I suspect a LoadUserProfile is done for the user in question. That's what contains those kinds of paths etc.
Phil W -----Original Message----- From: Andy Clugston [mailto:clug...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:04 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Windows Installer and Process Environment Block I am working on an installation sequencer. The heart of the sequencer is a Windows system service that launches the install processes (typically msiexec) as they come in. The sequencer service is grabbing the environment block of the logged on user (this has been verified) and passing this block to CreateProcess(). In addition, any variable expansion on the command is expanded based on the currently logged on user. I see an issue where installation packages that target the user profile paths (AppData, etc.) ends up in the systemprofile instead. If the installation package is "run by hand" outside of the service, the files, etc. end up where they are supposed to which is in the currently logged on user's profile paths. How does Windows Installer determine the user profile / environment block when msiexec is executed? It apparently is not inheriting the environment from my sequencer service process, otherwise the profile data would end up in the right spot. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/en/legal/default.aspx. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
