Index

A

• -arch flag / -arch
• Account attribute / Using WiX to install a service
• Action attribute / ProgressBar
• ActionData event / Subscribing to control events
• action state
  • about / Action state
  • unknown / Action state
  • advertised / Action state
  • absent / Action state
  • local / Action state
  • source / Action state
  • numbers / Action state
  • -1 / Action state
  • 1 / Action state
  • 2 / Action state
  • 3 / Action state
  • 4 / Action state
• ActionText event / Subscribing to control events
• AddLocal event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events, AddLocal
• AddSource event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• AdminToolsFolder property / The Directory element
• AllowRemoval attribute / Authoring a .wixmsp file
• AppDataFolder property / The Directory element
• Append attribute / Setting file permissions
• ApplyBegin method / Setting up the event handlers
• AppSearch / Copying files you install, AppSearch
  • about / AppSearch
  • DirectorySearch / AppSearch, DirectorySearch
  • FileSearch / AppSearch, FileSearch
  • ComponentSearch / AppSearch, ComponentSearch
  • RegistrySearch / AppSearch, RegistrySearch
  • IniFileSearch / AppSearch, IniFileSearch
• Arguments attribute / Using WiX to install a service
• ARPAUTHORIZEDCDPREFIX / Cited properties
• ARPCOMMENTS / Cited properties
• ARPCONTACT / Cited properties
• ARPHELPLINK / Cited properties
• ARPHELPTELEPHONE / Cited properties
• ARPINSTALLLOCATION / Cited properties
• ARPINSTALLLOCATION property / Setting a Windows Installer property
• ARPNOMODIFY / Cited properties
• ARPNOREMOVE / Cited properties
• ARPNOREPAIR / Cited properties
• ARPPRODUCTICON / Cited properties
• ARPREADME / Cited properties
• ARPSIZE / Cited properties
• ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT / Cited properties
• ARPURLINFOABOUT / Cited properties
• ARPURLUPDATEINFO / Cited properties
• AssignToProperty attribute / DirectorySearch
• asyncNoWait / Custom actions
• asyncWait / Custom actions
• attributes, File element
  • Hidden / The File element
  • ReadOnly / The File element
  • Vital / The File element
• AwesomeCompiler class / Parsing custom elements

B

• -bcgg flag / -bcgg
• -bf flag / -bf
• -b flag / -b
• -binder flag / -binder
• 64-bit files
  • installing / Installing 64-bit files
• Before attribute / Custom actions
• Billboard / Billboard
• Bitmap / Bitmap
• Blue attribute / Adding TextStyle elements
• Bold attribute / Adding TextStyle elements
• BootstrapperApplicationAttribute / Creating the class library
• BootstrapperApplication class
  • extending / Extending the BootstrapperApplication class
• BootstrapperCore.dll / Burn extension points
• Bootstrapper Project template
  • using / Using the Bootstrapper Project template
  / Referencing the UI in a Burn bundle
• Build page / The File element
• bundled MSI
  • user input, passing / Passing user input to a bundled MSI
• Bundle element
  • about / Using the Bootstrapper Project template
  • describing / Describing the Bundle element
• bundles
  • updating / Updating existing bundles
  • related bundles, finding / Finding other related bundles
  • Package Cache / Where the packages are cached
• Burn
  • about / The Fragment element
• Burn bundle
  • UI, referencing / Referencing the UI in a Burn bundle

