[wix-users] .NET redist not installing

[Joel Budreau]

Edit:

The WORKING bootstrapper has this in the log file:
	[timestamp] Condition ‘NETFRAMEWORK40’ evaluates to false.
	…
	[timestamp] Detected package: Netfx4Full, state: Absent, cached: None
	…
	[timestamp] Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Netfx4Full
	[timestamp] Setting string variable ‘WixBundleLog_Netfx4Full’ to value ‘C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Local\Temp\MyBootstrapper_timestamp_000_Netfx4Full.log’
	…
	[timestamp] Planned package: Netfx4Full, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: None, cache: Yes, uncache: Yes, dependency: None

The FAILING bootstrapper has this in the log file:
	[timestamp] Condition ‘NETFRAMEWORK40’ evaluates to false.
	…
	[timestamp] Detected package: Netfx4Full, state: Absent, cached: None
	…
	[timestamp] Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Netfx4Full
	…
	[timestamp] Planned package: Netfx4Full, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: None, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None

What could I be missing in the failing BA?

Thanks,
Joel

> On Oct 6, 2017, at 12:09 PM, Joel Budreau <joel.budreau at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I’ve got two custom BAs that both package the .NET 4.0 redist. One can install it, and one can’t :(
> 
> Both Bundle.wxs files look like this:
> 	<Chain>
> 		<PackageGroupRef Id=“Netfx4Full”/>
> 		…
> 	</Chain>
> 
> 	<Fragment>
> 	    <util:RegistrySearchRef Id=“NETFRAMEWORK40”/>
> 
> 	    <WixVariable Id="WixMbaPrereqPackageId" Value="Netfx4Full" />
> 	    <WixVariable Id="WixMbaPrereqLicenseUrl" Value="NetfxLicense.rtf”/>
> 	    <PackageGroup Id="Netfx4Full">
> 	        <ExePackage Id="Netfx4Full" Cache="no" Compressed="yes" PerMachine="yes" Permanent="yes" Vital="yes"
> 	                               SourceFile="$(var.DOTNETPATH)\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe"
> 	                               InstallCommand="/q /norestart /ChainingPackage "[WixBundleName]""
> 	                               DetectCondition="NETFRAMEWORK40" />
> 	    </PackageGroup>
> 	</Fragment>
> 
> 
> The WORKING bootstrapper has this in the log file:
> 	[timestamp] Condition ‘NETFRAMEWORK40’ evaluates to false.
> 	…
> 	[timestamp] Detected package: Netfx4Full, state: Absent, cached: None
> 	…
> 	[timestamp] Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Netfx4Full
> 	[timestamp] Setting string variable ‘WixBundleLog_Netfx4Full’ to value ‘C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Local\Temp\MyBootstrapper_timestamp_000_Netfx4Full.log’
> 	…
> 	[timestamp] Planned package: Netfx4Full, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: None, cache: Yes, uncache: Yes, dependency: None
> 
> 
> 
> - Joel
> 	[timestamp] Condition ‘NETFRAMEWORK40’ evaluates to false.
> 	…
> 	[timestamp] Detected package: Netfx4Full, state: Absent, cached: None
> 	…
> 	[timestamp] Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Netfx4Full
> 	…
> 	[timestamp] Planned package: Netfx4Full, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: None, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
> 
> What could I be missing in the failing BA?
> 
> Thanks,
> Joel
>