[wix-users] WiX fails to launch the installer when previous launch was from a removable drive

[Tyler Gustafson]

How are you writing to the file in the current directory? What happens if you attach the removable disk before running the install from the local drive?
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From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> on behalf of Mayooran Macilamany <mayooran99 at gmail.com>
Sent: May 30, 2017 9:36:42 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
Subject: [wix-users] WiX fails to launch the installer when previous launch was from a removable drive

Hi all,

Say I install my managed bootstrapper burn installer from a removable disk.
This installs fine. But the next time I try to install/update this from a
local drive, the update/install process fails. The installer UI crashes
when I double click on it to launch the installer. Why is this happening?
If the previous installation was from a local disk, then update/install
works fine. Why is this happening? Below is what I have found in the event
logs.

Please note that I am writing to a file about the installation status, from
the directory in which the installer is launched from. Could this be
causing the issue? But why would this be an issue since now the launched
directory is the local drive and its only the previous version installation
that happened from an external disk.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Application: BasePlatformSetup.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException
   at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32, System.String)
   at System.IO.FileStream.Init(System.String, System.IO.FileMode,
System.IO.FileAccess, Int32, Boolean, System.IO.FileShare, Int32,
System.IO.FileOptions, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, System.String, Boolean,
Boolean, Boolean)
   at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(System.String, System.IO.FileMode,
System.IO.FileAccess, System.IO.FileShare, Int32, System.IO.FileOptions,
System.String, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)
   at System.IO.StreamWriter.CreateFile(System.String, Boolean, Boolean)
   at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor(System.String, Boolean,
System.Text.Encoding, Int32, Boolean)
   at System.IO.File.InternalWriteAllText(System.String, System.String,
System.Text.Encoding, Boolean)
   at System.IO.File.WriteAllText(System.String, System.String)
   at CustomBA.CustomBA.Run()
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(System.Object)
   at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext,
System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext,
System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext,
System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

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