When my software is installed, via an msi, it creates some registry keys within hklm. Submit malware for free analysis with falcon sandbox and hybrid analysis technology. General written by darwin sanoy friday, february 10, 2012 10. Active setup for msi with no entry points september 16, 20. A sample wix installer using the activesetup feature. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Self healing leverages the windows installer database to allow a full or partial. Always use the hk lm active setup increment scenario, even when you for the first time create a installer computerscript for a total new application, and you are about to betatest your script, maybe because there is syntax errors in your stubpath userscript. Application specified by stubpath is run every time on login if the isinstalled key value is set to 0, else it is not run. Active setup helps to lay down current user data when an application is deployed or even installed straight from the msi itself.
Add or remove language packs after deployment of office. Active setup is also used in some corporations software distribution systems to create an initial customized user environment. If a key path is missing, windows installer will try to repair the. The principle of active setup behavior is when a new user logs on for the first time, then the active setup will perform a checksum between hklm\software\. Active setup is useful if you need to add an entry to hkcu for all users of a machine. If the registry entries from hkcu do not exist or they have an inferior version number than those from hklm, then the command stored in the stubpath entry is executed. This is a small gist with snippits i frequently use in psadt powershell app deployment toolkit ive also stole a few from here to get started, ive populated a bunch i use regularly. What it is and how to create in the package using admin studio install shield september, 20 while launching from admin account or doing run as admin it was launching properly but when launched from the standarduser account, though it was launching but gui was not coming properly and before launching, it. It works by adding a key to hklm\ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\%package name% with a version number. How to deliver a file to all users profiles msi installer tool.
Windows rights, firewall and security software permissions and simconnect itself is outside the scope of our products and technical support offerings. Install msi as bob priv but doesnt matter 2 logon as ed. The installer for this addin creates few registry entries either in hkcu or hklm depending on single user or all user installation. It sounds as if you are suggesting that every msi has active setup, which is not a good idea at all.
The script does the following checks if outlook is running, then closes if it is installs proofpoint spamreporting plugin creates 2 registry keys for activation and enable. Jun 18, 2019 tired of struggling how to figure out how to set registry keys and values for all users on windows. When a user logs in windows checks this location and compares it to hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed. This is a summary of my experience with active setup combined with what i could find on the internet. There are better ways to manage initial user settings. Most packages will contain some kind on entry point. The microsoft teams desktop client installer is available for windows, mac, and mobile devices. Hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\%appname% are compared, and if the hkcu registry entries dont exist, or the version number of hkcu is less than hklm, then the specified application is executed for the current user. Active setup and peruserpermachine registry ontrex.
Using active setup to repair user settings flexera software. Im constantly writing powershell scripts to deploy my applications. There just two small issues with all this active setup stuff. The principle of active setup behavior is when a new user logs on for the first time, then the active setup will perform a checksum between hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\guid of the msi and hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\guid of the msi. If the hkcu key is not found the contents of the string value stubpath is executed. How to remove hkcu registry keys when uninstalling software. Simconnect networked configuration technical support. The xpacksp2 version of the simconnect client simconnect. Installing hkcu keys using a windows installer repair one of the more common and tricky issues faced when installing an application in the enterprise is how to install user data. Hklm\ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\%appname% and hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\%appname% are compared, and if the hkcu registry entries dont exist, or the version number of hkcu is less than hklm, then the specified application is executed for the current user. How to deliver a file to all users profiles advanced installer.
When people are using the software their individual preferences are saved to hkcu. Software deployment windows installer msi windows installer repackaging msi active setup one has to repackage applications that have no advertised entry points like shortcuts but they need to install files in user profile locations or some specific user configuration. Hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\productcode registry keys. Auto run action when a new user loges on add setting to. When a new user logs on windows will find the hkcu active setup key missing, run msiexec. Adding registry settings wpkg open source software. This is one of the best practices in msi packaging which uses the native active setup behavior of windows xp and windows. Mar 06, 2017 hklm\ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\uid hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\uid. Active setup implementation in msi package youtube. Typically, the application installer is run silently with no user interaction in the system context with administrative privileges. Hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\. What it is and how to create in the package using admin studio install shield.
