WixNetfxExtension
The WixNetfxExtension includes a set of custom actions to compile native images using Ngen.exe. For an example, see How To: NGen managed assemblies during installation.
The WixNetfxExtension also includes a set of properties that can be used to detect the presence of various versions of the .NET Framework, the .NET Framework SDK and the Windows SDK. For information on how to use these properties to verify the user's .NET Framework version at install time see How To: Check for .NET Framework Versions.
Properties
The following property is applicable to all versions of the .NET Framework:
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Property name |
Meaning |
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NETFRAMEWORKINSTALLROOTDIR |
Set to the root installation directory for all versions of the .NET Framework (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\). |
Here is a complete list of properties for the .NET Framework 1.0 product family:
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Property name |
Meaning |
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NETFRAMEWORK10 |
Set to 3321-3705 if the .NET Framework 1.0 is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK10INSTALLROOTDIR |
Set to the installation directory for the .NET Framework 1.0 (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705). |
Here is a complete list of properties for the .NET Framework 1.1 product family:
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Property name |
Meaning |
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NETFRAMEWORK11 |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_SP_LEVEL |
Indicates the service pack level for the .NET Framework 1.1. |
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NETFRAMEWORK11INSTALLROOTDIR |
Set to the installation directory for the .NET Framework 1.1 (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_ZH_CN_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Chinese (Simplified) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_ZH_TW_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Chinese (Traditional) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_CS_CZ_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Czech language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_DA_DK_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Danish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_NL_NL_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Dutch language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_FI_FI_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Finnish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_FR_FR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 French language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_DE_DE_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 German language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_EL_GR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Greek language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_HU_HU_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Hungarian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_IT_IT_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Italian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_JA_JP_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Japanese language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_KO_KR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Korean language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_NB_NO_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Norwegian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_PL_PL_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Polish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_PT_BR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Portuguese (Brazil) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_PT_PT_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Portuguese (Portugal) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_RU_RU_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Russian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_ES_ES_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Spanish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_SV_SE_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Swedish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK11_TR_TR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 1.1 Turkish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
Here is a complete list of properties for the .NET Framework 2.0 product family:
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Property name |
Meaning |
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NETFRAMEWORK20 |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_SP_LEVEL |
Indicates the service pack level for the .NET Framework 2.0. |
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NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR |
Set to the installation directory for the .NET Framework 2.0 (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR64 |
Set to the installation directory for the 64-bit .NET Framework 2.0 (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_ZH_CN_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Chinese (Simplified) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_ZH_TW_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Chinese (Traditional) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_CS_CZ_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Czech language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_DA_DK_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Danish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_NL_NL_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Dutch language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_FI_FI_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Finnish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_FR_FR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 French language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_DE_DE_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 German language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_EL_GR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Greek language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_HU_HU_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Hungarian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_IT_IT_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Italian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_JA_JP_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Japanese language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_KO_KR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Korean language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_NB_NO_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Norwegian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_PL_PL_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Polish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_PT_BR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Portuguese (Brazil) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_PT_PT_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Portuguese (Portugal) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_RU_RU_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Russian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_ES_ES_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Spanish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_SV_SE_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Swedish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK20_TR_TR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 2.0 Turkish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
Here is a complete list of properties for the .NET Framework 3.0 product family:
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Property name |
Meaning |
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NETFRAMEWORK30 |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_SP_LEVEL |
Indicates the service pack level for the .NET Framework 3.0. This value will not exist until a service pack is installed. |
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NETFRAMEWORK30INSTALLROOTDIR |
Set to the installation directory for the .NET Framework 3.0 (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30INSTALLROOTDIR64 |
Set to the installation directory for the 64-bit .NET Framework 3.0 (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.0). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_ZH_CN_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Chinese (Simplified) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_ZH_TW_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Chinese (Traditional) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_CS_CZ_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Czech language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_DA_DK_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Danish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_NL_NL_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Dutch language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_FI_FI_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Finnish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_FR_FR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 French language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_DE_DE_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 German language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_EL_GR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Greek language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_HU_HU_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Hungarian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_IT_IT_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Italian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_JA_JP_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Japanese language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_KO_KR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Korean language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_NB_NO_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Norwegian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_PL_PL_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Polish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_PT_BR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Portuguese (Brazil) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_PT_PT_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Portuguese (Portugal) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_RU_RU_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Russian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_ES_ES_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Spanish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_SV_SE_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Swedish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK30_TR_TR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.0 Turkish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
Here is a complete list of properties for the .NET Framework 3.5 product family:
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Property name |
Meaning |
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NETFRAMEWORK35 |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL |
Indicates the service pack level for the .NET Framework 3.5. |
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NETFRAMEWORK35INSTALLROOTDIR |
Set to the installation directory for the .NET Framework 3.5 (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35INSTALLROOTDIR64 |
Set to the installation directory for the 64-bit .NET Framework 3.5 (%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_ZH_CN_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Chinese (Simplified) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_ZH_TW_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Chinese (Traditional) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_CS_CZ_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Czech language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_DA_DK_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Danish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_NL_NL_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Dutch language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_FI_FI_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Finnish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_FR_FR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 French language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_DE_DE_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 German language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_EL_GR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Greek language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_HU_HU_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Hungarian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_IT_IT_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Italian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_JA_JP_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Japanese language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_KO_KR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Korean language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_NB_NO_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Norwegian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_PL_PL_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Polish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_PT_BR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Portuguese (Brazil) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_PT_PT_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Portuguese (Portugal) language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_RU_RU_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Russian language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_ES_ES_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Spanish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_SV_SE_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Swedish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_TR_TR_LANGPACK |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 Turkish language pack is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_CLIENT |
Set to #1 if the .NET Framework 3.5 client profile is installed (not set otherwise). |
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NETFRAMEWORK35_CLIENT_SP_LEVEL |
Indicates the service pack level for the .NET Framework 3.5 client profile. |
Here is a complete list of properties for the .NET Framework SDK and Windows SDK:
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Property name |
Meaning |
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NETFRAMEWORK11SDKDIR |
The location of the .NET Framework 1.1 SDK installation root. |
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NETFRAMEWORK20SDKDIR |
The location of the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK installation root. |
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WINDOWSSDKCURRENTVERSIONDIR |
The location of the currently active version of the Windows SDK. |
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WINDOWSSDKCURRENTVERSION |
The version number of the currently active version of the Windows SDK. |
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WINDOWSSDK60ADIR |
The location of the Windows SDK 6.0a installation root. |
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WINDOWSSDK61DIR |
The location of the Windows SDK 6.1 installation root. |
Using WixNetfxExtension Properties
To use the WixNetfxExtension properties in an MSI, use the following steps:
- Add PropertyRef elements for items listed above that you want to use in your MSI.
- Add the -ext <path to WixNetfxExtension.dll> command line parameter when calling light.exe to include the WixNetfxExtension in the MSI linking process.
<PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK20" />