Wix: Cannot call DISM from Wix CustomAction - cmd

Wix 3.10
After reading the article (Run ExeCommand in customAction as Administrator mode in Wix Installer),
I have used a deferred CustomAction with attribute Impersonate="no", calling a batch file with DISM command.
<Property Id="CMD">
<DirectorySearch Id="CmdFolder" Path="[SystemFolder]" Depth="1">
<FileSearch Id="CmdExe" Name="cmd.exe" />
</DirectorySearch>
</Property>
<Property Id="SXSPATH" Secure="yes" Value="SXSFOLDER" />
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="SXSFOLDER" />
</Directory>
<CustomAction Id="SetCustomActionData" Return="check" Property="OfflineSxSInstall" Value="[SXSFOLDER]" />
<CustomAction Id="OfflineSxSInstall" Property="CMD" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" ExeCommand="/c ""[#file_configure.bat]" "[SXSFOLDER]""" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="OfflineSxSInstall" After="InstallFiles">NOT Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Sadly, always DISM returns error 11 "You cannot service a running 64-bit operating system with a 32-bit version of DISM.
Please use the version of DISM that corresponds to your computer's architecture"....
Firstly, I have tried to call proper CMD.exe and DISM.exe for the 64bit Windows 2012R2 test environment, ..... but always returns same error despite the absolute path of DISM, changing Path="[SystemFolder]" to "[System64Folder]"...
Then I found an article with Similar phenomenon (https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/e25c27cf-ca6d-4079-90a1-8201ffc503e5/dism-gives-error-11?forum=w8itprogeneral) It tells me that it derived from lack of permission...
Currently I have tried to solve the problem by using schtasks.exe clearly running as Administrator...(Probably with login and password by Wix public parameter....user input with Wix UI window, ugly....)
configure.bat
setlocal
echo @Starting Installation of IIS Role Services and .NET Framework.... @%DATE%_%TIME% >> C:\temp\test_configure.txt 2>&1
REM cd C:\Windows\SysWOW64
cd >> C:\temp\test_configure.txt 2>&1
echo %1 >> C:\temp\test_configure.txt 2>&1
SET SXS_SOURCE_PATH=%1
DISM.exe /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All /Source:%SXS_SOURCE_PATH% >> C:\temp\test_configure.txt 2>&1
if !ERRORLEVEL! neq 0 (
ECHO interrupting Installation of IIS Role Services and .NET Framework....@%DATE%_%TIME% >> C:\temp\test_configure.txt 2>&1
EXIT /B 100
)
DISM.exe /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerRole /FeatureName:IIS-RequestFiltering /FeatureName:IIS-Security /FeatureName:IIS-HttpLogging /FeatureName:IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerManagementTools /FeatureName:IIS-ManagementConsole /FeatureName:IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility /FeatureName:IIS-Metabase /FeatureName:IIS-WebServer /FeatureName:IIS-Performance /FeatureName:IIS-HttpCompressionStatic /FeatureName:IIS-CommonHttpFeatures /FeatureName:IIS-StaticContent /FeatureName:IIS-DefaultDocument /FeatureName:IIS-DirectoryBrowsing /FeatureName:IIS-HttpErrors /FeatureName:IIS-ApplicationDevelopment /FeatureName:IIS-ASPNET /FeatureName:IIS-NetFxExtensibility /FeatureName:IIS-ISAPIExtensions /FeatureName:IIS-ISAPIFilter /all /Source:%SXS_SOURCE_PATH% >> C:\temp\test_configure.txt 2>&1
if !ERRORLEVEL! neq 0 (
ECHO @interrupting Installation of IIS Role Services and .NET Framework....@%DATE%_%TIME% >> C:\temp\test_configure.txt 2>&1
EXIT /B 100
)
echo @Complete Installation of IIS Role Services and .NET Framework....@%DATE%_%TIME% >> C:\temp\test_configure.txt 2>&1
endlocal
exit /B 0
Any ideas? I'm afraid that I must face something big thing like the DISM API....
P.S.
Following kind #Chris Riccio's advice, I stopped using batch file, and QuietExec works fine, while the AddIISComponent command is not so long. (If I used the comment out command, LIGHT warned "LGHT1076 : ICE03: String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: CustomAction, Column: Target, Key(s): AddDISMComponent." )
<CustomAction Id="SetCustomActionData" Return="check" Property="AddDISMComponent" Value="[SXSFOLDER]" />
<!--<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent' Property='DISMComponent' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerRole /FeatureName:IIS-RequestFiltering /FeatureName:IIS-Security /FeatureName:IIS-HttpLogging /FeatureName:IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerManagementTools /FeatureName:IIS-ManagementConsole /FeatureName:IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility /FeatureName:IIS-Metabase /FeatureName:IIS-WebServer /FeatureName:IIS-Performance /FeatureName:IIS-HttpCompressionStatic /FeatureName:IIS-CommonHttpFeatures /FeatureName:IIS-StaticContent /FeatureName:IIS-DefaultDocument /FeatureName:IIS-DirectoryBrowsing /FeatureName:IIS-HttpErrors /FeatureName:IIS-ApplicationDevelopment /FeatureName:IIS-ASPNET /FeatureName:IIS-NetFxExtensibility /FeatureName:IIS-ISAPIExtensions /FeatureName:IIS-ISAPIFilter /FeatureName:NetFx3 /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>-->
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent' Property='DISMComponent' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerRole /FeatureName:NetFx3 /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="ignore" Impersonate="no" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent" After="CostFinalize" />
<Custom Action="DISMComponent" After="InstallInitialize"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
I have currently tried to call multiple QuietExec-DISM commands chopping up the long parameters...
Not smart....
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent1' Property='DISMComponent1' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerRole /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent1" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent2' Property='DISMComponent2' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-RequestFiltering /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent2" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent1" After="CostFinalize" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent2" After="AddDISMComponent1" />
<Custom Action="DISMComponent1" After="InstallInitialize"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent2" After="DISMComponent1"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>

