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Windows installer for x64 fails on Vista #909
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Versions 1.20 and 1.30 fail the same way. This might be the problem (from the install log):
Action 15:47:53: PrepareDlg.
Action start 15:47:53: PrepareDlg.
Info 2898. For WixUI_Font_Normal textstyle, the system created a 'Tahoma' font, in 0 character set, of 13 pixels height.
Info 2898. For WixUI_Font_Bigger textstyle, the system created a 'Tahoma' font, in 0 character set, of 19 pixels height.
DEBUG: Error 2858: The data for the bitmap Bitmap is not valid
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2858. The arguments are: Bitmap, ,
Action 15:47:53: PrepareDlg. Dialog created
Action ended 15:47:53: PrepareDlg. Return value 1.
followed by (near the end):
MSI (c) (10:60) [15:49:15:495]: Doing action: FatalError
MSI (c) (10:60) [15:49:15:495]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText
Action 15:49:15: FatalError.
Action start 15:49:15: FatalError.
DEBUG: Error 2858: The data for the bitmap Bitmap is not valid
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2858. The arguments are: Bitmap, ,
Action 15:49:15: FatalError. Dialog created
Action ended 15:49:19: FatalError. Return value 2.
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sparseinference commentedon Mar 9, 2015
This seems to now work in version 1.5, but I didn't see any specific fix for it mentioned anywhere.
rvagg commentedon Mar 9, 2015
not sure we changed anything relevant to this, the only thing I can think of is the XP fixes in #512 but that was in 1.0.x I think.
piscisaureus commentedon Mar 9, 2015
I think the io.js stationary (png files) in the installer have a format that vista doesn't grok.
The problem doesn't appear on XP because on that platform the msi installer doesn't display any images.
Fishrock123 commentedon Apr 9, 2015
Closing since reported as now working..
(If it comes up again I'll check the png thing.)