Change WIX .exe installer Icon

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I have made a .exe installer for my application using Wix, but I'm unable to remove the following Icon for installer dialog.

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I would be thankful if you assist me with this. Unfortunately I could not find any documentation clearly pointing to this issue.

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2 Answers

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You must provide an alternate image. The the WixStandardBootstrapperApplication element set the LogoFile and/or LogoSideFile attributes to the paths of the images. You can use path relative to the bundle source file.

The documentation is here. The "Changing the WiX Standard Bootstrapper Application Branding" topic applies.

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From your question I understand that you are not trying to change the Windows OS icon of installer file (.msi or .exe) but the images that appear in installer windows. Wix user interface have default icons with specific sizes for welcome & installation dialogs as well as banners as follows:

Variable name: Description (Dimensions

  • WixUIBannerBmp: Top banner (493 × 58)
  • WixUIDialogBmp: Background bitmap used on the welcome and completion dialogs (493 × 312)
  • WixUIExclamationIco: Exclamation icon on the WaitForCostingDlg (32 × 32)
  • WixUIInfoIco: Information icon on the cancel and error dialogs (32 × 32)
  • WixUINewIco: Button glyph on the BrowseDlg (16 × 16)
  • WixUIUpIco: Button glyph on the BrowseDlg (16 × 16)

You can find more info here. For Wix 3.0+, there are some explanations here.