Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
For reasons that boggle my mind I changed my RegistryValue Elements to include the Name attribute where before they only had the path and a key value, where the value included the new key to be created. I also removed the initial item that added a Default value of the Product Name which was outlined in the original help / example for using Active Setup. So for those playing along at home all you need are: 3 values to get this to work for a per machine install: Root="HKLM" Key="Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\[ProductCode]" Name="StubPath" Root="HKLM" Key="Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\[ProductCode]" Name="Version" Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\[ProductCode]" Name="Version" The latter is so that the installing user doesn't have the repair install done on their machine the next time they logoff and logon. One thing to note that I was unsure of was will the user see the repair install. There was discussion on the forums that /qn should be used instead of /qb. I can tell you that for a brand new user logging in /qb doesn't result in the user seeing anything. I rebuilt the install with /qn and ran the test again to see what would happen. Jon From: McCain, Jon Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:37 PM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Wilson, Phil; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Thanks for the quick response Chris. My issue is that the keys are NEVER copied into HKCU on XP or Win 7 64bit. I would love to see a working example though if you don't mind. Thanks again. Jon From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com]<mailto:[mailto:chr...@iswix.com]> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:16 PM To: McCain, Jon; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Wilson, Phil; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install ActiveSetup predates MSI and doens't really know anything about MSI. The only thing that ActiveSetup "copies" is the version registry value so that it knows it doesn't need to run again. What active setup really does is run a program. This program could be Notepad but in our case it's msiexec to get MSI to repair itself and install the HKCU registry components. Make sense? I can send you some sample WXS tonight if you still need it. From: "McCain, Jon" mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:08 PM To: "chr...@iswix.com<mailto:chr...@iswix.com>" mailto:chr...@iswix.com>>, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>>, "Wilson, Phil" mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com>>, "Dan Gough" mailto:goug...@gmail.com>> Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Okay last question here... Does Active Setup require that some component be set as ADVERTISED? I have not been able to see Active Setup copy ANYTHING from HKLM to HKCU for the non-installing user. There has got to be a way to get this to work that I am just blindly not seeing. Jon -Original Message----- From: McCain, Jon Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:44 AM To: chr...@iswix.com<mailto:chr...@iswix.com>; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Wilson, Phil; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I'll try it again with a fresh image but my understanding based on the links is that the replication should occur if the key is not there or if the version is higher in the HKLM Active Setup key. When each user logs in that replication should occur and then launch that repair. >From what I have seen so far the replication is not occurring at all therefore >not getting to the repair portion. As I said though I'll try it again on a >clean machine just to be %100 sure. Although Phil stated that it had to be with an advertised shortcut which in my case I am NOT doing... Chris are you saying that is necessary as well? Thanks, Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com]<mailto:[mailto:chr...@iswix.com]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:40 PM To: Wilson, Phil; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Actually I just realized I've been saying it all. I've been implying that the
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
Thanks for the quick response Chris. My issue is that the keys are NEVER copied into HKCU on XP or Win 7 64bit. I would love to see a working example though if you don't mind. Thanks again. Jon From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:16 PM To: McCain, Jon; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Wilson, Phil; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install ActiveSetup predates MSI and doens't really know anything about MSI. The only thing that ActiveSetup "copies" is the version registry value so that it knows it doesn't need to run again. What active setup really does is run a program. This program could be Notepad but in our case it's msiexec to get MSI to repair itself and install the HKCU registry components. Make sense? I can send you some sample WXS tonight if you still need it. From: "McCain, Jon" mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:08 PM To: "chr...@iswix.com<mailto:chr...@iswix.com>" mailto:chr...@iswix.com>>, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>>, "Wilson, Phil" mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com>>, "Dan Gough" mailto:goug...@gmail.com>> Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Okay last question here... Does Active Setup require that some component be set as ADVERTISED? I have not been able to see Active Setup copy ANYTHING from HKLM to HKCU for the non-installing user. There has got to be a way to get this to work that I am just blindly not seeing. Jon -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:44 AM To: chr...@iswix.com<mailto:chr...@iswix.com>; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Wilson, Phil; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I'll try it again with a fresh image but my understanding based on the links is that the replication should occur if the key is not there or if the version is higher in the HKLM Active Setup key. When each user logs in that replication should occur and then launch that repair. >From what I have seen so far the replication is not occurring at all therefore >not getting to the repair portion. As I said though I'll try it again on a >clean machine just to be %100 sure. Although Phil stated that it had to be with an advertised shortcut which in my case I am NOT doing... Chris are you saying that is necessary as well? Thanks, Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com]<mailto:[mailto:chr...