[wix-users] How to launch EXE file under current user account?

[Farrukh Waheed]

I should have shared this before. Please go through this tutorial:
http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/ui_and_localization/run_program_after_install.html

On 4 April 2016 at 15:52, Dileep S <dileep.sanampudi at gmail.com> wrote:

> using the above custom action, inside DllEntry, we call *.exe using create
> process. This requires elevated permission to run the *.exe file.
> Display UAC prompt before extracting the files instead of displaying UAC
> prompt at the time of launching *.exe.
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Farrukh Waheed <farrukh1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think, when you'll launch installation as Administrator, UAC may not be
> > asked... but do try it..
> >
> > On 4 April 2016 at 14:15, Dileep S <dileep.sanampudi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > UAC prompt appears at the time of launching *.exe. But, can we get UAC
> > > prompt before extracting files into the system?
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 1:31 PM, Farrukh Waheed <farrukh1 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Windows Installer Service is actually running as msiexec.exe. If you
> > > launch
> > > > any MSI installation, you will see another msiexec in task manager.
> > There
> > > > may be more in child-process.
> > > >
> > > > Did you tried with Impersonate="yes" or "no"?, e.g.:
> > > >
> > > >     <Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[#myapplication.exe]" />
> > > >     <CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication"         BinaryKey="WixCA"
> > > >         DllEntry="WixShellExec"
> > > >         Impersonate="yes" />
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 4 April 2016 at 11:41, Dileep S <dileep.sanampudi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Dear All,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have created MSI package using WIX script.
> > > > >
> > > > > When running an MSI, two process of msiexec is running in Task
> > manager.
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. msiexec is running under SYSTEM.
> > > > > 2. another msiexec is running under CURRENT USER account
> > > > >
> > > > > Using MSI package i have to launch an EXE file. That EXE file
> should
> > > run
> > > > > under current user.
> > > > >
> > > > > But, EXE is running under SYSTEM account.
> > > > >
> > > > > How to launch EXE file under current user account?
> > > > >
> > > > > Please help me on this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Dileep
> > > > >
> > > > >
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