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Reputation: 2261

msi is complaining that it is unable to run DLL error 1723(1157)

I am creating a sample msi. I am using a C++ custom action. I am able to install the msi on Windows 7 32bit. But I am unable to install it on Windows Server 2008 64bit.

The following is the code:

 <Binary Id="BinaryId.dll"
       SourceFile="Test.dll" />

<CustomAction Id="TestFunc" BinaryKey="BinaryId" DllEntry="TestFunc"
              Execute="immediate" Return="check"  />

<InstallExecuteSequence>
  <Custom Action="TestFunc" Before="InstallInitialize" Overridable="yes">1</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>

I am getting the following error from the msi logs:

 Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI84EB.tmp, Entrypoint: MSI (s) (8C:30) [01:28:17:180]: Doing action: TestFunc
MSI (s) (8C:30) [01:28:17:180]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: ActionText 
Action start 1:28:17: TestFunc.
MSI (s) (8C:A0) [01:28:17:184]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8E90.tmp, Entrypoint: TestFunc
CustomAction TestFunc returned actual error code 1157 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
MSI (s) (8C:30) [01:28:17:218]: Note: 1: 1723 2: TestFunc3: TestFunc4: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8E90.tmp 
MSI (s) (8C:30) [01:28:17:218]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error 
MSI (s) (8C:30) [01:28:17:218]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1723 
MSI (c) (1C:74) [01:28:17:224]: Font created.  Charset: Req=0, Ret=0, Font: Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS Shell Dlg


Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.  Action TestFunc, entry: TestFunc, library: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8E90.tmp 
MSI (s) (8C:30) [01:28:18:451]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error 
MSI (s) (8C:30) [01:28:18:451]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1709 
MSI (s) (8C:30) [01:28:18:451]: Product: TestCa -- Error 1723. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.  Action TestFunc, entry: TestFunc, library: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8E90.tmp

Thanks a lot for your valuable suggestions and help that would lead to resolve this issue. :)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 6747

Answers (2)

Adrian F&#226;ciu
Adrian F&#226;ciu

Reputation: 12552

Have a look at what you are using the custom action method TestFunc. 1157 error means that:

One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.

So you might be using some library that is not available on Windows Server 2008 64bit but it is available on Windows 7 32bit.

Upvotes: 1

Hand-E-Food
Hand-E-Food

Reputation: 12794

Writing custom actions in managed .Net code is not easy and involves manually manipulating the project files. If you can easily write the same code in VB Script, JavaScript or C++, I'd recommend taking that path instead.

Here's the tutorial I used: Creating Custom Action for WIX Written in Managed Code without Votive.

Upvotes: 0

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