I did some tests on multiple ways to handle shortcuts a few months ago: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=31481614
I didn't really get any "authoritative" answer on whether my findings are correct or what option is better, though. -- Nicolás "Leave it to Microsoft to make computer programming an experimental science" 2013/12/4 Dave Williamson, Clear Sky Software <d...@clearskysoftware.com>: > 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. > Download it for free now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. 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