This is not a proper "shell extension". It is a DLL that is injected into the Explorer process. There is an EXE that does the injection and re-injects the DLL when Explorer is restarted (due to crash or other reason).
For regular shell extensions the users will expect them to be automatically active after the installer is done. There is no "run" step or option. I am trying to get the same automatic behaviour for my non-traditional extension. ---- Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > Aren't most shell extensions DLLs that Explorer.exe loads when needed? I > never had to "run" one I installed... > > -----Original Message----- > From: i...@roadrunner.com [mailto:i...@roadrunner.com] > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 2:39 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Cc: Blair > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Can this be done with WiX? > > > ---- Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > > Also, most people starting an application at the end of an installation do > > so from the final UI screen of the installation, often with a checkbox > > selecting whether to start the installation or not. WiX has this > > functionality pretty much built in (such that it is only offered if the UI > > was used in the installation) which for most applications is what is > > preferred. > > Got it. That's pretty much what I need, except I don't want a UI. The feature > is a shell extension that is supposed to be running all the time. So there is > no point to ask the user. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
