VS2008 SP1 Fails - Installation package could not be opened

Cirene

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::Co mpositePerforme rBaseT<class
IronSpigot::Msi Installer,struc t IronSpigot::Msp Installer,struc t
IronSpigot::Mul tipleMspInstall er,class
IronSpigot::Exe SelectingPerfor mer<class IronSpigot::Exe Installer,class
IronSpigot::Car tmanExeInstalle r::PerformActio n) Created new
MultipleMspPerf ormer for Patches item

[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] Entering Function:
IronSpigot::Bas eMspInstaller:: PerformAction.. .

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT<u nsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCR T<unsigned short ::GetProductGui ds)
MsiGetSummaryIn formation failed with 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] Entering Function: IronSpigot::Msp InstallerT

>::PerformMsiOp eration...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT<u nsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCR T<unsigned short ::GetProductGui ds)
MsiGetSummaryIn formation failed with 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT<u nsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCR T<unsigned short ::PerformMsiOpe ration) exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT<u nsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCR T<unsigned short ::PerformMsiOpe ration) no products to
be updated

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction)
PerformMsiOpera tion returned 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction) exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction)
PerformMsiOpera tion returned 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Lo gUtils::LogFina lResult) 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

Sep 11 '08 #1

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Eliyahu Goldin

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" <ci****@nowhere .comwrote in message
news:uX******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP05.phx.gbl...

>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::Co mpositePerforme rBaseT<class
IronSpigot::Msi Installer,struc t IronSpigot::Msp Installer,struc t
IronSpigot::Mul tipleMspInstall er,class
IronSpigot::Exe SelectingPerfor mer<class IronSpigot::Exe Installer,class
IronSpigot::Car tmanExeInstalle r::PerformActio n) Created new
MultipleMspPerf ormer for Patches item

[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] Entering Function:
IronSpigot::Bas eMspInstaller:: PerformAction.. .

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT<u nsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCR T<unsigned short ::GetProductGui ds)
MsiGetSummaryIn formation failed with 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] Entering Function: IronSpigot::Msp InstallerT
::PerformMsiOpe ration...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT<u nsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCR T<unsigned short ::GetProductGui ds)
MsiGetSummaryIn formation failed with 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT<u nsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCR T<unsigned short ::PerformMsiOpe ration) exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT<u nsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsCR T<unsigned short ::PerformMsiOpe ration) no products
to
be updated

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction)
PerformMsiOpera tion returned 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction)
exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction)
PerformMsiOpera tion returned 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Lo gUtils::LogFina lResult) 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

Sep 11 '08 #2

Cirene

"Eliyahu Goldin" <RE************ **************@ mMvVpPsS.orgwro te in
message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..

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" <ci****@nowhere .comwrote in message
news:uX******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP05.phx.gbl...
>>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::Co mpositePerforme rBaseT<class
IronSpigot::Ms iInstaller,stru ct IronSpigot::Msp Installer,struc t
IronSpigot::Mu ltipleMspInstal ler,class
IronSpigot::Ex eSelectingPerfo rmer<class IronSpigot::Exe Installer,class
IronSpigot::Ca rtmanExeInstall er::PerformActi on) Created new
MultipleMspPer former for Patches item

[9/11/2008, 17:46:56] Entering Function:
IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction. ..

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT< unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsC RT<unsigned short ::GetProductGui ds)
MsiGetSummaryI nformation failed with 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:25] Entering Function: IronSpigot::Msp InstallerT
>::PerformMsiOp eration...

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT< unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsC RT<unsigned short ::GetProductGui ds)
MsiGetSummaryI nformation failed with 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT< unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsC RT<unsigned short ::PerformMsiOpe ration) exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ms pInstallerT<cla ss
ATL::CStringT< unsigned short,class ATL::StrTraitAT L<unsigned short,class
ATL::ChTraitsC RT<unsigned short ::PerformMsiOpe ration) no products
to
be updated

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction)
PerformMsiOper ation returned 0x654
[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction)
exiting
function/method

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Ba seMspInstaller: :PerformAction)
PerformMsiOper ation returned 0x654

[9/11/2008, 17:47:43] (IronSpigot::Lo gUtils::LogFina lResult) 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

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

Sep 12 '08 #3

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