This is usually a losing game. http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2009/02/20/9435239.aspx plus discussion
Can you arrange to have the install complete while Notepad continues to run? If you launch it completely asynchronously the install will go away and leave it there. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Gracias [mailto:lisathelugubri...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:15 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Launch notepad in foreground In my msi I have a custom action that launches notepad.exe with a Readme document after installation is complete. Sometimes notepad launches in the background, behind other windows. Is there any way to force it to the foreground? I found this question asked earlier but there were no replies. http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg10189.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