C

• -cc <path> flag / -cc <path>
• -cg <ComponentGroup> argument / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• -ct <N> flag / -ct <N>
• -cub <file.cub> flag / -cub <file.cub>
• -cultures flag / -cultures
• -cultures flags / The role of Light.exe
• Cabinet attribute / The Media element
• CacheAcquireProgress event / Displaying progress
• Candle.exe
  • about / Candle.exe
  • Response files / Response files
  • .wixobj files / .wixobj files
  • command-line arguments / Command-line arguments (compiling)
  • -arch flag / -arch
  • -d flag / -d
  • -ext flag / -ext
  • -fips flag / -fips
  • -I flag / -I
  • -nologo flag / -nologo
  • -o flag / -o
  • -p flag / -p
  • -pedantic flag / -pedantic
  • -sfdvital flag / -sfdvital
  • -ss flag / -ss
  • -sw flag / -sw
  • -trace flag / -trace
  • -v flag / -v
  • -wx flag / -wx
• Category attribute / Creating a new MSI table
• CDROM attribute / DirectoryCombo
• Chain element / Using the Bootstrapper Project template, The Chain element
• ChangePermission attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• check / Custom actions
• CheckBox / CheckBox
• CheckExistingTargetPath event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• CheckTargetPath event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• cited properties
  • about / Cited properties
  • ARPAUTHORIZEDCDPREFIX / Cited properties
  • ARPCOMMENTS / Cited properties
  • ARPCONTACT / Cited properties
  • ARPINSTALLLOCATION / Cited properties
  • ARPHELPLINK / Cited properties
  • ARPHELPTELEPHONE / Cited properties
  • ARPNOMODIFY / Cited properties
  • ARPNOREMOVE / Cited properties
  • ARPNOREPAIR / Cited properties
  • ARPPRODUCTICON / Cited properties
  • ARPREADME / Cited properties
  • ARPSIZE / Cited properties
  • ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT / Cited properties
  • ARPURLINFOABOUT / Cited properties
  • ARPURLUPDATEINFO / Cited properties
• Classification / Authoring a .wixmsp file
• class library (.dll)
  • creating / Creating the class library
• CLR / -sa
• code page / Setting language and code page attributes
• ComboBox / ComboBox
• command-line arguments
  • collecting / Collecting command-line arguments
  • /layout / Collecting command-line arguments
  • /help / Collecting command-line arguments
  • /? / Collecting command-line arguments
  • /uninstall / Collecting command-line arguments
  • /install / Collecting command-line arguments
  • /modify / Collecting command-line arguments
  • /repair / Collecting command-line arguments
• Command-line arguments(binding)
  • -bcgg flag / -bcgg
  • -cc <path> flag / -cc <path>
  • -ct <N> flag / -ct <N>
  • -cub <file.cub> flag / -cub <file.cub>
  • -dclTopicnlevel flag / -dcl:level
  • -eav flag / -eav
  • -fv flag / -fv
  • -ice<ICE> flag / -ice <ICE>
  • -pdbout <output.wixpdb> flag / -pdbout <output.wixpdb>
  • -reusecab flag / -reusecab
  • -sa flag / -sa
  • -sacl flag / -sacl
  • -sf flag / -sf
  • -sh flag / -sh
  • -siceTopicn<ICE> flag / -sice: <ICE>
  • -sl flag / -sl
  • -spdb flag / -spdb
  • -sval flag / -sval
• Command-line arguments(linking)
  • -b flag / -b
  • -bf flag / -bf
  • -binder flag / -binder
  • -cultures flag / -cultures
  • -d flag / -d
  • -dut flag / -dut
  • -ext flag / -ext
  • -loc flag / -loc
  • -nologo / -nologo
  • -notidy flag / -notidy
  • -o[ut] flag / -o[ut]
  • -pedantic flag / -pedantic
  • -sadmin flag / -sadmin
  • -sadv flag / -sadv
  • -sloc flag / -sloc
  • -sma flag / -sma
  • -ss flag / -ss
  • -sts flag / -sts
  • -sui flag / -sui
  • -sv flag / -sv
  • -sw[N] flag / -sw[N]
  • -usf <output.xml> flag / -usf <output.xml>
  • v flag / -v
  • -wx[N] flag / -wx[N]
  • -xo flag / -xo
• Comments attribute / Authoring a .wixmsp file
• CommonAppDataFolder property / The Directory element
• CommonFiles64Folder property / The Directory element
• CommonFilesFolder property / The Directory element
• compile-time variables
  • about / Compile-time variables
  • custom compiler variables / Custom compiler variables
  • environment variables / Environment variables
  • system variables / System variables
• component condition
  • about / Component conditions
• Component database / Orca.exe
• ComponentGroup / The Component element
• ComponentGroup element
  • about / The ComponentGroup element
• components / The Directory element
• ComponentSearch
  • about / ComponentSearch
• conditional statements
  • if...elseif...else / if...elseif...else
  • ifdef / ifdef
  • ifndef / ifndef
  • Iterations / Iterations
  • warning / Errors and warnings
  • errors / Errors and warnings
• conditions
  • types / The syntax of conditions
  • launch conditions / The syntax of conditions
  • feature conditions / The syntax of conditions
  • component conditions / The syntax of conditions
  • syntax / Condition syntax
  • adding, to custom actions / Adding conditions to custom actions
• control attributes
  • about / Attributes common to all controls
• control event / PushButton
• control syntax
  • about / Specific control syntax
  • PushButton / PushButton
  • Text / Text
  • ScrollableText / ScrollableText
  • Line / Line
  • GroupBox / GroupBox
  • Bitmap / Bitmap
  • Icon / Icon
  • Edit / Edit
  • MaskedEdit / MaskedEdit
  • PathEdit / PathEdit
  • CheckBox / CheckBox
  • RadioButtonGroup / RadioButtonGroup
  • ComboBox / ComboBox
  • ListBox / ListBox
  • ListView / ListView
  • DirectoryList / DirectoryList
  • DirectoryCombo / DirectoryCombo
  • SelectionTree / SelectionTree
  • VolumeCostList / VolumeCostList
  • VolumeSelectCombo / VolumeSelectCombo
  • Billboard / Billboard
  • ProgressBar / ProgressBar
• CopyFile element / Moving existing files
• CostFinalize / Action state, CostFinalize
• costing / Action state
• CostInitialize / CostInitialize
• CreateFolder element / Creating an empty folder
• CreateLink attribute / Registry permissions
• CreateRow method / Parsing custom elements
• CreateShortcuts action / CreateShortcuts
• CreateSubkeys attribute / Registry permissions
• CustomActionData property / Accessing properties in a deferred action
• custom actions
  • conditions, adding / Adding conditions to custom actions
  • typing, to custom element / Tying a custom action to the custom element
• customactions
  • about / Custom actions
  • Windows Installer property, setting / Setting a Windows Installer property
  • installed directory location, setting / Setting the location of an installed directory
  • embedded VBScript or JScript, running / Running embedded VBScript or JScript
  • external VBScript or JScript file, calling / Calling an external VBScript or JScript file
  • function calling, from dynamic-link library / Calling a function from a dynamic-link library
  • executable file, triggering / Triggering an executable
  • Error attribute, using / Sending an error that stops the installation
• CustomBootstrapperApplication class / Defining the model
• custom properties
  • about / Custom properties
  • setting / Declaring and setting properties
  • declaring / Declaring and setting properties
  • referencing / Referencing properties
  • visibility / Property visibility and scope
  • scope / Property visibility and scope
  • secure properties / Secure properties
  • property data types / Property data types
• custom WiX extension
  • building / Building a custom WiX extension
  • stage, setting / Setting the stage
  • extending / Extending the CompilerExtension class
  • XML schema, adding / Adding an XML schema
  • custom elements, parsing / Parsing custom elements
  • new MSI table, creating / Creating a new MSI table
  • WixExtension class, extending / Extending the WixExtension class

