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[Seany]

Hi

 

I'm using Installshield 2010 Premier edition.

 

As part of my install I'm creating an empty folder that needs to have Read\Write permissions granted on it.

 

Whatver Ive tried doesnt seem to work (i think it actually works on an XP machine but not a Windows 7 machine)

 

Here is what ive done in my installshield project:

• Navigate to "General Information" (Lefthand pane)
• Set Locked-Down Permissions to "Custom InstallShield handling"
• Navigate to "Application Data"
• Right-click the root folder where program is to be installed
• Click "Properties"
• Click button "Permissions"
• Right-click top half of screen in white box area labeled "Name(s)"
• Select context menu item "New"
• Remove domain user leaving this field blank
• Added user "Authenticated Users"
• Select check boxes in lower area ("Read & execute", "List Folder Contents", "Read", "Write")
• Click button "Advanced"
• Check checkbox "Apply these permissions to child objects"

After installing on an XP machine I can save files to the folder I created. So it seems to work.

 

But on a Windows 7 machine I get the standard  'You do not have permission to save files in this location' message.

 

Any advice of help is much appreciated

 

Thanks

Edited by Seany, 28 October 2013 - 11:59.

[Stefan Krueger]

I don't understand what you are doing here. The permissions you give ("Read & execute", "List Folder Contents", "Read") don't include "Write", so why do you expect to get write permissions?

[Seany]

Apologies for my confusing post I had of course set "Write" permission as well, Ive edited the original post to add "Write"

[Stefan Krueger]

Please right click the Folder after Installation and verify it's permissions. Have they been added?

[Seany]

No the permissions don't appear to have been added.

[Seany]

Hi

 

I'm pretty sure now that it is the UAC that is stopping this working.

 

I disabled the UAC and was able to save a file to my created folder.

 

I then tried again with UAC on and once again could not save to my folder.

 

Apart from turning off UAC before installing is there way around this that anyone is aware of?

 

Thanks

[Stefan Krueger]

I wonder why adding the permission fails. Is there anything in the log? Could you try another Group Name, or a single user name, just for testing? Or use Windows Installer's built in handling? Or use Process Monitor from SysInternals to see if there are any issues applying the permissions.

[Seany]

I will investigate your suggestions and post any findings thanks

[Seany]

I think I may have figured this out.

 

I noticed that somehow I had created several components in a different feature that where also setting permissions on the folder that i was having problems with. I guess while developing the project I had somehow done this i can't really say for sure.

 

It seems that these several components were somehow clashing resulting in 'no write' permission on my folder. Once I removed the superfluous components it seemed to work as I was hoping.

 

I'm still not quite sure what difference disabling the UAC had.

 

Thanks for the advice and time.