Steve Dower added the comment:

I won't be changing the official releases to be a single MSI again - the 
experience is too hostile towards regular users.

As my (volunteer) time allows, I've been working on resolving the issue in WiX 
and we are totally capable of moving to a private build of WiX that includes a 
fix. There is no need to wait for 4.0.

If you would like a single MSI installer, I'd suggest offering some time (or 
paying someone to spend their time) to develop one and distribute it 
independently. The old installer might be a good starting point, but it had a 
range of issues that have been resolved by the new installer. There are also a 
number of features available in the new installer that are not available under 
a single MSI (such as per-user installs, installing/skipping the CRT, and 
disabling MAX_PATH limitations). However, if your installer becomes more 
popular than the official one, it will be strong evidence that people would 
rather have one monolithic installer with less reliable options, and we can 
consider switching back to that format.

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