[wix-users] UAC Admin permisions

Carter Young ecyoung at grandecom.net
Sun Mar 6 17:59:12 PST 2016


Totally Agree here, just a note on your documentation if this is a
downloadble package etc.  Update the Documentation to state that the
installer may ask for Elevated Privileges, and show the image of the
Elevation Dialog etc.  This works because if I have an Administrative
User Account, your MSI won't need to ask me for elevation, whereas if
you're using this in a business domain and the users are users, only
Admins can install the package.

On 03/06/2016 12:03 PM, Rob Mensching wrote:
> Don't do either of those things. Your MSI will elevate when necessary. <smile/>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Kaveesh Dashora
> Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2016 6:49 AM
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> Subject: Re: [wix-users] UAC Admin permisions
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> MSI does not support elevation when it starts... It requests elevation when the install button is clicked...
>
> You have two options
> 1. Use a bootstrapper to elevate privileges 2. You can create a self elevating custom job... Which elevates the MSI when it starts....
>
> Regards,
> Kaveesh
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