[wix-users] [WIX]: Issue while writing Registry Key using File in MSI

[Dileep S]

Dear Michal,

If i ran the .exe file, it was creating registry entry in the specified
path.
Problem is, when using MSI package and following command only it was
behaving strangely.
I suspect that is there any problem with MSI while launching EXE file.

Could you please help me on this.

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Michal Krezolek <michal at bioflexlaser.com>
wrote:

> Dear Dileep,
> Do you have the source code for the .exe file? If yes, use a custom action
> binary created from that source code and you will be able to get the
> registry written properly using the custom action binary. Also set a
> variable, if needed with the content
> "[$(var.RootDirID)]$(var.EXEFileName)". That way you'll have everything you
> need.
>
>
> Michal Krezolek, MSc of Comp. Sci.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Dileep S
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 2:06 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] [WIX]: Issue while writing Registry Key using
> File in MSI
>
> Dear Michal,
> I have changed Impersonate="yes" and tried. In this case, EXE file is not
> launched after extracting the files.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Michal Krezolek <michal at bioflexlaser.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Use the following:
> > <CustomAction Id="InstallDRV" Directory="INSTALLDIR" Execute="deferred"
> > ExeCommand="[$(var.RootDirID)]$(var.EXEFileName)" Impersonate="yes"
> > Return="asyncNoWait" />
> >
> >
> >
> > From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> > Behalf Of Dileep S
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have created a sample C++ exe to write Registry Key in the following
> > location:
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
> >
> > I have packaged this "Sample.exe" using WIX script.
> >
> > I have written custom action in *.WXS file as below:
> >
> > <CustomAction Id="InstallDRV" Directory="INSTALLDIR" Execute="deferred"
> > ExeCommand="[$(var.RootDirID)]$(var.EXEFileName)" Impersonate="no"
> > Return="asyncNoWait" />
> >
> >
> > "Sample.exe" should write the registry key which was specified after
> > extracting the MSI package.
> >
> > *Issue:*
> > After extracting the MSI package, "Sample.exe" launches and written a
> > registry key in the below location not in the specified location:
> > HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> > NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
> >
> > How to resolve this issue?
> >
> > Is there any property need to be add in *.WXS file?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
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