Thanks Catalin,
We expect to update the OS version sometime next year and using 22.8 should be ok until then.
Regards,
cadull
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- Tue Aug 26, 2025 5:54 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Unable to run advinst.exe on build server with version 22.9.1
- Replies: 3
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- Fri Aug 22, 2025 1:15 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Unable to run advinst.exe on build server with version 22.9.1
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Unable to run advinst.exe on build server with version 22.9.1
On Windows Server 2016 with a self-hosted Azure Agent, advinst.exe from version 22.9.1, installed by task AdvancedInstallerTool@2, fails to execute with the following error dialog:
The program can't start because api-ms-win-core-apiquery-I2-1-0.dll
is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling ...
The program can't start because api-ms-win-core-apiquery-I2-1-0.dll
is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling ...
- Mon May 26, 2025 1:16 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: NewPrerequisite: registry value does not exist
- Replies: 6
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Re: NewPrerequisite: registry value does not exist
Thanks Catalin.
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:09 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: NewPrerequisite: registry value does not exist
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3662
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Re: NewPrerequisite: registry value does not exist
Thanks Catalin, I think I can work around this limitation by moving the prerequisite from preinstall to postinstall and establishing searchable criteria during the install.
- Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:08 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: NewPrerequisite: registry value does not exist
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3662
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NewPrerequisite: registry value does not exist
I'm adding a number of new prerequisites from the command line, each having three install conditions. Two are covered by the search types FileVersion and RegValue, but how can I check that a registry value does not exist?
- Fri May 22, 2020 7:52 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Reducing download size and install time
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1856
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Reducing download size and install time
A web installer can have multiple features with a separate cab file for each. The cab file will only be downloaded if the feature is to be installed.
In our case we have some features that are large in size and change infrequently. Ideally we would like to only download and install these the first ...
In our case we have some features that are large in size and change infrequently. Ideally we would like to only download and install these the first ...
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:05 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Spaces and trailing backslash issue when passed to custom action
- Replies: 2
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Re: Spaces and trailing backslash issue when passed to custom action
Found that this is just the way command line arguments are processed (i.e. as passed to icacls).
There is a FAQ for removing the trailing backslash with VBScript.
In PowerShell, I've used:
There is a FAQ for removing the trailing backslash with VBScript.
In PowerShell, I've used:
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$test4.TrimEnd('\')
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:00 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Spaces and trailing backslash issue when passed to custom action
- Replies: 2
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Spaces and trailing backslash issue when passed to custom action
Attached sample project creates 4 properties. Only the last one contains a space and has a trailing backslash.
TEST1 = "C:\ProgramData"
TEST2 = "C:\ProgramData\"
TEST3 = "C:\Program Files"
TEST4 = "C:\Program Files\"
When passed to a PowerShell custom action, in property TEST4 the trailing ...
TEST1 = "C:\ProgramData"
TEST2 = "C:\ProgramData\"
TEST3 = "C:\Program Files"
TEST4 = "C:\Program Files\"
When passed to a PowerShell custom action, in property TEST4 the trailing ...
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:39 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Azure pipeline missing updater.exe in version 16.8.1
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4163
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Re: Azure pipeline missing updater.exe in version 16.8.1
Thank you. I found that Sophos had issues with this file and also C:\azagent\A1\_work\_tool\advinst\16.8.1\x86\bin\x86\registryTracer32.dll.
Deleting the cached tool and running the pipeline again has restored the missing files.
Deleting the cached tool and running the pipeline again has restored the missing files.
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:05 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Azure pipeline missing updater.exe in version 16.8.1
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4163
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Azure pipeline missing updater.exe in version 16.8.1
Azure pipeline build using Advanced Installer 16.8.1 fails with the following message.
The build is successful when using version 16.8.0.Resources referred by the project are missing:
C:\azagent\A1\_work\_tool\advinst\16.8.1\x86\stubs\x86\updater.exe
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:25 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Windows feature XPS Viewer not installing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8456
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Re: Windows feature XPS Viewer not installing
Thank you for investigating and providing a workaround until a fix is released.
For now we have just set the feature unavailable policy to ignore error and continue installation. This is because we are almost ready to release and we expect the support overhead to be minimal from our captive user ...
For now we have just set the feature unavailable policy to ignore error and continue installation. This is because we are almost ready to release and we expect the support overhead to be minimal from our captive user ...
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:57 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Windows feature XPS Viewer not installing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8456
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Windows feature XPS Viewer not installing
In newer versions of Windows 10, the way the Windows feature "XPS Viewer" is installed has changed. It used to be listed in the Windows features under Programs and Features, but is now added as an optional feature under Apps and Features. When adding the prerequisite in Advanced Installer, it does ...