If you really want a per-user package, it's easier to just set Package/@InstallScope='perUser' and remove the ALLUSERS and MSIINSTALLPERUSER properties completely.
-----Original Message----- From: Sascha Sertel [mailto:sascha.ser...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 1:18 PM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] dual-purpose installer (ALLUSERS=2) and Bootstrapper I think I figured it out! Typing up what I've done so far helped :-) I had tried out so many things that I hadn't noticed I accidentally dropped the MSIINSTALLPERUSER Property at some point. Putting back <Property Id="MSIINSTALLPERUSER" Value="1" /> in my software package resolved the elevation issues in the bundle and .NET Framework and C++ Runtime install fine as well as my user software package. Yay! On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Wesley Manning <wmann...@dynagen.ca>wrote: > " My software package uses a folder underneath ProgramFilesFolder as > the target folder and I was expecting that on Win7 and up in a > per-user install it automatically translates to LocalAppDataFolder instead." > > I think Vista maybe but I think windows 7 doesn't do that. > Don't quote me. I just vaguely remember reading something about that. > Maybe someone else can chime in. > > Wes > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sascha Sertel [mailto:sascha.ser...@gmail.com] > Sent: January-24-14 4:18 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] dual-purpose installer (ALLUSERS=2) and > Bootstrapper > > Let me clarify a bit to tell you what I'm trying to do, what I've > tried, and what I thought isn't currently working: > > Goal: Build a WiX installer for my software which installs .NET > Framework > 4.5.1 if needed, C++ Runtime if needed, and my software. My software > needs to be installed per-user, i.e. it should go into AppData\Local, > not Program Files. > > My understanding is > - To accomplish my goal I need three components: .NET Framework 4.5.1 > package (provided by NetFx extension), C++ Runtime merge module, and > MSI for my software > - The two prerequisites needs to be installed on a per-machine > (elevated) level, my software on a per-user level > > This is what I've tried: > Attempt 1. Created a WiX bundle with two packages inside the Chain element: > A PackageGroupRef for NetFx451Web, and an MsiPackage that includes my > software as well as the C++ merge module. > Problem: This wouldn't build because my software Package had > InstallScope perUser but apparently the C++ merge module forced > ALLUSERS="1" which conflicted with the perUser setting. This problem > went away when I took the merge module out of the package. > > Attempt 2: Created a WiX bundle with three packages inside the Chain > element: A PackageGroupRef for NetFx451Web, an MsiPackage for my C++ > Runtime merge module (InstallScope perMachine), and an MsiPackage for > my software (InstallScope perUser). > Problem: When running the resulting bundle it would prompt for > elevation (which is fine), then install .NET Framework fine, then > install the merge module fine, but throw an error for my perUser > package: "The installer has insufficient privileges to access this > directory: C:\Program Files\<product>. The installation cannot > continue. Log on as administrator or contact your system administrator." > > My software package uses a folder underneath ProgramFilesFolder as the > target folder and I was expecting that on Win7 and up in a per-user > install it automatically translates to LocalAppDataFolder instead. > > I thought from what I had gathered in this thread is that once the > bundle gets elevated permissions it will also try to run my software > package in forced per machine mode but without elevation, and > therefore fails when trying to access the Program Files directory. > > Your last remark sounds though as if this should work. Please help me > understand what I'm doing wrong. > > // Sascha > > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com > >wrote: > > > If you package is per-user then Burn handles that correctly. It will > > elevate only if necessary (i.e installing per-machine prerequisites) > > and install your per-user package. Burn is *designed* to handle > > that > correctly. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sascha [mailto:sascha.ser...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 10:51 AM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] dual-purpose installer (ALLUSERS=2) and > > Bootstrapper > > > > I just ran into this exact same issue and have been trying to find a > > suitable solution. I need to install the .NET Framework and also a > > newer > > C++ runtime as per-machine prerequisites but my software on a > > C++ per-user > > basis. > > > > Would using the managed bootstrapper help get around this issue by > > any chance? My understanding is that using the managed bootstrapper > > means there are actually two bootstrappers, one that takes care of > > installing .NET Framework if needed, and then the managed one that > > gets > launched after. > > > > If the "inner" managed bootstrapper is capable of doing a regular > > per-user install after the "outer" native bootstrapper installs the > > .NET Framework, that would solve most of this issue. I say most > > because I also need to install the C++ runtime, but for now I could > > resort to deploy the C++ DLLs locally with my app instead of using > > the > merge module. > > > > I'm looking at some of the managed bootstrapper tutorials and blob > > posts right now and will slap something together to try out this > > theory, but if anybody already knows the answer that would be even > > better. I'll post another reply with my findings once I'm done. > > > > The only other alternative I see is using some other means like a > > simple batch file to execute multiple bundles in series, that way I > > would have one bundle with .NET and C++ runtime in it which would > > run per-machine or just the MSIs for those without a bundle, and > > then another bundle with my per-user software MSI. Not ideal > > especially for issues and error conditions, but better than asking > > my end-user to run a couple of MSIs manually. > > > > // Sascha > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/dual-p > > ur pose-installer-ALLUSERS-2-and-Bootstrapper-tp7591740p7592050.html > > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > -------- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. > > Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For > > Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. > > Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. > > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg. > > clktrk _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > -------- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. > > Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For > > Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. > > Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. > > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg. > > clktrk _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. > Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical > Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. > Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg. > clktrk _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. > Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical > Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. > Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg. > clktrk _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. 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