If you don't mind "abandoning" the shortcuts you write (you write them, then "lose" any knowledge of them and don't ever remove or repair them) you could try using an empty component guid for the shortcut's component. However, you won't get "automatic" installation of the shortcuts for non-installing user's.
You could also try putting the shortcuts into a different/new feature (there is an ICE error you would need to suppress/ignore, however, if you do that). As long as the new feature is not a "following" child of any "repairable" feature and nothing in that feature is ever "advertise-able" then that feature should never be automatically repaired (except when the user repairs the entire product via Add/Remove Programs). -----Original Message----- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:46 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to make a User deletable desktop shortcut that isinstalled for all users. The shortcut is part of your installation so I cant think of a way to stop it being put back. The best option might be to ask the users if they want to create it in the installation UI and add a component condition to the shortcut component based on their response. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Palmer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 11 August 2009 15:33 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] How to make a User deletable desktop shortcut that isinstalled for all users. Our product places some commonly accessed documents in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\CompanyName\ProductName" using <Directory Id="WIX_DIR_COMMON_DOCUMENTS"> <Directory Id="CompanyDocs" Name="CompanyName"> <Directory Id="ProductDocs" Name="ProductName"> ... blah... Since on XP (the most common OS for our customers) that path is a royal pain to navigate to, we install a shortcut on the desktop to our documents: <Directory Id="WIX_DIR_COMMON_DOCUMENTS"> <Directory Id="CompanyDocs" Name="CompanyName"> <Directory Id="ProductDocs" Name="ProductName"> <Component Id="ProductDocsShortcutCmp" Guid="{some_guid_here}"> <Shortcut Id="StreamDocsShortcut" Advertise="no" Description="Shortcut to ProductName Documents" Name="ProductName Documents" Directory="DesktopFolder" /> <RegistryValue KeyPath="yes" Id="documentsShortcut" Action="write" Root="HKCU" Key="Software\CompanyName\ProductName\documentsShortcut" Name="MSIHACK" Type="string" Value="1"/> <RemoveRegistryKey Action="removeOnUninstall" Root="HKCU" Key="Software\CompanyName\ ProductName\documentsShortcut"/> </Component> However, using this method, if a user wants to remove the shortcut from their desktop (because they like an un-cluttered desktop) MSI automatically "repairs" the component and puts the shortcut back. How can I solve this problem so individual users are free to delete the shortcut if they don't want it and still install the shortcut for ALLUSERS ? Thanks in advance.. Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
