When does the installation generate a "Source file not found" error?

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Last Post 29 May 2020

luigi.zurolo posted this 29 May 2020

If you encounter a "Source file not found" error similar to this during any product installation you have a problem with a Windows Security Update and the UAC control.

A workaround is to whitelist the installer following this procedure:

Create a DWORD named SecureRepairPolicy with value 2 in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

Create Key SecureRepairWhitelist in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

In SecureRepairWhitelist create a String with the Product ID you want to whitelist as name. You can get the specific product ID by running the installer with the logs enabled and grabbing it at the Product Code property