[wix-users] Application short cuts not being created

Hoover, Jacob Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com
Mon Jul 15 12:36:51 PDT 2019


Verify your authoring.  Inspect the MSI with Orca to see if the shortcut is included (did you include the right fragment).

If it is, then uninstall and reinstall your MSI from the command line w/ Verbose logging enabled (/l*v .\Install.log).

If it isn't, then recheck your authoring.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Palomba, Anthony via wix-users
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 2:23 PM
To: duggal_sunny at yahoo.com; WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Cc: Palomba, Anthony <Anthony.Palomba at nttdata.com>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Application short cuts not being created

I am running on Win10.


Anthony



-----Original Message-----
From: duggal_sunny at yahoo.com [mailto:duggal_sunny at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 11:33 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Cc: Palomba, Anthony <Anthony.Palomba at nttdata.com>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Application short cuts not being created

What os?

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> On Jul 15, 2019, at 9:30 AM, Palomba, Anthony via wix-users <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a WIX installer up and running but it is not creating any application links in the start menu. I cannot figure out what they problem is. Candle and light do not generate any errors when I compile and link the wix xml.
>
> Is there a way I can generate a log file that will tell me why it is not installing the program shortcuts? Is there a way to use Orca to debug this issue?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
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