I currently using the following markup in my WiX installer project to check if .NET Framework 4.5 or greater is installed.
<PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK45" />
<Condition Message="$(var.ProductName) requires .NET Framework 4.5 or higher.">
<![CDATA[Installed OR (NETFRAMEWORK45 >= "#393295")]]>
</Condition>
How can I check for .NET Framework 4.6.1 and above?
I'm using WiX 3.10.2.2516.
I'm afraid none of the above worked for me. Or perhaps I didn't quite understand how to implement the suggestions.
What worked for me however was my previous check for .Net Framework 4.5.1 requirement similar to your check for 4.5.
Simply changing the version to the target .Net Framework version number to the required one, found here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh925568(v=vs.110).aspx, worked for me.
I ended up with this:
<PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK45"/>
<Condition Message="This application requires .NET Framework 4.6.1. Please install the .NET Framework then run this installer again.">
<![CDATA[Installed OR (NETFRAMEWORK45 >= "#394254")]]>
</Condition>
P.S. I implemented the change today, so the next few days of testing will reveal to me whether it works or not. Will update my comment when I have some results to share.
P.P.S. Testing has succeeded my side. The installer successfully fails on environments which do not have .Net Framework 4.6.1 installed and installs successfully on those which do. (Also: Thanks @RamenChef, for editing my post :+1:)
Update: The current stable version of WiX now has this integrated; this answer may be of interest if, for some reason, you're using an older version (e.g. 3.10.3, which was latest when this was originally written)
The current release version of WiX (3.10.3) doesn't support this property, nor does the current 3.10.x nightly build (3.10.3.3007) - it does look like the 3.11.0.960 does support it, but that build isn't labeled as production ready so it's not an option for my scenario.
What I ended up doing was grabbing the source for NetFx461.wxs (here), and adding it to my 3.10 release project after modifying it slightly (see below). After that I was able to use the property. You could do similar changes for 4.6.2 if needed.
Here's the file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--
<copyright file="NetFx461.wxs" company="Outercurve Foundation">
Copyright (c) 2004, Outercurve Foundation.
This software is released under Microsoft Reciprocal License (MS-RL).
The license and further copyright text can be found in the file
LICENSE.TXT at the root directory of the distribution.
</copyright>
-->
<!--<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs" xmlns:util="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/util">-->
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension" xmlns:wxs="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
<!--
.NET Framework installation state properties
Official documentation can be found at the following location:
.NET Framework 4.5/4.5.1/4.5.2/4.6/4.6.1 - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w0x726c2(v=vs.110).aspx
-->
<?define NetFx461MinRelease = 394254 ?>
<?define NetFx461WebLink = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=671728 ?>
<?define NetFx461RedistLink = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=671743 ?>
<Fragment>
<PropertyRef Id="WIXNETFX4RELEASEINSTALLED" />
<Property Id="WIX_IS_NETFRAMEWORK_461_OR_LATER_INSTALLED" Secure="yes" />
<SetProperty Id="WIX_IS_NETFRAMEWORK_461_OR_LATER_INSTALLED" Value="1" After="AppSearch">
WIXNETFX4RELEASEINSTALLED >= "#$(var.NetFx461MinRelease)"
</SetProperty>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<util:RegistrySearchRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK45"/>
<WixVariable Id="NetFx461WebDetectCondition" Value="NETFRAMEWORK45 >= $(var.NetFx461MinRelease)" Overridable="yes" />
<WixVariable Id="NetFx461WebInstallCondition" Value="" Overridable="yes" />
<WixVariable Id="NetFx461WebPackageDirectory" Value="redist\" Overridable="yes" />
<PackageGroup Id="NetFx461Web">
<ExePackage
