Custom error message using WiX setup

Question

Using a WiX setup, how do I show a custom error message dialog where it shows all the installation checked processes as tick marks and the failed check processes as close marks?

And if any file checking conditions are not met. That is, if any of the installations shows a close mark then how do I force the user to stop the installation setup process?

Answer 1

You can do this using properties. Use the Bitmap control to set the icon.

   <Binary Id="RightClick" SourceFile="Resources\Right.jpg" />
   <Binary Id="WrongClick" SourceFile="Resources\Wrong.jpg" />

Use SetProperty or CustomAction to set the property value based on a condition and pass the value to the Bitmap control.

<PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK40FULL" />
<Property Id="NETFramework_Icon" Value="WrongClick" />
<SetProperty Id="NETFramework_Icon" Value="RightClick" After="AppSearch">NETFRAMEWORK40FULL</SetProperty>

In dialog,

<Control Type="Bitmap" Id="NETFramewor40ico" Width="20" Height="20" X="240" Y="70" Text="[NETFramework_Icon]" />

Regarding the second query, disable the next button if any prerequisites are not installed or throw a custom error for silent installation.