You'd have to launch your configuration tool as a deferred async CustomAction.
-----Original Message----- From: Calin Iaru [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 06:54 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] elevating twice If UAC is enabled, then my MSI will require one elevation prompt during installation. This is acceptable, since registry keys are written and other components such as drivers are installed. What I would like to do is to circumvent a second elevation when the MSI file is scheduled to launch an image at the end of the installation. Here's the use case: - the user installs a feature that requires configuration - the configuration tool is launched at the end of the installation if the user marks that option - the configuration tool needs to write files in the system directory If CreateProcess is called in the custom action, then the installer will fail to launch due to insufficient privileges. If ShellExecute is called, then the process can be launched only if the user confirms a second UAC. My question is: can I bypass this second elevation and make the process run from the context of the first elevation - ie. the context of the msiexec process that is running with elevated installation privileges? I expect not since that msiexec or dllhost has a limited scope. The setup uses version 2.0.4820.0 of WiX. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
