How to set WiX default install location - wix

Question

i've just started using WiX, but unfortunately i've ran into problem right away.
So, i want to set default install location to, for example, `C:\Program Files (x86)\Vendor\App`, but i've only managed to set to `C:\Program Files (x86)\App`... And i couldn't find anything related...
Anyways, here's the "Product.wxs" code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"><?define ProjectManagementNF_TargetDir=$(var.ProjectManagementNF.TargetDir)?>
<Product Id="*" Name="AppName" Language="1033" Version="0.1.4.0" Manufacturer="Vendor" UpgradeCode="1f380795-2f0d-47fc-9950-9ab74ed5c1d9">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />
<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" />
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
<MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes"/>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="AppName" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProgramFilesFolder_files" />
</Feature>
</Product>
<Fragment>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="App"/>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLDIR">
<!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this Component element and the ComponentRef below in order to add resources to this installer. -->
<Component Id="ProductComponent">
// some registry stuff...
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProgramFilesFolder_files" Directory="ProgramFilesFolder">
// some stuff..
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
Any help would be appreciated,
thanks in advance!!!

Answer 1

Please try to extend the directory section with the vendor folder like this:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="Vendor" Name="VendorName">
<Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="App">
<!-- Sample component -->
<Component Feature="ProductFeature">
<File Source="C:\Windows\notepad.exe" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
I like to avoid the <Fragment> sections for small WiX packages. See a sample of this here: https://github.com/glytzhkof/all/blob/master/WiXBitnessX64/WiXBitnessX64/Product.wxs
You can keep all markup inside single <WiX> and <Product> element.