Install PowerShell Module from WIX package

Question

I have written a powershell module.

I can install it from command line by using InstallUtil.exe

However I don't want my users to do this. So I want to develop a WIX package which will install my powershell module.

In my wix package I try to launch installutil but it does not work. I also found some articles on web which told me not to use installutil.

So the questions is how to develop a wix package which will install a powershell module.

My objective is

install powershell module from wix
edit Profile.ps1 and add the new snapin.

Have you seen this: sev17.com/2010/11/23/building-a-powershell-module-installer — David Brabant
– David Brabant, Commented May 6, 2014 at 7:41
He is not editing the profile file and I don't understand the tools called candle and light as I am using visual studio. — Knows Not Much
– Knows Not Much, Commented May 6, 2014 at 13:07

NickRamirez · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-08 20:10:48Z

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There's a WiX extension for installing powershell snapins. I haven't used it. Here's some documentation on the WiX elements that you'd use.

http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/ps/

It looks like you create a element that sits inside of a File element that identifies your snapin file. The SnapIn should give you what you need to register the file in the right places.

Another place to ask is on the WiX-users forum.

http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/wix-users-f687560.html

answered May 8, 2014 at 20:10

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