SQL Express can be a pain to install silently, the trick is to run it from the command line without the silent switch on until you are sure you have the right parameters.
I suspect you will at least need to add the /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS parameter. -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Sniderman [mailto:dani...@magenic.com] Sent: 21 March 2012 02:48 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Burn SQL Express Install Fails 0x84b40000 I'm trying to use Burn to Chain a SQL Express Install with my application and I'm getting what appears to be a generic error code - I can't find anything specific as to what the actual failure is. If I run the install from the command line with the same parameters it's failing... <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Bundle Name="BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Abbott Laboratories" UpgradeCode="b89ca7ba-9287-4041-b466-5f3ebb12647d"> <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" /> <!--<WixVariable Id="WixStdbaLicenseRtf" Value="License.rtf" />--> <Chain> <ExePackage Id="SQLServerExpress" Compressed="no" Name="SQLServerExpress" SourceFile="Binaries\SQLEXPR32_x86_ENU.exe" InstallCommand="/Action=Install /INSTANCENAME=$(var.Instance) /FEATURES=SQLEngine, Replication /QS" RepairCommand="/ACTION=Repair /INSTANCENAME=$(var.Instance)" UninstallCommand="/Action=Uninstall /INSTANCENAME=$(var.Instance)" Vital="yes"> </ExePackage> <MsiPackage Id="CMSNext" SourceFile="$(var.SetupCMSNextWIX.TargetDir)SetupCMSNext.msi" Name="$(var.Name)"> </MsiPackage> </Chain> </Bundle> </Wix> [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Burn v3.6.2221.0, path: C:\TFS2010\CMSNext\CMS Next\Branches\BuildAutomation\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress\bin\Debug\SetupCM SNext.exe, cmdline: '' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_2012032021 1500.log' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\TFS2010\CMSNext\CMS Next\Branches\BuildAutomation\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress\bin\Debug\SetupCM SNext.exe' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detect 2 packages [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detected related bundle: {a6290142-ee0c-47b2-9a25-67b60fd4be2d}, scope: PerMachine, version: 1.0.0.0, operation: None [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detected package: SQLServerExpress, state: Absent, cached: No [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detected package: CMSNext, state: Absent, cached: No [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:00]: Detect complete, result: 0x0 [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Plan 2 packages, action: Install [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_SQLServerExpress' to value 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_2012032021 1500_0_SQLServerExpress.log' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_SQLServerExpress' to value 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_2012032021 1500_0_SQLServerExpress_rollback.log' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Planned package: SQLServerExpress, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ux requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: Register [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_CMSNext' to value 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_2012032021 1500_1_CMSNext.log' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_CMSNext' to value 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress_2012032021 1500_1_CMSNext_rollback.log' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Planned package: CMSNext, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ux requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: Register [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Plan complete, result: 0x0 [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:05]: Apply begin [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:08]: Caching executable from: 'C:\TFS2010\CMSNext\CMS Next\Branches\BuildAutomation\BootstrapCMSNextAndSQLExpress\bin\Debug\SetupCM SNext.exe' to: 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package Cache\{4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}\SetupCMSNext.exe' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:08]: Registering bundle dependency key: {4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}, version 1.0.0.0 [0624:36A8][2012-03-20T21:15:09]: Moving payload from working path 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\{4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}\S QLServerExpress' to path 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package Cache\ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D\SQLServerExpress' [2E14:2E34][2012-03-20T21:15:09]: Moving payload from working path 'C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Temp\{4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}\C MSNext' to path 'C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{C5CE00F2-5C35-42FA-91DD-551DFE87C6ED}v1.0.0.0\CMSNext-Dev' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:15:09]: Applying package: SQLServerExpress, action: Install, path: C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package Cache\ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D\SQLServerExpress, arguments: '"C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package Cache\ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D\SQLServerExpress" /Action=Install /INSTANCENAME=GSSSQLEXPRS_DEV /FEATURES=SQLEngine, Replication' [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Error 0x84b40000: Process returned error: 0x84b40000 [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Error 0x84b40000: Failed to configure per-user EXE package. [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Error 0x84b40000: Failed to execute EXE package. [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Removing cached package: ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D, from path: C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package Cache\ACF5494D18EDF117A2683D66A96FB8954F98D86D\ [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Error 0x84b40000: Failed to execute apply. [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Removing bundle dependency key: {4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5} [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Removing cached bundle: {4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}, from path: C:\Users\daniels\AppData\Local\Package Cache\{4dac6a09-c35c-403f-854b-0af65f3c61e5}\ [0624:3F24][2012-03-20T21:25:26]: Apply complete, result: 0x84b40000 restart: No Daniel P. Sniderman| Sr Consultant| Magenic MCSD.NET, MCTS: Team Foundation Server 2010 Administration 333 E. Butterfield Rd. 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