Wix installer uninstaller issue when a bundled app is skipped - wix

Question

I have a bundled application say XYZ-1.0.0.1.exe, with applications A-2.2.0.1.exe and B-1.2.0.1.exe bundled in it. So when we install XYZ, we get A and B as well listed in Add Remove Programs. But when I upgrade XYZ-1.0.0.1 with XYZ-1.0.0.2, which has A-2.2.0.1.exe and B-1.2.0.2.exe, so that A is same and already installed and B needs upgrade. I actually skipped the installation of A by making the install condition false, since the same version is already installed and installed only B while upgrading.
After successfully upgrading I am not able to uninstall the application XYZ, it says some package error, also this happens only if the source file used for upgrading is removed from machine.Actually while uninstalling package has to be referred from program cache, I think since we skipped A package cache has problem.
The error that i get is as follows "Prompt for source of container: WixAttachedContainer, path: C:\Users\ABC\Desktop\XYZ-1.0.0.2.exe Failed to resolve source for file: C:\Users\ABC\Desktop\XYZ-1.0.0.2.exe, error: 0x80070002. Error 0x80070002: Failed while prompting for source (original path 'C:\Users\ABC\Desktop\XYZ-1.0.0.2.exe'). Failed to acquire container: WixAttachedContainer to working path: C:\Users\ABC\AppData\Local\Temp{b4a1c780-306c-40f0-83ad7}, error: 0x80070002. "
This error occurs only when i copy XYZ.exe to any path say desktop and after installation(skip installing A or B since same version of A or B bundled is already installed) and delete the setup file XYZ.exe from saved path ie here Desktop. I am not able to uninstall unless i uninstall A or B which was skipped independently.
Also there is another scenario.
I have a bundled application say XYZ-1.0.0.1.exe, with applications A-2.2.0.1.exe and B-1.2.0.1.exe bundled in it. XYZ-1.0.0.2.exe, which has A-2.2.0.1.exe and B-1.2.0.2.exe. Thes in both versions of XYZ we have the same version of A. When i install XYZ-1.0.0.1.exe i skipped the installation of A-2.2.0.1.exe by setting the install condition to false. So XYZ-1.0.0.1.exe is installed and B-1.2.0.1 is also installed. Further when i upgraded to XYZ-1.0.0.2, I need to install all of the A and B. Installation was successfull and now i have XYZ-1.0.0.2, A-2.2.0.1 and B-1.2.0.2. Now if i delete the installation file of XYZ-1.0.0.2.exe from original path and try to uninstall it breaks.
Initially i thought that the package cache issue arises since A-2.2.0.1.exe was not installed along with XYZ-1.0.0.2.exe since i skipped it as it is already available. But after the second scenario got to know that skipping was not the issue. Since in second scenario A-2.2.0.1.exe was installed along with XYZ-1.0.0.2.exe.

Answer 1

The same issue took huge amount of my time as well. Solved it using a work around. Since the issue is "Prompt for source of container: WixAttachedContainer, path: ", You can copy the exe file XYZ-1.0.0.2 while upgrading to program data or some other path with a default name xyz.exe. At first register for ResolveSource event,then add the following code.Assume the copied exe path is c:/XYZ/xyz.exe
private void OnResolveSource(object sender, ResolveSourceEventArgs e)
{
Application.Engine.SetLocalSource(e.PackageOrContainerId, e.PayloadId, "c:/XYZ/xyz.exe");
e.Result = Result.Retry;
}
If anybody know a better answer, please help.