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How Do I Add Icons to WiX Installer?

Last updated on September 30, 2022 @ 10:07 pm

Adding icons to your WiX installer is a great way to customize the look of your installation. There are a few different ways to do this, but the easiest way is to use the WiX Toolset.

To add an icon to your installer, first download the WiX Toolset. Once you have installed the WiX Toolset, open the file “YourProduct.wxs” in the text editor of your choice. Find the “Product” element and add an “Icon” element underneath it. The “Icon” element takes two attributes: “Id” and “SourceFile”. The “Id” attribute is used to identify the icon in your code and should be unique. The “SourceFile” attribute is used to specify the path to the icon file.

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PRO TIP: This article describes how to add icons to a WiX installer. However, it is important to note that adding icons to a WiX installer can result in unexpected behavior and can cause your installer to fail. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you test your installer thoroughly before using it in production.

Now that you have added an icon to your installer, you need to tell WiX where to put it. To do this, find the “Fragment” element with an “Id” attribute of “ProductIcons”. Underneath this element, add a “ComponentGroupRef” element with a “RefId” attribute of “ProductComponents”. Your code should now look like this:

The final step is to rebuild your installer. To do this, open a command prompt and navigate to the folder where your WiX installer is located. Then type “light -ext WixUIExtension YourProduct.wxs” and press enter. This will rebuild your installer with the new icon.

In conclusion, adding icons to WiX Installer is a great way to customize the look of your installation process. By using the WiX Toolset, you can easily add icons and then tell WiX where to put them by specifying their location in code.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.