I think Christopher was trying to say that you cannot install an event log Per-User since it requires access to a Per-Machine registry location. I am not aware of Per-User event logs either.
Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Digital Channels Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: John Bergman [mailto:john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 1:06 PM > To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Per User Install Question - Eventlog Message Dll > Placement? > > That's my point. > > My install is Per-User, but I don't want a Per-User placement or registration > of > the Eventlog Resource Dll. Will the installer just magically handle the > registration of the eventlog and dll via reference counting? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:00 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; General discussion > for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Per User Install Question - Eventlog Message Dll > Placement? > > > > I wasn't aware that you could have a per-user event log as the registry > (HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog ) used by the EventLog > service is in HKLM. Therefore I don't se how you could have a per-user > message file. > > > Am I missing something? > > ---------------------------------------- > > From: "John Bergman" <john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:54 PM > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Subject: [WiX-users] Per User Install Question - Eventlog Message Dll > Placement? > > > I have a Per-User application and a WiX installer that is working for us > quite well now. > > > I was recently asked to improve our eventlog capabilities by writing to a > custom eventlog. I have created the message dll, and have it all > registering correctly using the util:Eventlog utilities method. > > > My question is one of placement. Since this is a per-user application, > where should I place the message dll? It seems wrong that it would be > placed for each user. Anyone have any guidance on how this should really be > done? > > > Thanks, > > John > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > Systems Optimization Self Assessment > > Improve efficiency and utilization of IT resources. Drive out cost and > > improve service delivery. Take 5 minutes to use this Systems Optimization > > Self Assessment. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51450054/ > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Systems Optimization Self Assessment > Improve efficiency and utilization of IT resources. Drive out cost and > improve service delivery. Take 5 minutes to use this Systems Optimization > Self Assessment. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51450054/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Systems Optimization Self Assessment > Improve efficiency and utilization of IT resources. Drive out cost and > improve service delivery. Take 5 minutes to use this Systems Optimization > Self Assessment. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51450054/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Systems Optimization Self Assessment Improve efficiency and utilization of IT resources. Drive out cost and improve service delivery. Take 5 minutes to use this Systems Optimization Self Assessment. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51450054/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
