Thanks for you reply.
That makes sense. So basically you're saying that the icon of MSI shortcuts are retrieved from another source than the exe files - even if you make the MSI using VC++? You don't happen to know where these icons are stored? I don't want to add my "orphan" icons to the application directory! > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:54:21 +1100 > From: sascha.beaum...@gmail.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] "This will store the source file separately in the > final installation package" > > I would say that VC++ automatically references/extracts/adds the item > for you without requiring an additional manual step, while WiX just > does exactly what you specify. > > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Kristoffer Danielsson > <kristoffer.daniels...@live.se> wrote: > > > > I read this in the WIX tutorial: > > > > <Icon Id=3D"Foobar10.exe" SourceFile=3D"FoobarAppl10.exe" /> > > This will store the source file separately in the final installation > > packagee (so if you refer to your main executable you will end up with two > > copies). If the size of the file is large enough to cause concern create a > > small .exe or .ico containing nothing but the icons. > > > > That makes no sense! In VC++ I can use the exe as an icon without having to > > add it multiple times or extract the icons used. > > > > Please clarify! > > Thanks. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Mejla i busskön! Hotmail i mobilen > > http://new.windowslivemobile.msn.com/SE-SE/windows-live-hotmail/default.aspx > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users _________________________________________________________________ Klicka här! http://new.windowslivemobile.msn.com/SE-SE/windows-live-hotmail/default.aspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
