Software Deployment

Thank you everybody

As suggested, just removing the shortcuts from the Shortcut table is the easyest way - and the way to solve it. ;-)

vendor msi or repackage?

Vendors packages

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

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?

better yet, use a transform and remove the shortcut in the .mst :-)
og

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.

I didn't say delete the shortcut from the MSI did I [:D]

But aogilmor is correct, use a transform when modifying vendor MSIs.