Power User and PendingFileRenameOperations

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smatteNovember 25, 2005 at 2:27 PM#

Power User and PendingFileRenameOperations

When installing with a power user and some files are locked, my installer mark those files for rename on reboot but power user are unable to write in PendingFileRenameOperations registry key. Is there any workaround or should I allow intallation only to administrator?

CraigFNovember 25, 2005 at 3:05 PM#

[scdisc->nsisdisc]

kichikNovember 26, 2005 at 10:04 AM#

You should allow administrators only.

dienjdNovember 28, 2005 at 8:43 PM#

Can you please post your method of writing to PendingFileRenameOperations? I haven't been able to find documentation on it.

AndersNovember 28, 2005 at 9:48 PM#

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/movefileex.asp

smatteNovember 28, 2005 at 10:59 PM#

If your file is in use:

# Get a temp file name
GetTempFileName $0
# Install
SetOutpath $INSTDIR
File /oname=$0 "something.dat"
Rename /REBOOTOK "$INSTDIR\0" "something.dat"

It will add an entry to PendingFileRenameOperations.

dienjdNovember 29, 2005 at 4:00 PM#

Thanks for the help! I should have been able to figure it out, but I was fixated on searching for "PendingFileRenameOperations" in the manual.