One may want to take a look at HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices. Adding a proper entry there creates a SUBST like drive that should be system wide not just for the user. Once you create the entry, reboot for it to be applied.
I would assume Rob's comment on the SUBST drives would be caused by the system account not having visibility of the user specific SUBST, where as the registry key mentioned it would. -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:27 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing VS2010 support Windows Installer does *not* like SUBST drives. On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Kenneth Porter <sh...@sewingwitch.com>wrote: > --On Friday, April 13, 2012 10:12 AM -0700 Kenneth Porter > <sh...@sewingwitch.com> wrote: > > > I ran the wix36.exe from the Codeplex website and see the package > > installed on Vista 64 Ultimate under C:\Program Files (x86). But I don't > > see the WiX project option in the VS2010 New Project dialog. Did I miss > > a step? I have VS2010 installed to G:\msvs10 (on an external USB drive > > that I keep all my active data on). > > Solved, of course right after I report it. > > I completely uninstalled and re-installed WiX and now it appears. I think > it was related to an issue with the subst command. I had my old G: drive > die this week and replaced it with another drive that had the same > structure backed up in a subdirectory. I used subst to make that > subdirectory appear as G:. But subst is per-user and Administrator doesn't > see the mapping, so when I installed WiX, it didn't see my VS2010 > installation. I ran cmd.exe as Administrator to set the subst mapping and > the complete re-install of WiX picked up the VS2010 installation. Repair > was not sufficient to accomplish this. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
