Are you setting the minimum version as 310 or 301? It should be 301 
because the version is 3.01, so 3 * 100 + 1 = 301. The documentation in 
wix.chm was incorrect for a time, but should be fixed in more recent builds.

Zenko Klapko Jr. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've recently upgraded to Wix 3.0 and am having difficulty with light.
> Google results and the users mailing list confirm that I'm not alone
> and usually there is a quick fix to solve the problem (permissions,
> start a service, etc.) The suppress MSI/MSM validation works as a
> temporary fix but there must be a better solution. The full error
> message is:
>
> light.exe: error LGHT0216: An unexpected Win32 exception with error
> code 0x64D occured: This installation package cannot be installed by
> the Windows Installer Service. You must install a Windows service pack
> that contains a newer version of the Windows Installer Service.
>
> I'm an Administrator of my machine and the Windows Installer Service
> is currently turned to Automatic using the Local System account.
>
> Any suggestions for fixing the error?
>
> -Zenko
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