[Bug 30078] New: Many installers fail to detect MSXML6 component (Wine doesn't advertise its own MSXML6)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30078

Bug #: 30078
           Summary: Many installers fail to detect MSXML6 component (Wine
                    doesn't advertise its own MSXML6)
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.4-rc6
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

Hello,

many installers require MSXML 6.0 component.
It might be useful in future to have Wine advertise its builtin by default
instead of 'winetricks -q msxml6' (considering some maturity of Wine's own).

There are different methods to detect the presence of MSXML6.
One of the most used ones which is also suggested by Microsoft is using
registry data.

Example prerequisite check from bug 19223 (Microsoft SQL Server Management
Studio Express (SSMSE)):

--- snip ---
...
0024:trace:msi:iterate_appsearch L"MSXML6PRESENT" L"MSXML6PRESENTREG"
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchGetSignature package 0x15b348, sig 0x32f8ec 
...
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchGetSignature failed to query signature for
L"MSXML6PRESENTREG"
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchComponents L"MSXML6PRESENTREG" 
...
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchComponents failed to query CompLocator for
L"MSXML6PRESENTREG"
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchReg L"MSXML6PRESENTREG" 
...
0024:Call advapi32.RegOpenKeyW(80000002,00790e88
L"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSXML60\Setup",0032f818) ret=7ecb5ea4
0024:Ret  advapi32.RegOpenKeyW() retval=00000002 ret=7ecb5ea4 
...
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchReg RegOpenKeyW returned 2
...
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchIni L"MSXML6PRESENTREG" 
...
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchIni failed to query IniLocator for
L"MSXML6PRESENTREG"
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchDr L"MSXML6PRESENTREG" 
...
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_AppSearchDr failed to query DrLocator for
L"MSXML6PRESENTREG" 
...
0024:trace:msi:MSI_ProcessMessage (nil) (nil) (nil) 0 200 L"Property:
MSXML6PRESENT, Signature: MSXML6PRESENTREG" 
...
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_CustomAction Handling custom action
L"MISSINGPREREQERROR.6D658EB9_E2B8_429A_92C4_84337700878E" (33
L"MISSINGREDISTPREREQERROR"
L"[RedistPreReqErrorPrefix][MISSINGREDISTPREREQS][NewLine][NewLine][RedistPreReqErrorSuffix]")
...
0024:trace:msi:ACTION_CustomAction Handling custom action
L"CA_ErrorMissingPreReqs" (13 (null) L"[MISSINGREDISTPREREQERROR]") 
...
0024:trace:msi:msi_get_property returning L"Setup is missing prerequisites:\n-
MSXML6\n\nGo to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54583" for property
L"MISSINGREDISTPREREQERROR" 
...
0024:Call user32.MessageBoxW(00000000,007910a0 L"Setup is missing
prerequisites:\n- MSXML6\n\nGo to
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54583%22,00000000,00000000) ret=7ecc7a4d 
--- snip ---

Dump of "SQLServer2005_SSMSEE.msi" using "ORCA" tool:

"InstallExecuteSequence" table:

--- snip ---
MISSINGMSXML6.6D658EB9_E2B8_429A_92C4_84337700878E    (EnableMSXML6PreReq=1)
AND (NOT MSXML6PRESENT) AND (VersionNT < 600)    402
--- snip ---

"RegLocator" table:

--- snip ---
MSXML6PRESENTREG    2    SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSXML60\Setup    Uninstall    2
--- snip ---

"Installing and Redistributing MSXML 6.0":

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/cc507436%28v=vs.85%2...

--- quote ---
When MSXML 6.0 is installed for the first time, the following registry key is
created with an initial value.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSXML60\Setup]
"Uninstall"="{11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111}"

Subsequently, whenever MSXML 6.0 is redistributed by some application, the
product code for that application is appended to the registry key shown above. 
--- quote ---

Following that suggestion, running prior installer in clean WINEPREFIX:

--- snip ---
$ wine reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MSXML60\Setup" /v Uninstall /t
REG_SZ /d "{11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111}" /f
--- snip ---

With that registry key present, "MSXML 6.0" is considered installed.

Regards

[Bug 30078] Many installers fail to detect MSXML6 component (Wine doesn't advertise its own MSXML6)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30078

--- Comment #1 from Nikolay Sivov  2012-03-11 00:31:24 CST ---
I sent a patch for that
http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-patches/2012-March/112260.html

[Bug 30078] Many installers fail to detect MSXML6 component (Wine doesn't advertise its own MSXML6)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30078

--- Comment #2 from Nikolay Sivov  2012-03-12 12:55:16 CDT ---
Alexandre suggested to set reported windows version >winxp for such installers.
The problem is that this key is not present on native systems that already ship
msxml6 (vista and higher).

