WiX Toolset v3.7

Rating:        Based on 16 ratings
Reviewed:  13 reviews
Downloads: 82571
Change Set: 3925729fb31c
Released: Dec 24, 2012
Updated: Dec 24, 2012 by robmen
Dev status: Stable Help Icon

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Release Notes

WiX Toolset v3.7 introduces self-update and reference counting for Bundles. Also includes a number of bug fixes since the v3.6 release.

The v3.7 RTM build is v3.7.1224.0.

For more information see: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2012/12/24/WiX-v3.7-released

Reviews for this release

     
It's a great tool. The documentation available in the internet could definitely be more broad, still, it is a high quality piece of work.
by faburaya on Sat at 1:14 AM
     
I'm just getting the hang of it. It's possibilities seem endless. BTW, just because you fail to educate yourself on how to properly use something, does not mean that you get to give it a low rating. You are the problem with all quality-based ratings systems. So, thanks -- lazy.
by ATG3 on May 12 at 9:03 PM
     
Love the WiX toolset. It's powerful and flexible. The included tools like Heat are great for quickly getting an installer built. Works very well with TFS 2012 builds as well. There is a slight learning curve involved, but I was up and running and creating installers in an hour or so.
by jhotmann on May 7 at 10:21 PM
     
Since VS2012 forced us to use WiX instead of Setup & Deployment, this seems like a poor replacement. Simple tasks like picking up dependencies, which MSBuild can manage when it builds projects, aren't even provided or apparently deemed important, let alone automated. Examples on the web start with 'manually edit your project file'. Very poor show. So much for IDE.
by naviwhack on Apr 27 at 8:12 PM
     
Been using WiX for about a year now and I love it. There's a little bit of a learning curve, but it's very powerful. As for the people complaining that it crashes VS2012 - I've been using WiX 3.6 and 3.7 with VS2012 since it went RTM and I haven't seen those issues. It's been pretty bullet proof for me.
by aplocher on Apr 26 at 5:18 PM
     
Well first time I've ever used WiX, but have heard a lot of good things about it - but my first impression is not good. Have to totally agree with Matt Mcguire and repeat what he said - "not sure if VS2012 or WIX. but VS freezes when saving a new WIX project, if it's a new unsaved solution" - done my first "hello word" installer and have now lost it, as it won't save !!
by BigChris on Apr 24 at 4:12 PM
     
not sure if VS2012 or WIX. but VS freezes when saving a new WIX project, if it's a new unsaved solution. if a new project is added to an existing solution (or one that is already saved) it works just fine.
by mattmcguire on Apr 19 at 4:22 PM
     
Junk! Crashes VS2012
by Gilad on Apr 18 at 12:21 PM
     
Installed perfectly! Just a single click to install and another one to close. Good to see boot-straper,custom actions templates in there :) Environment: VS 2012 Ultimate on a Windows 8.
by aschip on Mar 30 at 7:55 AM
     
I installed Wix 3.7. When I build in VS2008, it crashes visual studio. I installed Wix 3.6. When I build in VS2008, it works successfully.
by aneame on Mar 18 at 10:49 PM
     
Buggy. I can't use it for Win XP and VS 2008. VS Crash when compiling the project!
by mohammednour on Mar 18 at 11:57 AM
     
installed perfectly (windows 7 x64) without any previous Wix installation. Integrated with VS2010 after closing/reopen Visual Studio. Integrated nicely with VS2012 too, Windows Installer XML project types appears in the 'new project' dialog. Everything's fine. WiX is "teh win" and has been for years.
by gbjbaanb on Feb 21 at 3:54 PM
     
Wix37 (without prior version installed) FAILED to install (Windows 7 x86). After Wix36 install, THEY Wix37 would install. NOTE: Neither Wix36 nor Wix37 would successfully "setup" VS2012 (which, as we all know is THE reason we're turning to WiX in the first place).
by WardMD on Feb 14 at 7:13 PM