Replying to myself: Commenting out the iis:WebDirProperties element results in a different error:
Action 13:13:03: WriteIIS7ConfigChanges. Installing Config Keys and Values MSI (s) (60:E0) [13:13:03:168]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=WriteIIS7ConfigChanges,ActionType=11265,Source=BinaryData,Target=**********,CustomActionData=**********) MSI (s) (60:B4) [13:13:03:170]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI4097.tmp, Entrypoint: WriteIIS7ConfigChanges WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070057: Failed get httpErrors section WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070057: Failed to configure IIS web svc ext. WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070057: WriteIIS7ConfigChanges Failed. CustomAction WriteIIS7ConfigChanges returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox) Action ended 13:13:06: InstallFinalize. Return value 3. -- John M. Cooper -----Original Message----- From: John Cooper Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:45 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070057: Failed get handlers section for DirProp I'm getting an install time error during IIS7 Configuration: WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070057: Failed get handlers for DirProp. This is with Wix 3.5 RTM. An extract of the verbose log looks like: Action 12:37:38: WriteIIS7ConfigChanges. Installing Config Keys and Values MSI (s) (F4:74) [12:37:38:134]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=WriteIIS7ConfigChanges,ActionType=11265,Source=BinaryData,Target=**********,CustomActionData=**********) MSI (s) (F4:CC) [12:37:38:137]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSID717.tmp, Entrypoint: WriteIIS7ConfigChanges WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070057: Failed get handlers section for DirProp WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070057: Failed to configure IIS DirProperties. WriteIIS7ConfigChanges: Error 0x80070057: WriteIIS7ConfigChanges Failed. CustomAction WriteIIS7ConfigChanges returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox) Action ended 12:37:41: InstallFinalize. Return value 3. The relevant source looks like: <Fragment> <PropertyRef Id="WEBSITE_NAME" /> <iis:WebSite Id="TargetWebSite" Description="[WEBSITE_NAME]" Directory="WebsiteFolder"> <iis:WebAddress Id="AllUnassigned" Port="80" IP="*" /> <iis:WebAddress Id="AllUnassignedSsl" Port="443" IP="*" Secure="yes" /> </iis:WebSite> </Fragment> <Fragment> <Property Id="XHSAlias" Value="/XperienceHelpSystem" /> <DirectoryRef Id="WebsiteFolder"> <Component Id="CmpXHSIis" Guid="SOME-GUID-HERE" KeyPath="yes" Win64="yes"> <CreateFolder /> <iis:WebVirtualDir Id="XHSRoot" Directory="WebsiteFolder" Alias="[XHSAlias]" WebSite="TargetWebSite"> <iis:WebDirProperties Id="XHSDirProperties" AnonymousAccess="no" BasicAuthentication="yes" Index="yes" Read="yes" WindowsAuthentication="yes" /> <iis:WebApplication Id="XHSWebApp" Name="[XHSAlias]" WebAppPool="XHSAppPool" /> </iis:WebVirtualDir> <util:User Id="XHSAppPoolUser" CreateUser="no" Name="ApplicationPoolIdentity" /> <iis:WebAppPool Id="XHSAppPool" Name="XperienceHelpSystem" Identity="other" User="XHSAppPoolUser" ManagedPipelineMode="integrated" ManagedRuntimeVersion="v4.0" /> </Component> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> I'm at a loss how to work around this. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com<mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com> www.jackhenry.com<http://www.jackhenry.com/> NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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