MSI Error 1624 on W2K only
I have a typical vendor .msi and my own transform file. I can run them fine on WXP but when I run the exact same install (with my transform) on W2K I get:
Windows Installer Error 1624
There was an error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.
I am launching it the exact same way on both operating systems (and have re-re-re-verified that the msi/transform paths are, indeed correct).
I can install the package just fine without the transform on W2K, but obviously that's not what I need... so I am just wondering/hoping that someone has seen this before and can point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
Marilyn
Windows Installer Error 1624
There was an error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.
I am launching it the exact same way on both operating systems (and have re-re-re-verified that the msi/transform paths are, indeed correct).
I can install the package just fine without the transform on W2K, but obviously that's not what I need... so I am just wondering/hoping that someone has seen this before and can point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
Marilyn
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Posted by:
dunnpy
17 years ago
MarilynKmm,
Off the top of my head:
Are the Windows installer versions on your deployment machines the same as the version on the machine the transform was created on?
(msiexec /? will give you version numbers).
I suspect you generated the tranform file on an XP machine with the same or lower version of Windows Installer to your deployment XP machines.
Your 2K machine probably has an older version of the Windows installer than your .MST generation machine and can't handle the information in the file correctly.
Always package at your lowest common configuration and it should work upwards.
Hope that makes sense - only 3 hours sleep last night and my brain is beginning to melt today.
Thanks,
Dunnpy
Off the top of my head:
Are the Windows installer versions on your deployment machines the same as the version on the machine the transform was created on?
(msiexec /? will give you version numbers).
I suspect you generated the tranform file on an XP machine with the same or lower version of Windows Installer to your deployment XP machines.
Your 2K machine probably has an older version of the Windows installer than your .MST generation machine and can't handle the information in the file correctly.
Always package at your lowest common configuration and it should work upwards.
Hope that makes sense - only 3 hours sleep last night and my brain is beginning to melt today.
Thanks,
Dunnpy
Posted by:
Marilynkmm
17 years ago
Wow... only 3 hours of sleep and you hit the nail squarely on the head (so to speak).
Thanks!!
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Thanks!!
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