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basher590 · ‎Jul 04, 2014

Hey, I know this is an old thread but did this ever get resolved? I have been trawling these forums for days now trying to find a solution to this exact problem. Basic MSi project. Installs 2 services properly and uses account information specified during install. During upgrade I specify REINSTALLMODE=vomus and REINSTALL=ALL and the services are upgraded correctly but the password entered into the service account is encrypted and therefore incorrect. If I print it to a txt file during upgrade it comes out as encrypted, whereas during first install i can read it correctly. There must be a way to retrieve this information during upgrade and use it. Or, stop the service,m but not re-configure it. I only want to stop the service,m replace the files and then start it again. Chris

basher590 · ‎Jan 20, 2011

Hey, Did you ever get a reply for this or figure it out? I would like to do the same thing, re-run the install with the ability to re-enter the public properties and deploy them to the application without having to uninstall first. Chris

basher590 · ‎Nov 04, 2010

I figured it out. just set the site as normal, then go into the direct editor, under ISIISItem find the item number your site is under then go to ISIISProperty beneath it. Find the accessFlags entry under your IisItem number and set the metadata to the relevant number. you can find the information for the bit masks (add each one that you need) here. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms525016%28VS.90%29.aspx In my case I used 519 1 = AccessRead 2 = AccessWrite 4 = AccessExecute 512 = AccessScript total is 519. Easy when you know how. 🙂

basher590 · ‎Nov 04, 2010

Hey, Does anyone know how I can set accessExecute permissions during install on a site created in IIS6? I can set it for new Applications within a site, but i want to set it for the actual root site. i have tried creating an application called root but it does as you'd expect. It creates an application called root within the site. Please help i am totally stuck on this. Thanks Chris

basher590 · ‎Oct 05, 2010

Hey, Thanks for your reply. I managed to get the search working (it wasn't for some reason) and came across all the other posts of the same or similar question. :oops sorry. The trouble is it's a 32 bit application but it also requires files to go SSRS whether 64 or 32 bit. Oh well, I can always use a custom action right? Or just create 2 seperate installers. Thanks again for your response. Chris

basher590 · ‎Oct 05, 2010

Hello, I hope someone can help me with this. I am doing a system search using the "Folder path by searching for a specific file" option and then using it as a destination for a component. I can see from my log files that this is working properly. It finds the file and changes the properties value to hold the correct folder path. However a bit later on I can see that it substitutes the folder path for a different one. The below log excerpt only shows where it modifies the existing property. MSI (c) (8C:60) [14:19:37:682]: WIN64DUALFOLDERS: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\' will substitute 17 characters in 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer\' folder path. (mask argument = 0, the folder pair's iSwapAttrib member = 0). MSI (c) (8C:60) [14:19:37:682]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying RS_INSTANCE_PATH2 property. Its current value is 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer\'. Its new value: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer\'. Thanks for any help. Chris

basher590 · ‎Oct 05, 2010

Hmm it seems not after doing some more digging. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/archive/2005/08/27/454302.aspx Chris

basher590 · ‎Oct 05, 2010

Hey, I'd like to know if it's possible to change the system search order? I am using 2 registry searches. The first one is to find the instance name of a SQL Reporting Server. This search works fine. The second registry search is to find the value of an entry using the property from the previous search. the search runs and finds the instance name for me and stores it in [RS_INSTANCE] I then want to run a search for this registry key. SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\[RS_INSTANCE]\setup Value: SQLPath Store it in the property [ZRS_INSTANCE_PATH] Then use that value as a destination for some files. When I check the log file after install though it always runs the [ZRS_INSTANCE_PATH] search first and obviously cannot find it. The error log is below. Does anybody know if it's possible or how I can do that? Action start 11:01:14: INSTALL. MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:344]: UI Sequence table 'InstallUISequence' is present and populated. MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:344]: Running UISequence MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:344]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding EXECUTEACTION property. Its value is 'INSTALL'. MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:345]: Doing action: AppSearch Action 11:01:14: AppSearch. Searching for installed applications Action start 11:01:14: AppSearch. AppSearch: Property: ZRS_INSTANCE_PATH, Signature: NewSignature12 MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:345]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Signature 3: -2147287038 MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:345]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\\Setup 3: 2 AppSearch: Property: RS_INSTANCE, Signature: NewSignature11 MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:345]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Signature 3: -2147287038 MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:346]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding RS_INSTANCE property. Its value is 'MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER'. AppSearch: Property: SSRS_INSTALLED, Signature: NewSignature1 MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:346]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Signature 3: -2147287038 MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:346]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding SSRS_INSTALLED property. Its value is '#6'. AppSearch: Property: DOTNETVERSION35SP1, Signature: DotNet35SP1 MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:346]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Signature 3: -2147287038 MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:346]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding DOTNETVERSION35SP1 property. Its value is '#1'. Action ended 11:01:14: AppSearch. Return value 1. MSI (c) (D8:C8) [11:01:14:346]: Doing action: LaunchConditions Action 11:01:14: LaunchConditions. Evaluating launch conditions Action start 11:01:14: LaunchConditions. Action ended 11:01:14: LaunchConditions. Return value 1.

basher590 · ‎Sep 24, 2010

Did this ever resolve your issue? I have exactly the same problem searching for this key. SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\BC\CurrentVersion and then putting in "Version" as the registry value. I know it exists I can see it and it has a value of 8.05.2309. It is a String value registry entry. I have logging turned on on my MSI project but it doesn't give any useful info other than the message i set to display when it cannot find this registry entry. Does anybody have any other insights into this? Thanks in advance Chris

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