Forgot to mention - this is with Wix 3.0 RTM (D'oh) :) Andreas
-----Original Message----- From: Andreas Mertens [mailto:andre...@nvisionideas.com] Sent: October-24-09 7:57 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Installation to limited user account failing on WixUI_Advanced I created an installer based on the WixUI_Advanced Dialog Set, and I am running into the following problem. On XP SP3, when installing to a limited user account (i.e. not admin, not Privileged), just selecting the defaults, the installation starts and then fails, saying you lack admin privileges. I have configured to support both admin and limited account installs: <WixVariable Id="WixUISupportPerUser" Value="1" Overridable="yes" /> <WixVariable Id="WixUISupportPerMachine" Value="1" Overridable="yes" /> When you get to the InstallScopeDlg, you do not see the choices of installation (all users vs. current user), but get the message: <String Id="InstallScopeDlgPerUserDescription" Overridable="yes"> (from WixUI_en-us.wxl) [ProductName] will be installed in a per-user folder and be available just for your user account. You do not need local Administrator privileges.</String> Which is fine. So I expect that it should install to the user-defined location. Instead, based on the log files, ALLUSERS gets set to 1 and it attempts to perform an all users install anyways, which is causing the failure. I have tested this with an admin account, selecting current user install and all does work fine then. I did dig into this, and found that the issue is with the default setting for the radio buttons in InstallScopeDlg. These are defined as follows: <Control Id="BothScopes" Type="RadioButtonGroup" X="20" Y="55" Width="330" Height="120" Property="WixAppFolder" Hidden="yes"> <RadioButtonGroup Property="WixAppFolder"> <RadioButton Value="WixPerUserFolder" X="0" Y="0" Width="295" Height="16" Text="!(loc.InstallScopeDlgPerUser)" /> <RadioButton Value="WixPerMachineFolder" X="0" Y="60" Width="295" Height="16" Text="!(loc.InstallScopeDlgPerMachine)" /> </RadioButtonGroup> <Condition Action="show">Privileged AND (!(wix.WixUISupportPerUser) AND !(wix.WixUISupportPerMachine))</Condition> </Control> For some reason when the .MSI is compiled, the default value for WixAppFolder is set to "WixPerMachineFolder". This is fine when the radio buttons are displayed, as the user can change them. When they are not displayed (as in the case I describe above), because the setting for WixAppFolder is still set to WixPerMachineFolder" when the Next button is processed it sets ALLUSERS to 1 and then attempts to install for all users. I did come up with a fix in my code as follows (in my version of WixUI_Advanced.wxs): ... <CustomAction Id="WixSetInstallThisUser" Property="WixAppFolder" Value="WixPerUserFolder" Execute="immediate" /> <CustomAction Id="WixSetInstallAllUsers" Property="WixAppFolder" Value="WixPerMachineFolder" Execute="immediate" /> ... <InstallExecuteSequence> ... <Custom Action="WixSetInstallThisUser" After="WixSetPerMachineFolder">NOT Privileged</Custom> <Custom Action="WixSetInstallAllUsers" After="WixSetInstallThisUser">Privileged</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> <InstallUISequence> ... <Custom Action="WixSetInstallThisUser" After="WixSetPerMachineFolder">NOT Privileged</Custom> <Custom Action="WixSetInstallAllUsers" After="WixSetInstallThisUser">Privileged</Custom> </InstallUISequence> So first off, is this a known issue? Is there a better way of dealing with this problem than I am aware of? Has a patch already been released? Second, does this fix look correct? I am still learning all the nuances of Wix and MSI coding, and would be happy to hear any suggestions on doing this better. Thanks, Andreas Mertens ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
