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EduOak
EduOak

Reputation: 47

Wix Bootstrapper is cancelled when UAC "Change when these notifications appear" is clicked

I've created a Wix Bootstrapper (v3.11) that install .NET 4.5 and then some MSI with my application. After checking the license agreement check-box and clicking Install button the UAC dialog pops up (which is expected).

However, if in the UAC dialog you click Show more details link and then click Change when these notifications appear link your installer will be cancelled and you will get a pop up dialog saying "User cancelled installation."

User cancelled installation error

Is there a way to prevent the installation to be cancelled and so the error dialog to be pop up?

Here is a simple Bundle.wxs sample that reproduces the issue.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
    xmlns:bal="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension"
    xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">

    <Bundle Name="Dummy_Setup_for_UAC_Test"
        Version="1.0.0.0"
        Manufacturer="Tester"
        UpgradeCode="37561e88-cadf-4b9c-94c3-5510325e51d2">

        <BootstrapperApplicationRef 
           Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" />

        <Chain>
            <PackageGroupRef Id="NetFx45Web"/>
        </Chain>
    </Bundle>
</Wix>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 172

Answers (1)

Bob Arnson
Bob Arnson

Reputation: 21896

When you click Change when these notifications appear, Windows cancels the elevation request. That's true for any UAC consent prompt. So it's not something you can change for a bundle.

Upvotes: 1

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