Where is Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller found?

Question

I\'m trying to compile a WiX installer (which has custom actions, which I suspect are the source of the issue) on a build server and I\'m getting the following error:

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Answer 1

It's part of Windows Installer XML (WiX) an open source project formerly from Microsoft but since transferred to the Outercurve Foundation. It can be found on CodePlex. 3.7 is the latest release.

This interop assembly is part of Deployment Tools Foundation (DTF) and you'll find an SDK help file installed in the start menu. The actual assembly will be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.7\SDK.