Active Setup Component for window installation
https://helgeklein.com/blog/active-setup-explained/
Active Setup Explained • Helge Klein
This is a summary of my experience with Active Setup combined with what I could find on the internet. The information applies to older and current versions of Windows, up to and including Windows 7, Windows 10, Server 2016, Server 2019. What is Active Setu
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https://www.itninja.com/blog/view/appdeploy-articles-activesetup?from=appdeploy.com
Article: AppDeploy: Articles: ActiveSetup
AppDeploy: Articles: ActiveSetup Active Setup Active setup provides a solution when the aim is to deliver user based components when no advertised entry points exist in an MSI package. Most packages will contain some kind on entry point; commonly an advert
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WIX Toolset
https://www.benoitpatra.com/2014/07/26/a-sample-wix-installer-using-the-activesetup-feature/
A sample Wix installer using the ActiveSetup feature
All users have the software in the case of a local machine install contrary to user install
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WiX Toolset
The most powerful set of tools available to create your Windows installation experience.
wixtoolset.org
https://wixtoolset.org/docs/tools/wixext/wixui/
<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs"
xmlns:ui="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/ui">
<Package ...>
...
<ui:WixUI
Id="WixUI_InstallDir"
InstallDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER"
/>
</Package>
</Wix>
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