@iswix.com]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:40 PM To: Wilson, Phil; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Actually I just realized I've been saying it all. I've been implying that the repair approach and the active setup approach are mutually exclusive. In fact the active setup is just a way to trigger the repair through a command line when an advertised shortcut is unavailable. I'm sorry if I was unclear or if I was clear and now I'm just confusing myself. :-) From: "Christopher Painter" mailto:chr...@iswix.com>> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:33 PM To: "Wilson, Phil" mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com>>, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>>, "Dan Gough" mailto:goug...@gmail.com>> Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install l've used the Active Setup technique and replication occurred right away when the user logged on. Make sure you are using a clean machine such as a snapshotted VM to ensure a good testing environment. It could be that replication already occurred and isn't occuring again because the Version value isn't changing/increasing. From: "Wilson, Phil" mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com>> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:30 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>>, "chr...@iswix.com<mailto:chr...@iswix.com>" mailto:chr...@iswix.com>>, "Dan Gough" mailto:goug...@gmail.com>> Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Log in won&
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
ActiveSetup predates MSI and doens't really know anything about MSI. The only thing that ActiveSetup "copies" is the version registry value so that it knows it doesn't need to run again. What active setup really does is run a program. This program could be Notepad but in our case it's msiexec to get MSI to repair itself and install the HKCU registry components. Make sense? I can send you some sample WXS tonight if you still need it. From: "McCain, Jon" Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:08 PM To: "chr...@iswix.com" , "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "Wilson, Phil" , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Okay last question here... Does Active Setup require that some component be set as ADVERTISED? I have not been able to see Active Setup copy ANYTHING from HKLM to HKCU for the non-installing user. There has got to be a way to get this to work that I am just blindly not seeing. Jon -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:44 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Wilson, Phil; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I'll try it again with a fresh image but my understanding based on the links is that the replication should occur if the key is not there or if the version is higher in the HKLM Active Setup key. When each user logs in that replication should occur and then launch that repair. >From what I have seen so far the replication is not occurring at all therefore not getting to the repair portion. As I said though I'll try it again on a clean machine just to be %100 sure. Although Phil stated that it had to be with an advertised shortcut which in my case I am NOT doing... Chris are you saying that is necessary as well? Thanks, Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:40 PM To: Wilson, Phil; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Actually I just realized I've been saying it all. I've been implying that the repair approach and the active setup approach are mutually exclusive. In fact the active setup is just a way to trigger the repair through a command line when an advertised shortcut is unavailable. I'm sorry if I was unclear or if I was clear and now I'm just confusing myself. :-) From: "Christopher Painter" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:33 PM To: "Wilson, Phil" , "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install l've used the Active Setup technique and replication occurred right away when the user logged on. Make sure you are using a clean machine such as a snapshotted VM to ensure a good testing environment. It could be that replication already occurred and isn't occuring again because the Version value isn't changing/increasing. From: "Wilson, Phil" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:30 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "chr...@iswix.com" , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Log in won't cause replication of the keys. An earlier post mentioned that you need an advertised shortcut. Phil W -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon [mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:06 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have tried using the Active Setup keys but when the other user logs in the replication isn't occurring nor is the repair type install. Here is what my setup looks like: HKCU items are in separate components so that they can have the KeyPath attribute set. The OS I am running this on is Windows 7 64 Bit. The installing user is also in the local admin group but the others users are not. Jon -----Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:12 PM To: Dan Gough; General discu
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
