There are many kb articles about this - explore MS Help and Support and you'll see this kind of thing:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292582 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894510 The most common cause is a corrupt registry entry for one the standard folder locations. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Sunil Abhyankar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error when using installer built using WiX Adding some more context, hopefully someone has encountered this error and has some insight. I am only getting this error "Error 1324. The folder path '?' contains an invalid character." when I am adding a file (Assembly) to the GAC on the machine. The following is the WiX code: <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="GAC" Name="GAC"> <Component Id="GAC_Files" Guid="273ESF01-42D2-40E8-9729-EED39RTF8D14" DiskId="1"> <File Id="_98EPRLIACFDF4A80A3C2E9B9861C323E" Name="MyProduct.MyAssembly.dll" Source="$(var.BINDIR)\MyProduct.MyAssembly.dll" Assembly=".net" KeyPath="yes" /> </Component> </Directory> . . . . </Directory> Thx, Sunil. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:03:59 -0800 > Subject: [WiX-users] Error when using installer built using WiX > > > Hello, > > I am getting the following error when using the installer built using WiX: > Error 1324. The folder path '?' contains an invalid character. > > The following is some of the text from the log file when using the installer. > > MSI (c) (3C:E8) [13:37:21:690]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying TARGETDIR > property. Its current value is 'C:\'. Its new value: 'C:\sampleinstall\'. > MSI (c) (3C:E8) [13:37:21:690]: Note: 1: 1324 2: ? 3: 1 > Error 1324. The folder path '?' contains an invalid character. > MSI (c) (3C:E8) [13:37:22:909]: Product: My Product -- Error 1324. The folder > path '?' contains an invalid character. > MSI (c) (3C:E8) [13:37:23:722]: Doing action: WixUIValidatePath > > Please let me know if I need to send additional information. > > Thx, > Sunil. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail [email protected]. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
