[wix-users] Restart with Standard user as opposed to Admin user.

[Nick Ball]

What seems to happen is the following:

1. 'standard' user logs in. They run the burn install.
2. Installer requests admin privileges and throws up a UAC prompt with an Admin log in request.
    Accept the UAC with Admin credentials.
3. .Net framework gets installed and requests a restart. 
     I do this in OnExecutePackageComplete, by calling InvokeShutdown on the BoostrapperDispatcher.
     In OnShutdown I return Result.Restart.
4. 'standard' user logs back in. 
    *This is the point where my installer doesn't restart*
5. If I log out and log in as the Admin user, then my installer *does* restart.

I expected the installer to restart on the standard user log in and then prompt for UAC etc again to continue the installation.

-Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Phill Hogland
Sent: 24 May 2016 13:19
To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Restart with Standard user as opposed to Admin user.

I handle a reboot in the middle of the chain, for the same reason, which I implemented by following the code in the WixStdBA, which also has this functionality.  I think more detail as to what "this works, but not" means would be helpful.  What do the logs indicate?  If you create a similar test using the WixStdBA does it have the same "this works, but not" behavior?  I and my QA group have not noticed ay issues in this area.

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From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> on behalf of Nick Ball <Nick.Ball at grantadesign.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 4:23:37 AM
To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
Subject: [wix-users] Restart with Standard user as opposed to Admin user.

Hi All,

I've written a burn chainer that requires .Net framework and reportviewer. I've found that if the .Net framework says it requires a reboot, that this must happen before installing reportviewer, otherwise that component fails.

I handle this by checking restartrequired flag in OnExecutePackageComplete and forcing a restart there and then. In OnShutdown I'm returning Result.Restart if I need to restart.

I want the system to restart and my installer to continue after that restart. This works when logged in as Admin, but not when logged in as a standard user. How can I make this work?

-Nick

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