[wix-users] Struggling with ICE38 for a per-machine MSI

[Joseph Musser]

I'm getting: "Component ApplicationShortcut installs to user profile. It
must use a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file."

Why does the shortcut component install to user profile and how can I force
it to install per-machine?

I think the shortcut must be in its own component because I want to make
the install conditional on a checkbox. Also, the target is a file in a
fragment generated by heat so I can't nest the shortcut element inside a
file element.

All the guidance I can find says that you must use a per-user registry key,
but I *do not* want anything installed per-user. Everything must be
per-machine.

Thanks!


Code:

```
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
  <Product Id="****" Name="****" Language="1033" Version="2.0.17.0"
Manufacturer="****" UpgradeCode="****">
    <Package Description="****" InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes"
InstallScope="perMachine" />

    <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName]
is already installed." />
    <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" CompressionLevel="high"/>

    <!--Property Id="InstallApplicationStartMenuShortcut" /-->

    <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
      <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
        <Directory Id="APPLICATIONFOLDER" Name="****" />
      </Directory>
      <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
        <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="****">
          <Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="****">
            <Condition>InstallApplicationStartMenuShortcut</Condition>
            <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut"
                      Name="****"
                      Description="****"
                      WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER"
                      Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]Client.exe" />
            <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveShortcut"
Directory="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall" />
          </Component>
        </Directory>
      </Directory>
    </Directory>

    <Feature Id="Complete" Level="1" Title="****">
      <ComponentGroupRef Id="HeatGeneratedFragmentComponentGroupId" />
      <ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut" />
    </Feature>
  </Product>
</Wix>
```