This may no longer be an option, but an external manifest to that exe would disable its virtualization and make it require elevation.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/patricka/archive/2009/12/09/answers-to-several-application-manifest-mysteries-and-questions.aspx --------------- Phil Wilson On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Edward Sutton <edward.sut...@subsite.com> wrote: > Hi Nick, > > Thank you for your reply. I think that is a better fit. I have also thought > IExpress and VBScript might be a simpler approach. > > I admit what I am doing is unusual. I have an old pre-Vista legacy app that > used HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to store product key registration information. Under > Vista and later this gets "virtualized" and stored under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. > This causes each new user that logs on to call in with a broken license > complaint. My initial thought was the easiest solution for this small set of > customers was to install in new DLL that basically ignores the registry and > returns happy. > > After struggling with the installer I think time would have been better spent > to re-write the DLL to read/write from the correct ALLUSERSPROFILE > ProgramData location. > > -Ed > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 8:59 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to not launch install if previous version not > found? > > Upgrades are used to find and replace previously installed files. But if > there's nothing to replace, there's nothing to say the install can't continue > as a fresh install. If you need to not run the installer at all if a previous > install isn't there then try using a launch condition > (http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/launchconditions.html) > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-not-launch-install-if-previous-version-not-found-tp7594474p7594535.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: > • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements > for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating > your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > This email and any files transmitted with it from The Charles Machine Works, > Inc. are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or > entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error > please notify the sender. Our company accepts no liability for the contents > of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of > the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed > in writing. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email > are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the > company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments > for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage > caused by any virus transmitted by this email. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: > • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity > • Requirements for releasing software faster > • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now > http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
