Created MSI, MSI Runs wont let users change problems.

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Hi All,

I have created an MSI, sent it to the client who now can't edit the one of the files. It appear as though the installer has created a read only directory and file (the MSI creates a directory and a couple of files) How can these be made alterable by the user? It does work correctly on a Windows XP box here. The user assures me, he is logged on as an Admin. Oh No not another week of this!

Glenn

Posted 28-Apr-14 4:53am

glennPattonWork3

Updated 28-Apr-14 5:02am

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Nelek 28-Apr-14 11:09am

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glennPattonWork3 28-Apr-14 11:13am

Sorry but ???? is that for the question

Nelek 29-Apr-14 6:11am

That ?????????? was because you were not explaining the situation in a way it is easy to understand what is happening. And without understanding What have you tried?[^] is a bit difficult to know how to help

glennPattonWork3 28-Apr-14 11:09am

Also update: I have gone to the properties in the MSI and checked all the files there ReadOnly permission is set to false. What is going on here!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-Apr-14 11:32am

??? :-)

[no name] 28-Apr-14 12:42pm

Welcome to setup creation hell. Are the files installed into Program Files? If they are to be editable, they should not be. You should be able to right click the folder and set the permissions on the folder to allow read/write operations.

glennPattonWork3 28-Apr-14 12:48pm

Mmmm, got other issues at the moment. Need to go back to this later. Matter of interest I have checked the Properties of the files and they are not read only!

[no name] 28-Apr-14 15:06pm

I have had the same "problem" before. The installer sets files to be read only using an apparently arbitrary set of rules. I have mostly set the files to be not read only after the installation has run.

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Rage · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-28T22:52:00

Solution 1

Here some thoughts:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1623843/msi-installer-file-folder-permissions[^]

Posted 28-Apr-14 22:52pm

Rage