You can use the built in Wix QuietExec custom action to run the dism command line - this should simplify the installer quite a bit
<CustomAction Id='AddIISComponent' Property='IISComponent' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /featurename:IIS-WebServerRole /all' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="IISComponent" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="ignore" Impersonate="no" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="AddIISComponent" After="CostFinalize" />
<Custom Action="IISComponent" After="InstallInitialize"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
Here's a complete sample

Not smart as I expected....but works.
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent1' Property='DISMComponent1' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerRole /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent1" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent2' Property='DISMComponent2' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-RequestFiltering /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent2" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent3' Property='DISMComponent3' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-HttpLogging /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent3" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent4' Property='DISMComponent4' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent4" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent5' Property='DISMComponent5' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServerManagementTools /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent5" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent6' Property='DISMComponent6' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-ManagementConsole /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent6" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent7' Property='DISMComponent7' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent7" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent8' Property='DISMComponent8' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-Metabase /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent8" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent9' Property='DISMComponent9' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-WebServer /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent9" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent10' Property='DISMComponent10' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-Performance /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent10" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent11' Property='DISMComponent11' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-HttpCompressionStatic /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent11" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent12' Property='DISMComponent12' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-CommonHttpFeatures /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent12" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent13' Property='DISMComponent13' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-StaticContent /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent13" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent14' Property='DISMComponent14' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-DefaultDocument /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent14" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent15' Property='DISMComponent15' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-DirectoryBrowsing /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent15" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent16' Property='DISMComponent16' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-HttpErrors /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent16" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent17' Property='DISMComponent17' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-ApplicationDevelopment /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent17" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent18' Property='DISMComponent18' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-ASPNET /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent18" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent19' Property='DISMComponent19' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-NetFxExtensibility /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent19" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent20' Property='DISMComponent20' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-ISAPIExtensions /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent20" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent21' Property='DISMComponent21' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:IIS-ISAPIFilter /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent21" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<CustomAction Id='AddDISMComponent22' Property='DISMComponent22' Value='"[System64Folder]dism.exe" /norestart /quiet /online /enable-feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /all /Source:[SXSFOLDER]' Execute='immediate'/>
<CustomAction Id="DISMComponent22" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec64" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="no" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent1" After="CostFinalize" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent2" After="AddDISMComponent1" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent3" After="AddDISMComponent2" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent4" After="AddDISMComponent3" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent5" After="AddDISMComponent4" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent6" After="AddDISMComponent5" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent7" After="AddDISMComponent6" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent8" After="AddDISMComponent7" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent9" After="AddDISMComponent8" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent10" After="AddDISMComponent9" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent11" After="AddDISMComponent10" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent12" After="AddDISMComponent11" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent13" After="AddDISMComponent12" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent14" After="AddDISMComponent13" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent15" After="AddDISMComponent14" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent16" After="AddDISMComponent15" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent17" After="AddDISMComponent16" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent18" After="AddDISMComponent17" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent19" After="AddDISMComponent18" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent20" After="AddDISMComponent19" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent21" After="AddDISMComponent20" />
