Starting with Vista the WinSxS runtime assemblies aren't committed until InstallFinalize. This meant my service couldn't be started as part of the StartServices action. I had to write a commit custom action to start the service for me. It's possible that this is the issue you're running into, and it just happens to work on Windows 7 because the runtime you need is already there. Don't start the service during the installation, and see if you can start it from the Services panel afterwards.
Rob On 21/01/2013 12:57, Rob wrote: > I am having a problem in that I cannot get WIX to install these files > > <Merge Id="vccrt90" Language="1033" > SourceFile="$(env.MS_MERGE_MODULES)\Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86.msm" DiskId="1" > /> > <Merge Id="vcmfc90" Language="1033" > SourceFile="$(env.MS_MERGE_MODULES)\Microsoft_VC90_MFC_x86.msm" DiskId="1" > /> > <Merge Id="vccrtpol90" Language="1033" > SourceFile="$(env.MS_MERGE_MODULES)\policy_9_0_Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86.msm" > DiskId="1" /> > <Merge Id="vcmfcpol90" Language="1033" > SourceFile="$(env.MS_MERGE_MODULES)\policy_9_0_Microsoft_VC90_MFC_x86.msm" > DiskId="1" /> > > <MergeRef Id="vccrt90" /> > <MergeRef Id="vcmfc90" /> > <MergeRef Id="vccrtpol90" /> > <MergeRef Id="vcmfcpol90" /> > > The wix project builds and installs but as these are not installed, the my > service will not run. If I look at the installer log it looks like it is > trying to create directories in windows\winsxs, but when I look for these > folders they have not been created. If I look in Process monitor there is > no mention of trying to create these directories/files, only trying to read > them and failing. > > > Am I doing something wrong in my wix code? Seems to work fine on Windows 7 > etc > > Thanks > > Rob > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
