Vista Deployment includes Registering COM component

**Mr. Arnold** · Feb 15 '08, 10:55 PM

Re: Vista Deployment includes Registering COM component

"Geoff Blood" <geoff@tnhg.com wrote in message
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Is there any way to get a VS2005 deployment project to register a COM
component when run under Vista?
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I would think that the deployment project comes out as an exe, msi ect ect,
since I have never created a setup project.

Have you tries right-clicking it and run it with Run As Administrator?

**kimiraikkonen** · Feb 16 '08, 10:15 AM

Re: Vista Deployment includes Registering COM component

On Feb 16, 12:14 am, "Geoff Blood" <ge...@tnhg.com wrote:

Using Visual Studio 2005 I have VB project that produces a program that is
to be deployed using a VS2005 deployment project. There are some legacy COM
components that need to be registered with Windows.
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Everything works jus fine under XP, including the COM components
self-registration. But when the deployment msi or setup.exe are run under
Vista (Business Ed), the self-registration fails with an Authorities error -
even when I hae the UAC turned off.
>
I can manually register the COM component after the installation fails, but
that's not a very elegant way to introduce a new user to the product -
having the installation fail and requiring them to perform as separate
manual step.
>
Is there any way to get a VS2005 deployment project to register a COM
component when run under Vista?
>
Thanks in advance,
Geoff
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Is the behaivour same on all target machines? It's possible that not
be admin or restricted group policy settings may have been causing
this.

**Geoff Blood** · Feb 17 '08, 01:35 AM

Re: Vista Deployment includes Registering COM component

yes, with the same results. Any other ideas?

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"Geoff Blood" <geoff@tnhg.com wrote in message
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>Is there any way to get a VS2005 deployment project to register a COM
>component when run under Vista?
>>

>
I would think that the deployment project comes out as an exe, msi ect
ect, since I have never created a setup project.
>
Have you tries right-clicking it and run it with Run As Administrator?

**Geoff Blood** · Feb 17 '08, 01:35 AM

Re: Vista Deployment includes Registering COM component

It happens on all the machines that I tried. I WAS admin on all machines.
I'm not familiar with Group policies - what are they, how are they managed,
andhow could they affect my users when they try to install my program?

TIA,
Geoff

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On Feb 16, 12:14 am, "Geoff Blood" <ge...@tnhg.com wrote:

>Using Visual Studio 2005 I have VB project that produces a program that
>is
>to be deployed using a VS2005 deployment project. There are some legacy
>COM
>components that need to be registered with Windows.
>>
>Everything works jus fine under XP, including the COM components
>self-registration. But when the deployment msi or setup.exe are run
>under
>Vista (Business Ed), the self-registration fails with an Authorities
>error -
>even when I hae the UAC turned off.
>>
>I can manually register the COM component after the installation fails,
>but
>that's not a very elegant way to introduce a new user to the product -
>having the installation fail and requiring them to perform as separate
>manual step.
>>
>Is there any way to get a VS2005 deployment project to register a COM
>component when run under Vista?
>>
>Thanks in advance,
>Geoff
>>
>--
>>
>Geoff Blood - "The ACT! Customizer"
>ACT! Certified Consultant
>>
>Serving the ACC Community since 1994
>>
>The New Hampton Group, Mountain View, CA
>>
>ACT! customized for your success
>>
>ge...@tnhg.com www.tnhg.comwww .ACTCustomizer. com
>AIM: ACTCustomizer

>
Is the behaivour same on all target machines? It's possible that not
be admin or restricted group policy settings may have been causing
this.

**Mr. Arnold** · Feb 17 '08, 02:55 AM

Re: Vista Deployment includes Registering COM component

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"Geoff Blood" <geoff@tnhg.com wrote in message
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>Is there any way to get a VS2005 deployment project to register a COM
>component when run under Vista?
>>

>
I would think that the deployment project comes out as an exe, msi ect
ect, since I have never created a setup project.
>
Have you tries right-clicking it and run it with Run As Administrator?

This is what I would do at the moment for a quick workaround. I think Vista
can still run a Batch file. I would create a Batch file that is using
Regsvr32 Dllname.dll and register the DLL with the user executing that
Batch file. You can have the Batch file and the DLL in a zip file, and have
them unzip it and have them do it, until you figure out to do it with a Net
deployment project.

You may have to look at the .Net Framework Configuration polices, off of
Control Panel/Admin Tools at the machine in question to see what are the
rights for a .Net solution to do anything at the workstation level. It's a
shot and also policies on the Vista machine when using the secpol.mmc at the
Run Box, using Run As Admin rights.

Vista Deployment includes Registering COM component

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