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rohitvk
rohitvk

Reputation: 277

creating installer for powerpoint addin

I have a powerpoint addin which I want to deploy using installer.

Main requirement is any normal user (non-admin) should be able to install it.

For that I've created a windows installer that copies necessary files to %appdata% and makes registry changes as required under HKCU.

But the problem is non-admin user is prompted for admin password when he tries to install the msi.

I ain't writing anything to HKLM and also copying files to users own directory, still encountering this problem.

What approach should I use in order to make my addin install by non-admin user.

I am using VS 2008 SP1.

Please help!

Thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 250

Answers (2)

rohitvk
rohitvk

Reputation: 277

This step solved my problem:

"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v6.0A\\Bin\\MsiInfo.exe\" $(BuiltOuputPath) -w 10"

where $(BuiltOuputPath) is path to your .msi file.

Note: It flips bit 3 of the word count property in the summary information stream to signal no credential prompt is required.

Upvotes: 0

Bogdan Mitrache
Bogdan Mitrache

Reputation: 11023

You should also make sure the install type of the package is set to per-user. I don't know if VS has an option to set this or is controlled automatically. Other tools, like Advanced Installer, can easily set this from a combo, in this tool available in Install Parameters page.

You can create your installer with the free edition, just make sure you create a "Simple" project, it has all the features you need. Any other project types requires a license.

Upvotes: 1

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