Hello Ilir, Thanks for your response, how do I add a shortcut to that path in WIX (C:\Users\<TheUser>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup)?
Cheers, Paul -----Original Message----- From: Ilir Bekteshi [mailto:ilir...@gmail.com] Sent: 20 February 2014 13:22 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Application Shortcut to Specific User's Startup Folder. If you want your Shortcut to appear in Startup folder for everyone then put it in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup For a specific user then C:\Users\<TheUser>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 1:06 PM, <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 -- 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
