Right, fresh install works fine for me, it's only the upgrade case that is borked.
// Sascha On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 3:07 PM, John Cooper <jocoo...@jackhenry.com> wrote: > It doesn't replicate for me in the NOT installed case for the 1709 version > of the product. I'll get the earlier product tonight and test the upgrade > case tomorrow. > > -- > John Merryweather Cooper > Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing > Development > Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: 431050 | > jocoo...@jackhenry.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cooper > Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 2:54 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not create > the default key container > > If a file is unversioned, the normal file versioning rules and process > don’t apply to it. > > In the case of these three assemblies, they end up being entries in the > MsiFileHash table. However, file timestamps control whether the > MsiFileHash table is even entered. > > Repairs are also going to be strange. Likewise patching. > > That being said, it is a concern, but unlikely to be the source of your > problem. > -- > John Merryweather Cooper > Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing > Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: > 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenry.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca [mailto:keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca] > Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 2:28 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not create > the default key container > > For what it is worth, I tried one of my investigation packages with a > "fake exe" (for the sake of ease of recognizing as a fake) which, needless > to say, has no version at all. It seems to upgrade fine with no trouble. > > > Keith Douglas > Statistics Canada | 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 > Statistique Canada | 170, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 > keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca Telephone | Téléphone 613-854-5589 Facsimile > | Télécopieur 613-951-4674 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] > Sent: September-08-14 3:18 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not create > the default key container > > I notice that Agent.Interop.dll, CefSharp.dll, and CefSharpt.Wpf.dll all > are completely unversioned (no version numbers at all). When an upgrade > works, what to does the log look like for these three files? > > -- > John Merryweather Cooper > Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing > Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: > 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenry.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sascha Sertel [mailto:sascha.ser...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 2:02 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not create > the default key container > > Yes, my installer uses a bundle because I have .NET Framework 4.5.1 and > Visual C++ 12 runtime components as a prerequisite before running my actual > product MSI. > > I haven't actually tried if the upgrade failure also repros using the > product MSI only instead of the bundle, I'll try that out today. Maybe it's > actually something about upgrading a bundle that causes the failure to > happen. > > In terms of what do we know, I don't think we know anything, we have yet > to find anything common between the failing installers. It seems to fail > for both per-user and per-machine installs, domain as well as workgroup > user accounts, elevated and non-elevated privileges, none of that seems to > matter. > > // Sascha > > > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 11:48 AM, <keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca> wrote: > > > Let me echo John here, I am trying to help us and also help the > community. > > We are worse off, too, than some, because the machines I deal with are > > mostly-disconnected remotes which receive the vast majority of their > > tech support via RDP if at all. It seems that most of the hypotheses > > around are wrong, unless we're just unlucky. > > > > Sascha: I have yet to try your stuff out. I know already now that you > > are dealing with MSIs in a bundle (correct?), which we don't do - we > > use bundles to use Windows Update files (MSUs) only, at present. All > > the rest of our stuff is just MSI. (Or rarely - testing only, I think, > > MSP.) So there's a difference right off. > > > > I wonder (list owners willing) if it is time to play "what do we know?" > > > > > > Keith Douglas > > Statistics Canada | 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 > > Statistique Canada | 170, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A > > 0T6 keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca Telephone | Téléphone 613-854-5589 > > Facsimile | Télécopieur 613-951-4674 Government of Canada | > > Gouvernement du Canada > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] > > Sent: September-08-14 2:41 PM > > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not > > create the default key container > > > > I am sure that Microsoft will ultimately have to make a fix, but I > > have a lot of installers out in the wild, and I feel very exposed when > > none of my testers can replicate. I'm much more interested in > > understanding the mechanism of failure--especially since I can't > currently replicate. > > > > Also, it is very hard to justify to management invoking our support > > agreement when the issue does not reproduce with any of our product > > installers. Much easier if I can replicate. > > > > I'm basically trying to figure out what is different in our installers > > and deployment scenarios such that we don't see this issue. > > > > -- > > John Merryweather Cooper > > Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | > > Continuing Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS > 66214 | Ext: > > 431050 |jocoo...@jackhenry.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sascha Sertel [mailto:sascha.ser...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 1:29 PM > > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not > > create the default key container > > > > The issue is very easily reproducible for me when doing an upgrade > > from one bundle to another one. I emailed Keith links to two > > installers that have 100% repro for me when upgrading from the one to > > the other while having > > KB2918614 installed. Repros on any machine. > > > > I'm happy to share some logs but given that KB2918614 directly > > determines whether the upgrade fails or works I don't know if there is > > anything that can be done to fix this from our end, it seems to me > > like Microsoft needs to reissue the hotfix or have another hotfix that > fixes the broken one. > > > > // Sascha > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:44 AM, John Cooper <jocoo...@jackhenry.com> > > wrote: > > > > > I haven't been able to reproduce this using signed or unsigned MSIs > > > deploying in an "Open" or "Closed" Environment. > > > > > > I would be very happy to take a look at some verbose logs of the > > failures. > > > > > > -- > > > John Merryweather Cooper > > > Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | > > > Continuing Development Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS > > > 66214 | Ext: 431050 | jocoo...@jackhenry.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca > > > [mailto:keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca] > > > Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 10:40 AM > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not > > > create the default key container > > > > > > I've now tried a "small update". I've never fully understood why > > > you’d use these, but my co-workers wanted to use MSPs for some of > > > our updating, so I built a front end for making those and hence > > > small updates. That all to say that I may be doing something unusual > > > or "wrong" with them. However, that disclaimer aside, I cannot > > > reproduce > > any trouble with that either. > > > > > > > > > Keith Douglas > > > Statistics Canada | 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 > > > Statistique Canada | 170, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A > > > 0T6 keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca Telephone | Téléphone 613-854-5589 > > > Facsimile > > > | Télécopieur 613-951-4674 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du > > > | Canada > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca > > > [mailto:keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca] > > > Sent: September-08-14 8:41 AM > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not > > > create the default key container > > > > > > Ah! There seems to be some confusion on this point. I will see. > > > > > > > > > Keith Douglas > > > Statistics Canada | 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 > > > Statistique Canada | 170, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A > > > 0T6 keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca Telephone | Téléphone 613-854-5589 > > > Facsimile > > > | Télécopieur 613-951-4674 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du > > > | Canada > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nicolás Alvarez [mailto:nicolas.alva...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: September-06-14 1:27 PM > > > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext: Could not > > > create the default key container > > > > > > 2014-09-05 17:15 GMT-03:00 <keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca>: > > > > I've gotten hold of a Windows 7 x64 VM and tried installing, > > > uninstalling, repairing a few dinky products we have built > > > installers for over the last while. Even added a new one with a > > > large (100 megabytes > > > uncompressed) payload. Tried with and without UAC for all. No > > > troubles at all with the trouble KB installed. User was a domain > > > account, for what that is worth. > > > > > > Well, previous messages indicate the problem is with minor updates. > > > Did you try updates, or only install/uninstall/repair? > > > > > > -- > > > Nicolás > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > > > -------- > > > Slashdot TV. > > > Video for Nerds. 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