c# - Setup created by WiX bootstrapper is not started -

i tried create setup file using bootstrapper intended first run .net framework setup file , myapp.exe. after finishing project got final setup file, doesn't started after double click or pressing enter after selecting file. don't know wrong.

this program.cs file:

using microsoft.tools.windowsinstallerxml.bootstrapper; namespace testingboot {     class program:bootstrapperapplication     {         static void main(string[] args)         {             console.writeline("this tesing bootstrapper");             console.read();         }          protected override void run()         {             throw new notimplementedexception();         }     } } 

and wix installation file here

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"      xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/utilextension">      <bundle upgradecode="46c265f4-3f60-4781-9ef6-db889c115d55" version="1.0.0.0">         <bootstrapperapplicationref id="managedbootstrapperapplicationhost" >             <payload sourcefile="bootstrappercore.config" />             <payload sourcefile="c:\program files (x86)\wix toolset v3.7\sdk\microsoft.deployment.windowsinstaller.dll" />         </bootstrapperapplicationref>         <variable name="launchtarget"             value="[programfiles64folder]folder\exe name.exe"/>         <chain>           <packagegroupref id="netfx4full"/>           <exepackage sourcefile="$(var.path)\testingboot.exe"/>         </chain>     </bundle>      <fragment>         <wixvariable id="wixmbaprereqpackageid"                      value="netfx4full"/>         <wixvariable id="wixmbaprereqlicenseurl"                      value="netfxlicense.rtf" />         <util:registrysearch root="hklm"                              key="software\microsoft\net framework setup\ndp\v4\full"                              value="version"                              variable="netfx4fullversion" />         <util:registrysearch root="hklm"                              key="software\microsoft\net framework setup\ndp\v4\full"                              value="version"                              variable="netfx4x64fullversion"                              win64="yes" />          <packagegroup id="netfx4full">             <exepackage id="netfx4full"                         cache="no"                         compressed="yes"                         permachine="yes"                         permanent="yes"                         vital="yes"                         name="dotnetfx40_full_x86_x64.exe"                         sourcefile="dotnetfx40_full_x86_x64.exe"                         detectcondition="versionnt64" />         </packagegroup>     </fragment>      <fragment>         <componentgroup id="productcomponents"                         directory="installfolder">             <!-- todo: remove comments around component element , componentref below in order add resources installer. -->             <!-- <component id="productcomponent"> -->                 <!-- todo: insert files, registry keys, , other resources here. -->             <!-- </component> -->         </componentgroup>     </fragment> </wix> 

and have changed assemblyname under host own assembly name testingboot.exe in configuration file bootstrappercore.config.

here bootstrappercore.config file's contents:

<configuration>     <configsections>         <sectiongroup             name="wix.bootstrapper"             type="microsoft.tools.windowsinstallerxml.bootstrapper.bootstrappersectiongroup, bootstrappercore">              <section                 name="host"                 type="microsoft.tools.windowsinstallerxml.bootstrapper.hostsection, bootstrappercore" />         </sectiongroup>     </configsections>     <startup uselegacyv2runtimeactivationpolicy="true">         <supportedruntime version="v4.0" />         <supportedruntime version="v2.0.50727" />     </startup>     <wix.bootstrapper>         <host assemblyname="testingboot" >             <supportedframework version="v4\full" />         </host>     </wix.bootstrapper> </configuration> 

it appears bootstrapperapplication assembly missing bootstrapperapplicationref element. should note burn engine loads ba assembly directly. not launch executable. thus, bootstrapperapplication loaded, think you'll want to make following change:

<bootstrapperapplicationref id="managedbootstrapperapplicationhost" >    <payload sourcefile="$(var.path)\testingboot.exe"/>   <payload sourcefile="bootstrappercore.config" />    <payload sourcefile="c:\program files (x86)\wix toolset v3.7\sdk\microsoft.deployment.windowsinstaller.dll" /> </bootstrapperapplicationref> 

that add testingboot.exe bootstrapperapplication , if boostrappercore.config file looks like:

<configuration>   <configsections>     <sectiongroup name="wix.bootstrapper" type="microsoft.tools.windowsinstallerxml.bootstrapper.bootstrappersectiongroup, bootstrappercore">         <section name="host" type="microsoft.tools.windowsinstallerxml.bootstrapper.hostsection, bootstrappercore" />     </sectiongroup>   </configsections>   <startup uselegacyv2runtimeactivationpolicy="true">     <supportedruntime version="v4.0" />   </startup>   <wix.bootstrapper>     <host assemblyname="testingboot">         <supportedframework version="v4\full" />         <supportedframework version="v4\client" />     </host>   </wix.bootstrapper> </configuration> 

then burn engine find assembly named testingboot , load that. again, noted above, testingboot loaded directly , run() method called directly. main() entry point skipped because burn engine not run assembly executable.