I can't see Windows Installer forcing handles closed when they are references to files, libraries, services etc. Thinking about "what would happen if MSI did this" there would be some nasty effects. Running programs with valid handles to Windows objects would suddenly find that they are null (or referring to something else entirely) and crash.
Getting access denied could have many causes, obviously. Even boring things like trying to delete a read-only file will get that error, as well as issues with permissions. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Mukesh Agrawal [mailto:magra...@microsoft.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:03 AM To: Windows Installer Support (MS Internal); General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Windows Installer Xml Virtual Team Cc: Sandeep Prabhu Subject: [WiX-users] Patching Issue We have a hotfix installer that replaces the old dll with a new dll in Program Files/GAC. It opens a handle for the file being replaced. So while replacement, if we do not close this handle, an error is coming up - "Access Denied". In some products of our team itself, we are not seeing this error (using the same hotfix installer). The plausible reason for this behavior which we could think of is the automatic closure of open handles by the windows installer service. So, the question is, is our assumption correct regarding this behavior of windows installer ? If yes, why are we encountering the errors as said above ? Can it be due to the difference in the way msi was authored for these products ? We would be happy to give more information on this, if needed. Mukesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
