Snagit 8.x What is best to use: Advertised shortcut or Active Setup
Im trying to package this application. This is a native msi file
My company has the policy not to repackage native msi files if it's possible.
This package write's some information to HKCU
The native msi file has no advertised shortcuts
The native msi file contains a lot of features and sub features!!!
So i made a mst file, where i put the shortcut to advertised.
I also incuded a new feature(called HKCU) in the same feature containing the shortcut where i added the HKCU setting
This works just fine. But is this the best solution you think???
Can somone explain to me how to package the application using Active Setup
Im not familar with Active Setup. How does it work and how is it implemented!!
My company has the policy not to repackage native msi files if it's possible.
This package write's some information to HKCU
The native msi file has no advertised shortcuts
The native msi file contains a lot of features and sub features!!!
So i made a mst file, where i put the shortcut to advertised.
I also incuded a new feature(called HKCU) in the same feature containing the shortcut where i added the HKCU setting
This works just fine. But is this the best solution you think???
Can somone explain to me how to package the application using Active Setup
Im not familar with Active Setup. How does it work and how is it implemented!!
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Posted by:
AngelD
17 years ago
Don't know if there is any best practise/solutions for modifying vendor MSIs through transform but adding a new component with the HKCU stuff in the same feature as the component holding the shortcut would be a good action to take. If it's a large package then adding a top feature to hold user related resources (component(s) would make the self-heal check for broken components faster.
"Active Setup and how to implement it" by Ed Tippelt
http://www.etlengineering.com/installer/activesetup.txt
"Active Setup and how to implement it" by Ed Tippelt
http://www.etlengineering.com/installer/activesetup.txt
Posted by:
Bankeralle
17 years ago
Thx Angel D. This document was great help
Managed to create the package using Active Setup also
Not sure what the best though[:D] Will look a more into it i think
One more thing though
Is it possible so that active setup check's HKCU every time the user logs on??
I
Managed to create the package using Active Setup also
Not sure what the best though[:D] Will look a more into it i think
One more thing though
Is it possible so that active setup check's HKCU every time the user logs on??
I
Posted by:
AngelD
17 years ago
If you want the active setup to run each time why not run the script from "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" instead?
Posted by:
aogilmor
17 years ago
Try a straight default install on a clean machine and see if the per user behavior is as expected, before you start changing things.
I haven't had any complaints about the new snag-it version - much better than the older (non-msi) version!
I haven't had any complaints about the new snag-it version - much better than the older (non-msi) version!
Posted by:
Bankeralle
17 years ago
straight default install on a clean machine and see if the per user
Yes but i want to disable the Tip Of The Day and also Check for update every 14 day.
Theese are regkeys in HKCU Thats why
Posted by:
AngelD
17 years ago
Why not add these HKCU registry entries in a top feature and make sure the shortcut is advertised, that should trigger the repair if these are missing. Just make sure the shortcut(s) are advertised or any other entrypoint exist to check for "broken" components.
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