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Asked: 2026-05-14T19:50:45+00:00

I’m using installshield express to write a simple installer. I need to set read/write/modify

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I’m using installshield express to write a simple installer. I need to set read/write/modify rights to the database directory. ( Because of Vista/Win7 users with restricted rights)

I’m setting FullControl permissions to all folders within “DATABASDIR”.
( [%USERDOMAIN] [LogonUser] ).
This works fine in XP / Vista / Win 7 etc.

The problem:

When users install on Citrix, and choose a network drive (N for the database folder, the setting of permissions throws an error:

“Error while setting permissions on object “N:\PathToDBDir\Folder”
System Error: The system cannot find the path specified (3)”

But the folder is existing … it has just been put there by the installer itself ??? Why doesn’t it find the folder it wrote itself ???

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  1. Editorial Team

    For who cares:

    Well, seems like there’s an error with MSI or Installshield or whatever … you can’t set rights on a nework folder. (all windows versions.)

    Our solution was to add a custom action after all files been written, and set the folder permission yourself by calling an exe with command line params [DATABASEDIR] …

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