Prerequisite not running on condition failure

Question

I have a Burn bundle (WIX 3.7) that should install the .NET 4.5 framework if it is not present on the system where the bundle is run.

Here is my fragment containing the prerequisite:

<Fragment>
<WixVariable Id="WixMbaPrereqPackageId" Value="Netfx45FullPrereq" />
<WixVariable Id="WixMbaPrereqLicenseUrl" Value="NetFx45Eula.rtf" />

<util:RegistrySearch 
  Root="HKLM" 
  Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" 
  Value="Version" 
  Variable="Netfx45Version" />

<PackageGroup
    Id="Netfx45FullPrereq">
  <ExePackage
      Id="Netfx45FullPrereq"
      Cache="no"
      Compressed="no"
      PerMachine="yes"
      Permanent="yes"
      Vital="yes"
      SourceFile="..\..\ThirdParty\Windows Installer\dotnetfx45_full_x86_x64.exe"
      Name="dotnetfx45_full_x86_x64.exe"
      InstallCommand="/passive /norestart"
      InstallCondition="NOT Netfx45Version OR (Netfx45Version &lt; v4.5.50709)"
      DetectCondition="Netfx45Version AND (Netfx45Version &gt;= v4.5.50709)" />
</PackageGroup>
</Fragment>

I have it working on one machine, however, on another machine it does not work.

Here is the log from the machine (Window Server 2008 R2) where the .NET installer works:

[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i001: Burn v3.7.1224.0, Windows v6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1), path: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ProductName Installer\ProductName Setup.exe, cmdline: '-burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{27DB9848-09B3-4E3A-8CF3-D27BE5508398} {57F2A2B4-8B66-41E6-9488-A18E40965A62} 3848'
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductName_20140117162724.log'
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ProductName Installer\ProductName Setup.exe'
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i000: Loading prerequisite bootstrapper application because managed host could not be loaded, error: 0x80070490.
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i100: Detect begin, 3 packages
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i000: Registry key not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full'
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {014bc187-ac3e-49eb-a86b-bc1aff00df4e}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {2171cc02-2faf-4e06-bd43-fa473ed5fa20}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {4240a35a-bf8b-4465-97c1-3e2653e34c25}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {5e33e695-3dc7-4871-a059-9965bc8c76d6}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {6f2e85ba-1010-4870-94a7-9e220b8d80cc}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {aa47b386-8505-4de6-90e5-78a7d0ce37e0}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {c6564625-564f-4b3c-b91f-7bcde363a62f}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {cd20283a-14f4-4b5d-bca9-f16d992948c4}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {f0c01f09-d2bb-4a26-9aac-c2be4d9b02da}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i102: Detected related bundle: {f642578c-7e94-4a7e-b884-870a844c9177}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 0.6.0.0, operation: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i052: Condition 'NETFRAMEWORK45' evaluates to false.
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i101: Detected package: Netfx45FullPrereq, state: Absent, cached: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i101: Detected package: ProductNameSetup, state: Absent, cached: None
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i104: Detected package: ProductNameSetup, feature: DatabaseFeature, state: Absent
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i104: Detected package: ProductNameSetup, feature: InfrastructureFeature, state: Absent
[0B68:0D24][2014-01-17T16:27:24]i199: Detect complete, result: 0x0

Here is the log from the machine (Windows 7) where the .NET installer does not show up:

[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:44]i001: Burn v3.7.1224.0, Windows v6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1), path: C:\Users\Master of Puppets\Desktop\Release\ProductName Setup.exe, cmdline: '-burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{923B76FF-EE93-4FF9-9115-31A62D349563} {7BA5CB98-B614-4EF6-B014-7EEA687287A9} 2124'
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:44]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\MASTER~1\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductName_20140117200244.log'
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:44]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\Users\Master of Puppets\Desktop\Release\ProductName Setup.exe'
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:44]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'ProductName'
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:44]i000: Loading managed bootstrapper application.
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:44]i000: Creating BA thread to run asynchronously.
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:45]i100: Detect begin, 3 packages
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:45]i000: Registry value not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full', Value = 'Release'
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:45]i052: Condition 'NETFRAMEWORK45' evaluates to false.
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:45]i101: Detected package: Netfx45FullPrereq, state: Absent, cached: None
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:45]i101: Detected package: ProductNameSetup, state: Absent, cached: None
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:45]i104: Detected package: ProductNameSetup, feature: DatabaseFeature, state: Absent
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:45]i104: Detected package: ProductNameSetup, feature: InfrastructureFeature, state: Absent
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:45]i199: Detect complete, result: 0x0
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i500: Shutting down, exit code: 0x0
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleAction = 4
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleElevated = 1
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleLog = C:\Users\MASTER~1\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductName_20140117200244.log
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleManufacturer = CompanyName
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleName = ProductName
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleOriginalSource = C:\Users\Master of Puppets\Desktop\Release\ProductName Setup.exe
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleProviderKey = {d62f0df8-e5e6-4fc6-9924-202de1286a25}
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleTag = 
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i410: Variable: WixBundleVersion = 0.6.0.0
[0B78:0B00][2014-01-17T20:02:49]i007: Exit code: 0x0, restarting: No

In both cases the detect condition returns false, which I thought would trigger the .NET installer to run. Apparently that is not the case and I am not sure why I am getting two different behaviors. Does anyone have any thoughts why it would be working on one machine and not the other?

Are you willing to have your bootstrapper download the .NET Framework and install, or do you need to embed it for offline installations? — Chris Schiffhauer, Jan 17 '14 at 21:50
Have you tried invoking dotnetfx45_full_x86_x64.exe with `/passive /norestart` on your Windows 7 machine from the command line and see what happens? — Chris Schiffhauer, Jan 17 '14 at 22:17
It cannot be downloaded. That is a requirement from the customer. — Dave, Jan 18 '14 at 16:48
@PaulyGlott If I run the package from the command line with the `/passive /norestart` parameters it runs the .NET installer. — Dave, Jan 18 '14 at 17:35

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '14 at 22:17

The reason it was not working was because I did not set the sku attribute in the supported runtime element of my BootstrapperCore.config file. Here is what my startup element looks like now:

<startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
</startup>

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 18 '14 at 12:49

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You haven't specified an InstallCondition for the package. You have to have something like this: InstallCondition = (NOT NETFRAMEWORK45 ="4.5.50709")

answered Jan 18 '14 at 12:49

Isaiah4110

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I am using these two conditions now and I get the same results: `InstallCondition="NOT Netfx45Version OR (Netfx45Version < v4.5.50709)"` `DetectCondition="Netfx45Version AND (Netfx45Version >= v4.5.50709)" />` – Dave Jan 18 '14 at 18:08
I updated the question with the new fragment element. – Dave Jan 18 '14 at 18:14
If you compare the log files between the two, there is a difference. In the case of Windows Server 2008, the registry KEY does not exist:"Registry key not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full'" But in the case of Windows 7, the registry key exists and just the value is missing "Registry VALUE not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full', Value = 'Release'" – Isaiah4110 Jan 18 '14 at 20:23
yes however both machines evaluate to false. And using the version number instead of the 'release' key still yields the same behavior. – Dave Jan 19 '14 at 13:23

Prerequisite not running on condition failure

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