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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. 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