From: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa371168.aspx the meaning of the
integer in the Root column:
The one missing enumeration represents either Machine and User, so
HKey-(localMachine|currentUser) or HKMU.
Someone else expressed it this way: "HKMU stands for either HKLM or HKCU
depeding on setup type."
(http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/Visio/microsoft.public.visio.developer/2006-09/msg00048.html)
-Blair
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> From: d...@clearskysoftware.com
> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:30:31 -0500
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 -
> shortcuts have changed
>
> Thanks for info on HKMU. I'll give it a try and suppress ICE57 on the
> compile.
>
> Is HKMU a WiX thing or did I miss a Windows installer acronym meeting?
>
> Dave Williamson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Hoover, Jacob" <jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com>
> Sent: 12/4/2013 8:11 PM
> To: "General discussion about the WiX toolset."
> <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 - shortcuts
> have changed
>
> HKMU is either HKLM or HKCU depending on if it's a per user or per machine
> install.
>
> Note, I have disabled ICE57, as I am using HKMU registry resources for the
> shortcuts. Windows Installer complains
> about per-user data and a keypath that can be per-user or per-machine.
>
> There are numerous complaints about ICE57, the biggest from Rob M himself
> saying they neglected to take the
> ALLUSERS property into account when creating it. While I could replace HKMU
> with HKCU and avoid the ICE57,
> it would then leave behind these registry fragments if user A did the
> install but user B did the uninstall.
>
>
> Ref:
> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ICE57-with-HKMU-td5795201.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Williamson [mailto:d...@clearskysoftware.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 6:56 PM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 - shortcuts have
> changed
>
> Yes there have been. That is why we held at 2.0 and didn't make the jump. We
> recently ran across the issue where a msi built in 2.0 installs under program
> files(x86) on x64 machines no matter what. So rather than beat that horse we
> are putting the time into migrating.
>
> Dave Williamson
> Clear Sky Software
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Christopher Painter" <chr...@iswix.com>
> Sent: 12/4/2013 7:07 PM
> To: "General discussion about the WiX toolset."
> <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>; "wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net"
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> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 - shortcuts have
> changed
>
> As I recall, there were major language changes from 2.0 to 3.0 and that
> refactoring would be expected. 3.0 - 3.8 should generally be backwards
> compatible though.
>
> ----------------------------------------
> From: "Dave Williamson, Clear Sky Software" <d...@clearskysoftware.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:50 PM
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] WiX 2.0.5805.0 to WiX 3.8.1128.0 - shortcuts have changed
>
> Context is a migration of a WiX 2.0.5805.0 solution to WiX 3.8.1128.0.
> Seemed to be working through the compiler and linker errors one by one just
> fine until I hit ICE38 regarding shortcuts. There are 2 shortcuts created to
> the same installed EXE. One shortcut is in the start menu and the other is
> on the desktop. WiX 2.0 compiled MSIs install, uninstall, and major upgrade
> with proper cleanup of the shortcuts just fine. Now trying to tackle in WiX
> 3.8.
>
> error LGHT0204 : ICE38: Component component40 installs to user profile.
> It's
> Key Path registry key must fall under HKCU.
>
> The message states that component40 installs to user profile. Why does it
> think that? The directory it is within is not user specific and the overall
> MSI is ALLUSERS=1.
>
> The following stackoverflow post looked promising but I'm not understanding
> it yet.
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2058230/wix-create-non-advertised-shortcu
>
> t-for-all-users-per-machine
>
> And then another stackoverflow post
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17245832/wix-program-files-shortcut-for-p
>
> er-machine-install shows a shortcut as a child of the File. But doesn't
> really address the fact that a <Directory/> needs to have a <RemoveFolder/>
> and <RegistryValue/> which is HKCU. Other posts have noted that if HKCU is
> used then when another user uninstalls the registry entries are orphaned
> under the other user and some state that when application is run as another
> user it triggers a repair. I dunno on this. I also couldn't find what HKMU
> was in the WiX help file or online other than Hubert Kairuki Memorial
> University (something tells me that isn't relevant J ).
