I also saw this behaviour. It would be nice to know why. Rob
Improvize1 wrote: > I am setting system environment variable on a Windows Server 2003 system > using the WiX Environment element like so: > <Environment Id="SetMyAppDir" Action="set" Name="MYAPPDIR" > Value="[INSTALLLOCATION]" System="yes" /> > I can verify in control panel -> system after the installer runs that the it > was successfully defined, but when I open a new console window the variable > is not defined there. If I edit it in the control panel then open another > console window, it is defined there. The opposite case is also true: after > uninstalling and verifying that in the control panel that the environment > variable has been removed, subsequent console windows still see it. So it > seems something is not getting updated in the system cache. Is there some > other action that can be taken in the installer to fix this (short of > scheduling a reboot)? WiX 3.0.4130.0. Thanks. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
