Bundle WiX4 does not install

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I have a WiX3.x bundle project and just upgraded it to WiX4 (latest release candidate) using HeatWave. The created bundle does not install (100% reproducible). The log file contains these lines:

Error 0x80070057: Failed to initialize data in bootstrapper application.
Shutting down, exit code: 0x57

The converted bundle.wxs is as follows (changed names of packages to a generic string but that should not make a difference):

<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs"
     xmlns:bal="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/bal">

    <Bundle Copyright="Copyright now"
            DisableModify="no"
            IconSourceFile="MyIcon.ico"
            Manufacturer="Me"
            Name="My Product"
            Version="1.0"
            UpgradeCode="{BF71BD9F-86A4-4209-B173-A174B04EA383}">
        <BootstrapperApplication>
            <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication LicenseUrl=""
                                                    LocalizationFile="HyperlinkTheme.wxl"
                                                    ShowVersion="yes"
                                                    SuppressOptionsUI="yes"
                                                    SuppressRepair="yes"
                                                    Theme="hyperlinkLicense" />
        </BootstrapperApplication>

        <Chain>
            <MsiPackage bal:DisplayInternalUICondition="WixBundleExecutePackageAction = 2"
                        SourceFile="Product.msi"
                        Visible="no" />
            <MsiPackage bal:DisplayInternalUICondition="WixBundleExecutePackageAction != 2"
                        InstallCondition="NOT VersionNT64"
                        SourceFile="Additional32.msi"
                        Visible="no" />
            <MsiPackage bal:DisplayInternalUICondition="WixBundleExecutePackageAction != 2"
                        InstallCondition="VersionNT64"
                        SourceFile="Additional64.msi"
                        Visible="no" />
        </Chain>
    </Bundle>
</Wix>

As a reference I also included the original WiX3 bundle.wxs (that creates a working bundle):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
     xmlns:bal="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension">

    <Bundle Copyright="Copyright now"
            DisableModify="no"
            IconSourceFile="MyIcon.ico"
            Manufacturer="Me"
            Name="My Product"
            Version="1.0"
            UpgradeCode="{BF71BD9F-86A4-4209-B173-A174B04EA383}">
        <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense">
            <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication LicenseUrl=""
                                                    LocalizationFile="HyperlinkTheme.wxl"
                                                    ShowFilesInUse="yes"
                                                    ShowVersion="yes"
                                                    SuppressOptionsUI="yes"
                                                    SuppressRepair="yes" />
        </BootstrapperApplicationRef>

        <Chain>
            <MsiPackage DisplayInternalUI="yes"
                        SourceFile="Product.msi"
                        Visible="no" />
            <MsiPackage DisplayInternalUI="no"
                        InstallCondition="NOT VersionNT64"
                        SourceFile="Additional32.msi"
                        Visible="no" />
            <MsiPackage DisplayInternalUI="no"
                        InstallCondition="VersionNT64"
                        SourceFile="Additional64.msi"
                        Visible="no" />
        </Chain>
    </Bundle>
</Wix>

What could be the issue here?

BTW: I did notice that the ShowFilesInUse attribute is no longer there in WiX4. Is there a replacement for that?

EDIT: Added the complete log files of the installation attempt Setup.cleanroom.log

[11A0:1A78][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i001: Burn x86 v4.0.0-rc.4+dea44a7d50f04dff2087218b3be0dbf1bf6d5c0b, Windows v10.0 x64 (Build 19045: Service Pack 0), path: Z:\Installer\Setup.exe
[11A0:1A78][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i009: Command Line: ''
[11A0:1A78][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'Z:\Installer\Setup.exe'
[11A0:1A78][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder' to value 'Z:\Installer\'
[11A0:1A78][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup_20230405074346.cleanroom.log'
[11A0:1A78][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i017: Exit code: 0x57

Setup.log

[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i001: Burn x86 v4.0.0-rc.4+dea44a7d50f04dff2087218b3be0dbf1bf6d5c0b, Windows v10.0 x64 (Build 19045: Service Pack 0), path: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{57701476-1020-430A-B1BF-80290E64EC4F}\.cr\Setup.exe
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i009: Command Line: '-burn.clean.room=Z:\Installer\Setup.exe -burn.filehandle.attached=680 -burn.filehandle.self=712'
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'Z:\Installer\Setup.exe'
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder' to value 'Z:\Installer\'
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup_20230405074346.log'
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleInProgressName' to value ''
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'My Product'
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleManufacturer' to value 'Me'
[0ACC:1224][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i000: Setting numeric variable 'WixStdBALanguageId' to value 1043
[0ACC:1224][2023-04-05T07:43:46]e000: Error 0x80070057: Failed to initialize data in bootstrapper application.
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i500: Shutting down, exit code: 0x57
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i502: Cleanup begin.
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i504: Cleanup check skipped since this per-machine bundle would require elevation.
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i599: Cleanup complete, result: 0x0
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleCommandLineAction = 6
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleElevated = 0
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleInProgressName = 
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleLog = C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup_20230405074346.log
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleManufacturer = Me
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleName = My Product
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleOriginalSource = Z:\Installer\Setup.exe
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder = Z:\Installer\
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleProviderKey = {069B7631-1E6B-4D0B-978E-967DA3F88ACA}
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleSourceProcessFolder = Z:\Installer\
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleSourceProcessPath = Z:\Installer\Setup.exe
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleTag = 
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleUILevel = 4
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixBundleVersion = 1.0
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i410: Variable: WixStdBALanguageId = 1043
[0ACC:2334][2023-04-05T07:43:46]i007: Exit code: 0x57, restarting: No

I have had the same problem, in my case it was caused by the custom theme I've used. You can check out https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76093551/wix-v4-ui-optional-checkmark-box-for-desktop-icon-creation/76101794#76101794 on how to use a custom theme. It could also be that your HyperlinkTheme.wxl was not found or it does not contain all strings. Have you copied the "original" one from https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix/blob/develop/src/ext/Bal/wixstdba/Resources/HyperlinkTheme.wxl ? — Lucas, Apr 26 '23 at 10:53
@Lucas Sorry for the late response, but I was on a holiday. Updating the HyperlinkTheme.wxl to the latest version indeed fixed the issue. Can you post that as an answer, so I can flag it as the accepted answer? — Marcel V., May 09 '23 at 09:47

Bundle WiX4 does not install

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