I think the Windows Installer uses ::CreateProcess() to launch executable custom actions. ::CreateProcess() ignores the manifest and attempts to launch the executable using the same elevation token as the parent process.
To work around this, use the WixShellExec custom action: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/run_program_after_install.htm On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Baris Taze <bt...@microsoft.com> wrote: > > I tried that. At first glance, it seemed as if the setup was not launching > the app. However I checked the logs. I realized that the setup launches the > MSI after the installation indeed. Application gets launched; however, it > fails silently without prompting the elevation dialog. > > If we double click on the application, it prompts the elevation dialog > properly though. > We have the following manifest file embedded into the application binary: > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> > <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> > <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3"> > <security> > <requestedPrivileges> > <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" /> > </requestedPrivileges> > </security> > </trustInfo> > </assembly> > > > This is happening on a Win 7 machine. I haven't tried this on other OSes > yet. > > Could you please let me know if I am missing anything. > > Thanks, > -Baris > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 7:01 PM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] A real challenge: how to launch the app in > elevated mode after finishing its setup ? > > If the application is manifested as "requiresAdministrator" (see the > requestedExecutionLevel element here: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756929.aspx) then your app will > prompt the user and be elevated when launched, no matter from where that > launch occurs. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Baris Taze [mailto:bt...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 5:55 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] A real challenge: how to launch the app in elevated > mode after finishing its setup ? > > > Hi, > > I am having trouble to implement a WIX project which requires the installed > application to be launched just after its installation. I have read many > articles and couldn't find a way to do it. The articles says that I need to > flag my custom action as > > Execute="deferred" Impersonate="no" > > to make it get elevated. On the other hand, the articles says that > > "deferred" actions must be before 'InstallFinalize' and after > 'InstallInitialize'. > > That means, I cannot define a "deferred" custom action to be run after the > regular 'finish screen'. > > I am pretty sure that there are many people in the world that needs > something like that. But I really don't know how to come up with a solution > for this. Could you please let me know if you know a solution. A simple > code > example would be great if you have any. 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