To answer my own question, NSIS can support[1] the all users (or common folder).
>From stack overflow <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7501193/nsis-desktop-shortcut-for-all-users> : SetShellVarContext all > CreateShortcut "$desktop\myapp.lnk" "$instdir\myapp.exe" Details from the manual <http://anders_k.users.sourceforge.net/public/NSIS/2.46/Manual.html#setshellvarcontext> : Note that, if used in installer code, this will only affect the installer, > and if used in uninstaller code, this will only affect the uninstaller. To > affect both, it needs to be used in both. > SetShellVarContext current > StrCpy $0 $DESKTOP > SetShellVarContext all > StrCpy $1 $DESKTOP > MessageBox MB_OK $0$\n$1 Jody Garnett On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Jody Garnett <[email protected]> wrote: > My understanding was Jukka had limited permissions, and when installing > the short cuts were not added to the 'all users > <http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/how-do-i-share-programs-with-all-users/d719cd07-873d-46db-8bea-f469c99f34e9>' > folder. Does the NSIS installer offer an option to install for all users, > or is that something we have to enable... > > Jody Garnett > > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Andrea Aime < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 6:49 PM, Chris Snider <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Typically on Windows, Vista, 7, 8 and the Server editions, you have >>> to be running the installers with an Admin account. These are to protect >>> the system from unauthorized changes. Part of the security hardening added >>> several years ago. If the current user is in the administrative group, >>> then a pop-up asks if they would like to authorize the changes. If the >>> user is NOT in the administrative group, then a pop-up asks for the >>> username/password for an administrative user. If either of these fail, >>> then the changes are not authorized and should roll back. >>> >>> >>> >>> It is up to the installers to allow the installing user to decide if >>> they want to install “for all users” or “for current user”. >>> >> >> Hum... then do you have any clue about the report from Jukka that the >> program is installed, but the menu entries won't show up? >> We need someone with windows experience to help with this one. >> >> Cheers >> Andrea >> >> -- >> == >> GeoServer Professional Services from the experts! Visit >> http://goo.gl/NWWaa2 for more information. >> == >> >> Ing. Andrea Aime >> @geowolf >> Technical Lead >> >> GeoSolutions S.A.S. >> Via Poggio alle Viti 1187 >> 55054 Massarosa (LU) >> Italy >> phone: +39 0584 962313 >> fax: +39 0584 1660272 >> mob: +39 339 8844549 >> >> http://www.geo-solutions.it >> http://twitter.com/geosolutions_it >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel >> >> >
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