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Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable - 14.36.32532
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wix-bootstrap-download-vcredist-sample.wxs
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
xmlns:bal="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension"
xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
<Bundle
Name="Example Product"
Version="1.2.3.4"
Manufacturer="John Doe"
Copyright="© 2023 John Doe"
AboutUrl="https://example.net/"
UpgradeCode="01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF"
Condition="VersionNT >= v6.1">
<BootstrapperApplicationRef
Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLargeLicense">
<bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication
LicenseUrl="https://example.net/license.html"
ShowVersion="yes"
SuppressOptionsUI="yes" />
</BootstrapperApplicationRef>
<!-- v6.1 Service Pack 1 -->
<bal:Condition Message="This application requires Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2.">
<![CDATA[NOT ((VersionNT = v6.1) AND (ServicePackLevel < 1))]]>
</bal:Condition>
<!-- v6.3 KB2919355 -->
<util:FileSearch
Id="HAL.DLL"
Path="[WindowsFolder]System32\hal.dll"
Result="version"
Variable="NT603HALVER"
Condition="VersionNT = v6.3" />
<bal:Condition Message="This application requires S14 Update (KB2919355) for Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2.">
<![CDATA[NOT ((VersionNT = v6.3) AND (NT603HALVER < v6.3.9600.17031))]]>
</bal:Condition>
<!-- processor architecture -->
<util:RegistrySearch
Id="REG_ARCH"
Root="HKLM"
Key="SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"
Value="PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"
Result="value"
Variable="ARCH_NAME" />
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) runtime minimum msi package version -->
<util:ProductSearch
Id="VCRUNTIME_X86"
Result="version"
Variable="VCRUNTIME_X86_VER"
UpgradeCode="65E5BD06-6392-3027-8C26-853107D3CF1A"
Condition="VersionNT" />
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) runtime minimum msi package version -->
<util:ProductSearch
Id="VCRUNTIME_X64"
Result="version"
Variable="VCRUNTIME_X64_VER"
UpgradeCode="36F68A90-239C-34DF-B58C-64B30153CE35"
Condition="VersionNT64 AND (ARCH_NAME = &quot;AMD64&quot;)"
After="REG_ARCH" />
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (Arm64) runtime msi package version -->
<util:ProductSearch
Id="VCRUNTIME_ARM64"
Result="version"
Variable="VCRUNTIME_ARM64_VER"
UpgradeCode="DC9BAE42-810B-423A-9E25-E4073F1C7B00"
Condition="(ARCH_NAME = &quot;ARM64&quot;)"
After="REG_ARCH" />
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable runtime msi package version -->
<Variable Name="VCRUNTIME_VER" Type="version" Value="14.36.32532.0" />
<Chain>
<!-- use heat command to get RemotePayload attributes -->
<!-- example: heat payload vc_redist.x86.exe -o x86.wxs -->
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 -->
<ExePackage
Id="VC_REDIST_X86"
Name="vc_redist.x86.exe"
DisplayName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532"
Cache="no"
Compressed="no"
PerMachine="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Protocol="burn"
InstallCondition="VersionNT"
DetectCondition="(VCRUNTIME_X86_VER &gt;= VCRUNTIME_VER) AND VersionNT"
DownloadUrl="https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/eaab1f82-787d-4fd7-8c73-f782341a0c63/5365A927487945ECB040E143EA770ADBB296074ECE4021B1D14213BDE538C490/VC_redist.x86.exe"
InstallCommand="/install /quiet /norestart"
RepairCommand="/repair /quiet /norestart"
UninstallCommand="/uninstall /quiet /norestart" >
<RemotePayload
ProductName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532"
Description="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532"
Version="14.36.32532.0"
CertificatePublicKey="48DF9B8FC33B59FBA8444CBBF7902089F6CDCC59"
CertificateThumbprint="7CB6F13D24E9A7244B65CF7A48E8ED6170CD6C77"
Hash="C9B5B7969E499A4FD9E580EF4187322778E1936A"
Size="13837672" />
</ExePackage>
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 -->
<ExePackage
Id="VC_REDIST_X64"
Name="vc_redist.x64.exe"
DisplayName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532"
Cache="no"
Compressed="no"
PerMachine="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Protocol="burn"
InstallCondition="VersionNT64 AND (ARCH_NAME = &quot;AMD64&quot;)"
DetectCondition="(VCRUNTIME_X64_VER &gt;= VCRUNTIME_VER) AND VersionNT64 AND (ARCH_NAME = &quot;AMD64&quot;)"
DownloadUrl="https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/eaab1f82-787d-4fd7-8c73-f782341a0c63/917C37D816488545B70AFFD77D6E486E4DD27E2ECE63F6BBAAF486B178B2B888/VC_redist.x64.exe"
InstallCommand="/install /quiet /norestart"
RepairCommand="/repair /quiet /norestart"
UninstallCommand="/uninstall /quiet /norestart" >
<RemotePayload
ProductName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532"
Description="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532"
Version="14.36.32532.0"
CertificatePublicKey="48DF9B8FC33B59FBA8444CBBF7902089F6CDCC59"
CertificateThumbprint="7CB6F13D24E9A7244B65CF7A48E8ED6170CD6C77"
Hash="C483F66C48BA83E99C764D957729789317B09C6B"
Size="25355496" />
</ExePackage>
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (Arm64) - 14.36.32532 -->
<ExePackage
Id="VC_REDIST_ARM64"
Name="vc_redist.arm64.exe"
DisplayName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (Arm64) - 14.36.32532"
Cache="no"
Compressed="no"
PerMachine="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Protocol="burn"
InstallCondition="(ARCH_NAME = &quot;ARM64&quot;)"
DetectCondition="(VCRUNTIME_ARM64_VER &gt;= VCRUNTIME_VER) AND (ARCH_NAME = &quot;ARM64&quot;)"
DownloadUrl="https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/eaab1f82-787d-4fd7-8c73-f782341a0c63/37342E0ABDAEAE0297F64A889F842AC9453139639FB0178C0754A7D2F330043A/VC_redist.arm64.exe"
InstallCommand="/install /quiet /norestart"
RepairCommand="/repair /quiet /norestart"
UninstallCommand="/uninstall /quiet /norestart" >
<RemotePayload
ProductName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable (Arm64) - 14.36.32532"
Description="Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable (Arm64) - 14.36.32532"
Version="14.36.32532.0"
CertificatePublicKey="48DF9B8FC33B59FBA8444CBBF7902089F6CDCC59"
CertificateThumbprint="7CB6F13D24E9A7244B65CF7A48E8ED6170CD6C77"
Hash="769967FC082DFAF63567328C45DF3F4556EA4697"
Size="11511496" />
</ExePackage>
</Chain>
</Bundle>
</Wix>
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nathancorvussolis commented Jun 10, 2020

