Vista - Uninstall fails on Vista - seems not to elevate

I have been doing some msi package installation testing on Windows Vista
Beta2 with UAC enabled. I have a Windows Installer package which installs
fine. However, when I uninstall from Add/Remove Programs the uninstall fails
during InstallValidate with the following error:

"Error 1321. The Installer has insufficient privileges to modify file X"

The file in question has security which allows local Administrators full
control, but gives no rights to standard Users ie. not even Read access.

I am logged on as an Administrator with Windows UAC enabled. Hence, when I
begin the Uninstall I am asked to "elevate privileges" by Windows, which I
agree to.

I believe this means the Installation should be running with full Admin
access, just like pre-Vista, or like having UAC turned off. However, it looks
like at this point in the Uninstallation, the Installer doesn't really have
Admin access as it can't read the file.

If I turn UAC off, via the local security policy, the Uninstall completes no
problem.

Is UAC elevation working correctly here? Any ideas?

J

They are still working out the issues. You should report this:
For Feedback:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=55160

Feedback reporting tool:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=43655
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"Joel_D" <Joel_D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11214CD2-E97E-4615-B246-75D8AC6BAC59@microsoft.com...
>
> I have been doing some msi package installation testing on Windows Vista
> Beta2 with UAC enabled. I have a Windows Installer package which installs
> fine. However, when I uninstall from Add/Remove Programs the uninstall
> fails
> during InstallValidate with the following error:
>
> "Error 1321. The Installer has insufficient privileges to modify file X"
>
> The file in question has security which allows local Administrators full
> control, but gives no rights to standard Users ie. not even Read access.
>
> I am logged on as an Administrator with Windows UAC enabled. Hence, when I
> begin the Uninstall I am asked to "elevate privileges" by Windows, which I
> agree to.
>
> I believe this means the Installation should be running with full Admin
> access, just like pre-Vista, or like having UAC turned off. However, it
> looks
> like at this point in the Uninstallation, the Installer doesn't really
> have
> Admin access as it can't read the file.
>
> If I turn UAC off, via the local security policy, the Uninstall completes
> no
> problem.
>
> Is UAC elevation working correctly here? Any ideas?
>
> J

Thanks, will do.

Is there any way of getting confirmation that this is a bug that will be
fixed, or at least it is recognised as an MS issue, rather than my issue?

J

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> They are still working out the issues. You should report this:
> For Feedback:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=55160
>
> Feedback reporting tool:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=43655
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> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta

UAC right now is an ongoing issue, all I can say is, they are working onti.
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"Joel_D" <JoelD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02B3FFAF-E7D8-40F3-BD4F-4F17A3DE1D81@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, will do.
>
> Is there any way of getting confirmation that this is a bug that will be
> fixed, or at least it is recognised as an MS issue, rather than my issue?
>
> J
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>
>> They are still working out the issues. You should report this:
>> For Feedback:
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=55160
>>
>> Feedback reporting tool:
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=43655
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
>