You don't say what OS, but recently in POSReady 7 I achieved this by just putting a shortcut into the specific directory for that user, which if I remember right is under c:/userdata/username/Microsoft/windows/start menu/... If you poke around you'll find it.
On XP and earlier, the start menu tree is off the user home directory. I used Inno Setup at the time, but the hard part in WiX is probably specifying the full path. I haven't tried a shortcut in WiX yet. Let me know if you need help with the path issue. There may of course be a better way, and this isn't suitable for a more general use than you described. On Feb 20, 2014, at 6:06 AM, <paul.chor...@stfc.ac.uk> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a kiosk type PC system, that on boot up, automatically logs on a > special restricted user account with a preconfigured password. My application > then launches automatically using a shortcut present in only that special > users Startup folder. The installation scope is per machine as other users > may need to run the application from time to time for diagnostic purposes. > The application installation is always done using an admin account. > > In the past using VS2010:- > > 1. The solution MS "Setup Project" installed all of the common features > successfully. > > 2. I utilized the MS "Installer Class" which through some c# code > created an application shortcut in the special user's startup folder during > installation and removed it during uninstallation. > > With the demise of the above VS2010 features in later VS versions I have just > over the last two weeks looked at WIX as an alternative. So far the WIX > project will successfully install & uninstall the common features > successfully, that is DLL, EXE files and some simple all user application > shortcuts on the desktop and start menu. > > After searching for ages, I cannot determine how to set a startup shortcut in > just the special user account. From my searches this does not appear to > possible just using the basic WIX. > > I would really appreciate some directional guidance. Maybe a "C# custom > action project" should be used? Or a batch file? > > Cheers, > Paul > > > -- > Scanned by iCritical. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > Read the Whitepaper. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
