wix - Why do we get an ICE57 error for non advertised shortcuts in per machine installations? -


this question asking whether 1 of ice57 validators creates false positive error report.

i using wix 3.9 generate installer. want per machine installation non advertised shortcuts.

this wxs example installs text file , shortcut open text file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">   <product id="*" name="shortcuttest" language="1033"             version="1.0.0.0" manufacturer="widget co"             upgradecode="--your guid1--">     <package installerversion="200" compressed="yes" installscope="permachine" />      <majorupgrade downgradeerrormessage="a newer version of [productname] installed." />     <mediatemplate embedcab="yes"/>      <feature id="productfeature" title="shortcuttest" level="1">       <componentref id="textfile" />       <componentref id="shortcut" />     </feature>      <directory id="targetdir" name="sourcedir">       <directory id="programfilesfolder">         <directory id="installfolder" name="shortcuttest">           <component id="textfile" guid="--your guid2--">             <file id="file" name="textfile.txt" source="textfile.txt" keypath="yes"/>           </component>         </directory>       </directory>        <directory id="programmenufolder">         <directory id="applicationprogramsfolder" name="shortcut test">           <component id="shortcut" guid="--your guid3--">             <registryvalue root="hkmu" key="software\widgetco\readmetextfile\textfile" name="installed" type="string" value="yes" keypath="yes"/>             <shortcut id="shortcut"                 name="open text file"                 description="opens text file"                 target="[installfolder]textfile.txt"                 workingdirectory="installfolder"/>             <removefolder id="applicationprogramsfolder" directory="applicationprogramsfolder" on="uninstall"/>           </component>         </directory>       </directory>     </directory>   </product> </wix>

if build above example msi package, internal consistency evaluator (ice) error:

d:\robert\documents\visual studio 2013\projects\shortcuttest\product.wxs(27,0): error lght0204: ice57: component 'shortcut' has both per-user data , keypath can either per-user or per-machine.

ice57 implying inconsistency between per-user , per-machine data. but, key path of component hkmu, in per machine installation resolves hklm (hkey_local_machine). location of shortcut derives 'programmenufolder', in per-machine installation resolves c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu\ (on windows 8.1). none of component's resources appear have per-user association.

you can build installer package msi suppressing ice57. resulting msi package installs without obvious errors. multiple users can log on , access shortcut. user can un-install package , of resources in package removed.

the answer wix create non advertised shortcut users / per machine has interesting workaround, author advertised shortcuts , turn off advertising. seems round way of creating un-advertised shortcuts.

a common fix ice57 error change <registryvalue...> root hkcu (hkey_current_user). creates installer can leave user registry key behind when un-installed. example if user installs package, registry entry added user a's registry hive. if user b removes package, registry entry not removed user a's registry hive.

in scenario ice57 error bug in internal consistency evaluators? or there have miss-understood?

while researching problem found comment on http://sourceforge.net/p/wix/mailman/message/26687047/ rob mensching:

iirc, bug in ice57. windows installer team didn't @ allusers property when evaluating these values... long time ago though memory may have decayed bit.

it looks bug in ice57.


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