It's vital=no that you need in the long run. That should allow you to skip the file with an ignore option in the dialog if it's missing.
Upgrades with RemoveExistingProducts at the end will apply file update rules, so what may be happening is the upgrade is trying to decide whether to replace the older installed file with the incoming one. If the existing file on the system has a hash that is incorrect then it will need the original reinstalled from the old product to find out if it should be replaced. That may be causing your message, if that's where your REP is sequenced. The verbose log entries should show if this is part of the REP or somewhere else. Either way, it's never a good thing to have a mismatch between the MSI's info (like file hash or a file version) because of the "opportunity" it gives Windows to repair it ;) Phil -----Original Message----- From: John Ludlow [mailto:john.ludlow...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 2:55 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Error 1308 (Source File not found) emitted as Info on upgrade Hi again, just so you know, I tried setting Vital=yes and removing the MsiFileHash table entry for that file, and I'm still getting the same behaviour. It's curious that it would translate the error like this (points to a bug in MSI, I think) but other than that this isn't really a big deal. Thanks for your help On 30 May 2013 20:43, John Ludlow <john.ludlow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Phil, I'll take a look when I get a chance. I have a feeling > it's still in the hash table. > > Thanks again. > > > On 30 May 2013 19:28, Phil Wilson <phil.wil...@mvps.org> wrote: > >> Have a look at the "vital" setting for the file. You may find it's >> not vital in the "Info" message case. >> >> MSI File table: >> >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368596(v=vs >> .85).as >> px >> >> If the file is external and you are replscing it at the last moment >> make sure you don't make a file hash mistake. You don't want the hash >> in the MSI file to not match the actual file, so turn it off for that >> file unless you are fixing the MsiFileHash table when you replace the >> file. >> >> Phil >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Ludlow [mailto:john.ludlow...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:08 AM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: [WiX-users] Error 1308 (Source File not found) emitted as >> Info on upgrade >> >> Hi, >> >> I have one MSI, with a bunch of compressed files in an embedded cab, >> and one readme next to the install as an uncompressed file. This file >> is still in the installer, it's just got the nonCompressed bit set. >> This is so we can update the readme right up until release with >> late-breaking information. >> >> This all works fine for fresh installs and upgrades, as long as that >> file is present. I that file is not present, we get this: >> >> Error 1308. Source file not found: >> C:\Users\Neil.Owen\Desktop\10.0.4.1157\ReadMeFirst_EN.htm. Verify >> that the file exists and that you can access it. >> That makes perfect sense. >> >> The issue is that this is not happening on upgrade. What's happening >> on upgrade if the readme file is missing is that the same error is >> being published as an Info message, and the install carries on merrily: >> >> Info 1308. Source file not found: >> C:\Users\Neil.Owen\Desktop\10.0.4.1157\ReadMeFirst_EN.htm. Verify >> that the file exists and that you can access it. >> There's a few ways we can work around this (either not having the >> file uncompressed like this or by having an action which checks for >> the presence of the file). However, what I'd like to understand is >> why MSI is turning this Error message into an Info message on >> upgrade. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Thanks >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------- >> -- >> Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for >> Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at >> no cost. >> Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead >> Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --------- Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool >> for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - >> at no cost. >> Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead >> Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. 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