I have heard that there is an issue with VS 2010 merge modules where they always install files to the Module Retargetable Folder instead of the intended one. That may have something to do wth it. Other issues may occurr when InstallUtilLib.dll is 32-bit and you attempt to use it on a 64-bit system.
If there is any way you can re-build that merge module, you should do it. Even in the dubious world of using installer classes to install services you never needed to run InstallUtil.exe. The setup will call installer class custom actions without running InstallUtil.exe. There's nothing that special about .NET services, so if possible convert that merge module to WiX and use the built-in ServiceInstall elements that populate the ServiceInstall table in the MSI file. Phil ________________________________________ From: Aled Hughes [trestlemon...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:34 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Error with InstallUtilLib.dll: CoreBindToRuntimeHost path not found error. Hi, I have a merge module that was authored using the VisualStudio 2010 installer and this MSM installs a windows server and has a custom action that registers the service using the InstallUtil program. However, when I use that MSM in a MSI authored using WiX 3.5, I get the following error on installation: "Error 1001. InstallUtilLib.dll: CorBindToRuntimeHost (hr=0x80070003): The system cannot find the path specified." .Net4 is already installed on the machine. When the MSM was included in a MSI authored using the VS2010 installer tool the problem did not occur. I needed to move from the VS2010 installer to a WiX installer to allow for more flexibility. Any ideas as to what the cause of this is? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA® Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net 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/en/legal/default.aspx. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. 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). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
