Re: [WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up

2009-06-10 Thread Sascha Beaumont
There's a great collection of blog posts explaining how UAC and MSI works over at http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/default.aspx?p=3 Sure helped in getting my head around it all :) On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Bob Arnson wrote: > sandun css wrote: >> Thanks for the reply. But I need to install i

Re: [WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up

2009-06-10 Thread Bob Arnson
sandun css wrote: > Thanks for the reply. But I need to install it as admin. :( > Then UAC will kick in just before MSI starts machine modifications. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Crystal Reports - New Fre

Re: [WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up

2009-06-10 Thread sandun css
Thanks for the reply. But I need to install it as admin. :( On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Brian Rogers wrote: > Hey Sandun, > > The other way around. > > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_package.htm > > > You also need to make sure you don't have anything that is causing the UA

Re: [WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up

2009-06-09 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Sandun, The other way around. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_package.htm http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367800(VS.85).aspx Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 10:17 PM, sandun css w

Re: [WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up

2009-06-09 Thread sandun css
by setting Package/@*InstallScope* ="perMachine", I specified that the msi package requires elevated privileges to install. Although I specify this, the UAC dialog appears just before msi starts installing files. (i.e. Welcome dialog -> Licence Agreement -> Install Dir -> UAC) I am not quite sure w

Re: [WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up

2009-06-09 Thread Bob Arnson
sandun css wrote: > When I run my installer, the UAC dialog appears just before the installer > starts copying files. Is there a way to make it appear at the start of the > msi. (before welcome page) ? > No. That violates the prinicple of least privilege. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up

2009-06-08 Thread Brooke Philpott
June 08, 2009 2:22 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up Hi, When I run my installer, the UAC dialog appears just before the installer starts copying files. Is there a way to make it appear at the start of the msi. (before welcome page) ? I am runnin

[WiX-users] UAC dialog poping up

2009-06-07 Thread sandun css
Hi, When I run my installer, the UAC dialog appears just before the installer starts copying files. Is there a way to make it appear at the start of the msi. (before welcome page) ? I am running the msi as an Administrator. Thanks, Saman ---