D

• -dcl
  • level flag / -dcl:level
• -d flag / -d, -d
• -dr <DirectoryName> argument / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• -dut flag / -dut
• deferred action
  • properties, accessing / Accessing properties in a deferred action
• deferred stage / Immediate versus deferred, Billboard
• DelegateCommand / Creating the class library
• DelegateCommand class / Defining the constructor
• Delete attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• DependencyExtension / Counting package references
• Description attribute / The Feature element, Using WiX to install a service, Authoring a .wixmsp file
• DesktopFolder property / The Directory element
• DestinationProperty attribute / Copying files you install
• Detect method / Setting up the event handlers
• DetectPackageComplete method / Setting up the event handlers
• Dialog attribute / Scheduling dialogs
• directories / Implied properties
• DirectoryCombo / DirectoryCombo
• Directory element / The Directory element
• directory element / The Directory element
• DirectoryList / DirectoryList
• DirectoryListNew event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• DirectoryListOpen event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• Directory property
  • AdminToolsFolder / The Directory element
  • AppDataFolder / The Directory element
  • CommonAppDataFolder / The Directory element
  • CommonFiles64Folder / The Directory element
  • CommonFilesFolder / The Directory element
  • DesktopFolder / The Directory element
  • FavoritesFolder / The Directory element
  • FontsFolder / The Directory element
  • LocalAppDataFolder / The Directory element
  • MyPicturesFolder / The Directory element
  • NetHoodFolder / The Directory element
  • PersonalFolder / The Directory element
  • PrintHoodFolder / The Directory element
  • ProgramFiles64Folder / The Directory element
  • ProgramFilesFolder / The Directory element
  • ProgramMenuFolder / The Directory element
  • RecentFolder / The Directory element
  • SendToFolder / The Directory element
  • StartMenuFolder / The Directory element
  • StartupFolder / The Directory element
  • System16Folder / The Directory element
  • System64Folder / The Directory element
  • SystemFolder / The Directory element
  • TempFolder / The Directory element
  • TemplateFolder / The Directory element
  • WindowsFolder / The Directory element
• DirectoryRef element
  • about / The DirectoryRef element
• DirectorySearch
  • about / DirectorySearch, FileSearch
• DisableSystemRestore attribute / The Chain element
• Dispatcher.InvokeShutdown method / Defining the constructor
• Dispatcher.Run() / Extending the BootstrapperApplication class
• DisplayInternalUI attribute / The Standard Bootstrapper UI
• DoAction event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events, DoAction
• DownloadUrl attribute / Downloading packages
• DTF
  • about / Calling a function from a dynamic-link library, Deployment Tools Foundation
  • session object / The session object
  • properties, getting / Getting and setting properties
  • properties, setting / Getting and setting properties
  • logging / Logging
  • message box, showing / Showing a message box
  • feature, accessing / Accessing feature and component states
  • component states, accessing / Accessing feature and component states
  • MSI database, querying / Querying the MSI database
  • rows, inserting into MSI database / Inserting rows into the MSI database
• DWORD / Reading from the registry

E

• -eav flag / -eav
• -ext flag / -ext, -ext
• Edit / Edit
• EmbedCab attribute / The MediaTemplate element
• empty folder
  • creating / Creating an empty folder
• en-us.wxl file / Resizing controls
• EnableRollback event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• EndDialog event / Adding a tabbable control, Adding a progress dialog, Publish elementaboutPublishing control events, EndDialog
• EnumerateSubkeys attribute / Registry permissions
• Error dialog / Error
• EULA
  • about / EULA
• ExeCommand attribute / Triggering an executable
• ExecuteAction / ExecuteAction
• Execute attribute / Setting file permissions
• ExecuteScalar method / Querying the MSI database
• ExePackage element / The ExePackage element
• Exit dialog / Exit
• extension
  • using, in WiX project / Using the extension in a WiX project
• extensions / Launch conditions

