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Upgrade the installer to WiX v7 #35

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Upgrade the installer to WiX v7
danielchalmers Oct 28, 2026
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Keep the Product.wxs name and trim installer comments
danielchalmers Oct 28, 2026
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions .github/actions/create-release-artifacts/action.yml
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env:
VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
run: |
dotnet tool install --global wix --version 6.0.2
dotnet tool install --global wix --version 7.0.1
for arch in ${{ inputs.archs }}; do
wix build Product.wxs -arch $arch -d MainExeSource="publish/$arch/Network Monitor.exe" -o "publish/Network-Monitor-$VERSION-$arch.msi"
wix build Product.wxs -arch $arch -acceptEula wix7 -o "publish/Network-Monitor-$VERSION-$arch.msi"
done

# The portable exes keep their names from one release to the next, so saving a new one over the old one keeps its settings and startup entry.
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76 changes: 24 additions & 52 deletions Product.wxs
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<?define Name = "Network Monitor"?>
<?define Manufacturer = "Daniel Chalmers"?>
<?define Guid = "46A5208D-49CB-499A-BC21-7B6993B1F3F4"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">

<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
<Package Name="Network Monitor" Manufacturer="Daniel Chalmers" Version="!(bind.FileVersion.NetworkMonitor.exe)" UpgradeCode="46A5208D-49CB-499A-BC21-7B6993B1F3F4" Scope="perUser">

<Package Name="$(var.Name)" Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)" Version="!(bind.FileVersion.MainExe)" UpgradeCode="$(var.Guid)" Language="1033" InstallerVersion="500" Scope="perUser">
<Icon Id="NetworkMonitor.ico" SourceFile="Network Monitor\Network Monitor.ico" />

<SummaryInformation Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)" />

<Icon Id="Logo.ico" SourceFile="$(var.Name)\$(var.Name).ico" />

<Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="Logo.ico" />
<Property Id="ARPNOREPAIR" Value="yes" Secure="yes" />
<Property Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="yes" Secure="yes" />
<Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="NetworkMonitor.ico" />
<Property Id="ARPURLINFOABOUT" Value="https://github.com/danielchalmers/Network-Monitor" />
<Property Id="ARPHELPLINK" Value="https://github.com/danielchalmers/Network-Monitor/issues" />
<Property Id="ARPNOREPAIR" Value="1" />
<Property Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="1" />

<!--Skips the System Restore point, which can hold a double-click install at "Please wait" for most of a minute and protects nothing in a per-user app folder-->
<Property Id="MSIFASTINSTALL" Value="1" />

<Media Id="1" Cabinet="App.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
<!--The default schedule removes the old version before installing the new one, which a per-user upgrade needs to roll back cleanly-->
<MajorUpgrade AllowSameVersionUpgrades="yes" DowngradeErrorMessage="!(loc.WixDowngradePreventedMessage)" />

<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="$(var.Name)" Level="1">
<!--Main executable-->
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
<!--Program Menu shortcut-->
<ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut" />
</Feature>
<MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" />

<!--Not WiX's default INSTALLFOLDER under Programs: the settings are stored under a hash of the exe's path, so moving the app would lose them-->
<StandardDirectory Id="LocalAppDataFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="$(var.Name)" />
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="Network Monitor" />
</StandardDirectory>

<File Id="NetworkMonitor.exe" Source="publish\$(sys.BUILDARCH)\Network Monitor.exe" />

<StandardDirectory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="$(var.Name)" />
<Component>
<Shortcut Name="Network Monitor" Target="[INSTALLFOLDER]Network Monitor.exe" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER" />
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Daniel Chalmers\Network Monitor" Name="StartMenuShortcut" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
<RemoveFolder Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" On="uninstall" />
</Component>
</StandardDirectory>

<Property Id="PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED" Secure="yes" />
<Upgrade Id="$(var.Guid)">
<UpgradeVersion Minimum="0.0.0.0" Maximum="255.0.0.0" Property="PREVIOUSVERSIONSINSTALLED" IncludeMinimum="yes" IncludeMaximum="no" />
</Upgrade>

<CustomAction Id="RunMainExe" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" ExeCommand="[INSTALLFOLDER]$(var.Name).exe" Execute="commit" Return="asyncNoWait" />
<!--Started through Explorer so the widget gets the user's environment instead of the Windows Installer service's-->
<CustomAction Id="LaunchApp" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" ExeCommand="&quot;[WindowsFolder]explorer.exe&quot; &quot;[#NetworkMonitor.exe]&quot;" Return="asyncNoWait" />

<InstallExecuteSequence>
<RemoveExistingProducts Before="InstallInitialize" />
<!--Start the widget after installing or upgrading, but not when uninstalling or installing silently-->
<Custom Action="RunMainExe" Before="InstallFinalize" Condition="NOT REMOVE AND UILevel &gt; 2" />
<Custom Action="LaunchApp" After="InstallFinalize" Condition="NOT Installed AND UILevel &gt; 2" />
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Package>

<!--Main executable-->
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<!--Not the GUID 4.x used: the exe is now a 64-bit component, and Windows Installer requires a new GUID when one replaces a 32-bit component-->
<Component Id="MainExe" Guid="09213AA3-FD1D-4FF7-A598-3AF48F47A6C8">
<File Id="MainExe" Name="$(var.Name).exe" Source="$(var.MainExeSource)" />
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>

<!--Program Menu shortcut-->
<Fragment>
<DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
<Component Id="ApplicationShortcut">
<Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" Name="$(var.Name)" Icon="Logo.ico" Target="[#MainExe]" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER" />
<RemoveFolder Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall" />
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\$(var.Manufacturer)\$(var.Name)" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
</Wix>