Yes, Im aware of the posibility that the ALLUSERS property can change. And I think that is exactly the problem with a component which has a HKCU registry entry as keypath (which is needed to pass ICE57) and an unadvertised shortcut . When a per-machine installation is done, the shortcut is placed in the all users start menu (is this location a per-user location?). The registry key is placed in the HKCU of the person who is installing the application. What happens if another person uninstalls the application? I expect the registry key could not be found and would not be deleted, which leaves us with garbage in the registry.
Rob Hamflett wrote: > > Your right about the ICE warnings be a complete pain for unadvertised > shortcuts. The problem is > that someone could change the value for ALLUSERS in your installation > package, and the ICEs allow > for this. Many of us just ignore them. > > Rob > > Bart Kapitein wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have read several other messages about shortcuts and I understand that >> shortcuts are very difficult. I have successfully created advertised >> shortcuts, but I am unable to create unadvertised shortcuts. >> >> What I do is the following: >> >> I create the following directory structure: >> ProgramMenuFolder\VendorName\ProductName. >> Building this gives me 4 errors: ICE18, ICE38, ICE64, ICE64. I solve the >> ICE18 and ICE64 errors by creating a component in the directory with two >> removeFolder actions (one for the ProductName folder and one for the >> VendorName folder). >> >> I solve the ICE38 error by adding a RegistryKey entry in the HKMU with >> key Software\VendorName\Productname\Version\Install. >> This key will be created in HKLM on a per-machine installation and in >> HKCU on a per-user installation (which is correct I think). >> >> Now I can create advertised shortcuts in this directory. I do this by >> adding a child shortcut element in a file element. This works. >> >> Now the unadvertised shortcut: >> >> I create another component in the >> ProgramMenuFolder\VendorName\ProductName directory. In the component I >> add a shortcut which is unadvertised. >> Building this gives me 3 errors: ICE18, ICE38, ICE43. I solve the errors >> by creating a RegistryValue in the HKMU with the key >> Software\VendorsName\ProductName\Version\Install\UnadvertisedShortcut >> and an integer value of 1. (which is the same solution as described >> above for the directory structure in the start menu). >> >> Building this gives me 1 error: ICE57. It claims that the component has >> per-user data and a keypath that can be per-user or per-machine. That I >> don't understand. When a per-machine installation is done, the shortcut >> is created in the "all users" start menu and the registry key is created >> in HKLM. (is the "all users" startmenu a user directory?) >> >> I also tried to change the location of the registry key to HKCU. This >> solves the ICE57 error, but then the key is created in the registry of >> the user who is installing the application. Even when a per-machine >> installation is done. I don't think this is correct. (Correct me if I'm >> wrong) >> >> For now I decided to use advertised shortcuts. But it would be nice to >> use unadvertised shortcuts too. I wonder how a Wise or InstallShield >> installation deals with this problem. >> >> An example with a working advertised shortcut and a failing unadvertised >> shortcut: >> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> >> <Product Id="76125a4b-6d52-4fac-88a4-fa04c6cb19a6" Name="MyApp" >> Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Vendor" >> UpgradeCode="6a424610-c976-4487-a667-137242f8b536"> >> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> >> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="MyApp.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> >> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> >> <!-- Program files folders --> >> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> >> <Directory Id="VendorFolder"> >> <Directory Id="INSTALLLDIR" Name="MyApp"> >> <!--Executable with advertised shortcut --> >> <Component Id="ProductComponent" >> Guid="73c20b23-2ee1-4998-9fff-b3a2384cde9e"> >> <File Id="MyApp.exe" Name="MyApp.exe" >> Source="..\MyApp\bin\debug\MyApp.exe"> >> <Shortcut Id="MyApp.exe" Directory="StartMenuDir" >> Name="MyApp" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" Advertise="yes" /> >> </File> >> </Component> >> </Directory> >> </Directory> >> </Directory> >> <!-- Start menu folders --> >> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> >> <Directory Id="VendorStartMenu" Name="Vendor"> >> <Directory Id="StartMenuDir" Name="MyApp"> >> <!-- Make sure the start menu is created and deleted on >> install/uninstall and is 'per user' --> >> <Component Id="StartMenuEntries" >> Guid="{53F60C9B-95D2-427e-804B-D133833D6E98}" DiskId="1"> >> <!-- Create registry key (which makes this component >> dependant on the registry and not on a file) --> >> <RegistryKey Id="MyApp" >> Key="SOFTWARE\Vendor\MyApp\1.00\Install" Root="HKMU" >> Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall" /> >> <!-- Make sure the start menu is cleaned on unstall --> >> <RemoveFolder Id="StartMenuDir" On="uninstall" >> Directory="StartMenuDir" /> >> <RemoveFolder Id="VendorStartMenu" On="uninstall" >> Directory="VendorStartMenu" /> >> </Component> >> <!--Unadvertised shortcut --> >> <Component Id="UnadvertisedShortcut" >> Guid="{A09E5CD1-548E-4aa3-AA62-721BAF6BEAB4}"> >> <!-- HKMU gives ICE57, HKCU works but I think that is not >> the correct location for the key --> >> <RegistryKey Key="SOFTWARE\Vendor\MyApp\1.00\Install" >> Root="HKMU" Action="none"> >> <RegistryValue Id="UnadvertisedShortcut" >> Name="UnadvertisedShortcut" Type="integer" Value="1" Action="write" >> KeyPath="yes" /> >> </RegistryKey> >> <Shortcut Id="Unadvertisedshortcut" Name="MyApp >> (UnAdvertised)" Directory="StartMenuDir" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" >> Target="[!MyApp.exe]" Advertise="no" /> >> </Component> >> </Directory> >> </Directory> >> </Directory> >> </Directory> >> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="MyApp" Level="1"> >> <ComponentRef Id="ProductComponent" /> >> <ComponentRef Id="StartMenuEntries" /> >> <ComponentRef Id="UnadvertisedShortcut" /> >> </Feature> >> </Product> >> </Wix> >> >> --- >> >> Bart Kapitein >> E-mail disclaimer / confidentiality footer >> >> Dit e-mail bericht is slechts bestemd voor de (rechts)persoon aan wie het >> is gericht en kan informatie bevatten die persoonlijk of vertrouwelijk is >> en niet openbaar mag worden gemaakt krachtens wet-, regelgeving of >> overeenkomst. 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