VS2008 SP1 Fails - Installation package could not be opened

Cirene · Sep 11, 2008

I reformated by PC, reinstalled VS2008 then tried to apply the SP1 (using a
DVD I burned from the ISO.)

Can you help???

I got this message...

The installation failed with teh following message:
This installation package could not be opened. Contact the appliation vendor
to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer Package.

Here is the portion that was highlighted in red...
[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] (IronSpigot::CompositePerformerBaseT<class
IronSpigot::MsiInstaller,struct IronSpigot::MspInstaller,struct
IronSpigot::MultipleMspInstaller,class
IronSpigot::ExeSelectingPerformer<class IronSpigot::ExeInstaller,class
IronSpigot::CartmanExeInstaller> >:

erformAction) Created new
MultipleMspPerformer for Patches item

[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] Entering Function:
IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:

erformAction...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >::GetProductGuids)
MsiGetSummaryInformation failed with 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] Entering Function: IronSpigot::MspInstallerT > >

:erformMsiOperation...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >::GetProductGuids)
MsiGetSummaryInformation failed with 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >:

erformMsiOperation) exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >:

erformMsiOperation) no products to
be updated

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:

erformAction)
PerformMsiOperation returned 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:

erformAction) exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:

erformAction)
PerformMsiOperation returned 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::LogUtils::LogFinalResult) Final Result:
Installation failed with error code: (0x80070654), This installation package
could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a
valid Windows Installer package.

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] Action complete

Eliyahu Goldin · Sep 11, 2008

Likely, it's a DVD burning error. Try to burn another one with verification.

--
Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin

Cirene said:
I reformated by PC, reinstalled VS2008 then tried to apply the SP1 (using a
DVD I burned from the ISO.)

Can you help???

I got this message...

The installation failed with teh following message:
This installation package could not be opened. Contact the appliation
vendor
to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer Package.

Here is the portion that was highlighted in red...
[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] (IronSpigot::CompositePerformerBaseT<class
IronSpigot::MsiInstaller,struct IronSpigot::MspInstaller,struct
IronSpigot::MultipleMspInstaller,class
IronSpigot::ExeSelectingPerformer<class IronSpigot::ExeInstaller,class
IronSpigot::CartmanExeInstaller> >:erformAction) Created new
MultipleMspPerformer for Patches item

[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] Entering Function:
IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:erformAction...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >::GetProductGuids)
MsiGetSummaryInformation failed with 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] Entering Function: IronSpigot::MspInstallerT > >

:erformMsiOperation...

Click to expand...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >::GetProductGuids)
MsiGetSummaryInformation failed with 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >:erformMsiOperation) exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >:erformMsiOperation) no products
to
be updated

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:erformAction)
PerformMsiOperation returned 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:erformAction)
exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:erformAction)
PerformMsiOperation returned 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::LogUtils::LogFinalResult) Final Result:
Installation failed with error code: (0x80070654), This installation
package
could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is
a
valid Windows Installer package.

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] Action complete

Cirene · Sep 12, 2008

Eliyahu Goldin said:
Likely, it's a DVD burning error. Try to burn another one with
verification.

--
Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin

Cirene said:

I reformated by PC, reinstalled VS2008 then tried to apply the SP1 (using
a
DVD I burned from the ISO.)

Can you help???

I got this message...

The installation failed with teh following message:
This installation package could not be opened. Contact the appliation
vendor
to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer Package.

Here is the portion that was highlighted in red...
[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] (IronSpigot::CompositePerformerBaseT<class
IronSpigot::MsiInstaller,struct IronSpigot::MspInstaller,struct
IronSpigot::MultipleMspInstaller,class
IronSpigot::ExeSelectingPerformer<class IronSpigot::ExeInstaller,class
IronSpigot::CartmanExeInstaller> >:erformAction) Created new
MultipleMspPerformer for Patches item

[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] Entering Function:
IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:erformAction...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >::GetProductGuids)
MsiGetSummaryInformation failed with 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] Entering Function: IronSpigot::MspInstallerT > >

:erformMsiOperation...

Click to expand...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >::GetProductGuids)
MsiGetSummaryInformation failed with 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >:erformMsiOperation) exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::MspInstallerT<class
ATL::CStringT<unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitATL<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCRT<unsigned short> > > >:erformMsiOperation) no products
to
be updated

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:erformAction)
PerformMsiOperation returned 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:erformAction)
exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::BaseMspInstaller:erformAction)
PerformMsiOperation returned 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::LogUtils::LogFinalResult) Final
Result:
Installation failed with error code: (0x80070654), This installation
package
could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this
is a
valid Windows Installer package.

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] Action complete

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Thanks. I tried it again, this time NOT using the DVD, and it worked...