[wix-users] Windows User is removed after Major Upgrade

sampat magi ssmcs060 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 26 09:25:13 PDT 2016


The removeuser CA doesn't show up in the install execute sequence,

On 26-Jul-2016 9:51 pm, "Hoover, Jacob" <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com> wrote:

> What do the verbose logs show?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Simon Ruetzler
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:13 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Windows User is removed after Major Upgrade
>
> The Component Guilds are the same. They didn't change.
>
> Regards Simon
>
> Am 26.07.2016 um 17:51 schrieb Phil Wilson:
> > Are the component guids identical in the original and upgrade MSIs?
> > IIRC the underlying conditions on creating/removing the user are based
> > on whether the component is being removed or not. If the guids aren't
> > the same then the component mnay be getting removed, triggering deletion
> of the user.
> >
> > Phil W
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> > Behalf Of Simon Ruetzler
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:44 AM
> > To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> > Subject: [wix-users] Windows User is removed after Major Upgrade
> >
> > Hello,
> > I created an Installer which creates an user. (This is based on the
> > FireGigant Tutorial
> > https://www.firegiant.com/system/files/samples/SampleFirst.zip)
> >
> > If I install my program the user is created.
> > If I uprade (Major upgrade) to a newer version the user is deleted
> > during RollbackCleanup.
> >
> > Why is the user deleted after the upgrade?
> > Is this a bug or is there something wrong with my installer
> configuration?
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --- <?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?> <Wix
> > xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'
> >       xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"
> >   >
> >     <Product Name='Foobar 1.0' Id='*'
> > UpgradeCode='0ADCA63F-3A9E-481F-BEB2-04E16E559B8D'
> >       Language='1033' Codepage='1252' Version='1.0.5'
> > Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'>
> >
> >       <Package Id='*' Keywords='Installer' Description="Acme's Foobar
> > 1.0 Installer"
> >         Comments='Foobar is a registered trademark of Acme Ltd.'
> > Manufacturer='Acme Ltd.'
> >         InstallerVersion='405' Languages='1033' Compressed='yes'
> > SummaryCodepage='1252' />
> >
> >       <Media Id='1' Cabinet='Sample.cab' EmbedCab='yes'
> > DiskPrompt="CD-ROM #1" />
> >       <Property Id='DiskPrompt' Value="Acme's Foobar 1.0 Installation
> > [1]" />
> >
> >       <MajorUpgrade Schedule="afterInstallInitialize"
> > AllowSameVersionUpgrades="yes" DowngradeErrorMessage="already a newer
> > version is installed" />
> >
> >       <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
> >         <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'>
> >           <Directory Id='Acme' Name='Acme'>
> >             <Directory Id='INSTALLDIR' Name='Foobar 1.0'>
> >
> >               <Component Id='MainExecutable'
> > Guid='00D9B359-EA9F-4F75-AF18-9D0AD0AA1B6A'>
> >                 <File Id='FoobarEXE' Name='FoobarAppl10.exe' DiskId='1'
> > Source='FoobarAppl10.exe' KeyPath='yes'>
> >                   <Shortcut Id="startmenuFoobar10"
> > Directory="ProgramMenuDir" Name="Foobar 1.0"
> > WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="Foobar10.exe" IconIndex="0"
> > Advertise="yes" />
> >                   <Shortcut Id="desktopFoobar10"
> > Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="Foobar 1.0"
> > WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="Foobar10.exe" IconIndex="0"
> > Advertise="yes" />
> >                 </File>
> >                   <util:User Id="USER_RUMO"
> >                            Name="foo"
> >                            CreateUser="yes"
> >                            CanNotChangePassword="yes"
> >                            FailIfExists="no"
> >                            LogonAsService="yes"
> >                            LogonAsBatchJob="yes"
> >                            Password="bar"
> >                            PasswordExpired="no"
> >                            PasswordNeverExpires="yes"
> >                            UpdateIfExists="yes">
> >                   </util:User>
> >               </Component>
> >
> >               <Component Id='HelperLibrary'
> > Guid='709D1443-1CC3-495B-8127-68106BA42735'>
> >                 <File Id='HelperDLL' Name='Helper.dll' DiskId='1'
> > Source='Helper.dll' KeyPath='yes' />
> >               </Component>
> >
> >               <Component Id='Manual'
> > Guid='43DA899D-E0D6-48A4-939E-CDC0D5ADDA84'>
> >                 <File Id='Manual' Name='Manual.pdf' DiskId='1'
> > Source='Manual.pdf' KeyPath='yes'>
> >                   <Shortcut Id="startmenuManual"
> > Directory="ProgramMenuDir" Name="Instruction Manual" Advertise="yes" />
> >                 </File>
> >               </Component>
> >
> >             </Directory>
> >           </Directory>
> >         </Directory>
> >
> >         <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="Programs">
> >           <Directory Id="ProgramMenuDir" Name="Foobar 1.0">
> >             <Component Id="ProgramMenuDir"
> > Guid="4A7EA5B2-34F6-46F8-88A5-FFA8220C43B0">
> >               <RemoveFolder Id='ProgramMenuDir' On='uninstall' />
> >               <RegistryValue Root='HKCU'
> > Key='Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]' Type='string' Value=''
> > KeyPath='yes' />
> >             </Component>
> >           </Directory>
> >         </Directory>
> >
> >         <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
> >       </Directory>
> >
> >       <Feature Id='Complete' Level='1'>
> >         <ComponentRef Id='MainExecutable' />
> >         <ComponentRef Id='HelperLibrary' />
> >         <ComponentRef Id='Manual' />
> >         <ComponentRef Id='ProgramMenuDir' />
> >       </Feature>
> >
> >       <Icon Id="Foobar10.exe" SourceFile="FoobarAppl10.exe" />
> >
> >     </Product>
> > </Wix>
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---
> >
> > Regards Simon
> >
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