F

• -fips flag / -fips
• -fv flag / -fv
• /foo / Collecting command-line arguments
• FaceName attribute / Adding TextStyle elements
• FatalError / FatalError
• FavoritesFolder property / The Directory element
• feature / The Feature element
• feature condition
  • about / Feature conditions
• feature tree / The Feature element
• FileCost / Feature conditions, FileCost
• File element
  • about / The File element
• file installations
  • speeding up / Speeding up file installations
• FileKey attribute / Triggering an executable
• file permissions
  • setting / Setting file permissions
• files
  • harvesting, heat.exe used / Harvesting files with heat.exe
  • copying, for installation / Copying files you install
  • existing files, copying / Copying existing files
  • existing files, moving / Moving existing files
• FilesInUse dialog / FilesInUse
• FilesInUseDlg.wxs file / FilesInUse
• File table / Speeding up file installations
• FinalResult property / Defining the model, Setting up the event handlers
• FindRelatedProducts / FindRelatedProducts
• FIPS / -fips
• Fixed attribute / DirectoryCombo
• Floppy attribute / DirectoryCombo
• FontsFolder property / The Directory element
• ForceCreateOnInstall attribute / Writing multiple values
• Formats tab / Creating a multi-language MSI
• Fragment element
  • about / The Fragment element

G

• -g1 argument / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• -gg argument / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• GAC / Adding assembly files to the GAC
• GenericAll attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• GenericExecute attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• GenericRead attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• GenericWrite attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• GetCommandLineArgs method / Collecting command-line arguments
• GetVariableValue method / Preprocessor extensions
• green attribute / Adding TextStyle elements
• GroupBox / GroupBox
• GUID
  • about / A word about GUIDs

H

• /help / Collecting command-line arguments
• heat.exe
  • files, harvesting / Harvesting files with heat.exe
  • about / Harvesting files with heat.exe
  • arguments, adding / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• HyperlinkLicense user interface
  • about / The HyperlinkLicense user interface

I

• -ice<ICE> flag / -ice <ICE>
• -I flag / -I
• /install / Collecting command-line arguments
• ICE20
  • about / ICE20 revisited
  • FilesInUse / FilesInUse
  • Error / Error
  • FatalError / FatalError
  • UserExit / UserExit
  • Exit / Exit
• Icon / Icon
• Icon attribute / Start menu shortcuts
• Id attribute / IniFileSearch
• if statement / if...elseif...else
• ignore / Custom actions
• IgnoreChange event / Subscribing to control events
• immediate phase / Immediate versus deferred, Billboard
• include file (.wxi) / Compile-time variables
• INI file / IniFileSearch
• IniFileSearch
  • about / IniFileSearch
• installation
  • loggin, turn on / Turning logging on during installation
  • restricting, by operating system / Restricting the install by the operating system
• Installation Scope screen / WixUI_Advanced
• Install button / Adding a progress dialog
• InstallCommand attribute / The ExePackage element
• Installed keyword / Referencing properties
• Installedproperty / Launch conditions
• Installed property / Sending an error that stops the installation
• installed state
  • about / Installed state
  • -1 / Installed state
  • 1 / Installed state
  • 2 / Installed state
  • 3 / Installed state
  • 4 / Installed state
• installer
  • building, without Visual Studio / Building an installer without Visual Studio
• InstallerVersion attribute / The Package element
• InstallExecuteSequence
  • about / InstallUISequence, InstallExecuteSequence
  • UI standard actions / UI standard actions
  • standard actions, executing / Execute standard actions
  • Immediate / Immediate versus deferred
  • deferred / Immediate versus deferred
• InstallFiles action / InstallFiles
• InstallInitialize action / InstallInitialize
• InstallScope attribute / The Package element
• InstallValidate action / InstallValidate
• InstallViewModel class / Declaring the properties and fields
• Italic attribute / Adding TextStyle elements

J

• JRE / The ExePackage element

K

• KB attribute / The MsuPackage element
• Key attribute / Reading from the registry
• KeyPath file / The Component element

L

• -loc flag / -loc
• /layout / Collecting command-line arguments
• Language / The Product element
• launch condition
  • about / Launch conditions
  • examples / Launch conditions
• LaunchConditions / LaunchConditions
• Librarian settings / Tying a custom action to the custom element
• Light / Light.exe
  • Command-line arguments / Command-line arguments (linking)
• Light.exe
  • about / The role of Light.exe
  • role / The role of Light.exe
• Line / Line
• link-time variables
  • about / Link-time variables
  • localization variables / Localization variables
  • binder variables / Binder variables
  • custom linker variables / Custom linker variables
• Linking / Command-line arguments (linking)
• ListBox / ListBox
• ListView / ListView
• LoadLibraryHelper method / Tying a custom action to the custom element
• load order group / Adding service dependencies
• LoadOrderGroup attribute / Using WiX to install a service
• LocalAppDataFolder property / The Directory element
• locale identifier / Setting language and code page attributes
• Localizable attributes / WiX localization files
• LocalService / Setting the service's user account
• LocalSystem account / Setting the service's user account
• logical operators / Condition syntax

