Question

Is it possible to create (prefferably with WiX) windows installer dialog with “hyperlink”, which would open another dialog window?

Something like “View detailed report” in this screenshot. My google skills aren’t helping with this.

Answer 1

Yes, Windows Installer 5.0 added a HyperLink control. You can mark your installer as requiring 5.0 by setting the InstallerVersion attribute of the Package element to 500.

Note that Windows Installer 5.0 comes with Windows 7, but no redistributables have been made available for earlier operating systems so far.

You can use the HyperLink control in wix by putting this XML in a custom dialog:

<Control Id="exampleHyperLink" 
        Height="20" Width="100" Type="Hyperlink" X="5" Y="5"> 
    <Text><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.foo.com/">Click Me</a>]]></Text> 
</Control>

If you need more guidance on how to create and use a custom dialog in wix, you can take a look at this answer where I explain how to add a warning screen.