The problem then becomes what is the expected result when your install is deployed via SCCM or similar tools, or simply invoke via a silent install. In that case, your CA will never run. The second option I provided would allow for you to initialize a default location yet still allow a silent install to provide an override to INSTALLLOCATION if you use http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/The-WiX-toolsets-Remember-Property-pattern.
-----Original Message----- From: Gavin Bray [mailto:gavb...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:02 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing outside ProgramFilesFolder The Sequence="ui" did the trick. Thanks very much for your assistance. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Hoover, Jacob <jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com>wrote: > Try adding Sequence="ui" to your SetProperty element. I can't remember > if AppSearch is executed twice. The next question would be how would > you allow a user to override this when installing with no UI, which I > would suggest using the "remember me property pattern" Rob had blogged > about a while back. > > > Another option from a quick search shows: > http://kentie.net/article/wixtipstricks/ > > TARGETDIR and the system partition > > When trying to install to a subdirectory of the system drive root (e.g. > 'C:\application'), it might sense to assume that in something like > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="SetupProject1"> > </Directory> > </Directory> > TARGETDIR refers to the system partition, as ProgramFilesFolder is > always given as a child of TARGETDIR. This is not the case; TARGETDIR > is the partition with the most free disk space. It can even be a > partition on an external hard drive. To set it to the true system > partition, use the below > approach: > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="WINDOWSVOLUME" > > <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="SetupProject1"> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <SetDirectory Id="WINDOWSVOLUME" Value="[WindowsVolume]"/> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gavin Bray [mailto:gavb...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 4:42 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing outside ProgramFilesFolder > > If I use the following then the value specified by the user does get used. > > <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLFOLDER" /> > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="MyApp"> > > So, I assume it somehow is related to using > > <SetProperty Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Value="[WindowsVolume]\MyApp" > Before="AppSearch"/> > > but I'm not sure how. > > Any suggestions are most welcome. > > Regards > Gavin > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 5:20 AM, Phil Wilson <phil.wil...@mvps.org> wrote: > > > It's hard to be specific, but it looks like the dialog you're using > > with its BrowseFolder result is not propagating the user input to > > TARGETDIR or INSTALLFOLDER. > > > > Phil W > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gavin Bray [mailto:gavb...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:29 PM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] Installing outside ProgramFilesFolder > > > > Hi > > > > I have a requirement to use C:\MyApp as the default installation > > directory rather than being user Program Files (x86). > > > > I also give the user the opportunity to specify a different directory. > > > > I'm using: > > > > <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLFOLDER" /> > > > > <SetProperty Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Value="[WindowsVolume]\MyApp" > > Before="AppSearch"/> > > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > > <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="MyApp"> At install time, the > > correct default directory of C:\MyApp is displayed (assuming the > > Windows volume is C:). > > > > However, if I specify a different directory (eg C:\MyApp2) during > > the setup then the default C:\MyApp is still used. > > > > How do I get this to work so that it defaults to C:\MyApp but the > > user supplied directory, if specified, is used? > > > > Thanks > > Gavin > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > ------ > > -- > > Everyone hates slow websites. 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