1) Try the latest weekly build (currently 3.0.5207.0) of WiX to see if it fixes your problem. A *lot* has been fixed in the IIS custom actions since the particular build you're using. 2) If it still reproduces with the latest weekly build, enable verbose logging by policy (search around for the "voicewarmup" regkey you need to set), and re-run the install. Writemetabasechanges should display more information in the log, which will help to diagnose the issue. 3) What OS are you installing the MSI on? This too can help diagnose the issue.
Thanks, Mike Carlson -----Original Message----- From: paul.bern...@fmr.com [mailto:paul.bern...@fmr.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 4:22 PM To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] WriteMetabaseChanges: Error 0x80070057: failed to create web application: /Root/MyWebSite Using: WiX: 3.0.4805.0 Can't seem to get past the following error: WriteMetabaseChanges: Error 0x80070057: failed to create web application: /Root/MyWebSite any help welcome... <iis:WebSite Id='DefaultWebSite' Description='Default Web Site'> <iis:WebAddress Id='AllUnassigned' Port='80' IP="*"/> </iis:WebSite> .... <iis:WebVirtualDir Id="MyWebSiteVirtualDir" Alias="MyWebSite" Directory="MyWebSiteDir" WebSite="DefaultWebSite"> <iis:WebApplication Id="MyWebSiteApp" Name="MyWebSiteApp" Isolation="low"/> </iis:WebVirtualDir> MSI (s) (68:2C) [17:37:31:131]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=WriteMetabaseChanges,Description=Installing Metabase Keys and Values,) MSI (s) (68:2C) [17:37:31:131]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=WriteMetabaseChanges,ActionType=11265,Source=BinaryData,Target=**********,CustomActionData=**********) MSI (s) (68:2C) [17:37:31:162]: Creating MSIHANDLE (184) of type 790536 for thread 1324 MSI (s) (68:28) [17:37:31:162]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSIB3FA.tmp, Entrypoint: WriteMetabaseChanges MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:396]: Creating MSIHANDLE (185) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:396]: Closing MSIHANDLE (185) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:396]: Creating MSIHANDLE (186) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:396]: Closing MSIHANDLE (186) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:396]: Creating MSIHANDLE (187) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:396]: Closing MSIHANDLE (187) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:412]: Creating MSIHANDLE (188) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:412]: Closing MSIHANDLE (188) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:412]: Creating MSIHANDLE (189) of type 790531 for thread 5140 WriteMetabaseChanges: Error 0x80070057: failed to create web application: /Root/MyWebSite MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:412]: Closing MSIHANDLE (189) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (s) (68!14) [17:37:31:412]: Creating MSIHANDLE (190) of type 790531 for thread 5140 MSI (c) (10:A4) [17:37:31:427]: Font created. Charset: Req=0, Ret=0, Font: Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS Shell Dlg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
