[wix-users] Wix installer in .exe format

Bryan Dam bryand at recastsoftware.com
Fri Jul 3 05:58:11 PDT 2020


Sure, you can create an EXE wrapper/bootstrapper/chainer using Wix Burn: https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/bundle/

I wouldn't, for the life of me, do that unless I had a technical reason that demanded it.  I'd also fire any customer who wanted an EXE over an MSI.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Abhishek Nene via wix-users
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 12:00 AM
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Cc: Abhishek Nene <abhishek.nene at zycus.com>
Subject: [wix-users] Wix installer in .exe format

Hi,

Can we able to create installer in .exe format and not in .msi.  We have application with installer file in .msi using Wix installer.

Is it possible? as one of our client was mentioning to have installer file in .exe format.


Please suggest.


Regards,
Abhishek Nene


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