ScheduleReboot action - microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi

Message from discussion ScheduleReboot action
From: "Phil Wilson" <Phil.Wil...@unisys.spamcom>
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Subject: Re: ScheduleReboot action
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:10:04 -0700
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Session.DoAction for ScheduleReboot apparently works only in an immediate
custom action.
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Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
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"Prasanna" <csoprasanna-nos...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#wZulEUiEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I am trying to schedule a reboot if certain actions were done as part of
my
> custom action. I have a CA1 that runs in a deferred mode. This CA1 sets a
> registry key to indicate whether a reboot is necessary following the
> installation. I need to have another CA2 run after my CA1. CA2 checks for
> the registry key and must call ScheduleReboot action.
>
> I run CA2 on a deferred mode. I just call
> Session.DoAction("ScheduleReboot"). However my installation is giving an
> error whenever it hits this CA2.
>
> MSI (s) (D8:30): Executing op:
> CustomActionSchedule(Action=aaa,ActionType=1062,Source=Session.DoAction
> "ScheduleReboot"
> ,,)
> MSI (s) (D8:30): Creating MSIHANDLE (1) of type 790536 for thread 5424
> MSI (s) (D8:30): Creating MSIHANDLE (2) of type 0 for thread 5424
> MSI (s) (D8:30): Entering MsiProvideComponentFromDescriptor. Descriptor:
> Wwfyw*qz??RPR$j{ODC-SharedComponents>M5KDYSUnf(HA*L[xeX)y, PathBuf:
F3D148,
> pcchPathBuf: F3D358, pcchArgsOffset: F3D114
> MSI (s) (D8:30): MsiProvideComponentFromDescriptor called for component
> {997FA962-E067-11D1-9396-00A0C90F27F9}: returning harcoded oleaut32.dll
> value
> MSI (s) (D8:30): MsiProvideComponentFromDescriptor is returning: 0
> MSI (s) (D8:30): Note: 1: 1720 2: aaa 3: -2147467259 4: Msi API Error 5:
> DoAction,Action 6: 1 7: 1
>
>
> I have CA1 scheduled to run after StartServices action. I have CA2
schduled
> to run after CA1.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
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