M

• .msp file / Creating a patch from .wixout files
• /modify / Collecting command-line arguments
• major update
  • about / Choosing an update type
  • using, criteria / Choosing an update type
  • preparing / Preparing a major upgrade
• Manufacturer attribute / The Product element
• mask / MaskedEdit
• MaskedEdit / MaskedEdit
• media element / The Media element
• MediaProperty property / The Fragment element
• MediaTemplate element / The MediaTemplate element
• merge modules (.msm) / The Fragment element
• Message method / ProgressBar
• Message property / Declaring the properties and fields, Marking up the view
• Microsoft.Practices.Prism / Creating the class library
• Microsoft Download Center website / Where can I get it?
• MigrateFeatureStates / MigrateFeatureStates
• minor update
  • about / Choosing an update type, The minor upgrade
  • .wixmsp file, authoring / Authoring a .wixmsp file
  • patch, creating from .wixpdb files / Creating a patch from .wixpdb files
  • patch, creating from .without files / Creating a patch from .wixout files
• modal windows
  • about / Modal windows
• model
  • about / Extending the BootstrapperApplication class
  • defining / Defining the model
• Modeless attribute / Adding a progress dialog
• MSDN website / Setting language and code page attributes
• MSI database
  • about / Viewing the MSI database
  • Orca / Viewing the MSI database
  • Orca.exe / Orca.exe
• MsiNTProductType property / Launch conditions
• MsiPackage element / The MsiPackage element
• MspPackage element / The MspPackage element
• MsuPackage element / The MsuPackage element
• MVVM / Creating the class library
• MyPicturesFolder property / The Directory element

N

• -nologo flag / -nologo
• -notidy flag / -notidy
• Name attribute / Describing the Bundle element
• Name sets / Reading from the registry
• NETFRAMEWORK10 property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK20 property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR64 property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK30 property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK35 property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK40CLIENT property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR64 property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK40FULL property / Launch conditions
• NETFRAMEWORK45 property / Launch conditions
• NetHoodFolder property / The Directory element
• NetworkService / Setting the service's user account
• NewDialog event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events, NewDialog
• Notify attribute / Registry permissions
• NOTPropertyA / Condition syntax
• NoWrap attribute / Text
• NuGet / Creating the class library

O

• -o flag / -o
• -o[ut] flag / -o[ut]
• One Really Cool App / Orca.exe
• OnExit attribute / FatalError
• operating system / Launch conditions
• Options button / The RtfLicense user interface
• OR / Condition syntax
• Orca tool / Viewing the MSI database
• Overridable attribute / WiX localization files
• own dialogs, creating
  • about / Creating your own dialogs
  • ICE20 errors / ICE20 errors
  • dialog files, adding / Adding dialog files
  • dialog element / The Dialog element
  • dialogs, scheduling / Scheduling dialogs
  • TextStyle elements, adding / Adding TextStyle elements
  • tabbable control, adding / Adding a tabbable control
  • progress dialog, adding / Adding a progress dialog

P

• -pdbout <output.wixpdb> flag / -pdbout <output.wixpdb>
• -pedantic flag / -pedantic, -pedantic
• -p flag / -p
• Package Cache / Where the packages are cached
• package element / The Package element
  • about / The Package element
• PackageGroup elements / PackageGroups
• package references
  • counting / Counting package references
• packages
  • downloading / Downloading packages, Downloading packages
• packages chaining
  • Chain element / The Chain element
  • MsiPackage element / The MsiPackage element
  • ExePackage element / The ExePackage element
  • MspPackage element / The MspPackage element
  • MsuPackage element / The MsuPackage element
• ParseSuperElement method / Parsing custom elements
• Password attribute / Using WiX to install a service
• Patch element / Authoring a .wixmsp file
• patch file / The minor upgrade
• patch slipstreaming / The MspPackage element
• PathEdit / PathEdit
• PermissionEx element
  • attributes / Setting file permissions
• PersonalFolder property / The Directory element
• PlanAction method / Defining the constructor
• predefined properties, Windows Installer
  • implied properties / Implied properties
  • cited properties / Cited properties
• preprocessor extension
  • about / Preprocessor extensions
• preprocessor variable / The File element
• PrintHoodFolder property / The Directory element
• Prism / Creating the class library
• private property / Property visibility and scope
• Privileged property / Launch conditions
• ProcessComponents action / ProcessComponents
• ProductCode / The Product element
• ProductCode attribute / Start menu shortcuts
• product element / The Product element
  • about / The Product element
• ProgramCommandLine attribute / Service recovery with Util:ServiceConfig
• ProgramFiles64Folder property / The Directory element
• ProgramFilesFolder property / The Directory element
• ProgramMenuFolder property / The Directory element
• ProgressBar / ProgressBar
• progress bar
  • displaying / Displaying progress
• progress dialog
  • adding / Adding a tabbable control, Adding a progress dialog
• ProgressDlg dialog / Inserting rows into the MSI database
• properties / The Fragment element
• PropertyA / Condition syntax
• PropertyA<> / Condition syntax
• PropertyA<PropertyB / Condition syntax
• PropertyA= / Condition syntax
• Property attribute / Edit
• Property element / The Media element
• Publish element / PushButton
  • about / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • AddLocal event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • AddSource event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • CheckExistingTargetPath event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • CheckTargetPath event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • DirectoryListNew event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • DirectoryListOpen event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • DirectoryListUp event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • DoAction event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • EnableRollback event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • EndDialog event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • NewDialog event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • ReinstallMode event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • Remove event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • Reset event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • SelectionBrowse event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • SetInstallLevel event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • SetTargetPath event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • SpawnDialog event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • SpawnWaitDialog event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
  • ValidateProductID event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• Publish events
  • about / Publish events
  • DoAction / DoAction
  • EndDialog / EndDialog
  • NewDialog / NewDialog
  • AddLocal / AddLocal
  • property, publishing / Publishing a property
• PublishFeatures action / PublishFeatures
• PublishProduct action / PublishProduct, InstallFinalize
• PushButton / PushButton
• PushButton PushButton / PushButton
• pyro.exe / Creating a patch from .wixpdb files

