The recommended method to create shortcuts is almost as per your code. See http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/create_start_menu_shortcut.htm
I don't particularly like putting HKCU keys in a per-machine package either but that seems to be the accepted method so I've learned to live with it. You're getting the ICE43 warning because you have a File Element in that component which presumably is installed to a per-machine location. Splitting the Shortcut & the file into separate components as per the example in the How to guide will remove the warning. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Rune Moberg [mailto:jjfl...@gmail.com] Sent: 05 February 2011 11:57 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] ICE57 and non-advertised shortcuts Some observations: 1) My package has InstallScope="perMachine" because if I left it at the default, my shortcuts showed up in my user's profile (not "all users"). 2) I need to create a shortcut for the user's manual: <Component Id="swemm3man" Guid="4e4f1188-a166-44ab-a7c6-3ed72207fef3"> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="$(var.MM3RegKey)" Type="string" Value="" KeyPath="yes"/> <File Id="swemm3man" Source="$(var.Binaries)SWE\MM3Manual.pdf"> <Shortcut Id="swemanshort" Name="Användarhandledning" Directory="SweDoc" Advertise="no" Description="Visa användarhandledningen till Mikromarc 3-klienten"/> </File> </Component> Without <RegistryValue> I get error "ICE43: Component swemm3man has non-advertised shortcuts. It should use a registry key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a file.". But with <RegistryValue> left in, I "only" get the warning "ICE57: Component 'normm3hlp' has both per-user and per-machine data with an HKCU Registry KeyPath." Changing the RegistryValue's Root to "HKMU" turns ICE57 into an error (rather than a warning). 3) I could of course turn it into an advertised shortcut, but then the icon goes AWOL. 4) Well, I could do 3) AND supply an icon of my own, which would look strange to the user because chances are he is using a different pdf-reader than mine. I've googled my little heart out, and can't find a way other than to ignore the ICE57 warning (along with some potential registry pollution that most users consider to be inevitable these days anyway). -- Rune ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
