Hello,
I have a custom action function written in C that is called from a Wix MSI. This custom action runs successfully on Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit), Vista (32-bit & 64-bit) and Windows XP 64-bit however appears to simply not run on Windows XP 32-bit. The underlying issue here was that code within the dll for this custom action (not specifically code called or accessed from the entry point into the dll within the wix) referenced a call to the WinAPI RegDeleteKeyEx function which is unsupported in XP 32-bit. Now my question here is simply is there some way I could have been informed about why this dll wasn't loading let alone running from the install? For your information: . As this was a custom action that failed to load the installer continued happily without kicking up any fuss to the user . I ran the msi with /l*vx and I couldn't find anything within the log file that suggested the dll hadn't even been loaded, in fact you even get a message in the log file stating that the InstallIME (the wix) action ending with a return value of 1. See below an extract from the log for a install where the custom action failed to load: MSI (s) (2C:2C) [15:25:11:617]: Doing action: InstallIME Action 15:25:11: InstallIME. Action start 15:25:11: InstallIME. InstallIME: Action ended 15:25:11: InstallIME. Return value 1. . Just to remind you the problematic code that used RegDeleteKeyEx wasn't even called / referenced by InstallIME32 therefore it clearly just didn't want to load the dll at all In the end I managed to solve the issue through trial and error but I'm convinced there must be a more pragmatic (and hopefully quicker) approach, even if it is simply getting a warning that the custom action dll has not loaded. Thanks, Liam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
