You'd have to run the whole installation elevated, either from an elevated command line or using some kind of bootstrapper which runs elevated.
Rob Nimisha Saboo wrote: > Hi Rob, > > Thanks for the reply. Actually, I just went into details of deferred > actions, and I realised that I don't want my custom actions to be deferred. > I had tried adding teh deferred attribute only so that I could use the > Impersonate attribute. > > Also, my custom actions are being invoked at InstallUIsequence after > CostFinalize, and some are invoked at InstallExecuteSequence after > AppSearch, and after InstallFiles. > > Is there a way, I could run my custom actions in elevated mode? > > Regards, > Nimisha > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Rob Hamflett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Why doesn't it compile? What's the error that candle/light gives? Are the >> custom actions scheduled >> in the correct part of the sequence to actually be deferred? >> >> Rob >> >> Nimisha Saboo wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am new to WIX, and apologise if this has been asked before. >>> I am running a setup, that works fine on Widows server 2003, but fails on >>> Windows Server 2008. >>> However, if I do "Run as administrator", it succeeds on Windows Server >> 2008 >>> as well. >>> >>> What I want to be able to do is; >>> Either elevate the privileges for my custom actions, or display a prompt >>> asking the user to Run as admin, when the user clicks the MSI. >>> >>> Is it possible to do with Windows Installer Version 2.0? >>> >>> I have tried using Impersonate="no" and execute="deferred" for my custom >>> actions, but it does not compile. >>> >>> Any insights on this will be really helpful. >>> >>> Thanks in advanve, >>> Nimisha >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
