[wix-users] Installing windows SQL 2016 Express fails to extract

[Hoover, Jacob]

Why are you doing this? /INSTALLSHAREDDIR=C:\ /INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR=C:\

A) Your assuming that a C drive exists.
B) Your saying that both the 64 bit and 32 bit shared components should go in the root of the C drive.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-2016-from-the-command-prompt

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Carlos Sosa
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 11:34 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: [wix-users] Installing windows SQL 2016 Express fails to extract


Hello I'm trying to install SQL 2016 express but it fails

<PackageGroup Id="SQLServerExpress">
        <ExePackage Cache="yes"
                    Compressed="yes"
                    DetectCondition="SqlInstanceFound"
                    DisplayName="Installing SQL Server Express 2016"
                    Id="SQLServerExpressInstall"
                    InstallCondition="Checkbox1 = 1"
                    Permanent="yes"
                    Name="Installing SQL Server Express 2016"
                    SourceFile="Resources\en_sql_server_2016_express_with_service_pack_1_x64_9540756.exe"
                    InstallCommand="/ACTION=Install /INSTALLSHAREDDIR=C:\ /INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR=C:\"
                    Vital="yes" />

What I can find is that when I run the exe by itself, the default directory to extract to is:

C:\c4b06d43e620d8498596a0060e\

But when I run it with WIX:

C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\1FDD945052F4A4B0CC9C8F1CC12385F85EB80D96\Installing SQL Server Express 2016\

Installing on ProgramData Fails, I can't find where to change this, any idea, please?


Best.

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