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Msi Install issue on windows 7

I have crated Msi Installer using visual studio setup and Install project.My set up is working fine on some machine but on it works fine only when I am installing that set up using command prompt with admin privilege else installer completed but I am not able to see any file in programme file. So what can be issue?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 136

Answers (1)

PhilDW
PhilDW

Reputation: 20790

I think Visual Studio generated MSIs behave badly when they require admin privilege but you don't use it. I think you'll find they install all the files to C:\ somewhere. The essential question is not if the files are there, oddly enough, but whether you see an entry in Add/Remove Programs (Programs&Features) because that means the install succeeded, because you don't mention an error the install rolling back. I think you are saying that there is an entry there.

Did you mark the install as for Everyone or Just me? That seems to make a difference, and I suspect you have a Just me install, which still means that you need admin privilege if you install to restricted locations. The Just me install does not mean a limited user can write to restricted parts of the system.

Upvotes: 1

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