That information is written out by the standard actions PublishComponents, PublishFeatures and PublishComponents actions.
If this is reproducible, adding ! to the logging ( /l*v! ) instructs MSI to log each line immediately and can be useful in not "missing" any useful logging information that might have been logged but not yet written to the file. I thought MSI had a feature that could detect this scenario on reboot and use the rollback information to restore the machine to the correct state. I can't say I've really ever used or tested it though so I may be wrong. ---------------------------------------- From: "John L Krupka" <john.kru...@nmwco.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:46 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] When does Windows Installer write install information to the registry A tester ran into an issue recently where the the machine got a BSOD near the end of an install. While there is not a problem with the install itself, the blue screen caused a strange side effect that I want to explain. The install log indicates the install was successful and product is on disk and is functional. However, the product is not listed in ARP and I looked through the registry and the nuggets related to the install like all the Components under Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components do not exist. It is like the products installed but Windows Installer has no record of the installation. Running the msi again takes you through a new install path. Doing an msiexec with /X to remove throws up a message that the option is only available for installed products. As I mentioned the log indicates a successful install and that the MainEngineThread is returning 0. Does all the Windows Installer related housekeeping get done by Windows Installer after the product is installed and logging has stopped? I am thinking at this point it is probably safe to delete the files from disk and run the install as usual since there seems to be no record of the install from a Windows Installer perspective. Any comments or thoughts? Thanks -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/When-does-Wind ows-Installer-write-install-information-to-the-registry-tp7590115.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
