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MSI keypath question

In MSI why don't we mark a file as key path which goes into user location instead we mark a registry as key path which is also in user location.

please explain in deatil.. i know that its to avoid a multiple repairs but i dnt how how does this mechanisam works...

 

Thanks in advance...

Asked 10 years ago 1360 views
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Posted by: Johnzko 10 years ago
Orange Senior Belt
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What do you want to know ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Installer

 

Posted by: pjgeutjens 10 years ago
Red Belt
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in short: because if you don't your msi will not pass ICE validation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368961(v=vs.85).aspx

personally, I tend to use the DuplicateFile table when copying files into the user's profiles, which makes it impossible to put the file in as a keypath for the component(s)

 

-PJ

 
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