink control
  • adding, to wizard dialog / Adding a hyperlink control to a wizard dialog, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...

I

• ICO format plugin
  • URL, for downloading / Getting ready
• icon
  • adding, to shortcut / Adding an icon to a shortcut, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• IIS
  • application pool, spinning in / Spinning up a new application pool in IIS, How to do it..., How it works...
  • website, adding to / Adding a website to IIS that runs under your app pool, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
  • web application, adding to / Adding a web application to IIS, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• immediate phase, execute sequence / Introduction
• information
  • passing, to deferred custom action / Passing information entered by a user to a deferred custom action, Getting ready, How it works...
• inner text
  • inserting, into XML element / Inserting inner text into an XML element, How to do it..., How it works...
• install
  • wizard, adding for guiding users / Adding a wizard to guide users through the installation, How it works...
• installation
  • stopping, with launch condition / Stopping the installation with a launch condition, How to do it..., How it works...
• installation, 64-bit executable file
  • to Program Files / Installing a 64-bit executable file to Program Files, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
• installation, directories
  • onto target computer / Installing directories onto the target computer, How to do it…, How it works…
• installation, SQL Server instance
  • with bootstrapper / Installing a SQL Server instance with a bootstrapper, How to do it..., How it works...
• installation, WiX / Installing WiX and creating a new project in Visual Studio 2013, How to do it…
• installed HTML file
  • opening, after successful installation / Opening an installed HTML file after a successful installation, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• installer
  • used, for downloading resources from Web / Downloading resources from the Web with a web installer, How to do it..., How it works...
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
  • about / How it works...
  • URL / How it works...

L

• launch condition
  • installation, stopping with / Stopping the installation with a launch condition, How to do it..., How it works...
  • adding, for installation verification / There's more...
• LocalGroup element
  • reference link / How it works...
• LocalGroupMember element
  • reference link / How it works...
• localization file
  • reference link / How it works...
• local user
  • creating / Creating a local user, Getting ready, How it works...
• LocalUser element
  • reference link / How it works...
• logo images
  • modifying, of wizard / Changing the logo images and default license agreement text of the wizard, How to do it..., How it works...
• log on as service security setting
  • new user, adding with / Adding a new user with the log on as a service security setting, How it works...

M

• message files, formatting
  • reference link / How it works...
• Microsoft Build Tools
  • URL / Getting ready
• Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) / Creating an ODBC data source for a SQL Server instance
• MSBuild
  • used, for compiling WiX installer on build machine / Compiling a WiX installer on a build machine using MSBuild, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
• MsiLaunchApp event / There's more...

N

• .NET Framework
  • redistributing, with bootstrapper / Redistributing the .NET Framework with a bootstrapper, How to do it..., How it works...
• Netcat, for Windows
  • URL / How it works...
• new group
  • new user, adding to / Adding a new user to a new group, How to do it..., How it works...
  • existing user, adding to / Adding an existing user to a new group, How to do it..., How it works...
• new user
  • adding, to new group / Adding a new user to a new group, How to do it..., How it works...
  • adding, to existing group / Adding a new user to an existing group, How to do it..., How it works...
  • adding, with log on as service security setting / Adding a new user with the log on as a service security setting, How it works...
• Node.js MSI
  • URL, for downloading / Getting ready

O

• ODBC data source
  • creating, for SQL Server instance / Creating an ODBC data source for a SQL Server instance, How to do it..., How it works...

P

• parameters, schtasks utility
  • URL / How it works...
• performance counter
  • registering / Registering a performance counter, Getting ready, How it works...
• PermissionEx element
  • reference link / How it works…
  • about / There's more…
• permissions, MSDN
  • reference link / How it works…
• permissions, on file
  • modifying, for user / Changing the permissions on a file for a user, How to do it…
• permissions, on folder
  • modifying, for user / Changing the permissions on a folder for a user, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
• portion, of WIX markup
  • separating, into library / Separating a portion of WIX markup into its own library, How to do it…, How it works…
• pre-processor variable
  • used, for referencing output of .NET console / Referencing the output of a .NET console application in a WiX project by using a preprocessor variable, How to do it…, How it works…
• Program Files
  • 64-bit executable file, installing to / Installing a 64-bit executable file to Program Files, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
• Programs and Features screen
  • web page links, adding on / Updating programs and features to show a link to our company's website, How to do it...
• project
  • creating, in Visual Studio 2013 / Installing WiX and creating a new project in Visual Studio 2013, How to do it…, How it works…
  • C# custom action, referencing in / Creating a C# custom action and referencing it in your project, How to do it..., How it works...
• property
  • setting, based on user input / Setting a property based on user input, How to do it...

R

• read only
  • file, making as / Marking a file as read only, How to do it…
• resources
  • downloading, from Web with installer / Downloading resources from the Web with a web installer, How to do it..., How it works...
• rich text format (RTF) / How to do it...
• roaming profile
  • reference link, for requisites / How it works...
• rollback custom actions
  • testing, with WixFailWhenDeferred / Testing rollback custom actions with WixFailWhenDeferred, Getting ready, How it works...

