microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi

Re: ScheduleReboot action

Prasanna <csoprasanna-nos...@hotmail.com>

I even tried writting a C++ DLL that will call ::MsiDoAction(hInstall,
_T("ScheduleReboot")). It doesn't seem to work.

Any ideas?

"Prasanna" <csoprasanna-nos...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:e0zGMAViEHA.1776@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> Yes, You are right. It worked when I had the mode set to Immediate.
However
> I want this to work from a deferred mode. Is there any way I can do it?

> "Phil Wilson" <Phil.Wil...@unisys.spamcom> wrote in message
> news:%23NB5MTUiEHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Session.DoAction for ScheduleReboot apparently works only in an
immediate
> > custom action.
> > --
> > Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
> > ----
> > "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?