Hello Catalin,
I finally identified the cause of my problem.
I created the project from a MSI generated by InstallShield Express.
For some reason, there was an empty component pointing to the System directory. I removed it by opening the .AIP file using notepad, and the admin right request went ...
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- Tue Aug 04, 2026 10:49 pm
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- Topic: EXE requires administrator rights to install in per-user mode while MSI doesn't
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EXE requires administrator rights to install in per-user mode while MSI doesn't
Hello,
I created an installer which asks the users whether to install in per-machine or per-user mode. by settings the proper option.
When I run the MSI version, the per-user mode works correctly, while when running the EXE version, right after the install mode dialog, by choosing the "per-user ...
I created an installer which asks the users whether to install in per-machine or per-user mode. by settings the proper option.
When I run the MSI version, the per-user mode works correctly, while when running the EXE version, right after the install mode dialog, by choosing the "per-user ...
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