I think you answered your own question. I imagine stopping the firewall service makes it so you can't configure it in this way. Perhaps you can add a ServiceControl element to ensure the firewall service is started (although I'm not sure it would be guaranteed to be sequenced at the right time).
###################################### $_='^#(/||/@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@:^[-['^";@@@\\>])@.". "{)/];)^{";$,+=(++$,);$_.=">&$,";`$_`; -----Original Message----- From: Wendell Joost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 7:45 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 0x800706d9: failed to get firewall profile I've got a fire:FirewallException element in my WiX code. When I stop the Firewall Service and then run my MSI, I get the following error consistently. Any suggestions on how to resolve this issue? Thanks! Wendell On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 5:49 PM, Wendell Joost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm getting this error in my setup - > > ExecFirewallExceptions: Installing firewall exception > ExecFirewallExceptions: Failed to connect to Windows Firewall > Error 25580. Cannot connect to Windows Firewall. (-2147023143 ) > . > . > . > Error 0x800706d9: failed to get firewall profile > > Has anyone seen this before? > > Wendell > -- "Some people come visit Europe and are really let down when they find out it's not like a credit-card commercial; others really get into meeting all the quirky people and careening along narrow mountain roads in rickety cabs driven by suicidal, gap-toothed Carpathians. I guess it's pretty obvious which one you are..." - Justin Crevier, May '01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users