custom event not executing while first time setup using wix installer

Question

I am trying to develop an application using SingnalR which will install into client machine and continuously give me update on a particular port. I made client setup using WIX and added a custom event to register port to the client machine. Now the issue is, while I am going to run the setup for the first time on client's machine, my custom event is not getting fired. But if I run the installer for second time, it is getting fired. I don't know what is the issue.

.wxs file is as below,

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"> <?define WixSetup2_TargetDir=$(var.WixSetup2.TargetDir)?> <Product Id="*" Name="TestCompany" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Test" UpgradeCode="aacb5b21-2f9c-4d93-b47c-d6ec8868dc65"> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" InstallPrivileges="elevated" AdminImage="yes" /> <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of Test is already installed." /> <MediaTemplate /> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="SetupProject1" Level="1"> <ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" /> <ComponentGroupRef Id="ProgramFilesFolder_files" /> </Feature> </Product> <Fragment> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="SetupProject1" /> </Directory> </Directory> </Fragment> <Fragment> <ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> <Component Id="WixSetup2.exe" Guid="ca9e28f3-b059-48db-ae8c-3ea39c471644"> <File Id="WixSetup2.exe" Name="WixSetup2.exe" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)WixSetup2.exe" /> </Component> <Component Id="WixSetup2.exe.config" Guid="3ac3746a-c59e-450d-a575-4c137c959309"> <File Id="WixSetup2.exe.config" Name="WixSetup2.exe.config" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)WixSetup2.exe.config" /> </Component> <Component Id="Owin.dll" Guid="7610272c-0faa-40b9-b633-1f251d05c360"> <File Id="Owin.dll" Name="Owin.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Owin.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll" Guid="0bb82458-a72a-49e5-adbe-36d3521f8322"> <File Id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll" Name="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.SystemWeb.dll" Guid="8f06a4f7-93fe-45f3-a82a-ed5d5f102d17"> <File Id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.SystemWeb.dll" Name="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.SystemWeb.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.SystemWeb.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.Owin.dll" Guid="98e2aa07-583d-4fe5-bf0b-04c7dd544899"> <File Id="Microsoft.Owin.dll" Name="Microsoft.Owin.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.Owin.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll" Guid="8e662dd5-27ee-46fc-aa66-513e2a2620ef"> <File Id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll" Name="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.Owin.Cors.dll" Guid="ec90a805-82c9-4293-8ef7-83b8b2675e2d"> <File Id="Microsoft.Owin.Cors.dll" Name="Microsoft.Owin.Cors.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.Owin.Cors.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="System.Web.Cors.dll" Guid="7aa9db0e-51af-4b46-bb5d-abebc7e66285"> <File Id="System.Web.Cors.dll" Name="System.Web.Cors.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)System.Web.Cors.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Newtonsoft.Json.dll" Guid="ade7f021-743d-4d36-8fcd-c1a991f4b133"> <File Id="Newtonsoft.Json.dll" Name="Newtonsoft.Json.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Newtonsoft.Json.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb.dll" Guid="38f6eaab-041a-401c-8fdb-2f841fbcea6a"> <File Id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb.dll" Name="Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll" Guid="82ef20d9-562b-4bf4-85a0-4ea446bc5095"> <File Id="Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll" Name="Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll" Guid="a00da1a6-563b-4318-8bcc-eb21c5c7d7bd"> <File Id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll" Name="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll" /> </Component> <Component Id="Microsoft.Owin.Diagnostics.dll" Guid="c5e44f7a-6961-4e9c-b2af-5d4a7e8d8b9d"> <File Id="Microsoft.Owin.Diagnostics.dll" Name="Microsoft.Owin.Diagnostics.dll" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Microsoft.Owin.Diagnostics.dll" /> </Component> </ComponentGroup> <CustomAction Id="addPort" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" Execute="immediate" Impersonate="no" ExeCommand="[SystemFolder]netsh.exe http add urlacl http://*:1919/ user=Everyone" Return="check"> </CustomAction> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action="addPort" Before="InstallExecute">Installed</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> </Fragment> <Fragment> <ComponentGroup Id="ProgramFilesFolder_files" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> <Component Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.intellisense.js" Guid="e47264ab-facd-4c3b-9372-69e2f972fb44"> <File Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.intellisense.js" Name="jquery-3.1.1.intellisense.js" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Scripts\\jquery-3.1.1.intellisense.js" /> </Component> <Component Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.js" Guid="b51ca2fd-3c8a-461e-8340-e26b90dbeb4c"> <File Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.js" Name="jquery-3.1.1.js" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Scripts\\jquery-3.1.1.js" /> </Component> <Component Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.min.js" Guid="df63a174-bf0e-40ca-b634-aac1a9777afa"> <File Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.min.js" Name="jquery-3.1.1.min.js" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Scripts\\jquery-3.1.1.min.js" /> </Component> <Component Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.slim.js" Guid="63ddd1f4-b695-4441-8ce2-f81473069868"> <File Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.slim.js" Name="jquery-3.1.1.slim.js" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Scripts\\jquery-3.1.1.slim.js" /> </Component> <Component Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.slim.min.js" Guid="15b3bc22-b845-4d65-9c4b-baf654959531"> <File Id="Scripts_jquery_3.1.1.slim.min.js" Name="jquery-3.1.1.slim.min.js" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Scripts\\jquery-3.1.1.slim.min.js" /> </Component> <Component Id="Scripts_jquery.signalR_2.2.1.js" Guid="915b874f-398a-4e9e-af24-e68045ffca71"> <File Id="Scripts_jquery.signalR_2.2.1.js" Name="jquery.signalR-2.2.1.js" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Scripts\\jquery.signalR-2.2.1.js" /> </Component> <Component Id="Scripts_jquery.signalR_2.2.1.min.js" Guid="085dd028-262d-47b1-9b48-fc19d8e3db87"> <File Id="Scripts_jquery.signalR_2.2.1.min.js" Name="jquery.signalR-2.2.1.min.js" Source="$(var.WixSetup2_TargetDir)Scripts\\jquery.signalR-2.2.1.min.js" /> </Component> </ComponentGroup> </Fragment> </Wix> 

It would be great if you can help me to get rid of this issue.

Answer 1

You have set the condition to run only if the product already installed.

Change the condition in the custom action to Not installed.

<Custom Action="addPort" Before="InstallExecute">NOT Installed</Custom>