MSI "Run as administrator" Context Menu for Vista
Created: 03 Apr 2007 | Updated: 20 Nov 2008 | 8 comments
If you are using Vista with UAC enabled, you may have noticed that some existing MSI packages may not install as expected.
Here's a fix.
The reason is because Windows Installer by default doesn't elevate to higher privileges until it is about to actually start doing work in the install sequence.
The attached .REG file adds a "Run as administrator" option to the context menu for .MSI files. This forces an elevation prompt before the .MSI is run so the entire install session is run with elevated privileges.
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I didn't try this way but I'll keep it in mind for the next time.
Thanks for this suggestion.
Regards
PM
If you repackage w/the latest version of Wise Package Studio does it automatically add this check?
Jonathan Jesse Practice Principal ITS Partners
I don't exactly understand your question. All this does is add a new context menu item in Windows Explorer for MSI files. It doesn't do anything to the packages themselves. This registry setting could be added to the WPS install itself so that it would be available to repackagers working with WPS on Vista.
This registry setting is doing a great job, and makes the work easier.
You never forget to set the correct permission, because this reg key does it for you.
Great tip.
regards
erik
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cool
I use this all the time. It beats having to make an .EXE wrapper for the MSI in order to enable the right-click "Run as Administrator" option. It was a great find!
Great stuff !!!!
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Excellent.. Thanks
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