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Brings the reader up to speed on all of the major features of WiX, including the new bootstrapper engine, Burn

Provides a richer understanding of the underlying Windows Installer technology

Showcases the flexibility and versatility of WiX, with a few tips and tricks along the way

Description

The cryptic science of Windows Installer can seem far off from the practical task of simply getting something installed. Luckily, we have WiX to simplify the matter. WiX is an XML markup, distributed with an open-source compiler and linker, used to produce a Windows Installer package. It is used by Microsoft and by countless other companies around the world to simplify deployments. "WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML" promises a friendly welcome into the world of Windows Installer. Starting off with a simple, practical example and continuing on with increasingly advanced scenarios, the reader will have a well-rounded education by book's end. With the help of this book, you'll understand your installer better, create it in less time, and save money in the process. No one really wants to devote a lifetime to understanding how to create a hassle-free installer. Learn to build a sophisticated deployment solution targeting the Windows platform in no time with this hands-on practical guide. Here we speed you through the basics and zoom right into the advanced. You'll get comfortable with components, features, conditions and actions. By the end, you'll be boasting your latest deployment victories at the local pub. Once you've finished "WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML", you'll realize just how powerful and awesome an installer can really be.

Who is this book for?

If you are a developer and want to create installers for software targeting the Windows platform, then this book is for you. You'll be using plenty of XML and ought to know the basics of writing a well-formed document. No prior experience in WiX or Windows Installer is assumed. You should know your way around Visual Studio to compile projects, add project references and tweak project properties.

What you will learn

Customize an easy to navigate install Wizard

Gain an understanding of the order in which events happen during an install and how to hook into this process

Learn how WiX builds and links your files into the final MSI package and how to fine tune this process

Make your project more modular with Fragments, Components, and ComponentGroups

Prevent users from installing your software on unsupported operating systems and introduce other prerequisite checks

Install, start, stop, and uninstall Windows services at the time of setup

Bootstrap required dependencies before installing your own software

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Amazon Customer Jul 18, 2013

This book helped me get a functioning, non-trivial installer put together within a few days. I turned to this book after feeling lost when looking at the project's on-line docs and tutorial. This book has plenty of explanations and the author lays out the subject in a logical manner which makes it easy to follow.

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Jeff S Dec 09, 2017

With the lack of any usable deployment applications for Visual Studio 2017 I decided to give WiX a try. Well, after spending many hours researching, and irritating the hell out of the compiler I decided to buy this book. It was well worth it! It answered so many questions that I had, and resolved all of the issues that I was stumbling to resolve. The resources that are available on-line are scattered and often inconclusive. This book is the answer!I always try to keep up on the advancements in software development, and always invest in the newest version of Visual Studio. Having used this IDE since its conception, I’m very comfortable with it, and have used it for all developments in C#, VB, and C++. However, I have also relied on third party "black box" deployment tools. Those third parties are using technologies that are available to everyone for free! Why pay them when you can do it yourself! I was lazy. Also, there's no man behind the curtain here, everything is open source!If you are serious about software development, and want full control over your application from start to finish, WiX is the icing on the cake. With this book as a guide you will be able to prepare setups that are tailor made to fit each installation. Also, it’s a good read!

JSR Dec 20, 2013

I bought the first edition (for Kindle). It was extremely useful and well written. I just bought the new edition. If you are developing an installer using WiX, you NEED this book.

Spurthi Jun 16, 2022

Best book to understand each and every basic concept!!This book is extremely useful to everyone who want to be an expert in WIX!!! Very helpful!

K. Molkenthin Jan 10, 2014

Nach dem Upgrade von Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 auf 2013 musste ich feststellen, dass die bisher vorhandenen Setup-Projekte nicht mehr Bestandteil von Visual Studio 2013 sind. Also musste eine professionelle und möglichst kostenlose Alternative her.Diese gibt es mit Wix (hier hätte man dem Namensgeber mal die deutsche Bedeutung näherbringen sollen). Allerdings ist WiX funktional so umfassend und für Umsteiger von anderen Setup-Tools bisweilen sehr herausfordernd, so dass eine gute und umfängliche Dokumentation notwendig ist.Diese liegt mit dem vorliegenden Buch eindeutig vor. Sämtliche Aspekte von WiX werden behandelt und praxisnahe Lösungen werden angeboten, so dass man schnell seine eigenen Setup-Projekte mit WiX realisieren kann.

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