During the actual installation my installer errors out with a message that says: "The installer has insufficient privileges to access this directory: C:\Program Files\[My application]. The installation cannot continue. Log on as administrator or contact your system administrator."
Colin On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Brian Rogers <rogers.br...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hey Colin, > > What isssue are you seeing with the installation directory being > ProgramFilesFolder? Off the top of my head I don't remember that > restriction > (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367800(VS.85).aspx<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367800%28VS.85%29.aspx> > ). > > Thanks, > > Brian Rogers > "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me > http://icumove.spaces.live.com > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Colin Bleckner <co...@binarynoise.net > >wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to change my installer so it can be run by users who don't > have > > administrative privileges. I've added a limited InstallPrivileges > > attribute > > to the <Package> but I'm not sure of the best way to change the > > installation > > location. I'm currently using ProgramFilesFolder as my base location, > > which > > doesn't work in Vista. Is there some other Id I can use? Where should > > programs be installed in Vista and XP if not in the Program Files > > directory? > > > > Thanks! > > Colin > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, > > CA > > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > > Enterprise > > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > > participation > > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: > > SFAD > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, > CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: > SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
