As most of you already know, the Windows Installer XML Toolset (WiX) is made to flexible. Most of the tools have the ability to be extended by using your own custom assembly. This is great when you have a custom action, specialized UI, preprocessor or anything else you might need in order to get your...

With the Windows Installer XML Toolset (WiX) v3.0 on the verge of hitting production more and more people are starting to take a look at it and see what new, cool tools we have. One, of many, new ones is Heat.exe. This tool is the replacement (in many ways) to tallow.exe from the previous release. The...

There has been some recent work to Heat.exe , within the Windows Installer XML Toolset (WiX) , which I think will have a significant impact on how people use the application currently and how it will be used in the feature. The features are brought forth from a great deal of user feedback and a general...