Are you using
InstallPrivileges="elevated"
InstallScope="perMachine"/>
in <Package Id=
?
I've done it this way...give it a try. I to am running on windows 7
<CustomAction Id="ScriptForRemove"
Directory="TARGETDIR"
ExeCommand="cmd.exe /c sc delete something"
Return="check"
Execute="deferred"
Impersonate="no" />
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can someone show me code that can successfully do it?
>
> I tried:
>
> <CustomAction Id='Mklink' Directory="myDir"
> ExeCommand='[SystemFolder]cmd.exe /K mklink /D mylink
> "[$(var.linkDest)]"' Execute="deferred" Impersonate="no" />
>
> <InstallExecuteSequence>
> <Custom Action="Mklink"
> Before="InstallFinalize">$needALinkForThisComp=3</Custom> <!-- runs at
> install of that Compoent Id -->
>
> </InstallExecuteSequence>
>
> I'm running on Windows 7
>
> The cmd window that pops up (titled: "Administrator:
> C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe") indicates that the System user doesn't have
> permission to make a symbolic link (thanks Microsoft!):
> "You do not have sufficient privilege to perform this operation."
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
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