With MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1 on Windows 7 and above the ProgramFilesFolder location gets automatically rerouted to LocalAppDataFolder if running a per-User install.
This MSDN article shows where all the folder locations point to in per-machine vs. per-user installs: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd765197(v=vs.85).aspx // Sascha On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> wrote: > No. That's a per-machine location. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wesley Manning [mailto:wmann...@dynagen.ca] > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 7:54 AM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] dual-purpose installer (ALLUSERS=2) and > Bootstrapper > > So per users can installer to C:\Program Files\ ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sascha Sertel [mailto:sascha.ser...@gmail.com] > Sent: January-24-14 6:45 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] dual-purpose installer (ALLUSERS=2) and > Bootstrapper > > No I did not set ALLUSERS directly. > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> > wrote: > > > Did you have ALLUSERS set the whole time as well? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sascha Sertel [mailto:sascha.ser...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 2:21 PM > > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] dual-purpose installer (ALLUSERS=2) and > > Bootstrapper > > > > I always had Package/@InstallScope='perUser', that never changed. > > > > But the key thing for me to get it to work was MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1, > > without it I kept getting the insufficient privileges error both in > > the bundle and when running the stand-alone MSI. > > > > // Sascha > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Burn does lots of work to make this scenario work (per-machine > > > prerequisites and one or more per-user packages). It's unique among > > > bootstrappers because it does it in all the right user contexts and > > > all that. I saw a follow up email from you on a fork of this thread > > > that found the most important thing: You need to make sure your > > > per-user package is truly per-user. The easiest way to do that is > > > to > > use: > > > Package/@InstallScope='perUser'. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sascha Sertel [mailto:sascha.ser...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 12:18 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. 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