OK, I found the problem: I copy/pasted the code into a new sample and
forgot to change the GUID :( Once I use a unique GUID everything works fine.
MeCoco
On 1/10/2011 6:02 PM, MeCoco wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I wrote the needed code to create 2 shortcuts: one in the Start Menu and
> the other one on the desktop. The problem is that when uninstalling the
> product the shortcuts are not deleted, they both remain in the system.
>
> The code looks like:
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
> <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="$(var.InstallDirectoryName)">
>
> <Component Id="MyDoc.txt" Guid="MY-GUID">
> <File Id="MyDoc.txt" Source="MyDoc.txt" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes" />
> </Component>
>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
> <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="$(var.ProductName)"/>
> </Directory>
> <Directory Id="PersonalFolder">
> <Directory Id="UserLocalAppData" Name="MyAgent" />
> </Directory>
> <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" />
>
> </Directory>
>
> <!-- Program Shortcut -->
> <Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="{MY-GUID}"
> Directory="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
> <!-- Start menu shortcut -->
> <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut"
> Name="$(var.ProductName)"
> Description="$(var.ProductName) Application"
> Target="[INSTALLDIR]MyDoc.txt"
> WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR"/>
> <!-- Desktop shortcut -->
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut"
> Name="$(var.ProductName)"
> Description="$(var.ProductName) Application"
> Directory="DesktopFolder"
> Target="[INSTALLDIR]MyDoc.txt"
> WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR"/>
> <CreateFolder Directory="UserLocalAppData" />
> <RemoveFolder Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
> <RemoveFolder Id="UserLocalAppData" Directory="UserLocalAppData"
> On="uninstall"/>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\Installer"
> Name="$(var.ProductName)" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
> </Component>
>
> <!--Install per machine-->
> <Property Id="ALLUSERS" Value="1" />
>
> <!--Application features-->
> <Feature Id="MainApp" Level="1" Title="$(var.ProductName)"
> Absent="disallow" ConfigurableDirectory="INSTALLDIR">
> <ComponentRef Id="MyDoc.txt" />
> <ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut"/>
> </Feature>
>
>
> Can pls somebody point me where am I doing smth wrong? The shortcuts are
> never deleted, neither when uninstalling the program from add/remove
> programs, nor when uninstalling it via an upgrade.
> Thank you!
> MeCoco
>
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