R

• -reusecab flag / -reusecab
• /repair / Collecting command-line arguments
• RadioButtonGroup / RadioButtonGroup
• RaisePropertyChanged method / Declaring the properties and fields
• RAMDisk attribute / DirectoryCombo
• Raw / IniFileSearch
• Read attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• ReadPermission attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• RecentFolder property / The Directory element
• Red attribute / Adding TextStyle elements
• RegisterProduct action / RegisterProduct
• registry
  • reading from / Reading from the registry
  • writing to / Writing to the registry
  • single value, writing / Writing a single value
  • multiple value, writing / Writing multiple values
  • NeverOverwrite, setting / Setting NeverOverwrite
  • permissions / Registry permissions
• RegistryKey element / Writing multiple values
• RegistrySearch
  • about / RegistrySearch
• RegistrySearch element / Reading from the registry
• RegistryValue element / Start menu shortcuts
• registry values
  • removing / Removing registry values
  • all keys, removing / Remove all keys recursively
  • single value, removing / Removing a single value
  • copying / Copying registry values
• REG_BINARY / Reading from the registry
• REG_EXPAND_SZ / Reading from the registry
• REG_MULTI_SZ / Reading from the registry
• REG_SZ / Reading from the registry
• ReinstallMode event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• Remote attribute / DirectoryCombo
• Removable attribute / DirectoryCombo
• Remove event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• RemoveFiles action / RemoveFiles
• REMOVE property / Feature conditions
• RemoveRegistryKey element / Remove all keys recursively
• RemoveShortcuts action / RemoveShortcuts
• repair / The Component element, The File element
• RequiredVersion attribute / XML declaration and Wix element
• Reset event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• ResetPeriodInDays attribute
  • about / Service recovery with Util:ServiceConfig
• resiliency / The Component element
• ResolveSource event / Downloading packages
• resources, WiX / Other resources
• response file / Response files
• Result property / Setting up the event handlers
• Return attribute / Custom actions
• RollbackBoundary elements / Rollback boundaries
• rollback custom actions
  • about / Rollback custom actions
• Root attribute / Reading from the registry
• RtfLicense user interface
  • about / The RtfLicense user interface
• Run method / Extending the BootstrapperApplication class