Okay last question here... Does Active Setup require that some component be set as ADVERTISED? I have not been able to see Active Setup copy ANYTHING from HKLM to HKCU for the non-installing user. There has got to be a way to get this to work that I am just blindly not seeing. Jon -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:44 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Wilson, Phil; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I'll try it again with a fresh image but my understanding based on the links is that the replication should occur if the key is not there or if the version is higher in the HKLM Active Setup key. When each user logs in that replication should occur and then launch that repair. >From what I have seen so far the replication is not occurring at all therefore >not getting to the repair portion. As I said though I'll try it again on a >clean machine just to be %100 sure. Although Phil stated that it had to be with an advertised shortcut which in my case I am NOT doing... Chris are you saying that is necessary as well? Thanks, Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:40 PM To: Wilson, Phil; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Actually I just realized I've been saying it all. I've been implying that the repair approach and the active setup approach are mutually exclusive. In fact the active setup is just a way to trigger the repair through a command line when an advertised shortcut is unavailable. I'm sorry if I was unclear or if I was clear and now I'm just confusing myself. :-) From: "Christopher Painter" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:33 PM To: "Wilson, Phil" , "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install l've used the Active Setup technique and replication occurred right away when the user logged on. Make sure you are using a clean machine such as a snapshotted VM to ensure a good testing environment. It could be that replication already occurred and isn't occuring again because the Version value isn't changing/increasing. From: "Wilson, Phil" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:30 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "chr...@iswix.com" , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Log in won't cause replication of the keys. An earlier post mentioned that you need an advertised shortcut. Phil W -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon [mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:06 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have tried using the Active Setup keys but when the other user logs in the replication isn't occurring nor is the repair type install. Here is what my setup looks like: HKCU items are in separate components so that they can have the KeyPath attribute set. The OS I am running this on is Windows 7 64 Bit. The installing user is also in the local admin group but the others users are not. Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:12 PM To: Dan Gough; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Then there's the case of Office AddIns that allowed either HKCU or HKLM in 2003, took away in 2007 ( and put it back with a hotfix and enabling registry value ) and really put it back in 2010 leaving one hell of a mess for us installer guys to deal with. So, yes, YMMV... in the event it really needs to be HKCU like the poster asserted then my response below will help. From: "Dan Gough" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
I'll try it again with a fresh image but my understanding based on the links is that the replication should occur if the key is not there or if the version is higher in the HKLM Active Setup key. When each user logs in that replication should occur and then launch that repair. >From what I have seen so far the replication is not occurring at all therefore >not getting to the repair portion. As I said though I'll try it again on a >clean machine just to be %100 sure. Although Phil stated that it had to be with an advertised shortcut which in my case I am NOT doing... Chris are you saying that is necessary as well? Thanks, Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:40 PM To: Wilson, Phil; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Actually I just realized I've been saying it all. I've been implying that the repair approach and the active setup approach are mutually exclusive. In fact the active setup is just a way to trigger the repair through a command line when an advertised shortcut is unavailable. I'm sorry if I was unclear or if I was clear and now I'm just confusing myself. :-) From: "Christopher Painter" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:33 PM To: "Wilson, Phil" , "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install l've used the Active Setup technique and replication occurred right away when the user logged on. Make sure you are using a clean machine such as a snapshotted VM to ensure a good testing environment. It could be that replication already occurred and isn't occuring again because the Version value isn't changing/increasing. From: "Wilson, Phil" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:30 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "chr...@iswix.com" , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Log in won't cause replication of the keys. An earlier post mentioned that you need an advertised shortcut. Phil W -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon [mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:06 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have tried using the Active Setup keys but when the other user logs in the replication isn't occurring nor is the repair type install. Here is what my setup looks like: HKCU items are in separate components so that they can have the KeyPath attribute set. The OS I am running this on is Windows 7 64 Bit. The installing user is also in the local admin group but the others users are not. Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:12 PM To: Dan Gough; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Then there's the case of Office AddIns that allowed either HKCU or HKLM in 2003, took away in 2007 ( and put it back with a hotfix and enabling registry value ) and really put it back in 2010 leaving one hell of a mess for us installer guys to deal with. So, yes, YMMV... in the event it really needs to be HKCU like the poster asserted then my response below will help. From: "Dan Gough" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
