Re: [WiX-users] non-admin user patching

Thanks again, Bob Light gives me errors similar to the following if I try and include an MsiPatchCertificate entry under any of Patch, Media or Fragment: C:\Users\Richard\Documents\WixEditTest\patch.wxs(25) : error LGHT0241 : An unexpected row in the 'MsiDigitalCertificate' table was found in th

Re: [WiX-users] non-admin user patching

rjking wrote: > Thanks for the reply, Bob. Do you have a reference to the full set of > tables/properties/etc that needs to be in a .msp. See the topic in the MSI SDK I mentioned before. > requirements. We can see that we are producing the same 2 tables > (MsiPatchMetaData and PatchSequence)

Re: [WiX-users] non-admin user patching

Another hint as to what might be the problem: when applying the patch as with a non-admin user (Guest) or a user with admin rights, Vista displays the dialog saying an Unknown program needs permission to change my system. I do *not* see the Manufacturer name from the certificate. Does this indic

Re: [WiX-users] non-admin user patching

More info: From the log file captured when applying the patch as Guest User, I can see the problem -- MSI (s) (84:AC) [13:12:31:684]: Certificate of signed file 'C:\Windows\Installer\5b124f33.msp' differs in size with the certificate authored in the package I have double checked that the same c

Re: [WiX-users] non-admin user patching

Thanks for the reply, Bob. Do you have a reference to the full set of tables/properties/etc that needs to be in a .msp. Thus far, all I have for comparison is an .msp produced with a trial version of InstallShield Pro that does work -- so I am fairly sure I have satisfied the patching requiremen

Re: [WiX-users] non-admin user patching

rjking wrote: > I am having a problem creating a msp that a non-admin user can apply to a msi > previously installed by an administrator. Are you checking against the list of restrictions in the "User Account Control (UAC) Patching" topic in the MSI SDK? Make sure that your WiX authoring resul

[WiX-users] non-admin user patching

I am having a problem creating a msp that a non-admin user can apply to a msi previously installed by an administrator. the msi installed some files to Program Files/... and the patch is an update that only contains a newer version of the exe installed to Program Files/... The problem is that th