InstallCommand="/q /norestart /ChainingPackage "[WixBundleName]" /log "[NetFx461FullLog].html""
RepairCommand="/q /norestart /repair /ChainingPackage "[WixBundleName]" /log "[NetFx461FullLog].html""
UninstallCommand="/uninstall /q /norestart /ChainingPackage "[WixBundleName]" /log "[NetFx461FullLog].html""
PerMachine="yes"
DetectCondition="!(wix.NetFx461WebDetectCondition)"
InstallCondition="!(wix.NetFx461WebInstallCondition)"
Id="NetFx461Web"
Vital="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Protocol="netfx4"
DownloadUrl="$(var.NetFx461WebLink)"
LogPathVariable="NetFx461FullLog"
Compressed="no"
Name="!(wix.NetFx461WebPackageDirectory)NDP461-KB3102438-Web.exe">
<RemotePayload
CertificatePublicKey="52868DFCA6E3AF2632389E6C1EE7D0468D3797D0"
CertificateThumbprint="3BDA323E552DB1FDE5F4FBEE75D6D5B2B187EEDC"
Description="Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 Setup"
Hash="EE88B05232F43B517D4A368F7EE5065CDE7F67FA"
ProductName="Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1"
Size="1424328"
Version="4.6.1055.0" />
</ExePackage>
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<util:RegistrySearchRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK45"/>
<WixVariable Id="NetFx461RedistDetectCondition" Value="NETFRAMEWORK45 >= $(var.NetFx461MinRelease)" Overridable="yes" />
<WixVariable Id="NetFx461RedistInstallCondition" Value="" Overridable="yes" />
<WixVariable Id="NetFx461RedistPackageDirectory" Value="redist\" Overridable="yes" />
<PackageGroup Id="NetFx461Redist">
<ExePackage
InstallCommand="/q /norestart /ChainingPackage "[WixBundleName]" /log "[NetFx461FullLog].html""
RepairCommand="/q /norestart /repair /ChainingPackage "[WixBundleName]" /log "[NetFx461FullLog].html""
UninstallCommand="/uninstall /q /norestart /ChainingPackage "[WixBundleName]" /log "[NetFx461FullLog].html""
PerMachine="yes"
DetectCondition="!(wix.NetFx461RedistDetectCondition)"
InstallCondition="!(wix.NetFx461RedistInstallCondition)"
Id="NetFx461Redist"
Vital="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Protocol="netfx4"
DownloadUrl="$(var.NetFx461RedistLink)"
LogPathVariable="NetFx461FullLog"
Compressed="no"
Name="!(wix.NetFx461RedistPackageDirectory)NDP461-KB3102436-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe">
<RemotePayload
CertificatePublicKey="52868DFCA6E3AF2632389E6C1EE7D0468D3797D0"
CertificateThumbprint="3BDA323E552DB1FDE5F4FBEE75D6D5B2B187EEDC"
Description="Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 Setup"
Hash="83D048D171FF44A3CAD9B422137656F585295866"
ProductName="Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1"
Size="67681000"
Version="4.6.1055.0" />
</ExePackage>
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
Add that (say as NetFx461.wxs) to your WiX installer project and you'll have access to the desired properties.
The WIX_IS_NETFRAMEWORK_461_OR_LATER_INSTALLED value was implemented by FabienLavocat and merged in a week ago according to the GitHub pull request
Here is my solution for this problem. I use it to check for .NET 4.7 but it should work for all .NET 4.5+ framework versions.
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/migration-guide/how-to-determine-which-versions-are-installed#net_b for a list of valid revision numbers.
I use a registry search to set the value of a property to the revision of the .NET 4.x framework. Later I use this property in the well known way to check the launch condition:
<?define NetFx47MinRelease = 460798 ?>
<Property Id="NETFRAMEWORK47" Value="0" Secure="yes">
<RegistrySearch
Id="RegSearch"
Root="HKLM"
Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full"
Name="Release"
Type="raw" />
</Property>
<Condition Message="PPG OnBoard requires .NET Framework 4.7 installed.">
<![CDATA[NETFRAMEWORK47 >= "#$(var.NetFx47MinRelease)"]]>
</Condition>
Unfortunately in this situation RegistrySearchreturns the DWORD value prefixed with a '#' character which made it unusable in a "greater than" condition in my first tests. Use the exact "#$(var.NetFx47MinRelease)" syntax to be able to compare for "greater than".
WixNetFxExtension: stackoverflow.com/a/27946359/492 - especially in command line things but also in VS projects – CAD bloke