I removed Permanent="yes" from the Redistributable and tried uninstall. They didn't uninstall because VCRedist2015x86 and VCRedist2015x64 were 14.26.28720.0 (instead of 14.26.28720.3), so conditions evaluated false. I changed the VCRedist2015 variable to 14.26.28720.0 and it seems to work. I hope that's a good fix.

Thank you for your comment. It is fixed.

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drolevar commented Feb 10, 2021

I'd suggest adding Protocol="burn" to the ExePackage, since vc_redist is also based on Burn, which allows for better progress tracking.

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nathancorvussolis commented Feb 11, 2021

I'd suggest adding Protocol="burn" to the ExePackage, since vc_redist is also based on Burn, which allows for better progress tracking.

Thank you for your advice. I updated.

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mladentpdev commented Mar 29, 2021

Hi guys,
I would like to use different version of vs_redist (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615460).
I was wondering how to detect CertificatePublicKey, CertificateThumbprint and Hash for this one?

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drolevar commented Mar 29, 2021

Hi guys,
I would like to use different version of vs_redist (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615460).
I was wondering how to detect CertificatePublicKey, CertificateThumbprint and Hash for this one?

@mladentpdev There's an article about that: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12480408/how-to-find-wix-remotepayloads-certificatepublickey-hash/12492704

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mladentpdev commented Mar 30, 2021

@mladentpdev There's an article about that: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12480408/how-to-find-wix-remotepayloads-certificatepublickey-hash/12492704

Thanks.

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