Sounds like your package is per-user. See the Package/@InstallScope element.
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Gary Smith <gary.sm...@holdstead.com>wrote: > Hello, > > I'm run into a situation where the installer generated from WIX doesn't add > itself to the add/remove programs file. Here is the case when this happens. > The OS is Windows 2008. > > When I install the msi as myself, I'm prompted for admin account (since I'm > a non-privileged user on the system), I enter the admin account details, > install it, everything is good. Going to the control panel add/remove > programs, library is there. I uninstall, everything is good. > > When I open a command window, run as administrator, I'm prompted for admin > account, perform the install, then go to the control panel add/remove > programs, there is no entry. I have to track down the installer from the > registry > HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-...\Products\KEY\ > to find the appropriate MSI installer form C:\Windows\Installer. > > Is this a bug or behavior by design? I would suspect that in all cases it > should be in the add/removes table since the installing user is indeed an > admin (same user in both cases). > > Gary > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
