Example #1
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        public bool Initialize(Session session, string resourcePath, ref InstallUIOptions uiLevel)
        {
            Debugger.Launch();
            if (session != null && (session.IsUninstalling() || uiLevel.IsBasic()))
                return false; //use built-in MSI basic UI

            ReadDialogs(session);

            var startEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);

            var uiThread = new Thread(() =>
            {

                shell = new UIShell(); //important to create the instance in the same thread that call ShowModal
                shell.ShowModal(new MsiRuntime(session) { StartExecute = () => startEvent.Set() }, this);
                uiExitEvent.Set();
            });

            uiThread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
            uiThread.Start();

            int waitResult = WaitHandle.WaitAny(new[] { startEvent, uiExitEvent });
            if (waitResult == 1)
            {
                //UI exited without starting the install. Cancel the installation.
                throw new InstallCanceledException();
            }
            else
            {
                // Start the installation with a silenced internal UI.
                // This "embedded external UI" will handle message types except for source resolution.
                uiLevel = InstallUIOptions.NoChange | InstallUIOptions.SourceResolutionOnly;
                shell.OnExecuteStarted();
                return true;
            }
        }