I believe that a major upgrade is essentially an uninstall of the old version followed by an install of the new version.
I *think* you can get the effect you want by sequencing RemoveShortcuts after CreateShortcuts but, I don't know what side effects you have to watch out for. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Paulsen > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:58 PM > To: 'Rob Mensching'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut > > Certainly there are better places for configuration data. The advantage > to > command-line options is that you can edit them without starting the > application, so to keep that benefit, I'd have to provide a separate > configuration tool. I'm not opposed to doing that later this week, but > having shortcuts that live through an upgrade will make my customer > happy > tonight. > > It seemed that setting NeverOverwrite on the Component element was > simpler. > > I just can't figure out why my shortcut would be overwritten during an > upgrade anyway. The guid hasn't changed. The keypath hasn't changed. > Does > anybody know why this doesn't do what I expected? > > Jeff Paulsen > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Mensching > > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:11 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut > > > > Beyond what Richard suggests below, you'll have to write a block of > > custom code to do the migration of user data. Possible but mostly > > annoying. <smile/> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:02 AM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut > > > > I think my question would be why the user is forced into a (somewhat > > unfriendly) specification of command line parameters as opposed to a > > friendlier scenario using (for example) a configuration file, or a > > configuration interface that stores things somewhere appropriate. > > > > You may want to take a closer look at the design here. What is the > > user > > specifying via the shortcut which can apparently not be handled > > through > > a better mechanism? > > > > Just my $.02. > > > > Regards, > > Richard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff > > Paulsen > > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:39 PM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut > > > > I have a Wix installer that includes something like this: > > > > <Component Id="MyShortcuts" NeverOverwrite="yes" > > Guid="{someguid}"> > > <RegistryKey Action="create" Id="MyShortCutsRegKey" > > Key="Software\TheCompany\TheProduct 1.0\My" Root="HKCU"> > > <RegistryValue Id="MyShortcutsKeyVal" KeyPath="yes" > > Name="MyShortcuts" Type="string" Value="present" /> > > </RegistryKey> > > <Shortcut Id="MyStartMenu" Directory=" TheProduct > > MenuDirectory" > > Name="TheProduct 1.0" Icon="TheProduct.exe" IconIndex="0" > > WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION" Advertise="no" > > Target="[#TheProduct.exe]" > > /> > > <Shortcut Id="MyDesktop" Directory="DesktopFolder" > > Name="TheProduct > > 1.0" Icon="TheProduct.exe" IconIndex="0" > > WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION" > > Advertise="no" Target="[#TheProduct.exe]" /> > > </Component> > > > > After installation, my users frequently add command-line flags to the > > shortcut. When they upgrade to a new version, their shortcuts are > > overwritten, losing the command-line flags. I added the > > NeverOverwrite > > attribute to the Component, but it didn't have any effect. > > > > All my upgrades are done with Product Id="*", so they're all "major" > > upgrades. > > > > Am I doing something wrong with my Wix? Failing that, is there any > > reasonable way to preserve the command-line parameters my users have > > added > > to the shortcut? > > > > Thanks, > > Jeff Paulsen > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > > - > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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