Hello, I have read several other messages about shortcuts and I understand that shortcuts are very difficult. I have successfully created advertised shortcuts, but I am unable to create unadvertised shortcuts.
What I do is the following: I create the following directory structure: ProgramMenuFolder\VendorName\ProductName. Building this gives me 4 errors: ICE18, ICE38, ICE64, ICE64. I solve the ICE18 and ICE64 errors by creating a component in the directory with two removeFolder actions (one for the ProductName folder and one for the VendorName folder). I solve the ICE38 error by adding a RegistryKey entry in the HKMU with key Software\VendorName\Productname\Version\Install. This key will be created in HKLM on a per-machine installation and in HKCU on a per-user installation (which is correct I think). Now I can create advertised shortcuts in this directory. I do this by adding a child shortcut element in a file element. This works. Now the unadvertised shortcut: I create another component in the ProgramMenuFolder\VendorName\ProductName directory. In the component I add a shortcut which is unadvertised. Building this gives me 3 errors: ICE18, ICE38, ICE43. I solve the errors by creating a RegistryValue in the HKMU with the key Software\VendorsName\ProductName\Version\Install\UnadvertisedShortcut and an integer value of 1. (which is the same solution as described above for the directory structure in the start menu). Building this gives me 1 error: ICE57. It claims that the component has per-user data and a keypath that can be per-user or per-machine. That I don't understand. When a per-machine installation is done, the shortcut is created in the "all users" start menu and the registry key is created in HKLM. (is the "all users" startmenu a user directory?) I also tried to change the location of the registry key to HKCU. This solves the ICE57 error, but then the key is created in the registry of the user who is installing the application. Even when a per-machine installation is done. I don't think this is correct. (Correct me if I'm wrong) For now I decided to use advertised shortcuts. But it would be nice to use unadvertised shortcuts too. I wonder how a Wise or InstallShield installation deals with this problem. An example with a working advertised shortcut and a failing unadvertised shortcut: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Product Id="76125a4b-6d52-4fac-88a4-fa04c6cb19a6" Name="MyApp" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Vendor" UpgradeCode="6a424610-c976-4487-a667-137242f8b536"> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="MyApp.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <!-- Program files folders --> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="VendorFolder"> <Directory Id="INSTALLLDIR" Name="MyApp"> <!--Executable with advertised shortcut --> <Component Id="ProductComponent" Guid="73c20b23-2ee1-4998-9fff-b3a2384cde9e"> <File Id="MyApp.exe" Name="MyApp.exe" Source="..\MyApp\bin\debug\MyApp.exe"> <Shortcut Id="MyApp.exe" Directory="StartMenuDir" Name="MyApp" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" Advertise="yes" /> </File> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <!-- Start menu folders --> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> <Directory Id="VendorStartMenu" Name="Vendor"> <Directory Id="StartMenuDir" Name="MyApp"> <!-- Make sure the start menu is created and deleted on install/uninstall and is 'per user' --> <Component Id="StartMenuEntries" Guid="{53F60C9B-95D2-427e-804B-D133833D6E98}" DiskId="1"> <!-- Create registry key (which makes this component dependant on the registry and not on a file) --> <RegistryKey Id="MyApp" Key="SOFTWARE\Vendor\MyApp\1.00\Install" Root="HKMU" Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall" /> <!-- Make sure the start menu is cleaned on unstall --> <RemoveFolder Id="StartMenuDir" On="uninstall" Directory="StartMenuDir" /> <RemoveFolder Id="VendorStartMenu" On="uninstall" Directory="VendorStartMenu" /> </Component> <!--Unadvertised shortcut --> <Component Id="UnadvertisedShortcut" Guid="{A09E5CD1-548E-4aa3-AA62-721BAF6BEAB4}"> <!-- HKMU gives ICE57, HKCU works but I think that is not the correct location for the key --> <RegistryKey Key="SOFTWARE\Vendor\MyApp\1.00\Install" Root="HKMU" Action="none"> <RegistryValue Id="UnadvertisedShortcut" Name="UnadvertisedShortcut" Type="integer" Value="1" Action="write" KeyPath="yes" /> </RegistryKey> <Shortcut Id="Unadvertisedshortcut" Name="MyApp (UnAdvertised)" Directory="StartMenuDir" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" Target="[!MyApp.exe]" Advertise="no" /> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="MyApp" Level="1"> <ComponentRef Id="ProductComponent" /> <ComponentRef Id="StartMenuEntries" /> <ComponentRef Id="UnadvertisedShortcut" /> </Feature> </Product> </Wix> --- Bart Kapitein E-mail disclaimer / confidentiality footer Dit e-mail bericht is slechts bestemd voor de (rechts)persoon aan wie het is gericht en kan informatie bevatten die persoonlijk of vertrouwelijk is en niet openbaar mag worden gemaakt krachtens wet-, regelgeving of overeenkomst. 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