Windows Installer runs EXE-style custom actions by calling CreateProcess, which does not allow UAC prompting, and will fail if the OS Loader considers that the prompt would have been required.
I believe that the WixShellExec custom action should work for you. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Adams [mailto:p...@cbord.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 8:24 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Execute program on exit Hi. I have an issue with a WIX installer that runs a custom action using the "Finish" button in the exit dialog. I've tried to follow the tutorials/examples (which are wonderful, btw), but my action fails for Server 2008 installs. The same MSI works fine for Server 2003. Currently, I'm blaming the UAC for this, but I'm not 100% sure. The problem seems security related, but if I turn off UAC (never notify setting), I get the same problem and log file error. I'd prefer to keep this action in the final UI screen as I like the checkbox that users can use to control the action. I can give that up if things need to run outside the UI sequence (I've read about using a deferred custom action w/ impersonate="no", but have not tried that yet). The program I'd like to run is a managed code exe (C#) that is our configuration tool. It basically edits an XML file, validates configuration values, etc and is also intended to run after installation for configuration changes. After the install on 2008 I can run the tool fine either by a double click or the command line -- I do get the UAC prompt when running the exe (which is what I expect). The exe has a proper UAC manifest that states that the requestedExecutionLevel is "requireAdministrator". Relevant details: When running the installer as an admin, I get the UAC prompt as expected. ALLUSER=1 (the installer is for a windows service) I've set up WIX properties to show the checkbox and prompt on the exit dialog: <Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX" Value="1"/> <CustomAction Id="StartAppOnExit" FileKey="NetMenuCMFile" ExeCommand="" Execute="immediate" Impersonate="yes" Return="check" /> <Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT" Value="!(loc.OnExitCheckboxText)" /> <UI> .... <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Order="1" Event="DoAction" Value="StartAppOnExit">WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX</Publish> </UI> The verbose log contains this about the failure: Action 17:34:12: ExitDialog. Dialog created MSI (c) (28:24) [17:34:14:502]: Doing action: StartAppOnExit MSI (c) (28:24) [17:34:14:502]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action 17:34:14: StartAppOnExit. Action start 17:34:14: StartAppOnExit. MSI (c) (28:24) [17:34:14:505]: Note: 1: 1721 2: StartAppOnExit 3: C:\Program Files\CBORD\DataService\NetMenuCM.exe 4: Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: StartAppOnExit, location: C:\Program Files\CBORD\DataService\NetMenuCM.exe, command: MSI (c) (28:24) [17:34:19:177]: Product: CBORD Data Service for GFS (8.6.100.3433) -- Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: StartAppOnExit, location: C:\Program Files\CBORD\DataService\NetMenuCM.exe, command: Action ended 17:34:19: StartAppOnExit. Return value 3. DEBUG: Error 2896: Executing action StartAppOnExit failed. The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2896. The arguments are: StartAppOnExit, , Action ended 17:34:19: ExitDialog. Return value 3. I'm wondering if I'm missing some WIX setting that would allow such actions to work on Server 2008. Also, what is considered "best practice" for running such programs? Thanks for any help. Paul Adams Advisory Software Engineer The CBORD Group, Inc. 1317 Hague Rd St. Paul, MN 55104 T: 651.602.0262 F: (by request) p...@cbord.com www.cbord.com <http://www.cbord.com/> Headquarters 61 Brown Road Ithaca, NY 14850 T: 607.257.2410 F: 607.257.1902 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
