MSI caches a stripped package under windows\installer\{guid}. In some
situations thats enough and in some situations, the original package ( as
specified in the Sourcelist HKCR\Installer\Products\PackgedGUID\Sourcelist ) is
needed. Sometimes it's not really needed but if ResolveSource is scheduled,
it will be needed regardless.
Generally for ISV situations I use a bootstrapper and custom action to cache
and later cleanup the full package on the local filesystem.
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--- On Wed, 7/9/08, Adam Langley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Adam Langley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [WiX-users] Limited User Account, first-run problem
> To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset."
> <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 10:35 PM
> Hi guys,
>
> I have a question that will probably have a simple and
> obvious answer...
> I have built a WiX MSI, where registry keys are installed
> under HKCU,
> and the application is installed with the administrator
> account - it is
> required to run under minimal user privileges.
> When the 'underprivileged user' starts the
> application for the first
> time - Windows Installer must obviously create the HKCU
> keys for that
> user.
> What I don't understand, is that Windows Installer
> expects to find the
> MSI in the same location as when it was originally
> installed - network
> drive, USB memory etc.
> This is obviously a problem, when the user does not have
> access to any
> of those resources.
>
> It was my understanding that the MSI is copied to some
> system folder, so
> that Repairs and Changes can be made from Add/Remove
> programs without
> needing the original MSI. Why isn't this copy of the
> MSI also used for
> setting up the new user?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Adam Langley
> Senior Developer
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