Wix Bootstrapper setup.exe never starts and log reads Failed to load theme controls

Question

Environment

Using a Bootstrapper project in Visual Studio 2012/Visual Studio 2013

Windows 7 Enterprise SP1

WixToolset 3.8

Details

Setup.exe never runs

The log file in AppData/Local/Temp/[WixBundleName][DateTime].log reads "Error 0x8007000d: Failed to load theme controls."

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered May 07 '14 at 18:22

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I have found that editing the Theme/Image[@ImageFile] value to anything other than Logo.png with cause the described error.

Changing the value back to Logo.png reverses the error.

Setting the value in Wix/Bundle/bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication[@LogoFile] appropriately changes the image and does not cause the setup.exe to produce an error.

Note I downloaded and used the default theme for HyperlinkLicense for my custom template with only change being the ImageFile attribute. It is improbable that this was a result of ill-formed xml.

answered May 07 '14 at 18:22

JDennis

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JDennis, THANK YOU DO MUCH!!! I've spent hours searching for clue, and here you are! – MarcusUA Nov 19 '14 at 16:04
@MarcusUA Glad to help! Seems like an arbitrary error that is easy to make and hard to find. – JDennis Nov 19 '14 at 17:39
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found some more info (needed to add 2 images on one page) One can add images with other names, just use – MarcusUA Nov 19 '14 at 18:25
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If SO would let me, I'd upvote that comment from @MarcusUA a million times. – E.Z. Hart Feb 12 '15 at 17:21
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I had same error for HyperlinkSidebarTheme theme. because of missing – Mohammadreza Aug 23 '17 at 08:48

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 30 '19 at 14:51

In addition to JDennis' answer: If you want to change the image, you should not modify the theme file. You need to define LogoFile attribute of the bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication element in your bundle:

<BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense">
                  <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication LicenseUrl="" LogoFile="myLogo.png" ThemeFile="myHyperlinkTheme.xml" LocalizationFile="myHyperlinkTheme.wxl" />
</BootstrapperApplicationRef>

Wix Bootstrapper setup.exe never starts and log reads Failed to load theme controls

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