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Component Errors

Windows Installer Editor Reference
Environment variable
File association
File
INI file
Isolated component
ODBC source, driver, or
translator
Published component
Registry key
Service control
Service
Shortcut
Remove Registry operation
Remove Files operation
Move Files operation
Copy Files operation
See also:
Component Errors on page 367
Moving Items Between Components
About the Key Path on page 372
As you work on the Components tab, Setup Editor continually monitors components for
common errors. When it detects an error, it changes the color of the component's icon to
red.
To view a component error message
1. In Setup Editor > Components tab, right-click the red component icon and select
Show Errors.
Typical causes of component errors
The component has an empty key path but contains files, registry entries, or ODBC
data sources.
The component has more than one executable (.EXE, .DLL, .OCX).
The same file is assigned to multiple components.
See Adding an Environment Variable
See Advertising Icon on page 363.
See Adding File Associations
See Adding Files to an Installation
See Creating and Editing .INI Files
See Isolating a .DLL With an .EXE
See Adding an ODBC Item
See Adding Published Components
See Adding Registry Keys
See Controlling Services on the Destination Computer
on page 164.
See Adding a Service to the Destination Computer
page 163.
See Adding a Shortcut to an Installation
See Removing Registry Entries From the Destination
Computer on page 148.
See Removing a File From the Destination Computer
page 127.
See Copying and Moving Files on the Destination
Computer on page 128.
See Copying and Moving Files on the Destination
Computer on page 128.
on page 371
Setup Editor
on page 159.
on page 160.
on page 116.
on page 154.
on page 372.
on page 166.
on page 373.
on page 147.
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