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WiX Cookbook

By : Nicholas Matthew Ramirez
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WiX Cookbook

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By: Nicholas Matthew Ramirez

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WiX Cookbook
Nicholas Matthew Ramirez
Jan, 2015 | 260 pages
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Table of Contents (20 chapters)
WiX Cookbook
WiX Cookbook
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Organizing and Building WiX Projects
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
2
Installing Files and Directories
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
3
File and Folder Permissions
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
4
Shortcuts
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
5
Editing XML Files during Installation
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
6
Custom Actions
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
7
Installing Wizards
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
8
Users and Groups
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
9
Handling Prerequisites
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
10
Installing Websites
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
11
Linking to the Web
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
12
Installing SQL Server Databases
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
13
Admin Tasks
Admin Tasks
Introduction
Setting an environment variable
Creating a scheduled task
Defining a new event source for the Windows event viewer
Registering a performance counter
Adding an exception to Windows Firewall
Index
Index

Stopping the installation with a launch condition

A launch condition checks the user's computer to make sure that it can support our software. If it can't, the installation is automatically stopped before the user can go any further. For example, we may want to prevent the installation if the user doesn't have the necessary version of .NET installed. In this recipe, we'll do just that by adding a condition that checks for .NET Framework 4.5.

Windows 8 comes with .NET 4.5 preinstalled, but Windows 7 doesn't. We can use NetFxExtension to check whether .NET 4.5 is preinstalled, and if it's missing, a message is displayed telling the user that the installation cannot continue. A nice thing about launch conditions is the ability to show the user a warning message explaining what went wrong.

Getting ready

To get started, perform the following steps:

  1. Create a new setup project and name it LaunchConditionInstaller.

  2. Add a reference to NetFxExtension by right-clicking on the References node in Solution...

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