Try this... the user will see a UAC prompt, same as if the application
was manually launched. There's no way around this, but our users have
never complained.
<Fragment>
<CustomAction Id="SetElevatedAppTarget"
Property="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[#ElevatedApp.exe]" />
<CustomAction Id="LaunchElevatedApp" BinaryKey="WixCA"
DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" />
<UI Id="Activation">
<Publish Dialog="NitroExitDialog" Control="Finish"
Event="DoAction"
Value="SetElevatedAppTarget">
<![CDATA[NOT Installed]]>
</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="NitroExitDialog" Control="Finish"
Event="DoAction"
Value="LaunchElevatedApp">
<![CDATA[NOT Installed]]>
</Publish>
</UI>
</Fragment>
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Thomas Due <t...@scanvaegt.dk> wrote:
>>> So what is the conclusion? That what I am trying is basically impossible?
>
>> MSI will not launch an elevated process except as a deferred custom
>> action and you can't use those from the UI.
>
> I read that as a "yes".
>
> So, what is my options then? I will of course attempt the solution that
> Palbinder Sandher suggested, but is that really the only solution?
>
> I have run out of time on the subject for the time being, so I have to resign
> to the fact that people have to run the application manually on Windows Vista
> and 7.
> But since I will be returning to the subject, I just want to know If the
> custom action described in the manual is the only (possibly) way?
>
> In any event, thank you for your time.
>
> Med venlig hilsen / Best regards,
> Thomas Due - Software Developer
> Tel: +45 8678 5500 Fax: +45 8678 5210
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