SDutt
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Error 1606: Could not access network location true

Hello,

I've made some changes to my Advanced Installer project to download and extract some ZIP files from an Internet location.
This worked the first time I built and used the installer.

However, from the next run onwards, it gives the error "Could not access network location true.". From the log file, I see it is error 1606.
Please note that the URL from which I download the file is perfectly accessible, and I can download the file when pasted in a browser. So, there must be some other issue.

Also, please note that a previous installer project which does not download files(which was modified to include the downloadable files) , works fine even now.

I also tried using the Windows Installer Cleanup tool to detect the error, but this particular application installer is not listed here.

Thanks in advance,
SDutt
SDutt
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Re: Error 1606: Could not access network location true

Just adding a relevant section of the log file generated:


MSI (c) (94:74) [17:49:12:487]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding Release_Dir property. Its value is 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\openvino_2022\runtime\bin\intel64\Release\'.
MSI (c) (94:74) [17:49:36:692]: Note: 1: 1314 2: true
MSI (c) (94:74) [17:49:36:692]: Note: 1: 1606 2: true
MSI (c) (94:74) [17:49:39:519]: Product: MyProduct -- Error 1606. Could not access network location true.

MSI (c) (94:74) [17:49:39:521]: Note: 1: 1606 2: true
MSI (c) (94:74) [17:49:41:232]: Product: MyProduct -- Error 1606. Could not access network location true.

Action ended 17:49:41: CostFinalize. Return value 3.
MSI (c) (94:74) [17:49:41:246]: Doing action: FatalError
Action start 17:49:41: FatalError.


Regards,
SDutt
Catalin
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Re: Error 1606: Could not access network location true

Hello SDutt,

I'm afraid I can't say for sure why this is happening.

In order for me to further investigate this, please forward me the following resources:

- a copy of the AIP file

- a download link for the setup

- a test-case so I can reproduce this

by email at support at advancedinstaller dot com so I can run some tests and further investigate this on my end.

Best regards,
Catalin
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SDutt
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Re: Error 1606: Could not access network location true

Hello Catalin,

Looks like my project file was corrupted for some reason. After I re-made the changes to the baseline project I has saved, and rebuilt, it works fine now.

I shall post back again, if I encounter such a problem in future.

Thanks again,
SDutt
Catalin
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Re: Error 1606: Could not access network location true

Hello SDutt,

Thank you for your followup on this!

Glad to hear everything is working as expected now.

Best regards,
Catalin
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