Comments on: My first real experience with WiX http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/ Gus Perez on software, technology, music, and other stuff... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:18:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gus http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/comment-page-1/#comment-2596 Gus Wed, 02 May 2007 04:27:32 +0000 http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/#comment-2596 Thanks again. We'll see how it goes... Thanks again. We’ll see how it goes…

]]> By: mgama http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/comment-page-1/#comment-2592 mgama Tue, 01 May 2007 18:04:18 +0000 http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/#comment-2592 Ahh, yeah. With the desktop shortcuts, you could create them under "all users" which will show up for all users. But there is no such common location for the quick launch shortcuts AFAIK. Ahh, yeah. With the desktop shortcuts, you could create them under “all users” which will show up for all users. But there is no such common location for the quick launch shortcuts AFAIK.

]]> By: Gus http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/comment-page-1/#comment-2591 Gus Tue, 01 May 2007 16:12:05 +0000 http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/#comment-2591 Thanks mgama. I'll look into that tonight though you're likely dead on. I still need shortcuts to go on user specific paths such as the desktop or quick launch (haven't gotten to the latter yet though). Unless there's an "all users" version of those two as well. I'll see what I figure out but I appreciate the info. Thanks! Thanks mgama. I’ll look into that tonight though you’re likely dead on. I still need shortcuts to go on user specific paths such as the desktop or quick launch (haven’t gotten to the latter yet though). Unless there’s an “all users” version of those two as well. I’ll see what I figure out but I appreciate the info. Thanks!

]]> By: mgama http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/comment-page-1/#comment-2590 mgama Tue, 01 May 2007 15:57:08 +0000 http://gusperez.com/wp/2007/04/30/my-first-real-experience-with-wix/#comment-2590 As you ask around, I'm guessing someone is going to ask you if your setup is a per-user or per-machine install. That is controlled by the ALLUSERS property. I'd guess that most apps are per-machine, meaning that when one user installs it on the computer, all other user accounts on that computer can also use the app. That means that regkeys were created under HKLM (where all users will see them), and shortcuts, files, etc., were all created under the appropriate locations. Based on that, you will see some ICE warnings/errors come and go. I believe the reason why you had to break the shortcuts out to a 2nd component was it was installing per-user information, while the component was installing per-machine files. I could go on, but I think the per-user and per-machine will provide you with enough reading & refactoring of your code for now. :) As you ask around, I’m guessing someone is going to ask you if your setup is a per-user or per-machine install. That is controlled by the ALLUSERS property. I’d guess that most apps are per-machine, meaning that when one user installs it on the computer, all other user accounts on that computer can also use the app. That means that regkeys were created under HKLM (where all users will see them), and shortcuts, files, etc., were all created under the appropriate locations.

Based on that, you will see some ICE warnings/errors come and go. I believe the reason why you had to break the shortcuts out to a 2nd component was it was installing per-user information, while the component was installing per-machine files.

I could go on, but I think the per-user and per-machine will provide you with enough reading & refactoring of your code for now. :)

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