WiX Error LGHT0204: ICE03: _Validation table: Data in KeyTAble column is incorrect;

Question

I am getting this error in my Wix project, and I am not able to get a clear solution in the web for this error:

error LGHT0204: ICE03: Validation table: Data in KeyTAble column is incorrect; Table: MsiAssembly, Column: Feature, Key(s): Component_USBComm_x86

and also this error:

error LGHT0204: ICE57: Component 'Component_HTMLHelp' has both per-user and per-machine data with a per-machine KeyPath.

Any idea or pointers to understanding what I might be doing wrong?

thanks

Answer 1

The first error tells me that you have a problem in your _Validation table. The second one tells me you have a component that mixes per machine and per user resources in a single component. I am wondering from the component names if you authored this in WiX or if you are picking up a third party merge module that is introducing the problem into the built MSI.

ICE03 link text _Validation table: Data in KeyTable column is incorrect The KeyTable column in the _Validation table references a table that does not exist in the database.

ICE57 link text ICE57 validates that individual components do not mix per-machine and per-user data. This ICE custom action checks registry entries, files, directory key paths, and non-advertised shortcuts.

Mixing per-user and per-machine data in the same component could result in only partial installation of the component for some users in a multi-user environment.

Answer 2

That was the problem. I basically had to add featureref to all those features defined in a separate wxs in my primary wxs. After that, those features were added to the table and the problem appears solved..Now off to clean up my component to get rid of the second error I am getting.

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