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How do add the WiXNetFx extension?


I am creating an installer. I have a setup project for the same along with a bootstrapper project which consists of all my pre requisites. However, I would like to check if the pre requisites (with the specified version) are already installed in my system, and only if they aren't installed I would like to go ahead for the same. I found few sources online which said that I could use WiXNetFx extension to achieve the same. However in my VS 2022 I am unable to see any such extension. So now I am clueless how to go about with this... Is the extension no longer in use? If so, is there any other way I could achieve what I want.

Is the extension no longer in use? If so, is there any other way I could achieve what I want. Ps the pre requisites I am referring to are .NET Framework 4.8 and Keysight Open TAP


Solution

  • It's still there. In WiX v3, it's ProgramFilesFolder\WiX Toolset v3.11\bin\WixNetFxExtension.dll. In WiX v4, it's WixToolset.Netfx.wixext.