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

[Bob Arnson]

It's not a bug; MSI lets you specify ALLUSERS at install time. It's a public property so someone could try to make a per-machine package per-user. *That* is fairly silly but it is what it is and that's why the ICEs "ignore" what the package authored for ALLUSERS.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Hoover, Jacob
Sent: Monday, 31 October, 2016 13:14
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] Struggling with ICE38 for a per-machine MSI

I believe this semi-related to a buggy ICE that Rob once blogged about.  I handled it with a HKMU registry value, however I think that introduces a second ICE57, that I ended up suppressing.


-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Carlos Sosa
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 12:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] Struggling with ICE38 for a per-machine MSI


<Fragment>
    <Component Directory="StartMenu" Id ="CMP_StartMenuShortcut"
               Guid ="DEXXXXDC-8XXE-4XX4-AXX8-4CXXXX3XXDD2">
      <Shortcut Id ="ApplicationShortcut"
                Name ="$(var.ProductName)"
                Description ="ShortCut"
                Target ="[INSTALLFOLDER]test.txt"
                Icon="icon.ico" />

      <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveStartMenuShortcut"
                    On="uninstall"/>

      <RegistryValue Root ="HKCU"
                     Key="Software\Microsoft\MyApp"
                     Name="Installed"
                     Type="integer"
                     Value="1"
                     KeyPath="yes" />
    </Component>
  </Fragment>



-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Musser
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 10:45 AM
To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
Subject: [wix-users] Struggling with ICE38 for a per-machine MSI

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>
```

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