[WiX-users] How to force administrative install to INSTALLDIR

[Volker Enderlein]

Hi NG,

I am using the examples from the wix tutorial. When I try to perform an 
administrative install with such a package without UI ( msiexec /a 
package.msi INSTALLDIR=C:\users\volker\test\) it does not install to 
this given folder. Instead the package is installed to a location where 
my root directory is (H:\PFiles\test\) where the PFiles component comes 
from the ProgramFilesFolder directory with short name "PFiles". I 
searched the archives and documentation but did not came up with a solution.

How can I force my package to be installed in the correct directory?

Cheers Volker


sample package attached


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi";>
   <Product Name="alaska 5.2" Id="A6FD86D1-28AD-4387-B90A-EEB241E7F002"
            Language="1033" Codepage="1252" Version="5.2.0" 
Manufacturer="Institute of Mechatronics">

     <Package Id="????????-????-????-????-????????????" Keywords="Installer"
              Description="Test Installer"
              Comments="alaska is a registered trademark of Institute of 
Mechatronics."
              Manufacturer="Institute of Mechatronics"
              InstallerVersion="100" Languages="1033" Compressed="yes"
              SummaryCodepage="1252" />

     <Media Id="1" Cabinet="Sample.cab" EmbedCab="yes" 
DiskPrompt="CD-ROM #1" />
     <Property Id="DiskPrompt" Value="Test 1.0 Installation [1]" />
     <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
       <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
         <Directory Id="IfmFolder" Name="Test">
           <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="alaska" LongName="Test 1.0">
             <Merge 
Id="VC_User_MFC71_Loc.3B4432BE_1CFD_4D42_9C85_9C9C551C257A" 
Language="1033" SourceFile="C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Merge 
Modules\VC_User_MFC71_Loc_RTL_X86_---.msm" DiskId="1" />
             <Component Id="Test_01" 
Guid="47EB0E1F-FE57-4953-8E70-2EBCA174A98A">
               <File Id="TestEXE" Name="Test.exe" LongName="Test.exe" 
DiskId="1" Source="Test.exe" Vital="yes">
                 <Shortcut Id="startmenuTest" Directory="ProgramMenuDir" 
Name="Test" LongName="Test 1.0" WorkingDirectory="Compositing" 
Icon="Test.exe" IconIndex="0" />
               </File>
             </Component>
           </Directory>
         </Directory>
       </Directory>
       <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="PMenu" LongName="Programs">
         <Directory Id="ProgramMenuDir" Name="alaska" LongName="Test 1.0" />
       </Directory>
     </Directory>

     <Feature Id="Compositing" Title="Compositing Module" 
Description="The Compositing Module" ConfigurableDirectory="INSTALLDIR" 
Level="1000">
       <ComponentRef Id="Test_01" />
       <MergeRef 
Id="VC_User_MFC71_Loc.3B4432BE_1CFD_4D42_9C85_9C9C551C257A" />
     </Feature>
     <UIRef Id="WixUI_Mondo" />
     <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" />
     <Icon Id="Test.exe" SourceFile="Test.exe" />
   </Product>
</Wix>


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