解决msi文件在XP上安装未完成（提示安装程序被中断，未能安装app。需要重新启动该安装程序进行重试）的问题。

=== 记录开始: 2016-8-26  21:49:10 === MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: Note: 1: 2262 2: PatchPackage 3: -2147287038  MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0 MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0 MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding UILevel property. Its value is '5'. MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding ACTION property. Its value is 'INSTALL'. MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: Doing action: INSTALL MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: Note: 1: 2262 2: ActionText 3: -2147287038  操作 21:49:10: INSTALL.  操作开始 21:49:10: INSTALL。 MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: UI Sequence table 'InstallUISequence' is present and populated. MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: Running UISequence MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding EXECUTEACTION property. Its value is 'INSTALL'. MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:453]: Doing action: DIRCA_CheckFX 操作 21:49:10: DIRCA_CheckFX.  操作开始 21:49:10: DIRCA_CheckFX。 MSI (c) (84:4C) [21:49:10:453]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1TempMSI164.tmp, Entrypoint: CheckFX MSI (c) (84:48) [21:49:10:453]: Cloaking enabled. MSI (c) (84:48) [21:49:10:453]: Attempting to enable all disabled priveleges before calling Install on Server MSI (c) (84:48) [21:49:10:453]: Connected to service for CA interface. 操作结束 21:49:10: DIRCA_CheckFX。返回值 3。 MSI (c) (84:68) [21:49:10:546]: Doing action: FatalErrorForm 操作 21:49:10: FatalErrorForm.  操作开始 21:49:10: FatalErrorForm。 MSI (c) (84:6C) [21:49:10:546]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038  信息 2898。VSI_MS_Sans_Serif13.0_0_0, 宋体, 134 MSI (c) (84:6C) [21:49:10:546]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038  信息 2898。VSI_MS_Sans_Serif16.0_1_0, 宋体, 134 MSI (c) (84:6C) [21:49:10:546]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038  DEBUG: Error 2826:  Control Line2 on dialog FatalErrorForm extends beyond the boundaries of the dialog to the right by 3 pixels 安装程序在安装此软件包时遇到一个错误。这可能表示此软件包有错。错误码是 2826。参数是: FatalErrorForm, Line2, to the right MSI (c) (84:6C) [21:49:10:546]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038  DEBUG: Error 2826:  Control BannerBmp on dialog FatalErrorForm extends beyond the boundaries of the dialog to the right by 3 pixels 安装程序在安装此软件包时遇到一个错误。这可能表示此软件包有错。错误码是 2826。参数是: FatalErrorForm, BannerBmp, to the right MSI (c) (84:6C) [21:49:10:546]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038  信息 2898。VsdDefaultUIFont.524F4245_5254_5341_4C45_534153783400, 宋体, 134 MSI (c) (84:6C) [21:49:10:546]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038  DEBUG: Error 2826:  Control Line1 on dialog FatalErrorForm extends beyond the boundaries of the dialog to the right by 3 pixels 安装程序在安装此软件包时遇到一个错误。这可能表示此软件包有错。错误码是 2826。参数是: FatalErrorForm, Line1, to the right 操作 21:49:10: FatalErrorForm. Dialog created MSI (c) (84:6C) [21:49:10:625]: Note: 1: 2731 2: 0  操作结束 21:49:12: FatalErrorForm。返回值 1。 操作结束 21:49:12: INSTALL。返回值 3。

Open the verbose log in a text editor such as notepad and search for the string “return value 3”.  In nearly all cases, this takes me to the section in the verbose log that lists the action that failed that initially caused setup to rollback.

问题现象

使用 Visual Studio 2013 的 Setup Project 制作的 Windows Installer 在 Windows XP 上无法运行，通过以下方法获取日志：

  msiexec /i <msipath>setup.msi /l*v c:	empmsi.log

通过查看日志的内容，发现以下错误：

  DIRCA_CHECKFX Return Value 3

 

问题原因

CHECKFX 的作用是检查 .NET Framework 版本，在 Setup Project 的设置中有两处：
1.Prerequisite
2.Launch Conditions

以上两处必须统一。

此外，更重要的问题是，Visual Studio 2013 生成的 Windows Installer 与 Windows XP 不兼容。

 

解决方法
1.Close Visual Studio 2013
2.Copy file with replace dpca.dll from C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0Common7ToolsDeployment to C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0Common7IDECommonExtensionsMicrosoftVSIin
3.Open Project
4.Rebuild

Find and download Orca. Use it to open up the msi file and look for two Actions. "DIRCA_CheckFx" and "VSDCA_VsdLaunchConditions". Delete them. You'll find them in tables InstallExecuteSequence and InstallUISequence. They're also in the CustomAction table, but I've found deleting them in just the execution sequence tables sufficed.

I don't know why it crashes on XP only, but I believe it's because XP doesn't have MSVBDPCA.dll. You can find more information on the Actions I mentioned here: http://*.com/a/8613979

+1 for building something related to Pandora!

Here's what I did to workaround this issue for a 32-bit deployment project.

1.Build the setup project in VS2010 once. This package is not dogged by the issue but I didn't want to have to keep building in a different VS version.


2.Open the resulting msi with Orca, select the Binary table and export the content of MSVBDPCADLL to a file.


3.Now after you build it in VS2013 use Orca to import the exported data into BinaryMSVBDPCADLL to fix the package.


I have to do a similar thing with the 64-bit project but in this case it's to import the correct InstallUtil binary (being C:WindowsMicrosoft.NETFramework64v4.0.30319InstallUtilLib.dll).

The preview of the .vdproj resurrection uses DLLs that don't support Windows XP or Server 2003. Microsoft posted an update that might have fixed that bug.