I managed to get a managed WinForms (not WPF) bootstrapper working - and it's .NET 4. One thing I was missing was the [assembly: BootstrapperApplication(typeof(MyBootstrapperAppClassNameHere))] attribute in AssemblyInfo.cs.
I also had to define the WixMbaPrereqPackageId and WixMbaPrereqLicenseUrl variables that were needed but remove the references to 'Netfx4Full' as Tobias suggested. Now I'm getting the form to show up, which is good. So it seems that something odd is happening with the .NET 4 prereq check. Strange, since I lifted it verbatim from the WiX 3.6 setup project. Many thanks - I'm off to a start of some variety. Will probably have more questions as I go. Burn, baby, burn! - Shaun -----Original Message----- From: Shaun Hayward [mailto:shayw...@omnivex.com] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:09 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX Burn - Loading prerequisite bootstrapper application because managed host could not be loaded - Email found in subject - Email found in subject Thanks, Tobias. When removing Netfx4Full, it won't compile. WixBalExtension needs a reference to two variables: WixMbaPrereqPackageId and WixMbaPrereqLicenseUrl. Those variables only have meaning if I have .NET 4 stuff defined. Odd, though, that the pre-req bootstrapper that it defaults to doesn't detect that .Net 4 is already installed. I had a look at the article - thank-you. Someone on there posted some samples of a working *WinForms* example. While not WPF, I'm going to see if I can make that work. I did get past THIS issue by moving back to .NET 3.5 but now it won't load the .NET framework at all and defaults to a prerequisite bootstrapper. I posted a separate message. I'm hoping I can get something - anything - managed to work. WinForms or WPF. Ah, the joys of being on the bleeding edge. :-) Still, if Burn ultimately does for bootstrapping what WiX does for MSIs then I'm a happy man. - Shaun Shaun Hayward | Senior Software Developer | Omnivex | 905.761.6640 ext 429 | www.omnivex.com -----Original Message----- From: Tobias S [mailto:tobias.s1...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:47 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX Burn - Loading prerequisite bootstrapper application because managed host could not be loaded - Email found in subject maybe 2 aspects: - what happens when removing the <PackageGroupRef Id='Netfx4Full' /> and preinstall it manually ? - there was yesterday a discussion about similar code here: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-Troubleshoot-Bootstrapper-Application-Startup-td6717206.html. Maybe diffing it against that code + additional comments (Code was not working directly) helps 2011/8/25 Shaun Hayward <shayw...@omnivex.com>: > Good evening > > I'm trying to get a simple managed UX example working without much success. > The resulting EXE keeps loading the prerequisite bootstrapper that wants to > install .NET 4. The error is: > > Loading prerequisite bootstrapper application because managed host could not > be loaded, error: 0x80131700. > > Fusion logging is enabled but I'm not getting anything on this error. > > All I get is a window telling me that the Microsoft .NET Framework is > required with a hyperlink to the license (hyperlink works), "Accept & > Install" button, and "Decline" button. Decline cancels the install, Accept > does nothing (since .NET 4 is already installed) and gives the following > message in the log: > > The prerequisites were already installed. The bootstrapper application will > not be reloaded to prevent an infinite loop. > > I've tried to borrow extensively from the Setup example for WiX 3.6 as > managed UX is not currently documented. > > I have 4 projects in my solution: > > - Application to be deployed (uses WPF 4) > - Installer MSI (written in WiX) > - Installer UX DLL (WPF 3.5 Client Profile, compiled to x86, based on WPF > User Control project) > - Installer EXE (written in WiX, targets Burn) > > I've looked for this error message on the WiX list and Google, finding a > couple of entries but none seem to be what I need, near as I can tell. > > Your help would be greatly appreciated. We've got 2 commercial products that > will use Burn if we can make it work. > > Code follows below. > > - Shaun > > > For my UX DLL, the only code I want to run (to prove it's working) is: > > public class InstallerUX : BootstrapperApplication > { > protected override void Run() > { > MessageBox.Show("Foobar!"); > this.Engine.Quit(0); > } > } > > I also have a file "InstallerUX.BootstrapperCore.config" with the following: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> > <configuration> > <configSections> > <sectionGroup name="wix.bootstrapper" > type="Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper.BootstrapperSectionGroup, > BootstrapperCore"> > <section name="host" > type="Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper.HostSection, > BootstrapperCore" /> > </sectionGroup> > </configSections> > <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true"> > <supportedRuntime version="v3.5" /> > <!--<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" />--> > <!-- supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727" / --> > </startup> > <wix.bootstrapper> > <host assemblyName="InstallerUX"> > <supportedFramework version="v4\Full" /> > <supportedFramework version="v4\Client" /> > </host> > </wix.bootstrapper> > </configuration> > > My bootstrapper project references WixBalExtension and WixUtilExtension. It > contains two files. The following is the code for Bundle.wxs: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > <Bundle > Name="Burn Test App" > Version="1.0.0.0" > Manufacturer="Omnivex" > UpgradeCode="{306FA343-3D03-46AB-9BAB-A4E64F0AEBC7}" > SplashScreenSourceFile='!(wix.GraphicsPath)\SplashScreen.bmp' > > > <!--<BootstrapperApplicationRef > Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense">--> > <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id='ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost'> > <Payload Name='BootstrapperCore.config' > SourceFile='!(wix.UXPath)\InstallerUX.BootstrapperCore.config' > Compressed='no' /> > <Payload SourceFile='!(wix.UXPath)\InstallerUX.dll' Compressed='yes' /> > <Payload SourceFile='!(wix.LicensePath)\License.rtf' Compressed='yes' /> > <Payload SourceFile='!(wix.NETFX40Path)\NetfxLicense.rtf' > Compressed='yes' /> > </BootstrapperApplicationRef> > > <Chain DisableRollback='yes'> > <PackageGroupRef Id='Netfx4Full' /> > <MsiPackage Id='BurnTestAppMsi' Compressed='yes' Vital='yes' > Name='BurnTestApp.msi' SourceFile='!