What does Windows error code 1634 (ERROR_INSTALL_NOTUSED) mean?

 
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ERROR_INSTALL_NOTUSED

ERROR_INSTALL_NOTUSED means an installer component was not selected for use on this computer. It is often a follow-up status from feature or component selection rather than the first cause of an installation failure.

The useful evidence is the install state and condition evaluation recorded earlier in the verbose Windows Installer log.

What to check

  • Generate a verbose MSI log and find the feature and component records immediately before this result.
  • Check component conditions, feature selection, operating-system requirements, and product configuration choices.
  • Treat this code as a clue about component state; first identify whether another earlier error prevented the component from being selected.
msiexec.exe /i "C:\Path\Package.msi" /L*V "C:\Temp\package-install.log"

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