[wix-users] Struggling with ICE38 for a per-machine MSI
Hoover, Jacob
Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com
Mon Oct 31 11:38:23 PDT 2016
HKMU works for me, though I do have Advertise=No on it.
<DirectoryRef Id="DesktopFolder">
<Component Id="Shortcut.Desktop" >
<Condition>INSTALLDESKTOPSHORTCUT</Condition>
<RegistryKey Root="HKMU" Key="Software\AppName\$(var.ApplicationFolderName)">
<RegistryValue Name="Desktop" Value="1" Type="integer" KeyPath="yes"/>
</RegistryKey>
<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut"
Name='$(var.ShortcutDescription)'
Target='[!App_exe]'
Description='Shortcut to $(var.ShortcutDescription)'
Directory="DesktopFolder"
WorkingDirectory='ApplicationBin'/>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Musser
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 1:22 PM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Struggling with ICE38 for a per-machine MSI
So per-user registry keys are mandatory for all shortcuts? There's no other workaround? Yuck. I really wish this could be cleaner.
On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Bob Arnson <bob at firegiant.com> wrote:
> It's not a bug; MSI lets you specify ALLUSERS at install time. It's a
> public property so someone could try to make a per-machine package
> per-user. *That* is fairly silly but it is what it is and that's why
> the ICEs "ignore" what the package authored for ALLUSERS.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> Behalf Of Hoover, Jacob
> Sent: Monday, 31 October, 2016 13:14
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Struggling with ICE38 for a per-machine MSI
>
> I believe this semi-related to a buggy ICE that Rob once blogged
> about. I handled it with a HKMU registry value, however I think that
> introduces a second ICE57, that I ended up suppressing.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> Behalf Of Carlos Sosa
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 12:01 PM
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> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Struggling with ICE38 for a per-machine MSI
>
>
> <Fragment>
> <Component Directory="StartMenu" Id ="CMP_StartMenuShortcut"
> Guid ="DEXXXXDC-8XXE-4XX4-AXX8-4CXXXX3XXDD2">
> <Shortcut Id ="ApplicationShortcut"
> Name ="$(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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