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Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get "Error 2836" in Repair mode
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From: little.forest <lit...@ym...> - 2010-03-26 22:25:49
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Thanks Palbinder. I'll try tallow. ________________________________ From: Pally Sandher <pal...@ie...> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix...@li...> Sent: Fri, March 26, 2010 11:26:09 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get "Error 2836" in Repair mode Tallow.exe in WiX v2.0 should be able to harvest the registry entries required for COM registration (assuming the DLL exports DLLRegisterServer function). Tallow.exe is with the WiX v2.0 equivalent of heat.exe in WiX v3.0. I don't have a WiX v2.0 install lying around but running "tallow.exe /?" should give you the parameters needed to harvest the COM registration info. Sounds like the problem is the Self Reg of the COM DLL. If one of the 2 DLL's or the manifest file is deleted it may not be able to re-run the Self Reg when you run your repair as it may not have replaced the files at that point. Yet another reason why Self-Reg is a very very very bad idea. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: little.forest [mailto:lit...@ym...] Sent: 26 March 2010 18:12 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted,then we'll get "Error 2836" in Repair mode First of all, thank you so much for your reply, Bob. There are a couple of other things, not sure if related: 1. Only 3 files cause the problem. According to the developer, one dll file is a COM component, the manifest is associated with the COM dll, another dll is used by the COM dll. I also noticed the COM dll is registered by using regsvr32.exe in a custom action. Not sure if this is the problem. But I've a feeling that COM registration doesn't work that way even I never register a COM in Wix. 2. Those two DLL files will cause 'Error 2836' directly. But the manifest file will cause the installer showing 'The system can not find the file specified.' first then showing the 'Error 2836'. So this is slightly different from those two DLL files. 3. I did look at the dll files' property, they seem normal. By using Orca, I also looked at the File table, these files entries look the same as others. >From #1, my guess is the COM registration could cause the problem, but I'm not sure. Please point out if my guess is correct or not: 1. If my guess is correct, please post some links here about how to register a COM component correctly in 2.0. Meanwhile, I'll dig in this topic as well. 2. If my guess isn't correct, please point me out where I should look into, or which file or flag or something I should check. Thanks a lot. ________________________________ From: Bob Arnson <bo...@jo...> To: wix...@li... Sent: Thu, March 25, 2010 5:58:55 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0: if some dll file(s) deleted, then we'll get "Error 2836" in Repair mode On 3/25/2010 7:53 PM, little.forest wrote: > DEBUG: Error 2836: The control ChangeButton on the dialog > MaintenanceTypeDlg can not take focus The installer has encountered an > unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem > with this package. The error code is 2836. The arguments are: > MaintenanceTypeDlg, ChangeButton, > That's not a fatal error; is there some other symptom you're seeing? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Download Intel(r) Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. 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