<Custom Action="AddDISMComponent22" After="AddDISMComponent21" />
<Custom Action="DISMComponent1" After="InstallInitialize"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent2" After="DISMComponent1"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent3" After="DISMComponent2"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent4" After="DISMComponent3"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent5" After="DISMComponent4"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent6" After="DISMComponent5"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent7" After="DISMComponent6"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent8" After="DISMComponent7"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent9" After="DISMComponent8"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent10" After="DISMComponent9"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent11" After="DISMComponent10"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent12" After="DISMComponent11"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent13" After="DISMComponent12"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent14" After="DISMComponent13"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent15" After="DISMComponent14"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent16" After="DISMComponent15"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent17" After="DISMComponent16"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent18" After="DISMComponent17"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent19" After="DISMComponent18"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent20" After="DISMComponent19"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent21" After="DISMComponent20"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
<Custom Action="DISMComponent22" After="DISMComponent21"><![CDATA[(NOT Installed)]]></Custom>
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<CustomAction Id="BatchRun" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="CAQuietExec" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="yes">
</CustomAction>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="SetCustomActionData" Before="BatchCmd"></Custom>
<Custom Action="BatchCmd" Before="BatchRun">NOT Installed</Custom>
<Custom Action="BatchRun" After="InstallFiles">NOT Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Product>
</Wix>
configure.bat content is below:
It copies the hoge.txt to a hoge{%date% without slash}.txt and writes %1 parameter inside.
setlocal
echo on
copy /Y C:\temp\hoge\hoge.txt C:\temp\hoge\hoge%date:~-10,4%%date:~-5,2%%date:~-2,2%.txt
echo %1 > C:\temp\hoge\hoge%date:~-10,4%%date:~-5,2%%date:~-2,2%.txt 2>&1
echo off
endlocal
exit /B 0
You're using the incorrect 'Value' for the custom action data. (I think you also meant to use Property="BatchRun" as this is the deferred custom action??)
<CustomAction
Id="SetCustomActionData"
Return="check"
Property="BatchRun"
Value="BATCHPARAMETER=[BATCHPARAMETER]" />
Take a look at this answer for a more in-depth example of custom action data. You can also do multiple property values in one custom action by separating properties with a ;.
If you are going to use a deferred custom action, don't just run a bat file inside your custom action, rewrite the behaviour of the bat file in the custom action itself so there's no need for a bat file in the first place.
This is self reply and not exact answer,
but I finally get output "HAHIHUHEHO" in C:\temp\hoge\hoge{%date%}.txt (Not Quiet Exec, thank you #Brian Sutherland!):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Product Id="my-uid" Name="my_name" Language="1033" Version="1.11.5164" Manufacturer="company" UpgradeCode="my-uid">
<Package Description="Test file in a Product" Comments="Simple test" InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" />
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="simple.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Name="my_folder" Id="MY_FOLDER">
<Component Id="CONFIGURE.BAT" DiskId="1" Guid="my-uid">
<File KeyPath="yes" Id="file_configure.bat" Name="configure.bat" Source="configure.bat" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id="MainFeature" Title="Main Feature" Level="1">
<ComponentRef Id="CONFIGURE.BAT" />
</Feature>
<UI />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Minimal" />
<Property Id="CMD">
<DirectorySearch Id="CmdFolder" Path="[SystemFolder]" Depth="1">
<FileSearch Id="CmdExe" Name="cmd.exe" />
</DirectorySearch>
</Property>
<Property Id="BATCHPARAMETER" Value="HAHIHUHEHO" Secure="yes" />
<CustomAction Id="SetCustomActionData" Return="check" Property="BatchRun" Value="BATCHPARAMETER=[BATCHPARAMETER]" />
<CustomAction Id="BatchRun" Property="CMD" Execute="deferred" Return="check" Impersonate="yes" ExeCommand="/c ""[#file_configure.bat]" "[BATCHPARAMETER]""" />
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="SetCustomActionData" Before="BatchRun"></Custom>
<Custom Action="BatchRun" After="InstallFiles">NOT Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
</Product>
</Wix>
configure.bat
I cannot find the way directly to the batch file in QuietExec by embedded syntax...(like ExeCommand="/c ""[#file_configure.bat]" "[BATCHPARAMETER]""" />)
setlocal
echo on
copy /Y C:\temp\hoge\hoge.txt C:\temp\hoge\hoge%date:~-10,4%%date:~-5,2%%date:~-2,2%.txt
echo %1 > C:\temp\hoge\hoge%date:~-10,4%%date:~-5,2%%date:~-2,2%.txt 2>&1
echo off
endlocal
exit /B 0
I had a very similar issue, ran a BAT file from WIX, as an EXE Package.
On some computers the whole procedure failed error being
Error 0x80070001: Process returned error: 0x1
Error 0x80070001: Failed to execute EXE package.
Error 0x80070001: Failed to configure per-machine EXE package.
The fix was to remove the /b from the exit command, at the end of the BAT file.
After this, everything suddenly worked!

How can I run a VBScript in Wix before Installation begins?

This code works:
<CustomAction Id="StopVBS" Directory="INSTALLDIR" ExeCommand="wscript.exe stop.vbs" Execute="immediate" Return="ignore" />
This is the problem, because the script is not located in the INSTALLDIR:
<Binary Id="StopAll" SourceFile="source\stop-all.vbs" />
<CustomAction Id="StopAllVBS" BinaryKey="StopAll" ExeCommand="wscript.exe stop-all.vbs" Execute="immediate" Return="ignore">
</CustomAction>
<InstallUISequence>
<Custom Action="StopAllVBS" After="CostFinalize" />
</InstallUISequence>
Any help would be appreciated!

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