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Windows Installer FAQ (the basics)Return Codes and Error Codes or TextError Codes2762 - Cannot write script record. Transaction not started
| 2762 - Cannot write script record. Transaction not started |
Most likely you have sequenced a "deferred" custom action
outside of the valid range of "InstallInitialize"
and "InstallFinalize" actions.
Outside of this range you must change its type to "immediate".
An example of an error I have seen is a deferred custom action sequenced
with "-InstallFiles", however this means that MAKEMSI will pick a value
as close as possible to 1 but no bigger than that of "InstallFiles"!
What was actually meant was "<-InstallFiles"
(pick a sequence number below and as close as possible to "InstallFiles").
If the reason is not obvious use "ORCA"" to examine the MSI.
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