[wix-users] Customize Windows Installer Icon (Computer Icon with CD image)

[Russell Haley]

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 4:34 PM, Habib Salim via wix-users
<wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> I think I finally get what Ven wants.
> If I am right, just as it is possible to set ARPPRODUCTICON, and to set
> the application icon, shortcut icon etc, is it possible to use a custom
> icon for the MSI instead of the standard installer icon?
>
> I have looked for this in the past and haven't found it.

The icons have to come from the operating system as Rob pointed out,
or the manifest (resource file) in the application itself. I have seen
this working with setup *executables*, but not with an MSI (not
claiming expertise, just observation).

A rather poor example of an exe bootstrapper has has the following code:

    <BootstrapperApplicationRef
Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense">
      <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication
             ThemeFile="./Resources/BootStrapper/ClassicTheme.xml"
             LocalizationFile="./Resources/BootStrapper/ClassicTheme.wxl"
             LicenseFile="./Resources/BootStrapper/license_file.rtf"
             LogoFile="./Resources/BootStrapper/welcome_bootstrap.jpg" />
    </BootstrapperApplicationRef>

Which displays a company logo in the places that are mentioned (i.e.
on the filesystem, in the taskbar when run). You could create a
bootstrapper that only launches the msi (replace YOURMSIFILEHERE):

      <MsiPackage
        Visible="no"
        ForcePerMachine="yes"
        Vital="yes"
        DisplayInternalUI="no"
        SourceFile="YOURMSIFILEHERE.msi">
        <MsiProperty Name="ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT" Value="1"/>
      </MsiPackage>

For what it's worth,

Russ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Ven H via wix-users
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 12:47 PM
> To: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
> Cc: Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com>; WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
> <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Customize Windows Installer Icon (Computer Icon
> with CD image)
>
> Thanks a lot, Rob. I am not sure how to change this. Also, in that case,
> can't I package this icon as part of my installer? Can you please provide
> some more info?
>
> Regards,
> Venkatesh
>
> On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 11:12 PM, Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:
>
>> IIRC, you have to change the ProgId registered for the Windows
>> Installer to change that icon. Then all MSIs on that computer will have
> the new icon.
>>
>> _____________________________________________________________
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
>> Behalf Of Ven H via wix-users
>> Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 9:34 AM
>> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
>> Cc: Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Customize Windows Installer Icon (Computer
>> Icon with CD image)
>>
>> Sorry Habib. I am not sure if you understood me. There is an icon,
>> which is shown on several places like on the MSI, on the Status bar
>> during installation, at the top left corner of every dialog and so on
>> (a small computer with a CD image). I am asking about customizing that.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Venkatesh
>>
>
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