Hi, I did some testing and it looks like you can control which shortcuts appear on the main start menu with shortcut properties, otherwise windows will decide on its own which appear on the main menu.
System.AppUserModel.StartPinOption (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/jj553605(v=vs.85).as px) allows you to force your shortcut not to appear on the main start menu. There also seems to be a bug on windows 7 where you get a pop up warning dialogue if you use these properties by name so you have to use the guid format. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2745126 I don't see an option anywhere to force your shortcut to be displayed in the start menu though. Example from my test:- <Shortcut Id="ProductShortcut" Name="The Application" Description="The application." IconIndex="0" Icon="ProductIcon.exe" Target="[#TheApplication.exe]"> <ShortcutProperty Key="System.AppUserModel.ID" Value="Company.TheApplication.exe" /> <ShortcutProperty Key="{9F4C2855-9F79-4B39-A8D0-E1D42DE1D5F3}, 12" Value="1" /> <!-- Name: System.AppUserModel.StartPinOption - PKEY_AppUserModel_StartPinOption Type: UInt32 - VT_UI4 FormatID: {9F4C2855-9F79-4B39-A8D0-E1D42DE1D5F3}, 12 Note: Set this property on a shortcut to (1) prevent an application from being automatically pinned to Start screen upon installation; or (2) indicate that an item is programmatically added to launcher via user action (which implies automatically pin to Start and delete on unpin). Note: It has to be a guid to stop windows 7 throwing a warning dialogue. see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2745126 Note: that you must also set System.AppUserModel.ID first or the property will not be used. --> </Shortcut> Dave -----Original Message----- From: Rafal Jagielski [mailto:rafal1...@poczta.onet.pl] Sent: 05 February 2013 07:24 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Win 8 Tile from wix 2013/2/4 David Watson <dwat...@sdl.com>: > If you install shortcuts to the start menu they will appear as a tile > using the shortcuts largest icon. Some of the shortcuts may be on the > main windows > 8 start menu and some may be hidden under All Apps (right click > anywhere that isn't a tile to see the all apps option). > > You cannot install a 'start menu' application from the windows > installer, they need to come from the windows store or certain > versions of windows allow enterprise admins to sideload to that > location after jumping through lots of security hoops. > > Dave > Hmm how about this posts? http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/windowsgeneraldevelopmentissues/th read/11fa666b-7b5c-4d38-b5c3-81e88528cfd3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
