Re: [WiX-users] Need a custom action with UAC elevated privileges before InstallInitialize

[Wilson, P. <Phi...@wo...>]

"No. It sounds like what you want is to install everything and configure the product after it's installed."

Hear Hear!  Many (if not most) install issues come from complicating an install with configuration tasks. It's nearly always easier and cheaper to have configuration using programs that run in a normal user environment and can be debugged and tested without having to wait for a working setup.

Phil Wilson

From: wix...@li... [mailto:wix...@li...] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:27 PM
To: Peter Walke
Cc: wix...@li...
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Need a custom action with UAC elevated privileges before InstallInitialize

Peter Walke wrote:
I have to register a com dll at the beginning of our installation.  We need to use the logic contained within the dll to inspect machines on the network during the install.  Therefore, it is not feasible to defer this custom action.  Is there any way to elevate the user's privileges right when they double click the MSI?

No. It sounds like what you want is to install everything and configure the product after it's installed.



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