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Entry point not found while creating msix package using MSIX Packaging tool
Hi krathore
If the tool is not showing the entry point that means it did not detect the executable file being created while it monitored the installer. This can happen if the application you are packaging (7zip) is already installed in the machine before you create the package with the MSIX Packaging Tool. We recommend you package your applications in a clean machine or VM to prevent that.
If the application is already installed before packaging, the package you create will probably be almost empty. You could confirm this by opening it with the Package editor available in the tool and exploring the files in it.
Although I don't think any of these is the case here, the entry point may also not be found if the installer fails (so the executable file is not created), if there is no shortcut created to it (it would show up in the browse dialog to add it), or if you are installing to a different disk drive than the specified install location.
MicrosoftHi krathore
If the tool is not showing the entry point that means it did not detect the executable file being created while it monitored the installer. This can happen if the application you are packaging (7zip) is already installed in the machine before you create the package with the MSIX Packaging Tool. We recommend you package your applications in a clean machine or VM to prevent that.
If the application is already installed before packaging, the package you create will probably be almost empty. You could confirm this by opening it with the Package editor available in the tool and exploring the files in it.
Although I don't think any of these is the case here, the entry point may also not be found if the installer fails (so the executable file is not created), if there is no shortcut created to it (it would show up in the browse dialog to add it), or if you are installing to a different disk drive than the specified install location.