S

• -sacl flag / -sacl
• -sadmin flag / -sadmin
• -sadv flag / -sadv
• -sa flag / -sa
• -sfdvital flag / -sfdvital
• -sf flag / -sf
• -sfrag argument / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• -sh flag / -sh
• -sice
  • <ICE> flag / -sice: <ICE>
• -sl flag / -sl
• -sloc flag / -sloc
• -sma flag / -sma
• -spdb flag / -spdb
• -srd argument / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• -ss flag / -ss, -ss
• -sts flag / -sts
• -sval flag / -sval
• -sw flag / -sw
• sc.exe
  • using / Using sc.exe
• ScriptInProgress event / Subscribing to control events, ScriptInProgress
• ScrollableText / ScrollableText
• Security tab / Setting file permissions
• SelectionAction event / Subscribing to control events, SelectionAction
• SelectionBrowse event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• SelectionDescription event / Subscribing to control events
• SelectionNoItems event / Subscribing to control events
• SelectionPath event / Subscribing to control events
• SelectionPathOn event / Subscribing to control events
• SelectionSize event / Subscribing to control events
• SelectionTree / SelectionTree
• SendToFolder property / The Directory element
• service
  • uninstalling / Starting, stopping, and uninstalling a service
  • stopping / Starting, stopping, and uninstalling a service
  • starting / Starting, stopping, and uninstalling a service
  • user account, setting / Setting the service's user account
• Service Control Manager (SCM) / Creating a simple Windows service
• service dependencies
  • adding / Adding service dependencies
• ServiceInstall / Using WiX to install a service
• ServicePackLevel property / Launch conditions
• SetInstallLevel event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• SetProgress event / Adding a progress dialog, Subscribing to control events
• SetProperty element / Setting a Windows Installer property
• ShowMessageImmediate method / Tying a custom action to the custom element
• simple Windows service
  • creating / Creating a simple Windows service
• size attribute / Adding TextStyle elements
• small update
  • about / Choosing an update type, The small update
• SomeAssembly.dll / The File element
• Source attribute / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• SourceFile attribute / The MsuPackage element
• Source not found error / Error messages
• SpawnDialog event / Modal windows, Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• SpawnWaitDialog event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• special-case files
  • installing / Installing special-case files
  • assembly files, adding to GAC / Adding assembly files to the GAC
  • TrueType font, installing / Installing a TrueType font
• src\Setup\WixBA folder / Burn extension points
• standard actions, InstallExecuteSequence
  • InstallValidate / InstallValidate
  • InstallInitialize / InstallInitialize
  • ProcessComponents / ProcessComponents
  • UnpublishFeatures / UnpublishFeatures
  • RemoveRegistryValues / RemoveRegistryValues
  • RemoveShortcuts / RemoveShortcuts
  • RemoveFiles / RemoveFiles
  • InstallFiles / InstallFiles
  • CreateShortcuts / CreateShortcuts
  • WriteRegistryValues / WriteRegistryValues
  • RegisterUser / RegisterUser
  • RegisterProduct / RegisterProduct
  • PublishFeatures / PublishFeatures
  • PublishProduct / PublishProduct
  • InstallFinalize / InstallFinalize
• Standard Bootstrapper UI
  • about / The Standard Bootstrapper UI
  • RtfLicense user interface / The RtfLicense user interface
  • HyperlinkLicense user interface / The HyperlinkLicense user interface
• standard dialog sets, WiX
  • about / WiX standard dialog sets
  • WixUI_Advanced / WixUI_Advanced
  • WixUI_FeatureTree / WixUI_FeatureTree
  • WixUI_InstallDir / WixUI_InstallDir
  • WixUI_Mondo / WixUI_Mondo
  • customizing / Customizing a standard dialog set
• StartMenuFolder property / The Directory element
• StartupFolder property / The Directory element
• strike attribute / Adding TextStyle elements
• Subscribe element
  • about / Subscribing to control events
  • ActionData event / Subscribing to control events
  • ActionText event / Subscribing to control events
  • IgnoreChange event / Subscribing to control events
  • events / Subscribing to control events
  • ScriptInProgress event / Subscribing to control events
  • SelectionAction event / Subscribing to control events
  • SelectionDescription event / Subscribing to control events
  • SelectionNoItems event / Subscribing to control events
  • SelectionPath event / Subscribing to control events
  • SelectionPathOn event / Subscribing to control events
  • SelectionSize event / Subscribing to control events
  • SetProgress event / Subscribing to control events
  • TimeRemaining event / Subscribing to control events
• Subscribe events
  • about / Subscribe events
  • ScriptInProgress / ScriptInProgress
  • SelectionAction / SelectionAction
  • TimeRemaining / TimeRemaining
• Synchronize attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• System16Folder property / The Directory element
• System64Folder property / The Directory element
• SystemFolder property / The Directory element

T

• -t / Creating a multi-language MSI
• -trace flag / -trace
• TakeOwnership attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• Target attribute / Start menu shortcuts
• TempFolde property / The Directory element
• TemplateFolder property / The Directory element
• Template Summary property / The Package element
• Text / Text
• ThemeFile attribute / The HyperlinkLicense user interface
• the Value attribute / Writing a single value
• ThmViewer utility / The HyperlinkLicense user interface
• TimeRemaining event / Subscribing to control events, TimeRemaining
• tools, WiX
  • Candle.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Light.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Lit.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Dark.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Heat.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Insignia.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Melt.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Torch.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Shine / Where can I get it?
  • Smoke.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Pyro.exe / Where can I get it?
  • WixCop.exe / Where can I get it?
  • WixUnit.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Lux.exe / Where can I get it?
  • Nit.exe / Where can I get it?
• Tools Settings tab / Installing 64-bit files
• Torch / Creating a multi-language MSI
• transform files / Creating a multi-language MSI
• Type 2 / Triggering an executable
• Type 5 (JScript) / Calling an external VBScript or JScript file
• Type 6 (VBScript) / Calling an external VBScript or JScript file
• Type 19 custom action / Sending an error that stops the installation
• Type 34 custom action / Triggering an executable
• Type 35custom action / Setting the location of an installed directory
• Type 37(VBScript) / Running embedded VBScript or JScript
• Type 38 (JScript) / Running embedded VBScript or JScript
• Type 51custom action / Setting a Windows Installer property
• type attribute / Creating a new MSI table
• Type attribute / IniFileSearch, Reading from the registry
  • data / Writing a single value

