Re: [WiX-users] HKCU for multiple users - KeyPath usage?
Thanks for the feedback. What I had envisioned was to have a component for all the necessary per-machine settings/files/etc. Then a separate component that has the current-user settings. Then to use an install-on-demand (IOD) process that gets run when each user logs in that would install the current-user component. Is doing something like that possible or am I completely off? If so, do you have any suggestions on where to start? Thanks, - DF -Original Message- From: Sebastian Brand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 6:03 AM To: Feiock, Dennis Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] HKCU for multiple users - KeyPath usage? What they meant in the MSDN is that you should store settings for the current user only, not every user. If your application still has settings for all users, use HKLM or write it in an xml/ini config in the application folder. To set entries for specific user's HKCU registry, you can use the HKEY_USERS key but you have to know the user's SID... Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Software - http://www.instyler.com On Oct 6, 2007, at 4:55 PM, Feiock, Dennis wrote: > Can someone give me an example on how to use the KeyPath to make > changes to the HKCU registry hive occur for each user on the PC? > > Per the msdn article at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ > aa371168.aspx, they say: > "Note that it is recommended that registry entries written to the > HKCU hive reference a component having the RegistryKeyPath bit set > in the Attributes column of the Component table. This ensures that > the installer writes the necessary registry entries when there are > multiple users on the same computer." > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > - DF > > -- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] HKCU for multiple users - KeyPath usage?
Feiock, Dennis wrote: Can someone give me an example on how to use the KeyPath to make changes to the HKCU registry hive occur for each user on the PC? It's not possible. MSI doesn't support it because user hives are loaded only when the user logs in. With roaming profiles, the current data isn't even on the machine. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] HKCU for multiple users - KeyPath usage?
What they meant in the MSDN is that you should store settings for the current user only, not every user. If your application still has settings for all users, use HKLM or write it in an xml/ini config in the application folder. To set entries for specific user's HKCU registry, you can use the HKEY_USERS key but you have to know the user's SID... Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Software - http://www.instyler.com On Oct 6, 2007, at 4:55 PM, Feiock, Dennis wrote: > Can someone give me an example on how to use the KeyPath to make > changes to the HKCU registry hive occur for each user on the PC? > > Per the msdn article at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ > aa371168.aspx, they say: > "Note that it is recommended that registry entries written to the > HKCU hive reference a component having the RegistryKeyPath bit set > in the Attributes column of the Component table. This ensures that > the installer writes the necessary registry entries when there are > multiple users on the same computer." > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > - DF > > -- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > ___ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] HKCU for multiple users - KeyPath usage?
Can someone give me an example on how to use the KeyPath to make changes to the HKCU registry hive occur for each user on the PC? Per the msdn article at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371168.aspx, they say: "Note that it is recommended that registry entries written to the HKCU hive reference a component having the RegistryKeyPath bit set in the Attributes column of the Component table. This ensures that the installer writes the necessary registry entries when there are multiple users on the same computer." Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, - DF - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
