xPackage: The variable '$Localized' cannot be retrieved because it has not been set.

[codykonior]

Details of the scenario you tried and the problem that is occurring

Trying to install a package and got this error. I forgot to include two backward slashes (it's a network location) so it is expected to have an error - but this ended with an unexpected different error message because there's a misnamed variable.

Verbose logs showing the problem

VERBOSE: [CHWS01]: LCM:  [ Start  Resource ]  [[xPackage]NetFx472]
VERBOSE: [CHWS01]: LCM:  [ Start  Test     ]  [[xPackage]NetFx472]
VERBOSE: [CHWS01]:                            [[xPackage]NetFx472] The path extension was .exe
VERBOSE: [CHWS01]: LCM:  [ End    Test     ]  [[xPackage]NetFx472]  in 0.1720 seconds.
C:\BootStrap\BootStrap.ps1 : PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_xPackageResource  failed to execute Test-TargetResource
functionality with error message: The variable '$Localized' cannot be retrieved because it has not been set.
At line:1 char:1
+ .\bootstrap.ps1
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,BootStrap.ps1

Suggested solution to the issue

Change:
Write-Verbose -Message ($Localized.TheUriSchemeWasUriScheme -f $uri.Scheme)
To:
Write-Verbose -Message ($localizedData.TheUriSchemeWasUriScheme -f $uri.Scheme)

The DSC configuration that is used to reproduce the issue (as detailed as possible)

                xPackage 'NetFx472' {
                    Name = 'NetFx472'
                    Path = "$($domainController.$($node.DomainName))\Resources\NDP472-KB4054530-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe"
                    ProductId = ''
                    InstalledCheckRegKey = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full"
                    InstalledCheckRegValueName = "Release"
                    InstalledCheckRegValueData = "461814"
                    Arguments = "/q"
                    DependsOn  = '[WindowsFeatureSet]All', '[Computer]Rename'
                }

The operating system the target node is running

Windows Server 2012

Version and build of PowerShell the target node is running

WMF 5.1

Version of the DSC module that was used ('dev' if using current dev branch)

dev

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[codykonior]

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