[WiX-users] WiX36.exe and Antivirus

The last few builds of WiX 3.6 that I have tried installing have been blocked by my antivirus (Kaspersky 3.6). It detects it as PDM.Trojan.generic. I was just wondering if anyone else's AV has started giving them problems with WiX36.exe lately? -- View this message in context: http://windows-ins

Re: [WiX-users] 3.6.2207.0 and 3.6.2201.0 are missing the data subdirectory.

Is there a way to extract the MSI then? The problem with providing just the exe right now is that it doesn't support installing only select features (like the MSI does). I was thinking that /layout might work but the WiX BA doesn't support that switch (not sure if that extracts embedded stuff any

[WiX-users] Uninstall stops Explorer but doesn't restart it

Hi, I have a package with a background process that is normally running. When the user uninstalls the software, Wix and/or Windows Installer prompts to shutdown both the process and Explorer (to unregister extensions) but it does not restart Explorer. I'm sure this is a known issue. Can anyo

[WiX-users] major upgrade from per-client to per-machine install

Hi, (moving this to a new thread) I have an existing MSI that needs to be MajorUpgrade'd from per client to per machine installation.Right now installing the latest bits results in two versions of the program being installed side by side.This does not work for at all. How can I remove the exi

[WiX-users] RemoveExistingProducts, rebooting, and custom actions writing RunOnceEx

Hi there, I'm new to this list and am writing because I feel like im a Catch-22 situation. I'm maintaining a WiX-authored MSI installer for our company's product which supports major upgrades. In addition to the main product A, we're also installing a standalone application B that checks if all o