[SOLVED] Configuring Wix to add dependent dlls for firebreath Plugins

Configuring Wix to add dependent dlls for firebreath Plugins

Configured the firebreath generated Wix files to accept additional files but have had no success

   <!-- Put Additional files here: -->
  <!-- example:-->
   <Component Id="test" Guid="{104ca7b7-f654-481f9f6a-9a5b5a39c93b}">
        <File Id="test" KeyPath="yes" Source="C:\location\test.dll" />
    </Component>


    <Feature Id="MainPluginFeature" Title="${FBSTRING_ProductName}" Level="1">
      <ComponentRef Id="InstallDirComp"/>
      <ComponentRef Id="PluginNameDirComp"/>
      <ComponentRef Id="CompanyDirComp"/>
      <ComponentGroupRef Id="PluginDLLGroup"/>          
      <ComponentRef Id="test"/>
    </Feature>

Errors: Error 8 error LGHT0204: ICE38: Component test installs to user profile. It must use a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file.

I have tried the following but have ended up in errors,

changing the GUID back to *
adding directory=INSTALLDIR to the component
Moving the component outside of Directory

I tried reading various forums and Wix documentation is not of much help. What am I missing?

Solution

To resolve the ICE38 you need to add a dummy registry key and set your file's KeyPath="no":

<Component Id="test" Guid="{104ca7b7-f654-481f9f6a-9a5b5a39c93b}">
   <File Id="test" KeyPath="no" Source="C:\location\test.dll" />
   <Registry Root=”HKCU” KeyPath=”yes” … />
</Component>