[wix-users] Certificate Install Error in Windows 7

[Fyodor Koryazhkin]

Hi,
try to run your installation "as administrator" to see whether it resolves
your problem.

On Jan 20, 2017 9:35 PM, "Nathan Roe" <nroe at zotecpartners.com> wrote:

> I'm using a domain account that is in the local administrators group.
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> Nathan  Roe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Fyodor Koryazhkin
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 11:55 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Certificate Install Error in Windows 7
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> Hi,
> Did you define password for built in user Administrator on the computer?.
> By default after installation of windows this user has empty password and
> you need to define the password for it. Only this user has FULL rights on
> the computer, being the member of administrative group does not grant full
> permissions.
> In every new windows version Microsoft hardens the security and therefore
> the behavior may differ from version to version.
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 6:44 PM, Nathan Roe <nroe at zotecpartners.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Disabling UAC and running the installer as the same user works.
> > Doesn't that mean the user does have access?  I'm testing this with a
> > local admin account.
> >
> >
> > Nathan  Roe
> > Senior Software Engineer
> >
> > 317-805-4013 P
> >
> > nroe at ZotecPartners.com
> >
> > Corporate
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> > http://www.zotecpartners.com
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> > Behalf Of Wheeler, Blaine (DSHS/DCS)
> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 11:29 AM
> > To: 'WiX Toolset Users Mailing List' <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > Subject: Re: [wix-users] Certificate Install Error in Windows 7
> >
> > I suspect the user executing the installation doesn't have rights to
> > manage the 'Local Machine' certificate store location.  Changing from
> > localMachine to currentUser may do the trick
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> > Behalf Of Nathan Roe
> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 5:04 AM
> > To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> > Subject: [wix-users] Certificate Install Error in Windows 7
> >
> > I have the following setup in my installer (WiX 3.10.3):
> >
> > <Binary Id="LocalhostPfx" SourceFile="localhost.pfx" /> ...
> > <iis:Certificate Id="LocalhostPersonalCertificate"
> > BinaryKey="LocalhostPfx" Name="localhost" StoreLocation="localMachine"
> > StoreName="personal" Overwrite="yes" PFXPassword="*****" Request="no"
> > />
> >
> > This works correctly in Windows 10 and Windows 7 when UAC is disabled.
> > However, I get the following error in my install log in Windows 7 when
> > UAC is enabled:
> >
> > InstallCertificates: Error 0x80090010: Failed to open PFX file.
> > InstallCertificates: Error 0x80090010: Failed to get SHA1 hash of
> > certificate.
> > InstallCertificates: Error 0x80090010: Failed to resolve certificate:
> > LocalhostPersonalCertificate CustomAction InstallCertificates returned
> > actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if
> > translation happened inside sandbox)
> >
> > Can anyone help me work around this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Roe
> > Senior Software Engineer
> >
> > 317-805-4013 P
> >
> > nroe at ZotecPartners.com
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