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Re: ScheduleReboot action

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

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?