mheckmann
Posts: 74
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:24 pm

UAC pops up again when installing prerequisite

Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:13 pm

Hello,

I've added the Visual C++ Redistributable to the Post-install Prerequisite and now the issue is that the UAC dialog pops up for the redist if it hadn't been installed before.

This is not really an issue, except the UAC dialog more often then not pops up in the background and you wonder why the installation is not finishing. Only the blinking icon in the task bar eventually reveals that it's waiting for input.

Is there something that could either force the UAC window to the foreground or can the vcredist be signed by our certificate so that the UAC only pops up ones at the start of the installation?

Thank you very much
Markus Heckmann

Eusebiu
Posts: 4931
Joined: Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:04 pm

Re: UAC pops up again when installing prerequisite

Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:31 pm

Hi Markus,

I'm not sure why the UAC prompt of the post-install prerequisite appears in the background. However, in order to only show the UAC prompt once you can check the "Run as administrator" option from the "Install Parameters" page of the main package.

Best regards,
Eusebiu
Eusebiu Aria - Advanced Installer Team
Follow us: Twitter - Facebook - YouTube

Return to “Common Problems”