Google Chrome - unwanted desktop shortcut
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Meic
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- 01/17/2012
Hi,
Have downloaded the Google Chrome Enterprise MSI from Google. (v 16.0.912.75 (Official Build 116452)). We use Win 7. The MSI consists mainly of Custom Actions. The shortcut\files table isn't populated.
When first launched it creates a desktop shortcut. When you uninstall the MSI it doesn't remove the desktop shortcut.
We do not need the desktop shortcut so am looking for ways to disable it.
I have looked in the 'master_preferences' file, the only thing that looks like similar is ' "create_all_shortcuts" : true,' I have changed this to 'False' with same results.
Also we cannot see any policy that can be applied to disable shortcut creation.
Have looked on many forums etc. and can't see any mention.
Has anyone else looked into this and found where to disable it?
Thanks...
Have downloaded the Google Chrome Enterprise MSI from Google. (v 16.0.912.75 (Official Build 116452)). We use Win 7. The MSI consists mainly of Custom Actions. The shortcut\files table isn't populated.
When first launched it creates a desktop shortcut. When you uninstall the MSI it doesn't remove the desktop shortcut.
We do not need the desktop shortcut so am looking for ways to disable it.
I have looked in the 'master_preferences' file, the only thing that looks like similar is ' "create_all_shortcuts" : true,' I have changed this to 'False' with same results.
Also we cannot see any policy that can be applied to disable shortcut creation.
Have looked on many forums etc. and can't see any mention.
Has anyone else looked into this and found where to disable it?
Thanks...
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from what i have seen is that you cannot create a transform for the msi if you are using the enterprise edition. All you can do is install it and remove the desktop shortcut. Use a bootstrapper or a program of that sorts and deploy both the msi and the script or commandline.
Thanks for your reply.
Currently the prefs is set to:
{
"homepage_is_newtabpage" : true,
"browser" : {
"show_home_button" : true
},
"bookmark_bar" : {
"show_on_all_tabs" : true
},
"distribution" : {
"skip_first_run_ui" : true,
"create_all_shortcuts" : false,
"do_not_launch_chrome" : true
},
}
I have tried '"create_all_shortcuts" : true'.......... as you suggested on the other thread - still the same issue.
Cheers...
Currently the prefs is set to:
{
"homepage_is_newtabpage" : true,
"browser" : {
"show_home_button" : true
},
"bookmark_bar" : {
"show_on_all_tabs" : true
},
"distribution" : {
"skip_first_run_ui" : true,
"create_all_shortcuts" : false,
"do_not_launch_chrome" : true
},
}
I have tried '"create_all_shortcuts" : true'.......... as you suggested on the other thread - still the same issue.
Cheers...
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Appears to be a trailing ",". This particular file appears to be incredibly syntactically sensitive.
Edit: no, it's not. It's standard JSON. Still, a trailing ",".
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