Ryan Parlee wrote:
> ## Question 1 ###: Why is Wix using a new ProductCode for every build of the
> installer?
>   

Because we use major upgrades for every release.

> ### Question 2 ###: Why should WixUI_Advanced be replaced by extension
> authoring?  Should I favor extension authoring over some other means of
> providing a UI?
>   

The goal was to provide a UI extension to make it easier to use 
WixUI_Advanced, with a line or two of XML instead of a dozen properties 
and variables. That hasn't happened yet.

> ### Question 3 ###: Why does APPLICATIONFOLDER not live in
> ProgramFilesFolder?  

APPLICATIONFOLDER is used in WixUI_Advanced to support per-user installs 
(which the WiX installer doesn't support). WixUI_Advanced sets 
APPLICATIONFOLDER.

> If not using Program Files why include them?
>   

They're used for the MSBuild tasks and targets.

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