No program is associated to execute this action while installing (windows 7)

[wadih]

Bug Description

Running rustdesk works when double clicking.

Then I click on Install, and click "Accept and Install", and that's when the error appears and install is aborted:

I tried unchecking the options of "Create start menu shortcut" and "Create desktop icon", but the error still appears.

I set the executable's Compatibility mode = Windows 7 , but still getting this error .

The message is in french, and translated in english means:

ruskdesk://
No program is associated to execute the required action. Install a program, or 
if it's already the case, create an association in the Control Panel in Default 
Programs.

How to Reproduce

Double click on rustdesk-1.2.3-1-x86_64.exe
Click on "Install"
Click on "Accept and Install"

Expected Behavior

Program would get installed

Operating system(s) on local side and remote side

Windows 7 SP1

RustDesk Version(s) on local side and remote side

1.2.3-1

Screenshots

Additional Context

No response

[rustdesk]

#763

[rustdesk]

use the sciter 32 version please.

[wadih]

I am willing to find a solution, I think everything is almost perfectly working, but the installation does a single step which seems isn't working on that machine.

It seems the installer is trying to create a rustdesk:// schema and that step doesn't work, and the installation stops there.

I could try to create the schema manually in regedit .

Edit: Ok trying the sciter 32 version now

[wadih]

sciter32 version has the same issue with that "rustdesk://" schema step.

It seems the failure happens at Windows level so no additional details on what exactly fails.

Perhaps I can start the installer with logging on and look at the final step before failure?

[rustdesk]

no log

[wadih]

Ok. I will try to think about it, and check the source code.

I tried other previous versions, I think one of them worked when I uncheck the "add shortcuts" options, but it was an older version.

[rustdesk]

Thanks

[rustdesk]

rustdesk/src/platform/windows.rs

Line 1091 in 6cbbb64

pub fn install_me(options: &str, path: String, silent: bool, debug: bool) -> ResultType<()> {

[rustdesk]

You can also try rustdesk.exe --silent-install 1 in command line. You will see where it stops.

[wadih]

I found a solution.

When right-clicking on the sciter .exe and choosing Resolve compatibility issues, windows recommends setting Windows XP SP2 compatibility.

Then I do this, and installation succeeds!

It only works on sciter .exe version, the other version doesn't have Windows XP SP2 availability in compatibility mode, only Windows Vista, but it doesn't work.

[rustdesk]

@21pages follow it up later, including 1.2.4 sciter does not work because of bcryptprimitives.dll missed, check which crate introduce this.