+1 for InstEd, it just seems easier to use for me. -----Original Message----- From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phildgwil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:47 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SOURCEMGMT: Failed to resolve source MainEngineThread is returning 1612
You can look in the MSI file for the ProductCode in the Property table. If you're new to this, get hold of Orca from the Windows SDK/Kit. It's useful to see inside MSI files. "Instead" maybe useful also. --------------- Phil Wilson On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 10:35 AM, David Fritch <dfri...@ldschurch.org> wrote: > Thanks for your comments. > > It looks like I cannot find the value "2CF25F13-12F8-4B54-AC62-0F29F54E4F54" > in my .wxs file. I am guessing it is a mistake to leave the <Product Id="*" >> as an asterisk? (I inherited this file from a previous developer and >> am > still very new to WiX.) > > "Is the GUID in the log the same as the product code of the MSI you > are trying to install? (IE, is the MSI already installed on his machine?)" > [David] He had a previous version of the product installed on his machine. > I believe he installed it while he was using his original windows > user. He is now trying to upgrade the product using his new windows > user. He saw the error when we were just trying to upgrade the > package. He then uninstalled the older version and tried to run the > 6.4 installer again with the same error. > > "If so, you may need to recache the package, then do an uninstall." > [David] What are the steps to recache a package? I will certainly > lookup the steps on my own as well. > > "Is this MSI a pre-user install" > [David] Do you mean 'per-user' install? If so, then yes we install > all of the components to a directory within "LocalAppDataFolder". > However, I am wondering if this warning that appears when I build the > installer may be affecting it as a true 'per-user' install. For example, > "error LGHT0204 : > ICE38: Component TRADOS_PLUGINS installs to user profile. It must use > a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file." > > Here is some of the XML from the .wxs file: > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="LocalAppDataFolder"> > <Directory Id="SDL" Name="SDL"> > <Directory Id="SDLTradosStudio" Name="SDL Trados Studio"> > <Directory Id="Ver11" Name="11"> > <Directory Id="Plugins" Name="Plugins"> > <Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" Name="Packages" /> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"> > <Component Id="TRADOS_PLUGINS" > Guid="f80ba0d3-4385-4a11-a79f-682a715e8eed" KeyPath="yes"> > <File Id="Lds.Psd.Lp.Trados.ScriptureTranslator.sdlplugin" > Source="LDSScriptureTranslator\Version > 5\Signed\Lds.Psd.Lp.Trados.ScriptureTranslator.sdlplugin" /> > ... > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/SOURCEMG > MT-Failed-to-resolve-source-MainEngineThread-is-returning-1612-tp75980 > 95p7598108.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT > Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and > Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App > Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for > billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg. > clktrk _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
