Thanks for your answer. Yes I am getting the browse dialog, asking for the msi file that was used to install the software. So that's the exepected behavior.
Andreas Hellwig Wilson, Phil schrieb: > MSI doesn't cache the entire MSI file - it discards the embedded CAB file - > so to check or reinstall files it needs access to the original installation > source. > > However, you should be seeing a browse dialog asking for the source. If > you're not getting a browse dialog, that message you're seeing is may be > something else. Are you seeing error 1606 or 1706? 1706 is missing source, > 1606 is typically caused by a property being used as a directory, but it's > not resolving to the local file system so it looks like a network location. > > Phil Wilson > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Hellwig > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 7:53 AM > To: WiX-Users > Subject: [WiX-users] Repairing an Installation > > Hi, > > I have a little problem with the installer I'm developing. It seems to > be impossible to repair the installation without the original msi file. > If I delete the msi file, repairing allways ends with the error "The > feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is > unavailable.". I thought the Windows Installer is caching the original > msi file. If it doesn't, is there a possibility to fix the repair option? > > Andreas Hellwig > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
