Re: [WiX-users] A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file: C:\windows\Installer\Wixdata

This occurs due to installer left files during the install behind and those files prevent the uninstall from proceeding. Try below : 1) Make sure to stop service or any other application holding any installed files. 2) Remove read only attribute from all files before you include them to be

[WiX-users] Need help with uninstall

Hello all, I'm having trouble with uninstalling my product after I do a minor upgrade. So I test with installing my program and then uninstalling the program and that works fine. Then the next test is install the program (v.1.0.0.x) then do a minor upgrade (upgrade to v.1.0.2.y). That works fine.

[WiX-users] Driver installation fails

Hi, I have used the Driver installation tutorial here: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/44191/Drivers-Installation-With-WiX My driver is signed. When I try to install it, I get no errors but the process does not start. When I manually try to use the dpinst tool on the command line, all I

Re: [WiX-users] Driver installation fails

If running DPInstall.exe on the command line fails, then those issues should be resolved first. Have you enabled verbose driver setupAPI logging? https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff550808%28v=vs.85%29.aspx I think it is recommended that you use the Wix DifxAppExtension

Re: [WiX-users] Need help with uninstall - doesn't remove files/folders

You seem to have broken component rules for minor upgrades https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367850%28v=vs.85%29.aspx which caused feature states to be advertised rather than installed. Try generating a patch package for the minor upgrade to get the validation errors. - Nir Bar

Re: [WiX-users] Getting ProductVersion of an msi from wix

Hi Phil, Comments inline for your queries: /It might help to say why you want to do this and what problem it solves./ I need to add a blocking condition based on whether a particular msi is installed or not and hence I need a way to figure out whether that msi is installed or not. /You don't

[WiX-users] A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file: C:\windows\Installer\Wixdata

Hi, I have created a MSI file using Wix v3.8. Installation was working fine. But when uninstalling MSI, it shown below error in log file. Then MSI was automatically rollbacked. Error 1316. A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file: C:\windows\Installer\Wixdata. Could you