3

I just made an installer and it has nothing. But when I install it it gives below error:

Action start 18:37:31: InstallInitialize.
Action ended 18:37:31: InstallInitialize. Return value 3.
Action ended 18:37:31: INSTALL. Return value 3.
MSI (s) (48:D4) [18:37:31:786]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: ASM MT CPC 1.0.0.0. Product Version: 1.0.0.0. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: ASM. Installation success or error status: 1603.

It shows that InstallInitialize return value 3. What's the issue or what i am missing?

Stein Åsmul
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    Is this one of those empty MSI packages wrapping a custom action? Search the whole MSI log for "value 3". [Explanation here](http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/8/2/the-first-thing-i-do-with-an-msi-log/). – Stein Åsmul Dec 04 '18 at 15:13
  • There is no custom actions. I just create new installer and there is nothing except install location. – Umer Waheed Dec 04 '18 at 16:56
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    Just add a component and install a dummy file. And set the Manufacturer attribute. [Sample minimal project here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/47972615/129130). – Stein Åsmul Dec 04 '18 at 17:03
  • Yes it worked. I have been working on MSI since couple of months and whenever i stuck or did some mistake you helped. Thanks man. – Umer Waheed Dec 05 '18 at 05:24
  • No problem. Good that it worked. – Stein Åsmul Dec 10 '18 at 21:20
  • On the database level, you don't need any dummy files, just a dummy component and a dummy feature linked to it. – Seva Alekseyev Dec 13 '22 at 02:30

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