[wix-users] [WIX]: UAC Prompt issue when InstallScope="perUser"

[Dileep S]

Hi Christoph,

If I set Impersonate="no" UAC prompt is not displaying for
InstallScope="perUser".

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 10:13 PM, Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> Why write a custom action to write registry keys? Windows Installer writes
> registry keys (and rolls them back!) quite well.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Griesshammer, Christoph (GE Healthcare)
> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2015 8:39 AM
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> Subject: Re: [wix-users] [WIX]: UAC Prompt issue when
> InstallScope="perUser"
>
> When you have Impersonate="no" for your custom action, it does not request
> elevation. Set it to yes and you should see the prompt.
>
> Christoph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Dileep S
> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 10:30 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
> Subject: [wix-users] [WIX]: UAC Prompt issue when InstallScope="perUser"
>
> 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.
>
> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine"
> InstallPrivileges="elevated" />
>
> 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?
>
> I have modified the InstallScope="perUser" as below <Package
> InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perUser"
> InstallPrivileges="limited" />
>
> But Issue is UAC prompt is not appearing.
>
> How to display UAC prompt, when InstallScope="perUser"
>
> Please help me to resolve this issue.
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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