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Run Custom Action as Trusted Installer

Hello. I have non-MSI custom action which needs to write entry to Microsoft.Common.targets(%WinDir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Microsoft.Common.targets) file. In case when this file is owned by Trusted Installer it fails.
The question is how to evaluate custom action (*.exe) rights to Trusted Installer tobe able to write to Microsoft.Common.targets file?

Alexey B Thursday, September 10, 2009 8:34 AM

I think this falls into the category of "When things are difficult to do, its probably because you shouldn't be doing it."

The real question is: Under what circumstances would you want to make updates to Microsoft.Common.targets file? Perhaps you should be taking a different approach and using your own custom targets file, installed to the MSBuildExtensionsPath location.

-- Mike

Marked As Answer byAland LiMSFT, ModeratorTuesday, September 15, 2009 2:30 AM

Mike Wade - MSFT Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:52 PM

I think this falls into the category of "When things are difficult to do, its probably because you shouldn't be doing it."

The real question is: Under what circumstances would you want to make updates to Microsoft.Common.targets file? Perhaps you should be taking a different approach and using your own custom targets file, installed to the MSBuildExtensionsPath location.

-- Mike

Marked As Answer byAland LiMSFT, ModeratorTuesday, September 15, 2009 2:30 AM

Mike Wade - MSFT Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:52 PM

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