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WiX: Change MsiExec.exe error message (not Windows Installer error messages)

Is there a way to change error messages given by MsiExec in WiX?
My goal is to customize the message that appears when users try to install a patch without having the target product installed.

I have tried adding

<Error Id='1642'>You must install my product before installing this patch.</Error>


to the UI section but it doesn't seem to work.

I suspect there is a big difference between Windows Installer errors and MsiExec errors.

Has anyone ever done this?

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