[wix-users] Error 1316. The specified account already exists.

[Nishkala K]

During the Major Upgrade the un-installation of previous version msi is
failing with the below error:

MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: Executing op:
RegisterSharedComponentProvider(,,File=filbb5fdf2954cd48d68da046fd19c8c07d,Component={BB5FDF29-54CD-48D6-8DA0-46FD19C8C07D},ComponentVersion=1.0.0.0,ProductCode={8E284ED2-B07E-4816-B77F-FB8B3029500E},ProductVersion=1.23.3681,PatchSize=0,PatchAttributes=0,PatchSequence=0,SharedComponent=0,IsFullFile=0)
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: Executing op:
FileCopy(SourceName=eulfuyd5.xml|Properties.xml,SourceCabKey=filbb5fdf2954cd48d68da046fd19c8c07d,DestName=Properties.xml,Attributes=512,FileSize=125160,PerTick=65536,,VerifyMedia=1,,,,,CheckCRC=0,Version=1.0.0.0,Language=0,InstallMode=58982400,,,,,,,)
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: File: C:\AAA\Bin\Props\Properties.xml;  To
be
installed;      Won't patch;    No existing file
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: Resolving source.
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: Resolving source to launched-from source.
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: Setting launched-from source as last-used.
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding SourceDir property.
Its value is 'C:\windows\Installer\'.
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding SOURCEDIR property.
Its value is 'C:\windows\Installer\'.
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding SourcedirProduct
property. Its value is '{8E284ED2-B07E-4816-B77F-FB8B3029500E}'.
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: SOURCEDIR ==> C:\windows\Installer\
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:620]: SOURCEDIR product ==>
{8E284ED2-B07E-4816-B77F-FB8B3029500E}
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:630]: SECREPAIR: CryptAcquireContext succeeded
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:630]: Determining source type
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:630]: Note: 1: 2203 2:
C:\windows\Installer\IAMM.msi 3: -2147287038
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:630]: Note: 1: 1316 2:
C:\windows\Installer\IAMM.msi
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:630]: SECREPAIR: Error determining package source
type
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:630]: SECUREREPAIR: SecureRepair Failed. Error
code: 524FAA544F8
MSI (s) (10:E8) [17:00:28:630]: Product: AAA -- Error 1316. The specified
account already exists.


Error 1316. The specified account already exists.



Background: The msi is updated to delete few component registrations before
InstallInitialize to avoid there uninstallation during upgrade.