Hi Wilson, the order is this:
1. Call calc.exe 2. Call MsiEnableLog 3. Call MsiInstallProduct. MsiInstallProduct then returns E_FAIL. Kind regards, Henning > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:01 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > Ah, ok, you said that MsiEnableLog didn't work - I thought that was > still an issue. So your current problem is that calling MsiEnableLog, > then processing some executable like calc.exe, and then calling > MsiInstallProduct doesn't work? Is that the order you're doing it? > > Phil Wilson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Krause, Henning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:41 AM > To: Wilson, Phil; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > Hi, > > actually it's a .NET Bootstrapper. > > I'm calling MsiEnableLog and MsiInstallProduct via Interop. And it > works > like charm if I don't execute another executable from the process. > > Kind regards, > Henning > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:03 PM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > > > MsiEnableLog (~0, ..... ) doesn't work. Something like MsiEnableLog > > (INSTALLLOGMODE_VERBOSE,......) does. What are you coding in? If > C++, > > there are header files etc. > > > > Phil Wilson > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Krause, Henning > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:36 PM > > To: Paul McCloskey > > Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm currently testing this by calling > c:\winodows\system32\calc.exe... > > to minimize side-effects. > > > > And I wait for the other process to finish. > > > > Kind regards, > > Henning > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paul McCloskey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:41 PM > > > To: Krause, Henning; Ben Greenberg > > > Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > > > > > Are you waiting for the perquisite executables to completely finish > > > installing before trying to call MsiInstallProduct? There can be > only > > > one executing MSI at a time. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Krause, > > > Henning > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 4:36 PM > > > To: Ben Greenberg > > > Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I already call MsiEnableLog(~0, logfile, 3); > > > > > > But no log is created. The method fails instantly. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Henning > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Ben Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:23 PM > > > > To: Krause, Henning > > > > Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper and MsiInstallProduct > > > > > > > > Perhaps you can try shelling out and running msiexec.exe with > > logging > > > > enabled. Even if it still doesn't work, you may have a more > > > > descriptive > > > > error message. > > > > > > > > bg > > > > > > > > > > > > Krause, Henning wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > I'm writing a setup-bootstrapper which installs some required > > > > software > > > > > before the actual MSI is executed. The MSI is installed via > > > > > MsiInstallProduct. > > > > > > > > > > This works just fine if no external process is called prior to > > the > > > > call > > > > > to MsiInstallProduct. > > > > > > > > > > But if I launch any executable prior to the call, > > MsiInstallProduct > > > > > fails with E_FAIL (0x80004005). > > > > > > > > > > I've googled for this combination but found nothing. > > > > > > > > > > Anyone got a clue? > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > Henning > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ---- > > > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > > > > Defy all challenges. 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