Iexpress.exe Unable to open report file even when ran as administrator

Question

I'm creating a Iexpress package, and no matter what on the final step it pops up the message "Unable to open report file" and stops. I am searching Iexpress.exe and right clicking, then choosing "Run As Administrator" to start it. The problem persists.

Answer 1

The way to fix this problem:

1. Go to the folder where your files you want to be in the package are
2. Go to the top bar (Where it says where you are on your drive), and type iexpress
3. Do the creation as normal, but the names you give the installer shouldn't have any spaces.

I did it this way without admin permissions.

Answer 2

I had this error running as my account (domain admin) not specifically telling it to run as administrator, removed spaces then re-ran working fine under Windows 10 1809 you shouldn't need to change to a different application to create .EXE files using IEXPRESS this is working fine under Window 10.

Answer 3

This happens when SourceFilesX or TargetName paths in the directive (i.e. the files you've added from the wizard) contain spaces. And while the issue with the TargetName can be fixed with adding double quotes the only workaround I've found about the source files is to put them in a folder path that not contains spaces.

Answer 4

I ended up moving on to Inno Setup Compiler. Turns out Iexpress isn't supported anymore. I recommend Inno to anyone making their own programs.