I use the following code to launch a program on finish, users are
always prompted to elevate, application manifest includes
<requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"
/>
<Fragment>
<CustomAction Id="SetAppTarget" Property="WixShellExecTarget"
Value="[#App.exe]" />
<CustomAction Id="LaunchApp" BinaryKey="WixCA"
DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" />
<UI Id="LaunchApp">
<Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish"
Event="DoAction"
Value="SetAppTarget">
<![CDATA[NOT Installed]]>
</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish"
Event="DoAction"
Value="LaunchApp">
<![CDATA[NOT Installed]]>
</Publish>
</UI>
</Fragment>
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:46 AM, Baris Taze <bt...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> What would be the solution in that case?
>
> Should I use something else to launch as a beginning like "start" or "cmd";
> and then let it launch my target 'app' later? Do you know if that would work?
>
> Many people must be needing this kind of launch scenario (i.e. elevated
> launch after the installation). I wonder how they really handle this.
>
> I appreciate your replies a lot.
> Thanks,
>
> -Baris
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 7:59 AM
> 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 ?
>
> 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. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> -Baris
>>
>>
>>
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