Program Files folder nightmare!

[vic]

OK - I'm going nuts on deetermining the correct method of modifing files in
the "Program Files" folder. I have an Access application that installs the
MDE and other associated files into Program Files\AppName. These files are
packaged in an MSI file and used to install the app. However with UAC turned
on I can't update the MDE. The method I've been using is a self-extracting
zip file but I read where Vista requires that you use an installer to update
the Program Files folder. However, when I package the modification and
build a MSI file with a new MDE, it goes thru the process and appears to
have updated the folder with the new version but when you go to run it I
find it still has the old version.

What gives - I've scoured the web for solutions but nothing. If I rename
what appears to be the old version and run the re-named file I find that it
is the new version. This is very confusing.

Help!

Vic

 

[Lang Murphy]

OK - I'm going nuts on deetermining the correct method of modifing files
in the "Program Files" folder. I have an Access application that installs
the MDE and other associated files into Program Files\AppName. These
files are packaged in an MSI file and used to install the app. However
with UAC turned on I can't update the MDE. The method I've been using is
a self-extracting zip file but I read where Vista requires that you use an
installer to update the Program Files folder. However, when I package the
modification and build a MSI file with a new MDE, it goes thru the process
and appears to have updated the folder with the new version but when you
go to run it I find it still has the old version.

What gives - I've scoured the web for solutions but nothing. If I rename
what appears to be the old version and run the re-named file I find that
it is the new version. This is very confusing.

Help!

Vic

Vic,

Have you tried running the install msi as admin? (Right click on msi and
select Run As Administrator.)

Lang

 

[vic]

Vic,

Have you tried running the install msi as admin? (Right click on msi and
select Run As Administrator.)

Lang

The option to "Run as Administrator" is not available on msi files. However,
I did convert the msi to an exe file and ran it as Administrator and id did
not help.

Vic

 

[Lang Murphy]

The option to "Run as Administrator" is not available on msi files.
However, I did convert the msi to an exe file and ran it as Administrator
and id did not help.

Vic

Have you tried creating the app folder before running the msi and changing
permissions on it prior to running the install? I don't know if your app's
install will change permissions, but permissions on your app's folder would
be the next place I would investigate.

Lang

 

[vic]

Have you tried creating the app folder before running the msi and changing
permissions on it prior to running the install? I don't know if your app's
install will change permissions, but permissions on your app's folder
would be the next place I would investigate.

Lang

The initial install creates the app folder and everything is fine. The
problem is only when I need to send out a new MDE and I haven't been able to
replace the mde. I beleive the new version of the app is being sent to the
virtial store but I haven't been able to prove that. It seems the only
solution is to avoid using the Program Files folder.

 

[Lang Murphy]

The initial install creates the app folder and everything is fine. The
problem is only when I need to send out a new MDE and I haven't been able
to replace the mde. I beleive the new version of the app is being sent to
the virtial store but I haven't been able to prove that. It seems the only
solution is to avoid using the Program Files folder.

Hmm... could be... but... you didn't try changing the permissions -after-
the initial install?

Lang