Re: [WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to load - Errror 0x80040150

>> I think I do not fully understand the use case where using a service to launch a setup is beneficial...<< Unassisted (auto) upgrade. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Managed-Bootstrapper-fails-to-load-Errror-0x80040150-tp7591316p

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to load - Errror 0x80040150

That is very interesting. Thanks for the details. Code running in a service context would typically call LoadUserProfile prior to trying to access the user areas of the registry. The notes on this function provides more details. Another area where I would expect issues is related to the fact th

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to load - Errror 0x80040150

Thanks Phill and Rob. This is indeed a per-machine install. The issue does appear to be due to resources related to the user profile not being available to the managed bootstrapper. I have verified that the error occurs when there is no logged in user, though not every single time. I have narr

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to load - Errror 0x80040150

he service was doing horrible things to the user context and confusing the world. -Original Message- From: Phill Hogland [mailto:phogl...@rimage.com] Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 11:29 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to loa

Re: [WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to load - Errror 0x80040150

>>The service runs under a user who is in the local administrators group. The BurnBasedSetupKit.exe could very well be invoked by the service when the machine is running but there is no user logged in. [Note: When the BurnBasedSetupKit.exe kit is invoked interactively, everything works fine.] I k

[WiX-users] Managed Bootstrapper fails to load - Errror 0x80040150

[Cross posted on StackOverflow . This is a critical issue for us and since no one has replied on SO, posting here as well.] My managed bootstrapper application as of 2 days back fails to