>
> Is it possible to have an ALLUSERS msi and NOT write to user specific
> registry, file, or any other user specific resource?
>
> In WiX 2.0 we did the following
>
> . various other wxs constructs .
>
> <!-- defines the application installation directory and contents -->
>
> <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
>
> <!-- gets a reference to Desktop so we can use it later to add
> shortcuts -->
>
> <Directory Id='DesktopFolder'/>
>
> <!-- defines start menu group -->
>
> <Directory Id='ProgramMenuFolder' Name='Programs'>
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDir" Name="CS Software">
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIUtilitiesDir" Name="Utilities"
> />
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIServicesDir" Name="Services" />
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDocsDir" Name="Documents" />
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
> <!-- application install group -->
>
> <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder'>
>
> <Directory Id='CSSIDIR' Name='CSSI'>
>
> <?include theincludebelow.inc ?>
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
> <!-- System32 install group -->
>
> <Directory Id="SystemFolder" />
>
> </Directory>
>
> . various other wxs constructs .
>
> <Include>
>
> <Directory Id='CSWINDOWSDIR' Name='CLEARS_1' LongName='C s Windows'>
>
> . other file components including file2 .
>
> <Component Id="component40" DiskId="1" Guid="removed.">
>
> <Shortcut Id='startMenuCsWindowsExe' Directory='ProgramMenuCSSIDir'
> Name='CSW' LongName="C s Windows" WorkingDirectory='CSWINDOWSDIR'
> Target="[#file2]" />
>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="component41" DiskId="1" Guid="removed.">
>
> <Shortcut Id='desktopCsWindowsExe' Directory='DesktopFolder'
> Name='CSW' LongName="C s Windows" WorkingDirectory='CSWINDOWSDIR'
> Target="[#file2]" />
>
> </Component>
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Include>
>
> In WiX 3.8 we are trying the following
>
> . various other wxs constructs .
>
> <!-- defines the application installation directory and contents -->
>
> <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
>
> <!-- gets a reference to Desktop so we can use it later to add
> shortcuts -->
>
> <Directory Id='DesktopFolder'/>
>
> <!-- defines start menu group -->
>
> <Directory Id='ProgramMenuFolder' Name='Programs'>
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDir" Name="CS Software">
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIUtilitiesDir" Name="Utilities"
> />
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIServicesDir" Name="Services" />
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDocsDir" Name="Documents" />
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
> <!-- application install group -->
>
> <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder'>
>
> <Directory Id='CSSIDIR' Name='CSSI'>
>
> <?include
> theequivalentincludeofthe2.0withshortcutcomponentstrippedout.inc ?>
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
> <!-- System32 install group -->
>
> <Directory Id="SystemFolder" />
>
> </Directory>
>
> <?include theincludebelow.inc ?>
>
> . various other wxs constructs .
>
> <Include>
>
> <DirectoryRef Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDir">
>
> <Component Id="component40" DiskId="1" Guid="removed.">
>
> <Shortcut Id='startMenuCsWindowsExe' Directory='ProgramMenuCSSIDir'
> Name="C s Windows" WorkingDirectory='CSWINDOWSDIR' Target="[#file2]" />
>
> <RemoveFolder Id="ProgramMenuCSSIDir" On="uninstall"/>
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\CorpNameHere\CSSI\C s Windows"
> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="component41" DiskId="1" Guid="removed.">
>
> <Shortcut Id='desktopCsWindowsExe' Directory='DesktopFolder' Name="C s
> Windows" WorkingDirectory='CSWINDOWSDIR' Target="[#file2]" />
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\CorpNameHere\CSSI\C s Windows"
> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
>
> </Component>
>
> </DirectoryRef>
>
> </Include>
>
> dave williamson
>
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