Vista and registering DLL components

Stephen Ibbs · Post by **Stephen Ibbs** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:59 am

Installaware 6.0

My installation includes some Dynazip DLL components which are registered. It all works fine on Windows XP.

A customer has just phoned to say that when he selects either menu option that uses these DLLs it reports OLE not registered.

He is using Vista Home.

Is there something in Installaware I need to be aware of, or does the problem lie elsewhere?

Sincerely

Stephen

PS I have today updated to 6.2, but this particular installation was done with 6.0

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:06 pm

Maybe if the installation was not elevated, this might have been occuring. I think the newest installers you build with InstallAware 6.22 will address this issue.

Stephen Ibbs · Post by **Stephen Ibbs** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:07 pm

Thanks Michael

Could you just explain the phrase 'if the installation was not elevated'.

Is this a technical term or a metaphysical term moving the installation to a higher sphere of consciousness? <g>

Stephen

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:14 pm

Totally metaphysical. The Windows Installer service needs to bless the MSI package, elevating it to higher planes of astral existence...
...where the MSI package can transcend the mundane physical bodily limitations of access rights, etc

So if the end user got a UAC prompt (techie term), he must elevate the package. If the end user is not an admin and did not get a UAC prompt, package will not be elevated and run without admin rights (not-blessed). This all assumes user has enabled User Account Control.

Stephen Ibbs · Post by **Stephen Ibbs** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:46 am

I feel enlightened.

Bless you

Stephen