Re: [WiX-users] Uncompressed package and error finding files

[Heath Stewart]

Uncompresed, non-embedded source files are not supported for Windows
Installer patches.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Chris Bardon wrote:

> I've been experimenting with creating msp files for all updates, and I've
> run into a strange problem.  I read about having to create uncompressed cabs
> for a patch, so I created two different installers that upgrade a single
> text file, and actually managed to create the msp file, but then I noticed
> something strange with the original installer.  When I run this setup now,
> it complains that it's unable to find "readme.txt" in the path that I run
> the installer from.  If I change the Compressed attribute on the Package
> node to "yes" the installer works.  Is there something else that I need to
> do to get the installer to work in the first place?  Here's the markup for
> the original installer (it's pretty basic):
>
> 
> http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
> Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="ComputerTalk"
> UpgradeCode="edb51369-d386-46c8-96ee-8244a40d18d3">
> Manufacturer="ComputerTalk" Comments="Some product" Compressed="no" />
>
>
>
>
>  
>
>Guid="b3bf3e0b-d116-49cd-8d24-b7c76a7c3b28">
>  Source="..\$bin\readme.txt"/>
>   
>
>  
>
>
>
>   
>
>  
> 
>
> The install log from my test machine looks like this when I run the msi
> from c:\insttemp:
>
> Error 1309. Error reading from file: C:\insttemp\PatchTest\readme.txt.
>  System error 3.  Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.
>
> This is building with Votive under VS 2008, and using version 3.5.0619.0 of
> the toolkit.  Any idea what's going on?  The \PatchTest directory doesn't
> exist under c:\insttemp, but the files should be embedded in the msi,
> correct?
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Chris
>
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[WiX-users] Uncompressed package and error finding files

[Chris Bardon]

I've been experimenting with creating msp files for all updates, and I've run 
into a strange problem.  I read about having to create uncompressed cabs for a 
patch, so I created two different installers that upgrade a single text file, 
and actually managed to create the msp file, but then I noticed something 
strange with the original installer.  When I run this setup now, it complains 
that it's unable to find "readme.txt" in the path that I run the installer 
from.  If I change the Compressed attribute on the Package node to "yes" the 
installer works.  Is there something else that I need to do to get the 
installer to work in the first place?  Here's the markup for the original 
installer (it's pretty basic):


http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
  





  

   
 
   

  



   

  


The install log from my test machine looks like this when I run the msi from 
c:\insttemp:

Error 1309. Error reading from file: C:\insttemp\PatchTest\readme.txt.  System 
error 3.  Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.

This is building with Votive under VS 2008, and using version 3.5.0619.0 of the 
toolkit.  Any idea what's going on?  The \PatchTest directory doesn't exist 
under c:\insttemp, but the files should be embedded in the msi, correct?

Thanks for the help,

Chris
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