No, the error lies in WiX!
Google only gives you a couple of hits - implying that this error does not come from some Microsoft component. >From WixUI_en-us.wxl: <String Id="InvalidDirDlgText" Overridable="yes">Installation directory must be on a local hard drive.</String> Also tried this: msiexec /i MySetup.msi WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH="1" That worked! Hence, the path validation is buggy! > From: kristoffer.daniels...@live.se > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 00:09:29 +0200 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] PrintEula.ValidatePath fails under VMWare! > > > I modified PrintEula.dll to not use the PathIs* APIs, but it kept failing. In > the Wix sources I can see the following: > > > > <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="DoAction" > Value="WixUIValidatePath" Order="3">1</Publish> > > <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="SpawnDialog" > Value="InvalidDirDlg" > Order="4"><![CDATA[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]></Publish> > > > > No matter what's causing it, it has disastrous implications. Not being able > to install my software on virtual machines is simply not an option :(. > > > > > Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 15:01:32 -0700 > > From: chad.peter...@harlandfs.com > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] PrintEula.ValidatePath fails under VMWare! > > > > If you Google that error it seems select people hit it even on real > > physical boxes, under other flavors of Windows (98, XP), too. Windows > > misreporting the drive type if I had to guess. Probably nothing wrong with > > your authoring. I'm not seeing any definitive solutions out there. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kristoffer Danielsson [mailto:kristoffer.daniels...@live.se] > > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:33 PM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] PrintEula.ValidatePath fails under VMWare! > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Using Wix 3.5. > > > > > > > > Tried my new MSI under Vista Home Premium, emulated under VMWare 7. It > > gives me this obscure error when I hit "Next" in the "Destination > > Folder"-dialog (simple WIX UI): > > > > > > "Installation directory must be on local hard drive." > > > > > > Reading the logs: > > > > > > > > Doing action: WixUIValidatePath > > > > ... > > > > Action ended ... WixUIValidatePath. Return value 1. > > > > InvalidDirDlg. Dialog created > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Vårfina smileys till Messenger här! > > http://springpack.msn.se > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > _________________________________________________________________ > Dela kalender. Se möjligheterna med Hotmail! > http://www.microsoft.com/sverige/windows/windowslive/thenewbusy.aspx > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail i mobilen på 5 sekunder! http://new.windowslivemobile.msn.com/SE-SE/windows-live-hotmail/default.aspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
