Microsoft KB Archive/304888

= List of error codes and error messages for Windows Installer processes =

Article ID: 304888

Article Last Modified on 2/8/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q304888



SUMMARY
This article contains a list of the error codes and message text that may appear when the Microsoft Windows Installer (Msiexec.exe) performs an overall process.

Note Although the error code information in this article can help you diagnose your installation, a number of problems can cause a single error message. Thus, the information in this article is only the first step for troubleshooting the possible cause of the problem.



MORE INFORMATION
The following are some examples of Windows Installer processes:
 * Install the Windows Installer (Instmsi.exe on Microsoft Windows 98 and later, or Instmsiw.exe on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000).
 * Install Microsoft Visio 2002.
 * Apply a Windows Installer update (patch).

You can consider the error codes in the following table to be &quot;Exit Codes&quot; or &quot;Return Codes&quot;. You can use these codes for error-level trapping in an MS-DOS batch file, or in Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) to find out the end result of the process.

Note You do not see the error code in the Windows Installer log file that Visio Setup creates unless you create a verbose log file. Error code              Value  Description ---

ERROR_SUCCESS              0   Action completed successfully.

ERROR_INVALID_DATA        13   The data is invalid.

ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER   87   One of the parameters was invalid.

ERROR_INSTALL_SERVICE_  1601   The Windows Installer service could not be  FAILURE                        accessed. Contact your support personnel to verify that the Windows Installer service is properly registered.

ERROR_INSTALL_USEREXIT  1602   User cancel installation.

ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE   1603   Fatal error during installation.

ERROR_INSTALL_SUSPEND   1604   Installation suspended, incomplete.

ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRODUCT   1605   This action is only valid for products that are currently installed.

ERROR_UNKNOWN_FEATURE   1606   Feature ID not registered.

ERROR_UNKNOWN_COMPONENT 1607   Component ID not registered.

ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROPERTY  1608   Unknown property.

ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE_   1609   Handle is in an invalid state. STATE

ERROR_BAD_CONFIGURATION 1610   The configuration data for this product is                                 corrupted. Contact your support personnel.

ERROR_INDEX_ABSENT      1611   Component qualifier not present.

ERROR_INSTALL_SOURCE_   1612   The installation source for this product ABSENT                        is not available. Verify that the source exists and that you can access it.

ERROR_INSTALL_PACKAGE_  1613   This installation package cannot be  VERSION                        installed by the Windows Installer service. You must install a Windows service pack that contains a newer version of the Windows Installer service.

ERROR_PRODUCT_          1614   Product is uninstalled. UNINSTALLED

ERROR_BAD_QUERY_SYNTAX  1615   SQL query syntax invalid or unsupported.

ERROR_INVALID_FIELD     1616   Record field does not exist.

ERROR_INSTALL_ALREADY_  1618   Another installation is already in  RUNNING                        progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install.

ERROR_INSTALL_PACKAGE_  1619   This installation package could not be  OPEN_FAILED                    opened. Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is                                a valid Windows Installer package.

ERROR_INSTALL_PACKAGE_  1620   This installation package could not be  INVALID                        opened. Contact the application vendor to                                verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package.

ERROR_INSTALL_UI_       1621   There was an error starting the Windows FAILURE                       Installer service user interface. Contact your support personnel.

ERROR_INSTALL_LOG_      1622   Error opening installation log file. FAILURE                       Verify that the specified log file location exists and is writable.

ERROR_INSTALL_LANGUAGE_ 1623   This language of this installation package UNSUPPORTED                   is not supported by your system.

ERROR_INSTALL_TRANSFORM_ 1624  Error applying transforms. Verify that FAILURE                      the specified transform paths are valid.

ERROR_INSTALL_PACKAGE_  1625   This installation is forbidden by system REJECTED                      policy. Contact your system administrator.

ERROR_FUNCTION_NOT_     1626   Function could not be executed. CALLED

ERROR_FUNCTION_FAILED   1627   Function failed during execution.

ERROR_INVALID_TABLE     1628   Invalid or unknown table specified.

ERROR_DATATYPE_MISMATCH 1629   Data supplied is of wrong type.

ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE  1630   Data of this type is not supported.

ERROR_CREATE_FAILED     1631   The Windows Installer service failed to                                 start. Contact your support personnel.

ERROR_INSTALL_TEMP_     1632   The temp folder is either full or  UNWRITABLE                     inaccessible. Verify that the temp folder exists and that you can write to it.

ERROR_INSTALL_PLATFORM_ 1633   This installation package is not supported UNSUPPORTED                   on this platform. Contact your application vendor.

ERROR_INSTALL_NOTUSED   1634   Component not used on this computer.

ERROR_PATCH_PACKAGE_    1635   This patch package could not be opened. OPEN_FAILED                   Verify that the patch package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is                                a valid Windows Installer patch package.

ERROR_PATCH_PACKAGE_    1636   This patch package could not be opened. INVALID                       Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer patch package.

ERROR_PATCH_PACKAGE_    1637   This patch package cannot be processed by  UNSUPPORTED                    the Windows Installer service. You must install a Windows service pack that contains a newer version of the Windows Installer service.

ERROR_PRODUCT_VERSION   1638   Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

ERROR_INVALID_COMMAND_  1639   Invalid command line argument. Consult the LINE                          Windows Installer SDK for detailed command line help.

ERROR_INSTALL_REMOTE_   1640   Installation from a Terminal Server DISALLOWED                   client session not permitted for current user.

ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_   1641   The installer has started a reboot. INITIATED                    This error code not available on Windows Installer version 1.0.

ERROR_PATCH_TARGET_     1642   The installer cannot install the NOT_FOUND                    upgrade patch because the program being upgraded may be missing, or the upgrade patch updates a different version of the program. Verify that the program to be upgraded exists on                               your computer and that you have the correct upgrade patch. This error code is not available on                               Windows Installer version 1.0.

ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_   3010   A restart is required to complete the REQUIRED                      install. This does not include installs where the ForceReboot action is run. Note that this error will not be available until future version of the installer.

