How to fix Inno Setup error EndUpdateResource failed (110)

Question

When compiling an Inno Setup installer script I get this error

Line: xx Resource update error: EndUpdateResource failed (110)

line xx contains

SetupIconFile= pathToIconFile

What causes the error and how can I fix it?

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 17 '09 at 10:05

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Found the solution after quite a google session

Win32 error 110 = "The system cannot open the device or file specified."

It's probably having trouble writing to the newly generated installer.exe. Check the permissions on the output directory, and disable any anti-virus software.

I disabled my anti-virus and the error disappeared.

answered Sep 17 '09 at 10:05

Nifle

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I just had to remove the 'Read-only' attribute under the folder properties. – Benjamin Castor Apr 13 '16 at 15:30
I had to do the same. Works great! – Pamela Cook - LightBe Corp May 16 '16 at 15:18
I work around this issue by adding ISCC.exe to trusted programs in the anti virus. – marc Sep 25 '17 at 10:12
Experienced this issue for the 1st time today with a script that I have been using for years - I needed to reboot then disable AV to get it working, but it worked. Thanks. – SlowLearner Oct 11 '17 at 03:40
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I just wanted to add that if your Inno-setup target directory exists in a Dropbox (or any other cloud storage service) folder, then this error occurs frequently. The solution is to simply pause synchronization while compiling your setup. – Per Malmstedt Dec 05 '20 at 09:58
I was looking for issues with the icon file, while the problem was actually with the output file. Trying to delete the output file revealed the problem: it was in use via a network share. Thanks for the hint! – Ivo Smits Jul 12 '21 at 10:18

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 24 '18 at 12:47

I got the same problem on Windows 10 with Windows Defender active. I tried first to remove the output folder's "Read-Only" attribute as mentioned above but did not work. Since I did not want to disable the antivirus I had to add the Output folder of the Inno Setup Studio to the Exclusion section of Windows Defender:

"Start -> Settings -> Updates & Security -> Windows Security -> Virus & threat protection -> Virus & threat protection settings -> Add or remove exclusions -> Add an Exclusion of type "Folder"

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 13 '15 at 12:03

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In McAfee I was able to disable the real time protection and it prevented "Win32 error 5:EndUpdateResource failed (110)"

answered Aug 13 '15 at 12:03

John Bowman

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