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Percy Kumah
Percy Kumah

Reputation: 31

WIX in VS 2012 Menu and Commands missing

I just installed WIX 3.10 and I'm using VS 2012 Ultimate. I have then successfully added a WIX setup project to my solution but that's about as far as I can go because the WIX menu is not showing up. The commands buttons that should appear at the top of the solution explorer window does not appear, neither does the shortcut button that appears just below the 'clean' button when you right click the project. I have tried uninstalling and restarting my PC several times but still the same. snap shot of the solution explorer window. I'm obviously missing something, but what? Thanks very much.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1289

Answers (2)

Moises Puesto
Moises Puesto

Reputation: 41

You can install the extension: Tools -> Extensions and Updates

Then in the search box type 'wix' and Enter.

The extension name is 'Designer for Visual Studio Wix Setup Projects':

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Upvotes: 2

jessehouwing
jessehouwing

Reputation: 114887

The designer you're looking for is from a 3rd party commercial product:

Normally one would write most Wix files by hand. It's relatively simple XML and the documentation isn't bad.

Upvotes: 4

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