(wix.MSIPath)\BurnTestApp.msi' /> > > <!-- Note: The following PackageGroupRef is required to pull in > generated authoring from project references. --> > <PackageGroupRef Id="Bundle.Generated.Packages"/> > </Chain> > </Bundle> > </Wix> > > This is the code for Netfx.wxs (lifted and slightly modified from the WiX > Setup project): > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; > xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";> > <Fragment> > <WixVariable Id="WixMbaPrereqPackageId" Value="Netfx4Full" /> > <WixVariable Id="WixMbaPrereqLicenseUrl" Value="NetfxLicense.rtf" /> > > <util:RegistrySearch Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework > Setup\NDP\v4\Full" Value="Version" Variable="Netfx4FullVersion" /> > <util:RegistrySearch Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework > Setup\NDP\v4\Full" Value="Version" Variable="Netfx4x64FullVersion" > Win64="yes" /> > > <PackageGroup Id="Netfx4Full" > > <ExePackage > Id="Netfx4Full" > Cache="no" > Compressed="yes" > PerMachine="yes" > Permanent="yes" > Vital="yes" > Name="dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe" > SourceFile="!(wix.NETFX40Path)\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe" > > DownloadUrl="http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/A/95A9616B-7A37-4AF6-BC36-D6EA96C8DAAE/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe"; > DetectCondition="Netfx4FullVersion AND (NOT VersionNT64 OR > Netfx4x64FullVersion)" /> > > </PackageGroup> > </Fragment> > </Wix> > > And here is the complete log when choosing "Accept & Install": > > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Burn v3.6.2005.0, path: C:\Code\Junk\WiX > Burn Test\Bootstrapper\BurnTestApp.exe, cmdline: '-burn.unelevated > BurnPipe.{FC6E1C99-FDC3-45A5-AAD6-D1A4DF05CEC3} > {BB369DAB-5562-4C10-9F41-E825E5387948} 8312' > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to > value 'Burn Test App' > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to > value 'C:\Users\shayward\AppData\Local\Temp\Burn_Test_App_20110824193639.log' > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Setting string variable > 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\Code\Junk\WiX Burn > Test\Bootstrapper\BurnTestApp.exe' > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Loading prerequisite bootstrapper > application because managed host could not be loaded, error: 0x80131700. > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detect 2 packages > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Setting string variable > 'Netfx4x64FullVersion' to value '4.0.30319' > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Setting string variable 'Netfx4FullVersion' > to value '4.0.30319' > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detected related bundle: > {27534f2f-d280-41db-89e7-3ce239f92868}, scope: PerMachine, version: 1.0.0.0, > operation: None > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detected related bundle: > {4ef0a57c-3163-4c20-b3ac-d52765c48b2a}, scope: PerMachine, version: 1.0.0.0, > operation: None > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detected related bundle: > {51a6376f-c388-4fe9-ac42-4f2b6c7fa97e}, scope: PerMachine, version: 1.0.0.0, > operation: None > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detected related bundle: > {531d9bbf-1dd3-4daa-8875-6942e4c68f96}, scope: PerMachine, version: 1.0.0.0, > operation: None > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detected related bundle: > {5886e912-81ec-43ca-8701-84e4dc91e5df}, scope: PerMachine, version: 1.0.0.0, > operation: None > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Condition 'Netfx4FullVersion AND (NOT > VersionNT64 OR Netfx4x64FullVersion)' evaluates to true. > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detected package: Netfx4Full, state: > Present, cached: No > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detect 1 msi features for package: > BurnTestAppMsi > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detected feature: FEAT_Application, state: > Absent > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detected package: BurnTestAppMsi, state: > Absent, cached: Yes > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:36:39]: Detect complete, result: 0x0 > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Plan 2 packages, action: Install > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Planned package: Netfx4Full, state: > Present, default requested: Present, ux requested: Present, execute: None, > rollback: None, cache: Yes, uncache: Yes, dependency: Register > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Planned package: BurnTestAppMsi, state: > Absent, default requested: Present, ux requested: None, execute: None, > rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: Unregister > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Plan complete, result: 0x0 > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Apply begin > [2078:2A28][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Caching executable from: 'C:\Code\Junk\WiX > Burn Test\Bootstrapper\BurnTestApp.exe' to: 'C:\ProgramData\Package > Cache\{0e4edf15-3575-44b1-be10-c4748c9ae7d6}\BurnTestApp.exe' > [2078:2A28][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Registering bundle dependency key: > {0e4edf15-3575-44b1-be10-c4748c9ae7d6}, version 1.0.0.0 > [2078:241C][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Caching payload from working path > 'C:\Users\shayward\AppData\Local\Temp\Netfx4Full' to path > 'C:\ProgramData\Package > Cache\58DA3D74DB353AAD03588CBB5CEA8234166D8B99\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe' > [2078:2A28][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Removing cached package: > 58DA3D74DB353AAD03588CBB5CEA8234166D8B99, from path: C:\ProgramData\Package > Cache\58DA3D74DB353AAD03588CBB5CEA8234166D8B99\ > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Apply complete, result: 0x0 restart: No > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: Shutting down, exit code: 0x0 > [1B6C:1908][2011-08-24T19:42:19]: The prerequisites were already installed. > The bootstrapper application will not be reloaded to prevent an infinite loop. > > The information in this e-mail is intended solely for the addressee and > access by anyone else is unauthorized. 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