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Asked: 2026-05-31T05:19:46+00:00

I would like to create a installer (like BootStarper) to achieve following steps using

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I would like to create a installer (like BootStarper) to achieve following steps using WiX.

  • There will be a setup.exe file.

  • Upon Runnig this file it has to open a UI and show the list of softwares (MSI) available for installation.

  • The software products are grouped into two Group A or Group B.

  • Each group may contain Two or more MSI files (Both internal and third party files)

  • Allow user to Choose a group and one or more products to be installed.

  • Based on the selection, the products should be silently installed on the local system.

Shall I create a WiX project and display given products(MSI) as its features and can start a deffered custom action to install the seleted ones?

How to author my WiX project to choose the groups and then selected features?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Upgrade to WiX 3.6 (Beta) and take a look at the new “Burn” functionality.

    You cannot use a deferred custom action to install another MSI because there is a mutex that enforces one running execute sequence per machine.

    There is functionality in MSI 4.5 called multi-package transactions however MSI 4.5 may not be already installed on a 2003/XP/Vista Machine so you’d need setup.exe to boostrap it anyways.

    Also “concurrent” installs are deprecated and should not be used to do servicing issues.

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