There are other triggers in the MSI that can cause install on demand from the MSI, advertised COM being one, and I think file extensions do it too, but I don't know if that's an option for this particular issue. Of course Active Setup can do it, yes, maybe that's a solution, getting Windows to run a command line often is ;) Phil From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 12:40 PM To: Wilson, Phil; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Actually I just realized I've been saying it all. I've been implying that the repair approach and the active setup approach are mutually exclusive. In fact the active setup is just a way to trigger the repair through a command line when an advertised shortcut is unavailable. I'm sorry if I was unclear or if I was clear and now I'm just confusing myself. :-) From: "Christopher Painter" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:33 PM To: "Wilson, Phil" , "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install l've used the Active Setup technique and replication occurred right away when the user logged on. Make sure you are using a clean machine such as a snapshotted VM to ensure a good testing environment. It could be that replication already occurred and isn't occuring again because the Version value isn't changing/increasing. From: "Wilson, Phil" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:30 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "chr...@iswix.com" , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Log in won't cause replication of the keys. An earlier post mentioned that you need an advertised shortcut. Phil W -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon [mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:06 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have tried using the Active Setup keys but when the other user logs in the replication isn't occurring nor is the repair type install. Here is what my setup looks like: HKCU items are in separate components so that they can have the KeyPath attribute set. The OS I am running this on is Windows 7 64 Bit. The installing user is also in the local admin group but the others users are not. Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:12 PM To: Dan Gough; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Then there's the case of Office AddIns that allowed either HKCU or HKLM in 2003, took away in 2007 ( and put it back with a hotfix and enabling registry value ) and really put it back in 2010 leaving one hell of a mess for us installer guys to deal with. So, yes, YMMV... in the event it really needs to be HKCU like the poster asserted then my response below will help. From: "Dan Gough" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setup-to-r epair-user-settings.html From: "McCain, Jon" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" Subject:
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
Actually I just realized I've been saying it all. I've been implying that the repair approach and the active setup approach are mutually exclusive. In fact the active setup is just a way to trigger the repair through a command line when an advertised shortcut is unavailable. I'm sorry if I was unclear or if I was clear and now I'm just confusing myself. :-) From: "Christopher Painter" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:33 PM To: "Wilson, Phil" , "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install l've used the Active Setup technique and replication occurred right away when the user logged on. Make sure you are using a clean machine such as a snapshotted VM to ensure a good testing environment. It could be that replication already occurred and isn't occuring again because the Version value isn't changing/increasing. From: "Wilson, Phil" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:30 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "chr...@iswix.com" , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Log in won't cause replication of the keys. An earlier post mentioned that you need an advertised shortcut. Phil W -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon [mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:06 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have tried using the Active Setup keys but when the other user logs in the replication isn't occurring nor is the repair type install. Here is what my setup looks like: HKCU items are in separate components so that they can have the KeyPath attribute set. The OS I am running this on is Windows 7 64 Bit. The installing user is also in the local admin group but the others users are not. Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:12 PM To: Dan Gough; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Then there's the case of Office AddIns that allowed either HKCU or HKLM in 2003, took away in 2007 ( and put it back with a hotfix and enabling registry value ) and really put it back in 2010 leaving one hell of a mess for us installer guys to deal with. So, yes, YMMV... in the event it really needs to be HKCU like the poster asserted then my response below will help. From: "Dan Gough" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setup-to-r epair-user-settings.html From: "McCain, Jon" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to the Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work but the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine installs and this causes other users that login to not have this menu. Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu ad
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
l've used the Active Setup technique and replication occurred right away when the user logged on. Make sure you are using a clean machine such as a snapshotted VM to ensure a good testing environment. It could be that replication already occurred and isn't occuring again because the Version value isn't changing/increasing. From: "Wilson, Phil" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:30 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." , "chr...@iswix.com" , "Dan Gough" Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Log in won't cause replication of the keys. An earlier post mentioned that you need an advertised shortcut. Phil W -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon [mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:06 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have tried using the Active Setup keys but when the other user logs in the replication isn't occurring nor is the repair type install. Here is what my setup looks like: HKCU items are in separate components so that they can have the KeyPath attribute set. The OS I am running this on is Windows 7 64 Bit. The installing user is also in the local admin group but the others users are not. Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:12 PM To: Dan Gough; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Then there's the case of Office AddIns that allowed either HKCU or HKLM in 2003, took away in 2007 ( and put it back with a hotfix and enabling registry value ) and really put it back in 2010 leaving one hell of a mess for us installer guys to deal with. So, yes, YMMV... in the event it really needs to be HKCU like the poster asserted then my response below will help. From: "Dan Gough" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setup-to-r epair-user-settings.html From: "McCain, Jon" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to the Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work but the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine installs and this causes other users that login to not have this menu. Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu additions for Internet Explorer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa753589%28VS.85%29.aspx The wxs code is quite simple for this addition: Has anyone run into this or another issue where a per-machine install is performed but features or other items need to exist for all users in the above fashion? Thanks, Jon -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
Log in won't cause replication of the keys. An earlier post mentioned that you need an advertised shortcut. Phil W -Original Message- From: McCain, Jon [mailto:jon.mcc...@inin.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:06 AM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Dan Gough Cc: McCain, Jon Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have tried using the Active Setup keys but when the other user logs in the replication isn't occurring nor is the repair type install. Here is what my setup looks like: HKCU items are in separate components so that they can have the KeyPath attribute set. The OS I am running this on is Windows 7 64 Bit. The installing user is also in the local admin group but the others users are not. Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:12 PM To: Dan Gough; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Then there's the case of Office AddIns that allowed either HKCU or HKLM in 2003, took away in 2007 ( and put it back with a hotfix and enabling registry value ) and really put it back in 2010 leaving one hell of a mess for us installer guys to deal with. So, yes, YMMV... in the event it really needs to be HKCU like the poster asserted then my response below will help. From: "Dan Gough" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setup-to-r epair-user-settings.html From: "McCain, Jon" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to the Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work but the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine installs and this causes other users that login to not have this menu. Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu additions for Internet Explorer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa753589%28VS.85%29.aspx The wxs code is quite simple for this addition: Has anyone run into this or another issue where a per-machine install is performed but features or other items need to exist for all users in the above fashion? Thanks, Jon -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourc
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
I have tried using the Active Setup keys but when the other user logs in the replication isn't occurring nor is the repair type install. Here is what my setup looks like: HKCU items are in separate components so that they can have the KeyPath attribute set. The OS I am running this on is Windows 7 64 Bit. The installing user is also in the local admin group but the others users are not. Jon -Original Message- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:12 PM To: Dan Gough; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Then there's the case of Office AddIns that allowed either HKCU or HKLM in 2003, took away in 2007 ( and put it back with a hotfix and enabling registry value ) and really put it back in 2010 leaving one hell of a mess for us installer guys to deal with. So, yes, YMMV... in the event it really needs to be HKCU like the poster asserted then my response below will help. From: "Dan Gough" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setup-to-r epair-user-settings.html From: "McCain, Jon" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to the Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work but the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine installs and this causes other users that login to not have this menu. Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu additions for Internet Explorer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa753589%28VS.85%29.aspx The wxs code is quite simple for this addition: Has anyone run into this or another issue where a per-machine install is performed but features or other items need to exist for all users in the above fashion? Thanks, Jon -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
Those were my thoughts initially as well but for this particular setting that doesn't work. :( Jon -Original Message- From: Dan Gough [mailto:goug...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: > The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. > If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger > resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. > It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up > every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. > > > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm > > > Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: > > > > http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setu > p-to-r > epair-user-settings.html > > > > From: "McCain, Jon" > > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" > > Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for > all users in a per machine install > > > I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to > the Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. > > > Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work > but the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine > installs and this causes other users that login to not have this menu. > > > Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu additions for Internet > Explorer: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa753589%28VS.85%29.aspx > > > The wxs code is quite simple for this addition: > > > Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\keyName" > Value="[#FileID]"/> > > Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\ keyName > \Contexts" Value="1"/> > > > Has anyone run into this or another issue where a per-machine install > is performed but features or other items need to exist for all users > in the above fashion? > > > Thanks, > > > Jon > > > -- > -- > -- > > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > > Mar 27 - Feb 2 > > Save $400 by Jan. 27 > > Register now! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 > > ___ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > -- > > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Mar 27 - Feb 2 > Save $400 by Jan. 27 > Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
