I have a solution with a WiX project in it. Everytime I open it I get an error and then the WiX project is displayed as unavailable.
The error is:
Setup\Setup.wixproj : error : Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
If I right click on the project and then select Reload Project it works fine. I've tried reinstalling WiX but I still get the same problem.
My system is: Windows 7 Professional 64bit Visual Studio 2010 Wix 3.5
What is causing this and how can I fix it?
If you have "Show All Files" enabled on the project, it will cause this behavior. I just filed a bug for votive for this issue.
Update: This was fixed in WiX 3.6