Summary
Error-7065 Windows Installer 3.1 Engine could not be found, while creating a patch On install the patch "Error reading setup initialization file" is observed.
Symptoms
ISDEV: Warning -7065: The Windows Installer 3.1 Engine could not be found. Please download this using the Redistributable Downloader under the Tools menu. Error Reading initialization file. on installing the installer created
Cause
This Error is known to occur on our IS2022R1 version of InstallShield when creating patch or quick patch projects, the master issue number is IOK-791978.
Resolution
To fix this issue, we need to copy the Windows Installer 3.1 engine to InstallShield installdir location.
To copy the Windows Installer 3.1 engine:
- Download attached MSI3.1.zip folder.
- Extract the download zip file.
- Go to the machine where InstallShield is installed.
- Copy the extracted MSI3.1 folder to the i386 folder in the InstallShield installdir directory.
For example: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield\2022\Redist\Language Independent\i386 -
Close InstallShield and reopen.
Now you will be able to build a Quick Patch project without error 7065.
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