Signed bootsrapper exe with custom BA does not start embedded MSI

[vincentramp]

Hi,

Using WixSharp, we created an MSI package, which we embedded in a bootstrapper exe, together with a few internet assemblies, using CustomBA. (Using WIX4.0.3)
Using this bootstrapper exe, installation works fine!

However, if we sign the bootstrapper exe, the bootstrapper will start correctly, but the MSI will not start. The only way to start the MSI, is to make sure the MSI is copied to the same directory as the bootstrapper exe. This step is not needed if we did not sign the bootstrapper exe.

The exception we get in the install log is the following:

[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]i000: Setting local source for ApplicationMsi to 'C:\Users\{USERNAME}\Desktop\Company.Application.Setup.exe' (WixBundleOriginalSource)
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]i000: Retry to resolve source for ApplicationMsi
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]i000: Setting local source for WixAttachedContainer to 'C:\Users\{USERNAME}\Desktop\Company.Application.Setup.exe' (WixBundleOriginalSource)
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]i000: Retry to resolve source for WixAttachedContainer
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e054: Failed to resolve source for payload: (null), package: (null), container: WixAttachedContainer, error: 0x80070002.
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e000: Error 0x80070002: Failed to resolve source, payload: (null), package: (null), container: WixAttachedContainer
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e000: Error 0x80070002: Failed to acquire container: WixAttachedContainer
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e311: Failed to acquire container: WixAttachedContainer to working path: C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Temp\{DC62151C-CFFC-4775-AEE8-F5C95DDC52F0}\62D5F9619FE3304A266350300506BFEE096FF8B92590F919F24B63AB647C1C274B2D630B2CC26BA3D150FC16A21DB2E5A86A00A0F8F7AC34A145D616BD2094CE, error: 0x80070002.
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e000: Error 0x80070002: Failed to acquire container: WixAttachedContainer to working path: C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Temp\{DC62151C-CFFC-4775-AEE8-F5C95DDC52F0}\62D5F9619FE3304A266350300506BFEE096FF8B92590F919F24B63AB647C1C274B2D630B2CC26BA3D150FC16A21DB2E5A86A00A0F8F7AC34A145D616BD2094CE
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e000: Error 0x80070002: Failed to extract container for payload: ApplicationMsi
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e000: Error 0x80070002: Failed to acquire payload: ApplicationMsi
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e313: Failed to acquire payload: ApplicationMsi to working path: C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Temp\{DC62151C-CFFC-4775-AEE8-F5C95DDC52F0}\ApplicationMsi, error: 0x80070002.
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e000: Error 0x80070002: Failed to acquire payload: ApplicationMsi to working path: C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Temp\{DC62151C-CFFC-4775-AEE8-F5C95DDC52F0}\ApplicationMsi
[17D8:2B9C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e000: Error 0x80070002: Failed cache action: cache package
[17D8:1CE4][2024-12-05T10:21:48]e000: Error 0x80070002: Failed while caching, aborting execution.
[2210:235C][2024-12-05T10:21:48]i351: Removing cached package: ApplicationMsi, from path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6FE30B47-2577-43AD-9095-1861CA25989D}v1.0.0\

What am I missing in this process?

[Torchok19081986]

Hallo, i had currently same issue. I solved it in way, that described in https://wixtoolset.org/docs/tools/signing/ Link. Only one diffrence : your CustomBA is silent, i done it for my CustomBA as normal Burn Installer, not silent. Try it, if it solved your issues.
Best regards, Torchok.