[izpack-users] Installer for VISTA - works fine with a Launcher!

[Bartz, Klaus]

Hi Markus,
thanks for the test. Not the best, but nearly good news.

Cheers

Klaus

>-----Original Message-----
>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of Markus
>Schlegel
>Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:22 PM
>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Installer for VISTA - works fine with a
>Launcher!
>
>
>Hi all
>
>I have tested my Installer on Vista (English UI, German 
>LanguageSettings) now. My installer includes all the patches I 
>have published on the list recently, especially the "Program 
>Files" Folder Patch.
>It works, since I use a Launcher (tested with Launch4J which 
>is an exe file that wraps the jar-file, and a Launcher 
>generated with NSIS (35KB exe file that uses the jar file)).
>
>Both launcher will correctly ask for elevation - or the admin 
>credentials if logged in as a User only. The elevated access 
>token is then sent along with the fork to all processes 
>started from the launcher and also from the installer.
>
>When I try to execute the jar file, it fails (explorer hangs). 
>This is what has been reported by Roland...
>
>It seems, that the Solution is to use a launcher. Which one 
>depends on your preferences. The Pro of using a launcher is 
>(especially applies to Launch4J), that it searches for an 
>appropriate Java VM for your Installer (either one that is 
>delivered along with your installer or one that is installed 
>somewhere on the system) and displays the Java Download Page 
>if it couldn't find a JRE.
>
>So I think this is rather an improvement to the current "jar 
>only" solution.
>
>Regards
>Markus
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de 
>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of 
>Bartz, Klaus
>Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 5:59 PM
>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Installer for VISTA (was <no subject>)
>
>Hi Roland,
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of 
>Küstermann, 
>>Roland
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 5:48 PM
>>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Installer for VISTA (was <no subject>)
>>
>>
>>Hi Klaus,
>> 
>>>MS descibes, that Vista analysis the executable whether it
>>can be an installation or not. This will fail with
>>>java.exe...
>>Yes, it will/should definitly fail ... 
>>
>>>In the moment I do not know whether IzPack will be able to
>>run on Vista in future or not. I rember that there is a
>>>examination whether the installation directory is writeable
>>or not. May be this action will be done to early that >it is not 
>>possible to change the path. Do you have tried to install in a user 
>>area?
>>Yes, that works if you install it into your profile folder. 
>>But you don't get an error message if you try to install a write 
>>protected directory ... That is weird.
>>
>
>This should not be. We have had a verification of writeable.
>May be I must show...
>
>>What about merging izpack with the launcher? - I haven't 
>tested it yet, 
>>but that could solve the problem, does'nt it?
>>
>
>May be, but I am not confident. We have a program change 
>(fork?) from the launcher to java.exe with the installation. I 
>assume that MS do not give the special process token to the 
>child process.
>
>I will look if I have a system and test all possiblities (if I 
>have time). But this will be not before January (hollidays...).
>
>Cheers
>
>Klaus
>
>
>>Best
>>Roland
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