Ps script for registry edit works manually, not through sccm. How to silence the uac prompt for permachine msi packages for nonadmins. Dec 30, 2015 active setup is a mechanism for executing commands once per user early during login. A guide to msi healing welcome to application packaging. Since uac prompting happens before the exe starts and its results affect the entire period that the exe is active it is recognized that uac has the highest role in determing what permissions are. The active setup has nothing with the microsoft msi installer to do as selected in my example above, because active setup works with all installers with either the installers productcode guid. Keep in mind that if you have any files to copy into the user location, if you delete the msi from the original install location the selfhealing fails because the files are present inside. Msi, it will not run again if you decide to reinstall same package, unless you change its packageconde or. Active setup is executed before any run or runonce registry entries are evaluated. Aug 16, 20 during the active setup the windows installer will repair the msi in user context and only userspecific registry keys will be rewritten fu parameter. The package author should be able to judge and set the key path for that component properly.
For fsx boxed you must install the sdk and then update it to sp2 incrementally via sp1 and sp1a. Active setup provides a solution when the aim is to deliver user based components when no advertised entry points exist in an msi package. By mohan93, june 5, 2014 in autoit general help and support. Application specified by stubpath is run every time on login if.
I used the activesetup feature to address a per user install problem and this is the part i will cover in this post. The registry key hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components drives this justintime setup process. Msi populate hkcu keys using active setup technique. The solution in this case is to use the setup to write some additional registry data to the hkcu key. Active setup is used by some operating system components like internet explorer to set up an initial configuration for new users logging on for the first time. Remove registry keys under hkcu on a per machine installation. Active setup can be set to do a repair and check for the current user keys that the application needs in order to fully run right. Active setup helps to lay down current user data when an application is. I am going to show you how to set up active setup within your applications msi mst file in order to have this hkcu stay on the machine, no matter how many users log into the system. On first login of a user, os check the hkcu with hklm and as hkcu has lower version than hklm it execute the app2. Hklm\ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\%appname% and hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\%appname% and if it is not in hkcu, it should install it. Therefore, at installrepairupgrade the msi quietly invokes the same manageopenkey.
Hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\%appname%. Hklm\ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\ hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\ has to unique. Used incorrectly, msis selfhealing capability can be troublesome, popping up dialogs saying, windows installer is checking components and failing to install if the users does not have administratorlevel rights. Installing hkcu keys using a windows installer repair. A sample wix installer using the activesetup feature benoit. This describes several methods of msi healing repair techniques to populate hkcu keys for other users. Active setup solve problematic hkcu keys coretek services. For 32 bit applications on 64 bit os the following locations are compared. Hybrid analysis develops and licenses analysis tools to fight malware.
The information applies to older and current versions of windows, up to and including windows 7, windows 10, server 2016, server 2019. How to silence the uac prompt for permachine msi packages. Jul 26, 2014 in this post i will explain the technical details of the wix sample installer for local machine install of exceldna addins. Apr 05, 2016 hey everyone, ive written a powershell script that works fine when ran manually, but not when deployed through sccm. You might be saying hey, i dont have a software folder under hklm this is. Support installer syntax microsoft active setup instrumental.
Dec 18, 2004 on first login of a user, os check the hkcu with hklm and as hkcu has lower version than hklm it execute the app2. We must force the mirroring of the activesetup key in the hkcu registry. Hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\ hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\ has to unique. Does microsoft recommendsupport using active set up. Active setup is also used in some corporations software distribution systems to create an initial. Hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\productcode hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\productcode important. Hklm\ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\productcode hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\productcode important. Constant hexadecimal decimal root key none 0x001 1 if this is a per. When you are in the registry section of your msimst, navigate to. Lets make sure we have a good understanding of when to use a. If the setup did not write any active setup information to hkcu, active setup will run the repair unnecessarily for this user. We have crossed half way of reading the hkcu keys, but am trying to export the hkcu keys which we have read and save that into a valid. One should follow these specific steps while using this method. If the hkcu active setup regkey exists, the version.
Hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\ has to unique. The best methods are documented first with other alternative ways following later. In this post i will explain the technical details of the wix sample installer for local machine install of exceldna addins. I deploy software to systems and the deployment always runs as the local system account. Mar 20, 2012 hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\guid hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\guid and if the hkcu entries dont exist or if version number is less than hklm then the specified application is executed for the current user. To implement active setup, please create the following registry hive in the registry page. Hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\productcode registry keys. Hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\%appname% and hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\%appname% are compared, and if the hkcu registry entries dont exist, or the version number of hkcu is less than hklm, then the specified application is executed for the current user.
As i was repackaging i used the product code of installer. Stubpath will only execute if the version of hkcu is less than the version of hklm. Hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\productcode. Hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\%appname% are compared, and if the hkcu registry entries dont exist, or the version number of hkcu is less than hklm, then the specified application is executed for the current user. Active setup is a process that runs automatically when a user logs in. Packaging vlc player active setup example scripters inc. If the setup did not write any active setup information to hkcu, active setup. Determine which languages will be used at the beginning of your deployment. Exporting hkcu registry entries from a msi file using.
Exporting hkcu registry entries from a msi file using script sign in to follow this. Exporting hkcu registry entries from a msi file using script. This is a small gist with snippits i frequently use in psadt powershell app deployment toolkit ive also stole a few from here to get started, ive populated a bunch i use regularly be careful with the scripters inc link above however, all of the quotes are funky utf8 and dont paste into a terminal without errors all the quotes in this gist have been checked. Are you still using active setup to distribute peruser files or registry values. If you change users configurations after the initial deployment and include additional languages as part of your customizations, you must first copy all the office 2016 language packs that you want to deploy to the network installation point that contains the office product files. So, when each new user logs on, the operating system compares active setup keys between hklm and hkcu, and runs the command line in stubpath if the hkcu entry is missing or the version in hkcu is less than hklm. Using active setup to repair user settings flexera software blog. Hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\%appname% or productcode are compared, and if the hkcu registry entries dont exist, or the version number of hkcu is less than hklm, then the specified application is executed for the current user. Commands started by active setup run synchronously, blocking the logon while they are executing. If the registry entries from hkcu do not exist or they have an inferior version number than those from hklm, then the command stored in the stubpath entry is executed and the appropriate entries are created in hkcu. A duplicate of this machine key exists in the user profile. Active setup is an invaluable tool when you encounter an application that needs registry keys in the hkcu hive and you have to support multiple profiles on the same pc. Hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\guid hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\guid and if the hkcu entries dont exist or if version number is less than hklm then the specified application is executed for the current user.
Active setup for msi with no entry points september 16, 20 active setup provides a solution when the aim is to deliver user based components when no advertised entry points exist in an msi package. Registry keys at hklm\ software \microsoft\ active setup \installedcomponents\%appname% and hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installedcomponents\%appname% are compared, and if the hkcu registry entries dont exist, or the. All 1 however are simply considered as user based keys even the allusers property is set to 1. Active setup is a mechanism for executing commands once per user early during login. Hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\%appname% and hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\%appname% and if it is not in hkcu, it should install it. Nov 23, 2011 using active setup to repair user settings. Hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\ n. When launching this kind of shortcut windows installer will check the. Tired of struggling how to figure out how to set registry keys and values for all users on windows. Hey everyone, ive written a powershell script that works fine when ran manually, but not when deployed through sccm.
Hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\uid hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\uid. When the software is uninstalled the hklm and hkcu registry keys are deleted, but im thinking that its only the hkcu keys for the user who is running the uninstall that will. Mar 11, 2012 hkcu \ software \microsoft\ active setup \installed components\%appname% are compared, and if the hkcu registry entries dont exist, or the version number of hkcu is less than hklm, then the specified application is executed for the current user. Make sure all hkcu keys in the msi package that we are creating are under structured component. One of the things that we teach students in the installshield and adminstudio training classes is to use advertised shortcuts if at all possible.
The windows installer allows you to create a setup which will dynamically writes registry keys into either hkcu or hklm. Jan 20, 2017 how to implement active setup in msi package. Registry keys at hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installedcomponents\%appname% and hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installedcomponents\%appname% are compared, and if the hkcu registry entries dont exist. What are the known proscons of using windows active setup for deployment. This video is created by techrepack online training application packaging msi packaging installshield adminstudio.
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