[wix-users] Installing the JRE EXE silently through my own MSI fails

[Mayooran Macilamany]

Hi Dexter,

When I tried with two MSIs it worked. I cannot go with EXE since these are
executed through SCCM where I cannot run any EXEs.

On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 6:07 AM, Walter Dexter <wfdexter at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can't install an msi from inside another msi. There's an msi hiding in
> the JRE exe. You probably need a bundle.
>
> > On May 22, 2017, at 6:46 PM, Mayooran Macilamany <mayooran99 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have my own msi through which I am trying to install the JRE exe. I am
> > able to run other EXEs this way. But the JRE EXE is not getting
> installed.
> > Below is the error I am getting.
> >
> > MSI (s) (A0:C4) [05:10:08:690]: Executing op:
> > CustomActionSchedule(Action=RUN_JAVA,ActionType=1042,Source=C:\Program
> > Files (x86)\preRequisites\Java.exe,Target=/s,)
> > MSI (s) (A0:B8) [05:10:32:587]: Running as a service.
> > CustomAction RUN_JAVA returned actual error code 1618 (note this may not
> be
> > 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
> > MSI (c) (FC:BC) [05:10:35:397]: Font created.  Charset: Req=0, Ret=0,
> Font:
> > Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS Shell Dlg
> >
> > Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A
> > program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your
> > support personnel or package vendor.  Action RUN_JAVA, location:
> C:\Program
> > Files (x86)\preRequisites\Java.exe, command: /s
> > Action ended 5:10:38: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
> > Action ended 5:10:39: INSTALL. Return value 3.
> >
> > Below is the WiX file I have for my MSI.
> >
> > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
> > <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="preRequisites">
> > <Component Id="ProductComponent"
> > Guid="7927FC46-E8C5-4FEA-A683-C275C08FB4D5" KeyPath="yes">
> > <File Id="VC2013.exe" Name="VC2013.exe"
> > Source="../../Setups/PreRequisites/kkube-prerequisites/vcredist_x86_
> 2013.exe"
> > DiskId="1"/>
> > <File Id="VC2015.exe" Name="VC2015.exe"
> > Source="../../Setups/PreRequisites/kkube-prerequisites/vcredist_x86_
> 2015.exe"
> > DiskId="1"/>
> > <File Id="Java.exe" Name="Java.exe"
> > Source="../../Setups/PreRequisites/kkube-prerequisites/jre-8u92-
> windows-x64.exe"
> > DiskId="1"/>
> > <File Id="dotNet4.5Installer.exe" Name="dotNet4.5Installer.exe"
> > Source="../../Setups/PreRequisites/kkube-prerequisites/dotNet4.
> 5Installer.exe"
> > DiskId="1"/>
> > </Component>
> > </Directory>
> > </Directory>
> > </Directory>
> >
> > <CustomAction Id="RUN_VC2013" FileKey="VC2013.exe" ExeCommand="/q"
> > Execute="deferred" Return="check" />
> > <CustomAction Id="RUN_VC2015" FileKey="VC2015.exe" ExeCommand="/q"
> > Execute="deferred" Return="check" />
> > <CustomAction Id="RUN_JAVA" FileKey="Java.exe" ExeCommand="/s"
> > Execute="deferred" Return="check" />
> > <CustomAction Id="RUN_DOTNET" FileKey="dotNet4.5Installer.exe"
> > ExeCommand="/q" Execute="deferred" Return="check" />
> >
> > <InstallExecuteSequence>
> > <Custom Action="RUN_VC2013" Before="InstallFinalize">NOT
> Installed</Custom>
> > <Custom Action="RUN_VC2015" Before="InstallFinalize">NOT
> Installed</Custom>
> > <Custom Action="RUN_JAVA" Before="InstallFinalize">NOT Installed</Custom>
> > <Custom Action="RUN_DOTNET" Before="InstallFinalize">NOT
> Installed</Custom>
> > </InstallExecuteSequence>
> > <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="preRequisites" Level="1">
> > <ComponentRef Id="ProductComponent" />
> > </Feature>
> >
> > I tried running the JRE with the command "<name of the exe> /s". It
> > installs silently. Why does it fail when installing it through my MSI?
> How
> > can I achieve this? Any help would be much appreciated.
> >
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