Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut on Current User Only?

2010-05-14 Thread Sach
Thanks Pally. It was a request from the clients to see if we can create a shortcut that way but we finally agreed to make it an All User shortcut. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Desktop-Shortcut-on-Current-User-Only-tp5044866p50504

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut on Current User Only?

2010-05-13 Thread Sach
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Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut on Current User Only?

2010-05-13 Thread Sach
Pally, do you happen to have a code sample? Or do you mean it is near impossible? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Desktop-Shortcut-on-Current-User-Only-tp5044866p5045433.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut on Current User Only?

2010-05-13 Thread Sach
Also note that I have a property as follows in my installer: This means the installers is set so that it installs on all users I guess. I am not at liberty to change this - I only need to create a DesktopShortcut on current user while the setup installs on all users. -- View this message in co

[WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut on Current User Only?

2010-05-12 Thread Sach
I'm using the following Wix code to create a Desktop Shortcut to the ProgramData folder in Microsoft Vista. It works fine and creates the shortcut fine. However there is one problem since it creates the shortcut on AllUsers Desktop while I want it t

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sach
Still no luck Sascha. :( I replaced the earlier Target element with this as you instructed. Target=""[WindowsFolder]Explorer.exe""[CommonAppDataFolder]\MT\STR"" However, now it doesn't create anything at all on the desktop. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-too

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sach
I changed the code as follows: Now it places a shortcut on desktop, however there is a problem. It actually creates a Shortcut to "BSStrage" thinking that it is an application. However, "BSStrage" is actually a folder and I need to create a short

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-21 Thread Sach
Can someone please help me with this issue? I'm finding it difficult to get accustomed to this Wix code. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Desktop-Shortcut-to-a-Folder-tp4906239p4935793.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-19 Thread Sach
Yes I did what's in it but still I keep getting error messages. I'll elaborate what exactly I did. I have a directory in "C:\ProgramData\MT\STR" and I want to place a short cut to this "STR" directory on Desktop using the installation. I placed the following code in the structure.

Re: [WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-15 Thread Sach
Can anyone help with this problem please? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Desktop-Shortcut-to-a-Folder-tp4906239p4910734.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Download

[WiX-users] Desktop Shortcut to a Folder

2010-04-15 Thread Sach
I am assigned the task of creating a desktop shortcut to a folder. That is, in our Wix Project, when the setup is executed it will create a particular folder for storing log files. So, I need the installer to create a desktop shortcut to this folder when installing. How can I do that? Please not