S

• scheduled task
  • creating / Creating a scheduled task, How to do it..., How it works...
• schtasks utility
  • about / How it works...
• Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) / There's more…
• shortcut
  • icon, adding to / Adding an icon to a shortcut, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
  • placing, on desktop / Placing a shortcut on the desktop, How to do it..., How it works...
  • creating, to folder / Creating a shortcut to a folder, How to do it..., How it works...
  • installing, for opening web page / Installing a shortcut that opens a web page, How to do it..., How it works...
• source code, WiX toolset
  • URL, for downloading / How to do it...
  • URL / Getting ready
• SQL Server database
  • table, creating within / Creating a table within a SQL Server database, How to do it..., How it works...
• SQL Server instance
  • installing, with bootstrapper / Installing a SQL Server instance with a bootstrapper, How to do it..., How it works...
  • database, adding to / Adding a database to a SQL Server instance, How to do it..., How it works...
  • ODBC data source, creating for / Creating an ODBC data source for a SQL Server instance, How to do it..., How it works...
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) / How it works...
• SSL
  • about / Setting up a website to use SSL
• SSL usage
  • website, setting up for / Setting up a website to use SSL, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• Start menu
  • application shortcut, adding to / Adding an application shortcut to the Start menu, How to do it..., How it works...
• supported versions, of Windows
  • installing to / Getting ready, How it works...

T

• table
  • creating, within SQL Server database / Creating a table within a SQL Server database, How to do it..., How it works...
• target computer
  • directories, installing onto / Installing directories onto the target computer, How to do it…, How it works…
• Technet article
  • URL / Installing a 64-bit executable file to Program Files

U

• UIExtension namespace
  • about / Adding a wizard to guide users through the installation
• UI sequence
  • about / Introduction
• uninstallation
  • web page, launching after / Launching a web page when a user uninstalls our software, How to do it..., How it works...
• user
  • permissions on folder, modifying for / Changing the permissions on a folder for a user, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
  • permissions on file, modifying for / Changing the permissions on a file for a user, How to do it…
• UtilExtension namespace
  • reference link / How it works…
  • about / How it works...

V

• value
  • setting, of attribute on XML element / Setting the value of an attribute on an XML element, How to do it..., How it works...
• VersionNT, MSDN Web site
  • URL / How it works…
• VirtualBox
  • URL / How it works...
• virtual directory
  • creating / Creating a virtual directory, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• Visual Studio 2013
  • project, creating in / Installing WiX and creating a new project in Visual Studio 2013, How to do it…, How it works…

W

• Web
  • resources, downloading from / Downloading resources from the Web with a web installer, How to do it..., How it works...
• web application
  • adding, to IIS / Adding a web application to IIS, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• web page
  • launching, after uninstallation / Launching a web page when a user uninstalls our software, How to do it..., How it works...
• web page links
  • adding, on Programs and Features screen / Updating programs and features to show a link to our company's website, How to do it...
• website
  • adding, to IIS / Adding a website to IIS that runs under your app pool, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
  • setting up, for SSL usage / Setting up a website to use SSL, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows 8 SDK
  • reference link / Getting ready
• Windows event viewer
  • about / Defining a new event source for the Windows event viewer
  • event source, defining for / Defining a new event source for the Windows event viewer, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows Firewall
  • about / Adding an exception to Windows Firewall
  • exception, adding to / Getting ready, How it works...
• WiX
  • installing / Installing WiX and creating a new project in Visual Studio 2013, How to do it…
• WixFailWhenDeferred
  • rollback custom actions, testing with / Testing rollback custom actions with WixFailWhenDeferred, Getting ready, How it works...
• WiX file / There's more…
• WiX installer
  • compiling, on build machine / Compiling a WiX installer on a build machine using MSBuild, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
  • building, from command line / Building a WiX installer from the command line, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
• WixPdb
  • URL, for blog post / How it works…
• WiX project
  • pre-processor variable, used for referencing output of .NET console application / Referencing the output of a .NET console application in a WiX project by using a preprocessor variable, How to do it…, How it works…
• WiX toolset
  • URL / How to do it…, How to do it…
  • URL, for variable list / How it works…
  • URL, for GUID / How it works…
  • URL, for attributes / How it works…
  • URL, for information on NetFxExtension / How it works...
  • URL, for information on RegistrySearch element / How it works...
• WixUI_InstallDir wizard / There's more…
• WixUI_Minimal wizard
  • about / Customizing the wizard by adding a new dialog window to it
• wizard
  • adding, for guiding users through install / Adding a wizard to guide users through the installation, How it works...
  • default license agreement text, modifying of / Changing the logo images and default license agreement text of the wizard, How to do it..., How it works...
  • logo images, modifying of / Changing the logo images and default license agreement text of the wizard, How to do it..., How it works...
  • customizing / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• wizard dialog
  • hyperlink control, adding to / Adding a hyperlink control to a wizard dialog, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...

X

• XML
  • about / Introduction
• XML element
  • value, setting of attribute on / Setting the value of an attribute on an XML element, How to do it..., How it works...
  • inner text, inserting into / Inserting inner text into an XML element, How to do it..., How it works...
  • adding / Adding an XML element only if it does not already exist, How to do it..., How it works...
  • removing / Removing an XML element, How to do it..., How it works...
• XML file
  • element, adding to / Adding a new element to an XML file during installation, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• XPath syntax
  • reference link / How it works...