"WiX is not installed" error from VS2012 when right clicking "Convert to Wix Project"

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"WiX is not installed" error from VS2012 when right clicking "Convert to Wix Project"
"WiX is not installed" error from VS2012 when right clicking "Convert to Wix Project" 
Yves Courbier




Posts: 2
Joined: 2013-04-26
I just bought VDProj to WiX Converter, Standard, installed it and kicked off my VS2008 solution into VS2012, right click on one incompatible setup project and I got the following error. I then rebooted to no avail, then tried to uninstall, re-install, no more luck.

I sent an email already with screen shot (Fri 4/26/2013 4:10 PM CST) but I am hoping for a quick resolution through the forum. I am using Windows 7, 64 bit. I suspect some mix up in the registry. The product is obviously installed since VS gives me the "Convert to Wix Project" but VS doesn't find it.
Posted 26 Apr, 2013 17:43:05 Top
Yves Courbier




Posts: 2
Joined: 2013-04-26
Forget about this and my sincere apologies (I was tired last night). The error message told me what was wrong and what to do (install Wix from http://wix.codeplex.com/) but I got confused between the naming of the two products. Problem fixed.
Posted 27 Apr, 2013 07:33:51 Top
Dmitry Kostochko


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Joined: 2004-04-05
Hi Yves,

Thank you for keeping us informed.
If you have any questions or face any problems, feel free to ask us.
Posted 29 Apr, 2013 05:11:15 Top