WiX 3.0 throws error 217, while being executed by continuous integration

Question

This is the error that is thrown by our automated build suite on Windows 2008, while running ICEs (after migrating from WiX 2.0 to WiX 3.0):

LGHT0217:

Answer 1

I have some suggestions.

• Try updating the Microsoft Installer version on the build server
• Make sure you use the newest release of WiX 3.0, since it's 3.0 release stable now.
• If all else fails, try running the build service under a specific build user who you can fiddle with permissions for...