Hey James, That issue can be resolved by adding, under your main <Directory> block, a <Directory Id="SystemFolder"/>. See if the below works for you. Basically the [SystemFolder] is referencing a property which is a directory. If your main directory block doesn't have it, then you will see that error.
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