Directives: 1. candle.exe yourname.wxs

2. light.exe yourname.wixobj

Result: you will get yourname.msi

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">

<Product Id="GUID"

Name="yourSoftName"

Language="The Microsoft Software Development Kit(SDK) includes Language and Codepage"

Codepage=""

Version="major.minor.build"

Manufacturer="yourCompany"

UpgradeCode="GUID"

>

<Package Id="*" //asterisk represents WiX will autogenerate a GUID

InstallScope="perMachine/perUser"

//perUser declares the package is a per-user installation and does not require elevated privileges to install,

works with limited

//perMachine declares the package is a per-machine installation and requires elevated privileges to install,

need to set the ALLUSERS property to 1.

InstallPrivileges="elevated/limited"

Keywords=""

Description=""

Comments=""

InstallerVersion=""

Language=""

Compressed="yes/no"

SummaryCodepage=""

/>

<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">

//TARGETDIR = root directory that contains the source cabinet file or the source file tree of the installation package.

same to SourceDir

</Product>

</Wix>