[Bug 30078] Many installers fail to detect MSXML6 component (MSXML6 is part of OS since Windows XP SP3 and Wine doesn't advertise it using registry key)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30078

Anastasius Focht  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Keywords|                            |Installer
             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX
            Summary|Many installers fail to     |Many installers fail to
                   |detect MSXML6 component     |detect MSXML6 component
                   |(Wine doesn't advertise its |(MSXML6 is part of OS since
                   |own MSXML6)                 |Windows XP SP3 and Wine
                   |                            |doesn't advertise it using
                   |                            |registry key)

--- Comment #3 from Anastasius Focht  2012-03-12 15:38:27 CDT ---
Hello Nikolay,

--- quote ---
Alexandre suggested to set reported windows version >winxp for such installers.
The problem is that this key is not present on native systems that already ship
msxml6 (vista and higher).
--- quote ---

This Microsoft XML Team's WebLog entry seems to bolster this:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/xmlteam/archive/2010/07/02/msxml6-is-now-in-band-msi...

--- quote ---
In the past several years, we’ve worked to move MSXML6 in-band for all
supported releases of Windows. This began with Vista RTM and has remained the
practice for all OS releases since then. Specifically, MSXML6 is in-band for XP
SP3, Vista and Windows 7 . It should also be noted that the Vista and Windows 7
Server counterparts also contain in-band MSXML6. I.e. Windows Server 2008 and
Windows Server 2008 R2 respectively. One caveat, those that are using Windows
Server 2003 will still need to install MSXML6 via MSI/KB<number>.exe wrapped
MSIs.

So what does all of this mean for you? If your MSXML6 dependent application is
supported on XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, you’ll need to install the OOB
package of MSXML6. For all other OSes called out above, your MSXML6 dependent
application needn’t worry about installing MSXML6.
--- quote ---

So marking as "WONTFIX".

Usually it won't do any harm if installers decide to install native MSXML6
package on their own.

Regards

[Bug 30078] Many installers fail to detect MSXML6 component (MSXML6 is part of OS since Windows XP SP3 and Wine doesn't advertise it using registry key)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30078

Jerome Leclanche  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Keywords|                            |patch
             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED
                 CC|                            |[e-mail]

--- Comment #4 from Jerome Leclanche  2012-03-12 18:23:42 CDT ---
Closin'

[Bug 30078] Many installers fail to detect MSXML6 component (MSXML6 is part of OS since Windows XP SP3 and Wine doesn't advertise it using registry key)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30078

--- Comment #5 from Anastasius Focht  ---
Hello folks,

another app that probes this key: 'Evolve Client 1.8.3' (.NET 4.0 app)

--- snip ---
$ WINEDEBUG=+tid,+seh,+relay,+msi,+reg wine ./EvolveSetup.exe >>log.txt 2>&1
...
0030:Call KERNEL32.GetVersionExW(0093e6c0) ret=00419710
0030:Ret  KERNEL32.GetVersionExW() retval=00000001 ret=00419710
0030:Call KERNEL32.GetNativeSystemInfo(0093e7bc) ret=00419a01
0030:trace:reg:GetSystemInfo si=0x0x93e7bc
0030:Ret  KERNEL32.GetNativeSystemInfo() retval=00000000 ret=00419a01
0030:Call KERNEL32.GetVersionExW(0093e6c0) ret=00419710
0030:Ret  KERNEL32.GetVersionExW() retval=00000001 ret=00419710
...
0030:Call advapi32.RegOpenKeyExW(80000002,007351c0
L"Software\Microsoft\MSXML60\Setup",00000000,80000000,0093e770) ret=0041e65c
0030:trace:reg:NtOpenKey
(0x18,L"Software\Microsoft\MSXML60\Setup",80000000,0x93e770)
...
0030:trace:reg:NtOpenKey <- (nil)
0030:Ret  advapi32.RegOpenKeyExW() retval=00000002 ret=0041e65c 
...
0030:Call winhttp.WinHttpOpenRequest(00000002,0047a568 L"GET",00737138
L"/download/2/e/0/2e01308a-e17f-4bf9-bf48-161356cf9c81/msxml6.msi",00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000)
ret=0041a981 
...
--- snip ---

App log:

--- snip ---
2014-Apr-05 19:58:15.923947 - Continuing install flow...
2014-Apr-05 19:58:15.959991 - Operating system version: 3. Architecture: 0.
2014-Apr-05 19:58:15.963409 - Could not open registry key:
Software\Microsoft\MSXML60\Setup. File not found. (2).
2014-Apr-05 19:58:15.965399 - Downloading MSXML 6.0...
2014-Apr-05 19:58:16.989998 - Installing MSXML 6.0...
2014-Apr-05 19:58:16.993922 - Launching: C:\users\Public\Application
Data\Echobit\Evolve\Temp\Installer\msxml.msi...
--- snip ---

$ sha1sum EvolveSetup.exe 
0c9f92f1ed5f97bced68c1185525dfe78900f795  EvolveSetup.exe

$ du -sh EvolveSetup.exe 
3.2M    EvolveSetup.exe

$ wine --version
wine-1.7.16

Regards

[Bug 30078] Many installers fail to detect MSXML6 component (MSXML6 is part of OS since Windows XP SP3 and Wine doesn't advertise it using registry key)

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30078

Anastasius Focht  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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                URL|                            |https://web.archive.org/web
                   |                            |/20140729230757/https://ass
                   |                            |ets.evolvehq.com/client/Evo
                   |                            |lveSetup.exe
           Keywords|                            |download