Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset

IIS extension failed to create WebSite/Virtual DIrectory on Vista SP1. IIS extension seems to require elevated privilege to read IIS metabase on Vista SP1 This problem was not happening Vista without SP1.

Please see the following information posted on WiX-users mailing list.

From: Hidemoto Yamauchi [mailto:yamau6809@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 14:08
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Rob Mensching
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] IIS extension failed on Vista SP1.

I need to make a correction for my statement in the previous email.

Adding 'msidbCustomActionTypeInScript +
msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate', of course I have to add
''msidbCustomActionTypeInScript' to specify
'msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate'', does prevent the error, but
WebSite/Virtual Directory are not created for some reason. So
specifiying this flag defeating purpose and this can not be used as a
workaround.

So only workaround for noe is executing MSI from admin prompt.

Sorry for posting incorrect information.

Thanks,
Hidemoto Yamauchi


On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Hidemoto Yamauchi <yamau6809@gmail.com> w=
rote:
> I have not checked the first point. I have to write small C/C++
> program to verify the requirement to use API. Or I have to dig the
> documentation.
>
> For the second point, I only need to do one of them to successfully insta=
ll.
>
> Thanks,
> Hidemto Yamauchi
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Rob Mensching
> <Rob.Mensching@microsoft.com> wrote:
>> This is scary. Is it possible that IIS changed the access to their API =
to require elevated privileges to *read* the Metabase in SP1? That would b=
e very bad.
>>
>> Did you have to do both steps (admin prompt and mark it Impersonate=3D"n=
o") to successfully install?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wix-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:wix-users-bounces@=
lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Hidemoto Yamauchi
>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 08:28
>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [WiX-users] IIS extension failed on Vista SP1.
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using V3.0.4116 to build a MSI file and I encountered the issue
>> when I tried to install a WiX generated MSI that creates a
>> WebSite/Virtual directory on Vista with SP1. The same MSI file could
>> successfully be installed on Vista without SP1.
>>
>> >From the error code E_ACCESSDENIED in the log file, it seems to me
>> that the issue is related to permissions to execute a custom action.
>> Based on that, I found two work around for the issue.
>> The first one is using Msiexec from administrator command prompt.
>> The second one is modifying the MSI with ORCA. So that 'ConfigureIIs'
>> custom action is executed in system context by adding
>> 'msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate'.
>> However, both of them are not practical.
>>
>> The following is more detail.
>>
>> First, the following is the snippet from the wxs file.
>> ...
>> <Component Id=3D"C_VDir"
>> Guid=3D"{A93949CE-DBD5-408e-825D-FF2595E1B6EE}" DiskId=3D"1"
>> KeyPath=3D"yes">
>> <CreateFolder />
>> <iis:WebVirtualDir Id=3D"VD_WiXWebDeploy" Alias=3D"WiXWebDeploy"
>> Directory=3D"INSTALLLOCATION" WebSite=3D"InstallToVdir">
>> <iis:WebApplication Id=3D"WA_WiXWebDeploy" Name=3D"WiXWebDepl=
oy" />
>> </iis:WebVirtualDir>
>> </Component>
>> ...
>> <iis:WebSite Id=3D"InstallToVdir" Description=3D"Default Web Site">
>> <iis:WebAddress Id=3D"InstallToVDirRootWebAddress" Port=3D"80"/>
>> </iis:WebSite>
>> ...
>>
>> And, the following is the snippet from the log file which contains some =
detail.
>> ...
>> MSI (s) (FC:C4) [15:30:04:439]: Doing action: ConfigureIIs
>> Action 15:30:04: ConfigureIIs. Configuring IIS
>> Action start 15:30:04: ConfigureIIs.
>> MSI (s) (FC:E0) [15:30:04:470]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
>> C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBA5F.tmp, Entrypoint: ConfigureIIs
>> MSI (s) (FC!B8) [15:30:04:611]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding
>> StartMetabaseTransaction property. Its value is 'ScaConfigureIIs'.
>> MSI (s) (FC!B8) [15:30:04:627]: Doing action: StartMetabaseTransaction
>> Action 15:30:04: StartMetabaseTransaction. Starting IIS Metabase Transac=
tion
>> Action start 15:30:04: StartMetabaseTransaction.
>> 1: Starting IIS Metabase Transaction
>> Action ended 15:30:04: StartMetabaseTransaction. Return value 1.
>> MSI (s) (FC!B8) [15:30:04:642]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding
>> RollbackMetabaseTransaction property. Its value is 'ScaConfigureIIs'.
>> MSI (s) (FC!B8) [15:30:04:658]: Doing action: RollbackMetabaseTransactio=
n
>> Action 15:30:04: RollbackMetabaseTransaction. Rolling back IIS
>> Metabase Transaction
>> Action start 15:30:04: RollbackMetabaseTransaction.
>> 1: Rolling back IIS Metabase Transaction
>> Action ended 15:30:04: RollbackMetabaseTransaction. Return value 1.
>> MSI (s) (FC!B8) [15:30:04:673]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding
>> CommitMetabaseTransaction property. Its value is 'ScaConfigureIIs'.
>> MSI (s) (FC!B8) [15:30:04:673]: Doing action: CommitMetabaseTransaction
>> Action 15:30:04: CommitMetabaseTransaction. Committing IIS Metabase Tran=
saction
>> Action start 15:30:04: CommitMetabaseTransaction.
>> 1: Committing IIS Metabase Transaction
>> Action ended 15:30:04: CommitMetabaseTransaction. Return value 1.
>>
>> ConfigureIIs: Error 0x80070005: Failed to find web root
>> ConfigureIIs: Error 0x80070005: failed to read IIsWebSite table
>> Error 26002. Failed to read IIsWebSite table. (-2147024891 )
>> MSI (s) (FC!B8) [15:30:06:427]: Product: WiXWebDeploy -- Error 26002.
>> Failed to read IIsWebSite table. (-2147024891 )
>>
>> Action ended 15:30:06: ConfigureIIs. Return value 3.
>> ..
>> I removed MSIHANDLE messages from above.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestion?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Hidemoto Yamauchi
>>