I would say that as a hack you could write a program that modifies/adds the manifest resource. it's not so much complicated.
On 11/01/2013 15:23, Raphael DUCOM wrote: > Hi Rob, > > Can you confirm there is no workaround letting us to put > <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" /> > into the BA manifest ? > > Waiting for your answer, > Thanks in advance, > Bests, > > Raphael DUCOM > > > > Raphael DUCOM > Développeur > Tel : | Fax : +33 979 999 341 > Web : www.prodware.fr > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : Raphael DUCOM > Envoyé : mardi 8 janvier 2013 16:44 > À : 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' > Objet : RE: Bootstrapper manifest > > Rob, I agree with you that all can be made with custom actions, but we have > implemented a custom installer which drives the MSI MSP installation with the > WiX Engine, and drives our custom installation Task with specific actions > which fits better our specific needs: > > The reason why we don't use CustomActions and have made the choice to > implement a custom boostrapper/installer is the WiX inability to correctly > manages multi-instance installations on a single machine with heterogeneous > environments for each instance (dependencies, configurations, etc). The way > WiX let developers create a multi-instance installer wasn't sufficient four > our needs. Moreover we have had the need to implement specific actions for > database update (we have a really specific way to make sql schema updates) > directly depending on SQL / IIS configuration, then we have had the need to > implement a working system in order to correctly configure a IIS and a SQL in > a multi-instance mode, without all the actually related problems WiX > encounter. > > For all these reasons, we have made the choice to only use WiX to drives the > msi / msp installations, and have the hand on all the things WiX don't know > how to do, or is really too hard to implement and debug with WiX. > > Now we have a working system, as soon as the use run the installer with "Run > As Administrator", so I'd really like to know if you have an idea to let us > give a better UI experience.... > > Thanks in advance... > Bests, > > Raphaël > > > Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper manifest > From: Rob Mensching <rob@ro...> - 2013-01-08 15:19 > I don't understand why you can't put the operations that modify the machine > in a package in the Chain. You say you have to do it in the BA but not why. > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Raphael DUCOM <rducom@...> wrote: > > Rob, that's why I said : " I'm working on a boostrapper which really needs > elevated privileges in order to completely install our solution. ( I know I > normally shouldn't do that, but we don't have choice because of the specific > components needed to be install ). " > > So, is there a way to alter / driver / update the Bundle manifest before > generation or once generated ? On just include a resource file into the > Bundle project (as in normal projects), in order to control the executable > manifest ? > > Please, I understood your point of view, and the fact you have to drive the > way people uses WiX, but we only have this option in order to manipulate the > elements we need to manipulate. We are in production environments, and using > really specific technologies, all is working fine except the fact we have to > put a message saying "you must run this "as administrator" because we have no > way at the moment to just modify the manifest of the generated bundle > executable... > > We just need to put a <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" > uiAccess="false" /> into this manifest... In order to give a "normal" / > "usual" user experience... (think about nullsoft for example, I believe there > is no restriction at this level) > > Hoping you can drive us to a working workaround... > > Bests, > > > -------------------------------- > Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper manifest > From: Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> - 2013-01-08 14:17 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper manifest > > Your BootstrapperApplication should not be modifying machine state at all. > Machine state changes should be in "packages" (MSI, EXE, MSP, etc.) that are > listed in the Bundle/Chain element. Your BA can then control which packages > are installed. > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : Raphael DUCOM > Envoyé : mardi 8 janvier 2013 09:58 > À : wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Objet : Re: Bootstrapper manifest > > Hi Rob, > > Many Thanks for your answer, but I believe I didn't give a good explanation... > When you say "put stuff that modifies the machine in the Chain and elevate", > I think you mean "using a custom action which elevates" like <CustomAction > .... Execute="deferred" Impersonate="no" /> isn't it ? > > My scenario is different, I use the BootstrapperApplication class in order to > implement our custom installer, and lot of specific actions are implemented > inside our UI installer and not as CustomActions. This installer UI also > drives the installation of msi via the wix Engine. > > So I need a way to elevate the process which instantiate and run the > BootstrapperApplication class, not CustomAction. And for instance, I believe > the only way is to alter / update the bootstrapper exe manifest. > > Is there a way to do that ? > > Thanks in advance, > Bests, > > Raphael DUCOM, > > -------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 06:06:41 -0800 > From: Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Bootstrapper manifest > > Burn will elevate the install much the same way that the Windows Installer > elevates the install. Make sure you put all your stuff that modifies the > machine (aka: requires elevation) in the Chain and it will be elevated. > > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 3:27 AM, Raphael DUCOM <rdu...@prodware.fr> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I'm working on a boostrapper wich really needs elevated privileges in >> order to completly install our solution. (I know I normally should'nt >> do that, but we don't have choice because of the specific components >> needed to be install). >> I'm searching a way to define a specific manifest file for a generated >> bootstrapper executable. >> I'm aware of the already answered forum posts (in 2011) : >> - >> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Manifest >> -for-Burn-Bootstrapper-td6605859.html >> - >> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-how >> -to-elevate-BA-Manifest-for-Burn-Bootstrapper-Continue-td6855345.html >> >> I have tried embed manifest with mt.exe with no success, same error as >> the second post. (mt.exe : general error c101008c: Failed to read the >> manifest from the resource of file "C:\ ..... >> MyInstall_1.0.107.41.exe.manifest". >> The binary is not a valid Windows image.) I also have tried the >> Elevate() function of BA, which doesn't elevate the context at all. >> >> But when looking in depth to my generated executable with Mitec EXE >> Explorer, I found there is a manifest embed into it (you will fin dit >> at the end of this mail) >> >> My question is : >> - Is there a way to embed or define a manifest with more recent (3.7) >> version of WiX while generating a Bundle EXE ? (with specific candle >> or light parameters ?) >> - Is it possible to alter or modify the manifest once the bundle >> executable is generated ? (with mage.exe ?) >> - Is there a workaround other than "no, you just don't have to elevate >> privileges" ? >> >> Thanks in advance, we are really stuck on this... >> >> Bests, >> Raphael DUCOM > > ________________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and > much more. 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