Hello all
I'm having trouble when uninstalling a product that has shared shortcuts
in the startmenu (Shared as in used in more than one product
configuration). It removes all shortcuts that were specific to the
uninstalling product (as well it should) but also removes shortcuts that
are still being used by others (but the files remain).
In the example I provide below, If Program1 and Program2 are installed,
when uninstalling Program1 shortcuts for Program1.exe and
SomeSharedThing.exe will be removed from the startmenu. I only want it
to remove the SomeSharedThing.exe shortcut if it is no longer in use.
Any help with this problem will be greatly appreciated.
Example of current implementation:
Program 1 WIX
<Component Id="Program1Exe"
Guid="{D63BC581-2EA0-4e3c-B395-93F3D63DF58E}">
<File Id="Program1Exe"
Name="Program1.exe"
DiskId="1"
Vital="yes"
KeyPath="yes">
<Shortcut Id="Program1Exe"
Name="Program 1"
Advertise="yes"
Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION"
Icon="Program1.exe">
<Icon Id="Program1.exe" SourceFile="Program1.exe" />
</Shortcut>
</File>
<!--
Make sure the start-menu directory gets removed properly.
Source:
http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/20/from-msi-to-wix-par
t-10-shortcuts.aspx
-->
<RemoveFolder Id="DeleteShortcutFolder"
Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
On="uninstall" />
</Component>
<Component Id="SomeSharedThing"
Guid="{02F84320-8F1B-4aba-B021-4AC9181F2F39}">
<File Id="SomeSharedThing"
Name="SomeSharedThing.exe"
DiskId="1"
Vital="yes"
KeyPath="yes">
<Shortcut Id="SomeSharedThing"
Name="Some Shared Thing"
Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
Advertise="yes"
Icon="SomeSharedThing.exe">
<Icon Id="SomeSharedThing.exe"
SourceFile="SomeSharedThing.exe" />
</Shortcut>
</File>
</Component>
Program 2 WIX
<Component Id="Program2Exe"
Guid="{6382007A-4190-4c33-9C44-29BF84F91C7E}">
<File Id=" Program2Exe "
Name=" Program2.exe"
DiskId="1"
Vital="yes"
KeyPath="yes">
<Shortcut Id=" Program2Exe "
Name="Program 2"
Advertise="yes"
Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION"
Icon=" Program2.exe">
<Icon Id=" Program2.exe" SourceFile=" Program2.exe" />
</Shortcut>
</File>
<!--
Make sure the start-menu directory gets removed properly.
Source:
http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/20/from-msi-to-wix-par
t-10-shortcuts.aspx
-->
<RemoveFolder Id="DeleteShortcutFolder"
Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
On="uninstall" />
</Component>
<Component Id="SomeSharedThing"
Guid="{02F84320-8F1B-4aba-B021-4AC9181F2F39}">
<File Id="SomeSharedThing"
Name="SomeSharedThing.exe"
DiskId="1"
Vital="yes"
KeyPath="yes">
<Shortcut Id="SomeSharedThing"
Name="Some Shared Thing"
Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
Advertise="yes"
Icon="SomeSharedThing.exe">
<Icon Id="SomeSharedThing.exe"
SourceFile="SomeSharedThing.exe" />
</Shortcut>
</File>
</Component>
I have used: <RemoveFolder Id="DeleteShortcutFolder"
Directory="ProgramMenuDir" On="uninstall" /> to remove the shortcuts, I
imagine this is where my changes need to be?
Again, any help would be greatly appreciated,
Colin.
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