U

• /uninstall / Collecting command-line arguments
• UI
  • localizing / Localizing the UI
• UI localization
  • about / Localizing the UI
  • error messages / Error messages
  • progress bar messages / Progress bar messages
  • EULA / EULA
  • controls, resizing / Resizing controls
  • multi-language MSI, creating / Creating a multi-language MSI
• UI standard actions
  • about / UI standard actions
  • FindRelatedProducts / FindRelatedProducts
  • AppSearch / AppSearch
  • LaunchConditions / LaunchConditions
  • ValidateProductID / ValidateProductID
  • CostInitialize / CostInitialize
  • FileCost / FileCost
  • CostFinalize / CostFinalize
  • MigrateFeatureStates / MigrateFeatureStates
  • ExecuteAction / ExecuteAction
• Underline attribute / Adding TextStyle elements
• UnexpectedAttribute method / Parsing custom elements
• UnexpectedElement method / Parsing custom elements
• Uninstall button / Extending the BootstrapperApplication class
• UninstallCommand attribute / The ExePackage element
• UnpublishFeatures action / UnpublishFeatures
• unreal tables / -dut
• UnsupportedExtensionAttribute method / Parsing custom elements
• update
  • per-machine / Per-user or per-machine
  • per-user / Per-user or per-machine
• update planning
  • about / Planning for updates
  • major updates / Planning for updates
  • small updates / Planning for updates
  • minor updates / Planning for updates
  • update type, choosing / Choosing an update type
• UpgradeCode attribute / Updating existing bundles
• User / Setting file permissions
• UserExit dialog / UserExit
• user interface
  • adding / Adding a user interface
• Util
  • ServiceConfigTopicnservice recovery / Service recovery with Util:ServiceConfig
• util namespace / Setting file permissions

V

• -var <VarName> argument / Harvesting files with heat.exe
• -v flag / -v
• ValidateProductID / ValidateProductID
• ValidateProductID event / Publish elementaboutPublishing control events
• Version / Describing the Bundle element
• Version attribute / The Product element
• view
  • about / Extending the BootstrapperApplication class
  • marking up / Marking up the view
• viewmodel
  • about / Extending the BootstrapperApplication class
  • implementing / Implementing the viewmodel
• viewmodel implementation
  • about / Implementing the viewmodel
  • fields, declaring / Declaring the properties and fields
  • properties, declaring / Declaring the properties and fields
  • constructor, defining / Defining the constructor
  • event handlers, setting up / Setting up the event handlers
  • helper methods / Helper methods
• Vital attribute / Using WiX to install a service, The MsiPackage element
• VolumeCostList / VolumeCostList
• VolumeSelectCombo / VolumeSelectCombo
• Votive / Visual Studio package (Votive)

W

• -wx flag / -wx
• Window class / Marking up the view
• WindowsFolder property / The Directory element
• Windows Installer
  • about / Where can I get it?
  • Visual Studio package / Visual Studio package (Votive)
  • predefined properties / Predefined Windows Installer properties
• WINDOWSSDKCURRENTVERSION property / Launch conditions
• WireUpEventHandlers method / Helper methods
• WiX
  • about / Introducing Windows Installer XML, What is WiX?
  • options / What is WiX?
  • features / Is WiX for you?
  • latesht version / Where can I get it?
  • tools / Where can I get it?
  • new version, installing / Where can I get it?
  • Visual Studio package / Visual Studio package (Votive)
  • project templates / Visual Studio package (Votive)
  • GUIDs / A word about GUIDs
  • project / Your first WiX project
  • resources / Other resources
  • standard dialog sets / WiX standard dialog sets
  • using, for service installation / Using WiX to install a service
  • localization files / WiX localization files
• WiX extension / Setting the stage
• WixFailWhenDeferred / Rollback custom actions
• WiX library (.wixlib) / The Fragment element
• WiX localization files
  • about / WiX localization files
  • example / WiX localization files
• WixNetFxExtension / Launch conditions
• WiX project
  • about / Your first WiX project
  • Wix element / XML declaration and Wix element
  • XML declaration / XML declaration and Wix element
  • product element / The Product element
  • package element / The Package element
  • media template element / The MediaTemplate element
  • media element / The Media element
  • directory element / The Directory element
  • component element / The Component element
  • file element / The File element
  • feature element / The Feature element
  • Start Menu shortcuts / Start menu shortcuts
  • summing up / Putting it all together
  • extension, using / Using the extension in a WiX project
• WixUI_Advanced / WixUI_Advanced
• WixUI_Advanced attribute / Adding a user interface
• WixUI_FeatureTree / WixUI_FeatureTree
• WixUI_FeatureTree attribute / Adding a user interface
• WixUI_InstallDir / WixUI_InstallDir
• WixUI_InstallDir attribute / Adding a user interface
• WixUI_Mondo / WixUI_Mondo
• WixUI_Mondo attribute / Adding a user interface
• Write attribute / Setting file permissions, Registry permissions
• WriteRegistryValues action / WriteRegistryValues

X

• XAML / Burn extension points
• xmlns / XML declaration and Wix element