wix3.7 – Tarik Billa

WiX: Digitally Sign BootStrapper project

July 23, 2023 by Tarik

<Target Name=”UsesFrameworkSdk”> <GetFrameworkSdkPath> <Output TaskParameter=”Path” PropertyName=”FrameworkSdkPath” /> </GetFrameworkSdkPath> <PropertyGroup> <Win8SDK>$(registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0@InstallationFolder)</Win8SDK> </PropertyGroup> </Target> <Target Name=”UsesSignTool” DependsOnTargets=”UsesFrameworkSdk”> <PropertyGroup> <SignToolPath Condition=”(‘@(SignToolPath)’==”) and Exists(‘$(FrameworkSdkPath)bin\signtool.exe’)”>$(FrameworkSdkPath)bin\signtool.exe</SignToolPath> <SignToolPath Condition=”(‘@(SignToolPath)’==”) and Exists(‘$(Win8SDK)\bin\x86\signtool.exe’)”>$(Win8SDK)\bin\x86\signtool.exe</SignToolPath> </PropertyGroup> </Target> <Target Name=”SignBundleEngine” DependsOnTargets=”UsesSignTool”> <Exec Command=”"$(SignToolPath)" sign /d "App Setup" /t http://timestamp.digicert.com /a "@(SignBundleEngine)"” /> </Target> <Target Name=”SignBundle” DependsOnTargets=”UsesSignTool”> <Exec Command=”"$(SignToolPath)" sign /d "App Setup" /t http://timestamp.digicert.com /a "@(SignBundle)"” … Read more

How to create a bootstrapper application without a license agreement step

March 24, 2023 by Tarik

Assuming that you are using the WiX Standard Bootstrapper Application, your current BootstrapperApplicationRef might look like this: <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id=”WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense” /> WixStandardBootstrapperApplication has three variants as explained in the docs. HyperlinkLicense is the simplest. It has a license link on the welcome page instead of a license page. It allows you to specify an empty URL … Read more