3 replies to this topic

[kunju]

We have a msi package that does a per machine installation, does not support advertisement.
When i install it in admin mode and then log in as another user, and click on the application that i installed, it launches installer... ( the log shows that a feature is being reinstalled and in the log the command line shows REINSTALL=<feature name>)

Looking through the msi and checking to see if product or feature is advertised, checked the short cuts table everything is from source and per machine

any clues?

[hteichert]

Seems like you install something userspecific (for example Registrykeys to "HKCU" or files to the userprofiles).
Don't do this. It doesn't work on Terminal servers for example. Further info in
http://forum.install...?showtopic=7900 for example. Or search for "Terminal Server" in this forum.

[kunju]

I understand that is the reason why the install would start when i log in as another user...
Where is the information stored that triggers the installation on log in ...
thanks for the reply

[Zardoz]

Check the application event log for 1004 and 1001 MsiInstaller messages. One will tell you what started the repair and the other will tell you what resource was missing. From that information you can see in the MSI which components are causing the problem.