python (65.1k questions)

javascript (44.2k questions)

reactjs (22.7k questions)

java (20.8k questions)

c# (17.4k questions)

html (16.3k questions)

r (13.7k questions)

android (12.9k questions)

Questions - windows-installer

Wix custom action shows a error dialog from RunDLL "Access is denied" when installer is ran a second time

Created an installer of a toolkit with a Visual Studio extension as part of it in Wix 3.14. It contains a custom action that searches the local system for installed versions of Visual Studio 2019 and...
test-img

Jim

c#

wix

windows-installer

rundll32

Votes: 0

Answers: 1

Latest Answer

I cloned your repos and ran the MSI a few times and I'm not able to reproduce your problem. The CA fires each time I install it. Note I do see the SfxCA lines I expected to see. I don't see this ...
test-img

Christopher Painter

WiX Burn Bundle Installer Returns ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED - 3010 (0xBC2) Upon Installation Failure

When one of MSI packages chained in my WiX bundle fails to install, the bundle installer rolls back other MSI packages that have been processed up to that point and then returns ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_R...
test-img

yoonjm

windows

wix

windows-installer

burn

Votes: 0

Answers: 1

Latest Answer

The line of code doing this is in WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.cpp(1140): // initiate engine shutdown DWORD dwQuit = HRESULT_CODE(hr); if (BOOTSTRAPPER_APPLY_RESTART_INITIATED == pTh...
test-img

Rob Mensching

Will change in ComponentID for component in Windows Installer effect during upgrade scenerio.?

There is Product1 with Component1 of version 1.0.0.0. There is a Product2 with same Component of version 2.0.0.0 of which the Component ID (GUID) value is changed . Now if we do the minor upgrade from...
test-img

random123

windows

installation

windows-installer

installshield

Votes: 0

Answers: 1

Latest Answer

See this old answer for more details: When to change component GUIDs? Component GUIDs should remain stable between releases unless you move the keyfile of the component to a new absolute location on ...
test-img

Stein Åsmul

How to expose methods from a C# assembly which can be consumed as custom actions in Visual Studio Installer Projects (VS 2019)

I am using the Visual Studio Installer Projects extension for Visual Studio 2019. I have created my setup project and want to add custom actions which I want to implement as C# methods (I want the met...
test-img

Zenilogix

c#

visual-studio

windows-installer

Votes: 0

Answers: 3

Latest Answer

You can create them just like you would a normal class. You will need to import a couple of namespaces to do it. Specifically Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller; Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXm...
test-img

Jared Harmon

Posts

Questions

Blogs

Jobs