Then there's the case of Office AddIns that allowed either HKCU or HKLM in 2003, took away in 2007 ( and put it back with a hotfix and enabling registry value ) and really put it back in 2010 leaving one hell of a mess for us installer guys to deal with. So, yes, YMMV... in the event it really needs to be HKCU like the poster asserted then my response below will help. From: "Dan Gough" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:21 PM To: chr...@iswix.com, "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setup-to-r epair-user-settings.html From: "McCain, Jon" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to the Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work but the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine installs and this causes other users that login to not have this menu. Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu additions for Internet Explorer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa753589%28VS.85%29.aspx The wxs code is quite simple for this addition: Has anyone run into this or another issue where a per-machine install is performed but features or other items need to exist for all users in the above fashion? Thanks, Jon -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
Or try applying the key to HKLM rather than HKCU in the first place. Many Windows settings can apply to either key to give you the flexibility of having each setting system-wide or per-user. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Christopher Painter wrote: > The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If > your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger > resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. > It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every > time you went to a new conference room and logged in. > > > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm > > > Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: > > > > http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setup-to-r > epair-user-settings.html > > > > From: "McCain, Jon" > > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" > > Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all > users in a per machine install > > > I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to the > Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. > > > Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work but > the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine installs and > this causes other users that login to not have this menu. > > > Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu additions for Internet > Explorer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa753589%28VS.85%29.aspx > > > The wxs code is quite simple for this addition: > > > Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\keyName" > Value="[#FileID]"/> > > Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\ keyName > \Contexts" Value="1"/> > > > Has anyone run into this or another issue where a per-machine install is > performed but features or other items need to exist for all users in the > above fashion? > > > Thanks, > > > Jon > > > > -- > > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > > Mar 27 - Feb 2 > > Save $400 by Jan. 27 > > Register now! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 > > ___ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > -- > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Mar 27 - Feb 2 > Save $400 by Jan. 27 > Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
The Registry element has a Root attribute that you can set to HKCU. If your program has an advertised shortcut you can use this to trigger resilency to complete the installation for each user who uses your app. It's an ugly story though like the old Office install that popped up every time you went to a new conference room and logged in. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_registry.htm Here's an alternative approach that avoids all that: http://blogs.flexerasoftware.com/installtalk/2011/11/using-active-setup-to-r epair-user-settings.html From: "McCain, Jon" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:28 PM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net)" Subject: [WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to the Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work but the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine installs and this causes other users that login to not have this menu. Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu additions for Internet Explorer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa753589%28VS.85%29.aspx The wxs code is quite simple for this addition: Has anyone run into this or another issue where a per-machine install is performed but features or other items need to exist for all users in the above fashion? Thanks, Jon -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Adding Internet Explorer Context Menu item for all users in a per machine install
I have been working on a new install where a context menu is added to the Right-Click Menu within Internet Explorer. Everything I have read regarding this requires the key be added to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. This does work but the issue I have is that our installs are run as per-machine installs and this causes other users that login to not have this menu. Links to MSDN articles explaining context menu additions for Internet Explorer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa753589%28VS.85%29.aspx The wxs code is quite simple for this addition: Has anyone run into this or another issue where a per-machine install is performed but features or other items need to exist for all users in the above fashion? Thanks, Jon -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
