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Web Setup project not working

'The installer was interrupted before [project name] can be installed. To try again, restart the installer.

I just upgraded to Win7 and I cannot get the .msi files to install from my web setup projects that are built on this machine. The same projects build and work fine on my other Windows XP machine, IIS6, VS 2008 SP1. I'm not sure if this is an IIS7 or Win7 issue, but I did the following:

  • I have all IIS / ASP.net compatibility options set.
  • I am an administrator and I have disabled UAC.

I am getting the following error when I even try to install the .msi file on a Win7 machine and on our existing development server (Windows 2003 with IIS6).

I restarted the Windows Installer service and I added registration for the installer, but there is nothing to tell me what the problem is. Any help is appreciated.

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I am running Visual Studio 2005 and had the same problem upgrading to Windows 7.

After my MS Setup project MSI file on another computer was also running Windows 7, I found that it worked.



When I looked in the Windows Properties dialog box on my work computer, I noticed that IIS enabled the IIS 6 compatibility features. I enabled the same feature on my computer, after which I was able to install my setup project.

Open Control Panel> Programs> Turn Windows Features On or Off in Windows 7, and in the Windows Properties dialog box, go to Internet Information Services> Web Management Tools> IIS 6 Management Compatibility and check feature "IIS Metabase and IIS 6 Configuration Compatibility".

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Run the installer with full verbose logging: msiexec / i / lv installLog.txt

Then find the installLog.txt file for "Return Value 3"



This will indicate the exact problem.

Also, this might help: http://blog.dragonsoft.us/2009/01/02/visual-studio-2008-and-iis-7/

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I solved it by running 'regsvr32.exe actxprxy.dll'

He resolved the following:

  • Failed to create a live web project .msi in VS 2008.
  • The start page in VS2008 was not showing the rss feed in the main window.
  • IE didn't open short URL links to new tab (like on twitter).

I suspect it has something to do with a redirect, but I'm not sure. I am guessing this was a bug during the installation process, so I hope this helps others.

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