...ooops MsiLogging, which seems NOT to like * so spell out the options...... --------------- Phil Wilson
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Phil Wilson <phildgwil...@gmail.com> wrote: > When you say it's advertised, I'm not sure whether you're referring to > other users on the machine, and if some of the scenarios are about an > administrator doing a repair but a limited user can't use the > advertised feature correctly. > > If it's registry data intended for different users it typically goes > into HKCU so that each new user gets the data when they use the > feature. Windows Installer does not violate security rules, so if the > basic situation is that a limited user is doing something that > installs registry data to HKLM then I can't see that working without > some administrator blessing somewhere (such as via group policy). > > You probably need logging policy set to get log for these spontaneous > repair-type situations: > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223300 > > or the issue might be that you're using * in MsiLogging, which seems > to like * so spell out the options: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370322(v=vs.85).aspx > > > --------------- > Phil Wilson > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 6:20 AM, Phill Hogland <phogl...@rimage.com> wrote: >> Yes, the MSI package has the following: >> >> <Package Platform="x86" Description="$(var.AppNameLong)" >> InstallerVersion="500" >> Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" >> SummaryCodepage="!(loc.SummaryCodepage)" /> >> >> When this package is launched as part of the bundle chain the log indicates >> that ALLUSERS is 1. >> >> This package has been installing with the feature advertized, but without >> complaining about this registry value for some time. However I recently >> refactored some of the wxs files to make then more maintainable, and I moved >> this registry key to a different fragment, but also associated with the same >> advertised feature. >> >> This old code, which did not result in an error, and the key was written >> during the advertised portion of the install: >> <Fragment> >> <ComponentGroup Id="QD_HKLM_SOFTWARE_RegKeys"> >> <Component Directory="QuickDiscDir"> >> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Company" Name="SDA" >> Value="0" Type="integer" KeyPath="yes" /> >> </Component> >> </ComponentGroup> >> </Fragment> >> >> This is the current code which does result in the error (but only when being >> installed as result of advertised feature): >> <Fragment> >> <ComponentGroup Id="$(var.ProductAbreviation).uniqueProperties" >> Directory="$(var.ProductDir)"> >> <Component> >> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="$(var.Release_CompanyRegKey)" >> Name="SDA" Value="[SDA]" Type="integer" KeyPath="yes" /> >> </Component> >> </ComponentGroup> >> </Fragment> >> >> I also found that I can add AllowAdvertise="no" to the feature and avoid the >> problem, but I appreciate any advice so that I can understand this behavior >> and learn the best practices to avoid this problem. >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/advertised-install-and-user-permissions-tp7594058p7594070.html >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Put Bad Developers to Shame >> Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration >> Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment >> Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Put Bad Developers to Shame Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
