What does Windows error code 15155 (ERROR_PRI_MERGE_BUNDLE_PACKAGES_NOT_ALLOWED) mean?

ERROR_PRI_MERGE_BUNDLE_PACKAGES_NOT_ALLOWED

Packages for a PRI file merge must not include bundle packages.

ERROR_PRI_MERGE_BUNDLE_PACKAGES_NOT_ALLOWED is Win32 error 15155 (0x00003B33).

Likely impact: Bundle metadata is not a substitute for the package-level resource schema expected by merge.

Typical causes

• a bundle PRI was supplied directly.
• the pipeline confuses bundle and package manifests.
• artifact discovery operates at the wrong directory level.
• a deployment bundle is reused as a merge input.

Troubleshooting steps

1. Verify that the merge set contains the main package and resource packages rather than bundle-level package artifacts.
2. Collect package type of each input and bundle and package manifest paths.
3. Correlate artifact-selection logic with MakePri command line, input PRI inventory, package identities, schemas, file hashes, output path, tool version, and the first detailed merge diagnostic.

Useful evidence

• Collect intended deployment layout.

Recovery and retry

Extract or select the eligible constituent main and resource package PRI files instead of the bundle package.

Related errors

ERROR_PRI_MERGE_MULTIPLE_MAIN_PACKAGES_NOT_ALLOWED concerns count; this code rejects the bundle package type itself

Example

A packaging job points MakePri at the bundle output directory. Selecting the constituent package resources removes the unsupported bundle input.

References

• Microsoft: exact Win32 system error range
• Microsoft: MakePri.exe command options
• Microsoft: Package Resource Index files