On 24-Aug-10 17:45, bdwain wrote: > the case on the upgrade too. But when upgrading, I want the box to be > checked by default if the user has the shortcut there already, and unchecked > otherwise. I've been having trouble getting that to work. I've tried making > the shortcuts in components in the main feature or in features in the main > feature, adn then checking if the feature/component is installed by making a > condition with something like&featName or $compName, (checking the install > state and the action state). nothing seems to work. It seems like common > functionality in most installers so I feel like I'm missing something. > > Oh, and the one other thing is that I can't use the registry.
The registry is the typical place to persist settings. See, e.g., http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/The-WiX-toolsets-Remember-Property-pattern. Component states are for the product being installed; they don't reflect the product being upgraded. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
