VS v11/Win8CP, WIX not supported?

Question

I have a WPF app. I want to create a setup/deployment project.

When I try and add a new setup project, I get, "Invalide URI".

Any ideas?

Looks like InstallShield Limited is not available.

So WIX then. Seems 3.5 installer doesn't support VS11beta..neither does 3.6 beta.

Any way to manually install it?

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Rick Hantz

Answer 1

Hi RickHan, InstallShield Limited is currently not supported on VS11 Beta (should be in the near future). You'll probably need to wait for WiX 3.7 and see if support has been added for VS11 Beta.

Answer 2

I finally got WiX installed. I used one of the latest 3.6 beta builds.

Then you run devenv.exe /setup with admin priviledges....

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Rick Hantz

Answer 3

Hi Rick,

Welcome to the MSDN forum.

First, for “Invalide URI” error, I can reproduce this problem on my side. I also find this page on Microsoft Connect: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/728877/exception-when-adding-installshield-limited-to-existing-solution

This problem has been reported to the corresponding Visual Studio development team for review. Let’s wait for the solution.

Second, your problem is related to WIX, so I think you can contact WIX for better support: http://wix.sourceforge.net/mailinglists.html
As far as I know, WIX 3.6 Beta does not support Visual Studio 11: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2011/10/24/WiX-v3.6-Beta-released
If you have any other problems, please feel free to let me know.

Best Regards,

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Alexander Sun [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 4

The InstallShield error repros no matter how I try to add the project...

You can add WiX to VS 11 beta by using the latest beta build of 3.6 and running devenv /setup

WiX still doesn't have much integration with VS. What once took a few hours to build a setup, now takes days. Documentation is minimal and inconsistent, and mostly doesn't match the VS implementation. It's OK if you know WiX pretty well and need reminders, but for people new to WiX, it's a huge learning curve.

I like WiX, but VS needs to auto generate most of the XML code.

I haven't used InstallShield Limited yet, but I used to use earlier InstallShield products. They were good, but got more and more expensive.

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Rick Hantz

Answer 5

Hi Rick,

I am sorry for any inconvenience of using Visual Studio 11 Beta and WIX. I think the Connect will provide solution later or this problem will be solved in RTM version.

If you have any other problems, please feel free to let me know.

Best Regards,

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Alexander Sun [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 6

Did you use WiX v3.6 (3.6.2221.0)?

Answer 7

http://wixtoolset.org/releases/v3.6.2627.0

Might be a later one..

Get the latest beta build, then run devenv /setup with admin privs

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Rick Hantz

Answer 8

Many thanks.  That one worked.