Question

My addin target 64 bit Excel requires .NET 4 client profile. When I build installer (VS Setup project), I put .NET 4 client profile in prerequisite.
When I install my AddIn on a PC without .NET framework 4 client profile, my installer tries to download & install it.

However, the installation failed. I have admin right so no permission issue. IT guys told me there is some certificate issue with .NET 4 web installer and I have to use Full installer.

Then I replaced .NET 4 client profile with .NET 4 in prerequisite. But it did not work either. Installer gave the almost the same error.

But if I download .NET 4 installation and install it manually before install my addin, it installs without problem.

Here is error message: (with .NET 4 client profile in prerequisite)
….

Running checks for package ‘Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile
(x86 and x64)’, phase BeforePackage Reading value ‘Version’ of
registry key ‘HKLM\Software\Microsoft\NET Framework
Setup\NDP\v4\Client’ Unable to read registry value Not setting value
for property ‘DotNet40Client_TargetVersion’ The following properties
have been set for package ‘Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile
(x86 and x64)’: Running checks for command
‘DotNetFX40Client\dotNetFx40_Client_setup.exe’ Result of running
operator ‘ValueNotEqualTo’ on property ‘InstallMode’ and value
‘HomeSite’: false Skipping ByPassIf because Property
‘DotNet40Client_TargetVersion’ was not defined Result of running
operator ‘ValueEqualTo’ on property ‘AdminUser’ and value ‘false’:
false Result of running operator ‘VersionLessThan’ on property
‘VersionNT’ and value ‘5.1.2’: false Result of running operator
‘ValueEqualTo’ on property ‘ProcessorArchitecture’ and value ‘IA64’:
false Result of checks for command
‘DotNetFX40Client\dotNetFx40_Client_setup.exe’ is ‘Install’ ‘Microsoft
.NET Framework 4 Client Profile (x86 and x64)’ RunCheck result:
Install Needed Verifying file integrity of
C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Local\Temp\VSD54E2.tmp\DotNetFX40Client\dotNetFx40_Client_setup.exe
WinVerifyTrust returned 0 File trusted Installing using command
‘C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Local\Temp\VSD54E2.tmp\DotNetFX40Client\dotNetFx40_Client_setup.exe’
and parameters ‘ /q /norestart /ChainingPackage ClientX64ClickOnce
/lcid 1033’ Process exited with code -2146762482 Status of package
‘Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (x86 and x64)’ after
install is ‘InstallFailed’

Edit:
I change .NET Framework 4 client profile to .NET framework 4, installer still failed but I got a slightly different error message.

Component Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64) has failed to
install with the following error message: “A failure occurred
attempting to install the .NET Framework 4 Full.”

The following components failed to install:
– Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64)

See the setup log file located at
‘C:\Users***\AppData\Local\Temp\VSD2403.tmp\install.log’ for more
information.

the log file is: File trusted Running checks for package ‘Microsoft
.NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64)’, phase BeforePackage Reading value
‘Version’ of registry key ‘HKLM\Software\Microsoft\NET Framework
Setup\NDP\v4\Full’ Unable to read registry value Not setting value for
property ‘DotNet40Full_TargetVersion’ The following properties have
been set for package ‘Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64)’:
Running checks for command ‘DotNetFX40\dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe’
Result of running operator ‘ValueNotEqualTo’ on property ‘InstallMode’
and value ‘HomeSite’: false Skipping ByPassIf because Property
‘DotNet40Full_TargetVersion’ was not defined Result of running
operator ‘ValueEqualTo’ on property ‘AdminUser’ and value ‘false’:
false Result of running operator ‘VersionLessThan’ on property
‘VersionNT’ and value ‘5.1.2’: false Result of running operator
‘ValueEqualTo’ on property ‘ProcessorArchitecture’ and value ‘IA64’:
false Result of checks for command
‘DotNetFX40\dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe’ is ‘Install’ ‘Microsoft .NET
Framework 4 (x86 and x64)’ RunCheck result: Install Needed Verifying
file integrity of
C:\Users\yhou\AppData\Local\Temp\VSD2403.tmp\DotNetFX40\dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe
WinVerifyTrust returned 0 File trusted Installing using command
‘C:\Users\yhou\AppData\Local\Temp\VSD2403.tmp\DotNetFX40\dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe’
and parameters ‘ /q /norestart /ChainingPackage FullX64Bootstrapper
/lcid 1033’ Process exited with code -2146762482 Status of package
‘Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64)’ after install is
‘InstallFailed’

Answer 1

I changed registry key value State to 0x23c00, worked perfectly!!!

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing
    State    REG_DWORD    0x23c00

For more info see
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproperf/thread/c273df3c-cdb9-4572-989f-446b4b390b24/