Not for the whole process, at least as far as I know. Windows Installer is very deliberately split into 2 parts - interacting with the user and working stuff out, and actual system changes. Only the latter part runs elevated.
Rob Nimisha Saboo wrote: > Thanks again Rob! > > Is there no way, my msi can prompt the user to give permissions to it to run > as admin? > What I am looking for is: double clicking my msi shows the UAC prompt, and > if the user decides to continue as an admin, then only my msi runs. > > Regards, > Nimisha > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Rob Hamflett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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 >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
