Installer Error with AutoCAD OEM 2023 Installer

While configuring our AutoCAD OEM based application for/with AutoCAD OEM 2023, I have discovered a “mean” flaw that will result in an installer error when trying to install the application on a user client machine.

This will occur when the ProductGuid will be in lower case letters:

When using a lower case ProductGuid, the installer will not be able to parse the installer xml files correctly and fail, resulting in

Be certain to use always a ProductGuid with upper cases!

Then the installer can parse the ProductGuid correctly and do its magic:

installer_ok

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Thanks for sharing Jens! :slightly_smiling_face: