Remove shortcuts in msi
Is there a way to disable the creation of desktop and startmenu icons/folders when installing a msi package? Something like a property "NoShortCuts"=1 would be nice :-)
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Posted by:
Ladort
17 years ago
Posted by:
nheim
17 years ago
Hi Haakon,
to find out, you have to load the MSI in a MSI-editor like ORCA.
Have a look at the shortcut table and note the component of the shortcuts in question.
After that, go to the component table and search for this component. If there is a condition set on it, you have to make the condition to resolve to false. Often, this is possible with a different value for the property involved.
But be carefull: Make sure, that the component you are disableing, only affects this shortcuts and not other things to.
Regards, Nick
to find out, you have to load the MSI in a MSI-editor like ORCA.
Have a look at the shortcut table and note the component of the shortcuts in question.
After that, go to the component table and search for this component. If there is a condition set on it, you have to make the condition to resolve to false. Often, this is possible with a different value for the property involved.
But be carefull: Make sure, that the component you are disableing, only affects this shortcuts and not other things to.
Regards, Nick
Posted by:
AngelD
17 years ago
Have in mind,
If this is an Advertised shortcut and you do prevent the component from being installed you will also prevent the .EXE file (the shortcut's target) from being installed as they will reside in the same component.
If you do not want the shortcut(s) to be installed why not just remove it from the Shortcut table?
If this is an Advertised shortcut and you do prevent the component from being installed you will also prevent the .EXE file (the shortcut's target) from being installed as they will reside in the same component.
If you do not want the shortcut(s) to be installed why not just remove it from the Shortcut table?
Posted by:
aogilmor
17 years ago
Posted by:
JdotQ
17 years ago
ORIGINAL: aogilmor
better yet, use a transform and remove the shortcut in the .mst :-)
og
To elaborate with aogilmor's post...
With AdminStudio 7.5, you can do this through Tuner...
Create a New Transform
Under System Configuration > Shortcuts -- there is the area where the shortcuts will be dropped on the destination computer. You can remove/rename to your liking.
Posted by:
AngelD
17 years ago
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