You can also run process monitor from sysinternals to see if there are other load failures.
-Brooke -----Original Message----- From: Steven Bone [mailto:sb...@pobox.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:19 PM To: Tina Basinger Cc: Wix Group Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Trouble running custom actions without VS installed I'd check to see if the Microsoft.SharePoint assembly references something else. The last step I can think of is to set up and run the Fusion Log Viewer tool (Fuslogvw.exe) and see if it is related to an assembly loading issue. Other than that, I'm fresh out of ideas. Info on Fuslogvw.exe: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e74a18c4.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/suzcook/archive/2003/05/29/57120.aspx On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Tina Basinger <tinabasin...@gmail.com>wrote: > I am running on 64-bit Server 2008 with UAC turned Off. > > My custom action references System, System.Data, System.XML, > Microsoft.SharePoint, Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller, and a helper > assembly that I own. The helper assembly additionally references > System.DirectoryServices, and System.ServiceProcess. > > When I call MakeSfxCA, I am including Microsoft.SharePoint, > Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller, and my helper assembly as support > files. I am also including a CustomAction.config that specifies a > supportedRuntime version of v2.0.50727. > > I don't see anything in my event log that ties to this problem. > > Thanks! > -Tina > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Steven Bone <sb...@pobox.com> wrote: > >> Is this Vista or Win7 (elevation/impersonation issues)? Is it 64 bit? >> Are you doing interop in the Custom Action code? >> Is there anything in the system application event log? >> Are you referencing any assemblies that are not part of the .net BCL's? >> >> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Tina Basinger <tinabasin...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> It is a managed custom action, that I've run through the MakeSfxCA tool. >>> .NET is installed on the machine. >>> >>> -Tina >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Brooke Philpott < >>> bphilp...@sqlsentry.net>wrote: >>> >>> > If the CA is managed it requires .net >>> > If it's unmanaged it requires the VC runtime unless you compile it with >>> > /MT to embed the runtime in the dll. >>> > (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2kzt1wy3(VS.80).aspx) >>> > >>> > Installing VS.NET <http://vs.net/> <http://vs.net/> would install both >>> of these... It could >>> >>> > be some other >>> > dependency as well. >>> > >>> > -Brooke >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Tina Basinger [mailto:tinabasin...@gmail.com] >>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 1:53 PM >>> > To: Wix Group >>> > Subject: [WiX-users] Trouble running custom actions without VS >>> installed >>> > >>> > Has anyone ever had trouble runnning custom actions when Visual Studio >>> > isn't >>> > installed on a machine? I have done everything I can think of to make >>> > these >>> > work, and I am still getting the following error in my install log. >>> > >>> > Any tips on things to check for as well as potential solutions would be >>> > greatly appreciated. I am running the Wix 3.0 RC2. >>> > >>> > Thanks! >>> > -Tina >>> > >>> > MSI (c) (F4:D8) [07:00:17:703]: Doing action: CheckRequirements >>> > Action 7:00:17: CheckRequirements. >>> > Action start 7:00:17: CheckRequirements. >>> > MSI (c) (F4:10) [07:00:17:823]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: >>> > D:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Temp\2\MSI173F.tmp, Entrypoint: >>> > CheckRequirements >>> > MSI (c) (F4:AC) [07:00:17:827]: Cloaking enabled. >>> > MSI (c) (F4:AC) [07:00:17:827]: Attempting to enable all disabled >>> > privileges >>> > before calling Install on Server >>> > MSI (c) (F4:AC) [07:00:17:827]: Connected to service for CA interface. >>> > Action ended 7:00:21: CheckRequirements. Return value 3. >>> > DEBUG: Error 2896: Executing action CheckRequirements failed. >>> > Internal Error 2896. 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