Quinton,
One thought... Yes Program Files is not browsable by default, but I have
seen quite a lot of installations create a shortcut that opens Explorer
to the right place for the samples. (I don't know if this causes
problems with UAC since I haven't yet had the chance to play with Vista.
:-()
Regards,
Richard
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Tormanen
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:51 AM
To: John Vottero; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install samples
I have also noted that Microsoft historically puts Visual Studio samples
under Program Files. However, I had two concerns about this:
1. I notice that one of Microsoft's known issues for Visual Studio
on Windows Vista as a Normal User is that the samples can't be compiled
(due to UAC). The note starts out by saying, "Currently the samples that
ship with Visual Studio are installed under Program Files..." They list
the two obvious workarounds (copy them or run as administrator), but
this makes it sound like there is a better place for them that they'll
use next time.
2. I am also a bit concerned how Windows Vista and XP default to
having Program Files not be browsable. This is probably fine for the
programmers that will be using our assembly, but again, it didn't feel
like the ideal solution.
Installing them under Program Files is my top choice right now, but it
doesn't seem like the long-term solution.
--Quinton
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