Tony Juricic wrote:
> Even if MSI (or more correctly parts of install) run with elevated
> privileges, I think that immediate custom action runs non-elevated and I can
> find current user's ApplicationData folder via Shell API call
> GetSpecialFolder. I can then create shortcut links programmati
= ppf->Save(wsz, TRUE);
ppf->Release();
}
psl->Release();
}
return hres;
}
-Original Message-
From: Thomas Singer [mailto:w...@regnis.de]
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:04 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subjec
: Re: [WiX-users] Quick Launch shortcut in Vista and Windows 7
Tony, how do you catch the case, that your user only can install
applications elevated as administrator (don't assume everybody is admin on
his/her machine)? Wouldn't the quick launch shortcut then only appear on the
administrato
Tony, how do you catch the case, that your user only can install
applications elevated as administrator (don't assume everybody is admin on
his/her machine)? Wouldn't the quick launch shortcut then only appear on the
administrator's quick launch bar and hence is invisible for the normal user(s)?
T
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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:58 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick Launch shortcut in Vista and Windows 7
Tony Juricic wrote:
> Hmm... I guess I would have a hard time to pass a concept h
Tony Juricic wrote:
> Hmm... I guess I would have a hard time to pass a concept here that I
> actually like the declarative way of doing things and am given to push it as
> much as possible, no matter how much attained functionality is approved of or
> looked down upon in certain circles.
>
: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:sascha.beaum...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:51 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Quick Launch shortcut in Vista and Windows 7
It's not that simple, in fact it's not supported at all.
It's not that simple, in fact it's not supported at all.. see
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2003/09/03/54760.aspx for
some background. The Quick Launch shortcuts were never supported
either, however it developers quickly figured out that dropping a
shortcut in the folder did the trick.
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