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

[Dileep S]

If only writing registry key is i can do the same.
I have to extract some files in temp folder and run the one of EXE file to
write some registry keys.


On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Dileep S <dileep.sanampudi at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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