Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-24 Thread Bob Arnson
Rob Mensching wrote: > ClickThrough (which doesn't work fully but still exists in our tree) > uses the concept of "ApplicationFolder" and installs to a per-user > location by default. You might look at that code. > WixUI_Advanced does the same thing: -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-24 Thread Rob Mensching
ClickThrough (which doesn't work fully but still exists in our tree) uses the concept of "ApplicationFolder" and installs to a per-user location by default. You might look at that code. Bob Arnson wrote: > Colin Bleckner wrote: > >> I'm trying to change my installer so it can be run by users

Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-23 Thread Wilson, Phil
neral discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation Hey Brian, Sorry for the confusion, I don't think this is a UAC issue (and no, I don't get a UAC prompt, setting the InstallPrivileges to "limited" seems to be suppressing th

Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-23 Thread Bob Arnson
Colin Bleckner wrote: > I'm trying to change my installer so it can be run by users who don't have > administrative privileges. I've added a limited InstallPrivileges attribute > to the but I'm not sure of the best way to change the installation > location. I'm currently using ProgramFilesFolder

Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-23 Thread Colin Bleckner
Hey Brian, Sorry for the confusion, I don't think this is a UAC issue (and no, I don't get a UAC prompt, setting the InstallPrivileges to "limited" seems to be suppressing that for me). But I didn't know about the space in folder name restriction. The location I was trying to install to was C:\P

Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-23 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Colin, I am not sure that is a UAC issue from what you have shown me. Do you get a UAC prompt? The error message is showing a directory with a property that has spaces (which are not allowed). That might be one of the issues. Thanks, Bria

Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-23 Thread Colin Bleckner
During the actual installation my installer errors out with a message that says: "The installer has insufficient privileges to access this directory: C:\Program Files\[My application]. The installation cannot continue. Log on as administrator or contact your system administrator." Colin On Mon,

Re: [WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-23 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Colin, What isssue are you seeing with the installation directory being ProgramFilesFolder? Off the top of my head I don't remember that restriction (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367800(VS.85).aspx). Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spa

[WiX-users] Non-adminstrator installation

2009-02-23 Thread Colin Bleckner
Hi, I'm trying to change my installer so it can be run by users who don't have administrative privileges. I've added a limited InstallPrivileges attribute to the but I'm not sure of the best way to change the installation location. I'm currently using ProgramFilesFolder as my base location, whi