On 5/7/2015 11:04 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Hi, > > Have a look at InstallShield Limited in VS 2010 and up. Under the Application > Information > General Information section all I do is set the ALLUSERS switch > to "ALLUSERS=""(Per-user installation). > > Then in the Application Files area I have it install to Program Files. When I > run the .msi the UAC dialog comes up and I select Yes and it installs without > issue.
Yeah, I believe, technically, a true per-user installation should never trigger a UAC prompt. If you _need_ to replicate _that_ behavior in WiX, try removing the installScope declaration entirely, and set ALLUSERS="". That will probably cause Windows Installer to do a UAC bump, so you can access Program Files. That said, installing to Program Files really isn't "per-user"... and I suspect someone else on this list will be able to provide a better explanation of why trying to continue down the same path is a horrible idea, and if there are scenarios where it might break? > > The process is slightly different for Setup and Deployment but still similar > that I set it to per-user and install to Program Files without issue. > > This is something for you to think about anyway. > > Also over the last 15 - 18 years I have never installed an application on any > of my computers to anywhere other than Program Files; whether it was > per-machine or not. > > I didn't know users/<user name>/AppData/Local/Programs existed until now. Just out of curiosity, are you accessing that by setting MSIINSTALLPERUSER = 1 ? -Zig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
