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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] rev 50749: /trunk/ /trunk/: CMakeLists.txt

From: Jakub Zawadzki <darkjames-ws@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 23:38:00 +0200
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:27:13PM +0200, Joerg Mayer wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 04:18:31PM +0100, Graham Bloice wrote:
> > Are you using the web installer or from the iso -
> > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8442
> > 
> > If you haven't already give the iso a try.
> 
> I only tried the web installer. Just tried the iso now (64-bit version)
> and it failed the same way:
> 
> It starts installing, then rolls back. Then a requester comes up and
> displays the following message (plus some more irrelevant stuff):
> 
> The "View Log" button gives the following:
[...]
> 
> === Logging started: 23.07.2013  23:19:33 ===
> Action start 23:19:33: INSTALL.
> Action start 23:19:33: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_InstallExecuteSequenceStarts_amd64.
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Status: LANGID: 1033
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Entry: ImmediateDispatch: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_InstallExecuteSequenceStarts entry
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Error: Patch Hooks: Missing required property 'ProductFamily': Setup cannot continue.
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Warning: Setup failed while calling 'getDLLName'. System error: 0xb7
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_CARetVal: 0
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Exit: ImmediateDispatch: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_InstallExecuteSequenceStarts exit
> Action ended 23:19:33: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_InstallExecuteSequenceStarts_amd64. Return value 1.
> Action start 23:19:33: FindRelatedProducts.
> Action ended 23:19:33: FindRelatedProducts. Return value 0.
> Action start 23:19:33: AppSearch.
> Action ended 23:19:33: AppSearch. Return value 0.
> Action start 23:19:33: LaunchConditions.
> Action ended 23:19:33: LaunchConditions. Return value 1.
> Action start 23:19:33: ValidateProductID.
> Action ended 23:19:33: ValidateProductID. Return value 1.
> Action start 23:19:33: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_CostInitializePre_amd64.
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Status: LANGID: 1033
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Entry: ImmediateDispatch: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_CostInitializePre entry
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Error: Patch Hooks: Missing required property 'ProductFamily': Setup cannot continue.
> 07/23/13 23:19:33 DDSet_Warning: Setup failed while calling 'getDLLName'. System error: 0xb7

[...]

I've tried googling for this error message...
Have you tried uninstallation of VC runtimes / compilers? It's suggested by:
  http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/6e6c8a17-1666-42fa-9b5b-dfc21845d2f9/error-installing-windows-7-sdk-71-with-vs2008-vs2010-premium-on-win-7-32bit
  http://wurstkoffer.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/windows-sdk-error-while-installing-microsoft-windows-sdk-for-windows-7-and-net-framework-4/

Also there is some other fix here:
  http://ctrlf5.net/?p=184