Nice write up. A slight variation for your list ... We separated a non-advertised shortcut from the exe into its own component with reg entry and remove folder ... And nested that in a directoryref.
Eventually we get to an ICE69 because we too have multiple shortcuts across multiple features in the same start menu folder. We suppressed ICE69 for now and will do some install, uninstall, and major upgrade tests to see if the expected clean behavior is observed. Dave Williamson -----Original Message----- From: "Nicolás Alvarez" <nicolas.alva...@gmail.com> Sent: 12/5/2013 6:32 PM To: "General discussion about the WiX toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 - shortcuts have changed I did some tests on multiple ways to handle shortcuts a few months ago: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=31481614 I didn't really get any "authoritative" answer on whether my findings are correct or what option is better, though. -- Nicolás "Leave it to Microsoft to make computer programming an experimental science" 2013/12/4 Dave Williamson, Clear Sky Software <d...@clearskysoftware.com>: > Context is a migration of a WiX 2.0.5805.0 solution to WiX 3.8.1128.0. > Seemed to be working through the compiler and linker errors one by one just > fine until I hit ICE38 regarding shortcuts. There are 2 shortcuts created > to the same installed EXE. One shortcut is in the start menu and the other > is on the desktop. WiX 2.0 compiled MSIs install, uninstall, and major > upgrade with proper cleanup of the shortcuts just fine. Now trying to > tackle in WiX 3.8. > > > > error LGHT0204 : ICE38: Component component40 installs to user profile. It's > Key Path registry key must fall under HKCU. > > > > The message states that component40 installs to user profile. Why does it > think that? The directory it is within is not user specific and the overall > MSI is ALLUSERS=1. > > > > The following stackoverflow post looked promising but I'm not understanding > it yet. > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2058230/wix-create-non-advertised-shortcu > t-for-all-users-per-machine > > > > And then another stackoverflow post > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17245832/wix-program-files-shortcut-for-p > er-machine-install shows a shortcut as a child of the File. But doesn't > really address the fact that a <Directory/> needs to have a <RemoveFolder/> > and <RegistryValue/> which is HKCU. Other posts have noted that if HKCU is > used then when another user uninstalls the registry entries are orphaned > under the other user and some state that when application is run as another > user it triggers a repair. I dunno on this. I also couldn't find what HKMU > was in the WiX help file or online other than Hubert Kairuki Memorial > University (something tells me that isn't relevant J ). > > > > Is it possible to have an ALLUSERS msi and NOT write to user specific > registry, file, or any other user specific resource? > > > > > > > > In WiX 2.0 we did the following > > > > . various other wxs constructs . > > > > <!-- defines the application installation directory and contents --> > > <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'> > > > > <!-- gets a reference to Desktop so we can use it later to add > shortcuts --> > > <Directory Id='DesktopFolder'/> > > > > <!-- defines start menu group --> > > <Directory Id='ProgramMenuFolder' Name='Programs'> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDir" Name="CS Software"> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIUtilitiesDir" Name="Utilities" /> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIServicesDir" Name="Services" /> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDocsDir" Name="Documents" /> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > > <!-- application install group --> > > <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder'> > > <Directory Id='CSSIDIR' Name='CSSI'> > > > > <?include theincludebelow.inc ?> > > > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > > <!-- System32 install group --> > > <Directory Id="SystemFolder" /> > > > > </Directory> > > > > . various other wxs constructs . > > > > > > <Include> > > > > <Directory Id='CSWINDOWSDIR' Name='CLEARS_1' LongName='C s Windows'> > > . other file components including file2 . > > > > <Component Id="component40" DiskId="1" Guid="removed."> > > <Shortcut Id='startMenuCsWindowsExe' Directory='ProgramMenuCSSIDir' > Name='CSW' LongName="C s Windows" WorkingDirectory='CSWINDOWSDIR' > Target="[#file2]" /> > > </Component> > > <Component Id="component41" DiskId="1" Guid="removed."> > > <Shortcut Id='desktopCsWindowsExe' Directory='DesktopFolder' > Name='CSW' LongName="C s Windows" WorkingDirectory='CSWINDOWSDIR' > Target="[#file2]" /> > > </Component> > > > > </Directory> > > > > </Include> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In WiX 3.8 we are trying the following > > > > . various other wxs constructs . > > > > <!-- defines the application installation directory and contents --> > > <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'> > > > > <!-- gets a reference to Desktop so we can use it later to add > shortcuts --> > > <Directory Id='DesktopFolder'/> > > > > <!-- defines start menu group --> > > <Directory Id='ProgramMenuFolder' Name='Programs'> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDir" Name="CS Software"> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIUtilitiesDir" Name="Utilities" /> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIServicesDir" Name="Services" /> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDocsDir" Name="Documents" /> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > > <!-- application install group --> > > <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder'> > > <Directory Id='CSSIDIR' Name='CSSI'> > > > > <?include > theequivalentincludeofthe2.0withshortcutcomponentstrippedout.inc ?> > > > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > > <!-- System32 install group --> > > <Directory Id="SystemFolder" /> > > > > </Directory> > > > > <?include theincludebelow.inc ?> > > > > . various other wxs constructs . > > > > > > <Include> > > > > <DirectoryRef Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDir"> > > <Component Id="component40" DiskId="1" Guid="removed."> > > <Shortcut Id='startMenuCsWindowsExe' Directory='ProgramMenuCSSIDir' > Name="C s Windows" WorkingDirectory='CSWINDOWSDIR' Target="[#file2]" /> > > <RemoveFolder Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDir" On="uninstall"/> > > <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\CorpNameHere\CSSI\C s > Windows" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> > > </Component> > > <Component Id="component41" DiskId="1" Guid="removed."> > > <Shortcut Id='desktopCsWindowsExe' Directory='DesktopFolder' Name="C s > Windows" WorkingDirectory='CSWINDOWSDIR' Target="[#file2]" /> > > <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\CorpNameHere\CSSI\C s > Windows" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> > > </Component> > > </DirectoryRef> > > > > </Include> > > > > > > > > dave williamson > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK > Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. > Download it for free now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. 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