Manage configuration files with WiX

Question

I have an application with several files that contain configuration parameters and other data that changes as the user uses the application. These files can change with new

Answer 1

I think there is no "clean" way to do this, because a msi project must be able to uninstall itself completely by design. I think the best way to solve this, is by using a custom action which executes a batch file and put your configfile update logic in that batch file. The custom action looks like this (only relevant parts):

    
        
    





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