Hi, I didn't find a possible way to get the regkey value. So, I decided to use an elevated custom action to read the regkey.
However, I met with another issue. >From my understanding since my customaction needs to be elevated, so it must >be executed as deferred. However, deferred custom action cannot use session >directly. How can I pass back this value to wix (or another custom action)? I >must pass it back to wix for some sql operation. My custom action is written in C# using Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll Any help is appreciated. Thanks Nan -----Original Message----- From: Nan Zang [mailto:naz...@microsoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 1:33 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Subject: [WiX-users] read a regkey with special permission Hi, I am trying to read a regkey value in the msi. But, this regkey has special ACL set on it, which only allows Local System/Administrator to read it. I am using RegistrySearch Element to read the regkey. The operation will work if the msi is launched through elevated cmd window. But, if launched normally, the operation will fail with error. "Info 1402. Could not open key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Test\. System error 5. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel." Could you recommend any solution to get this regkey value? At this point, we prefer to avoid custom action if possible. Thanks Nan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
