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‎Jun 14, 2010
11:31 AM
Deleting shortcuts and creating shortcuts
Is there a better tutorial or examples of deleting and adding shortcuts to the desktop than what are in the help file?
I am very new to installshield and am not familiar with installscripts at all. While I understand the basics of the examples they have I am not able to get them to work for my MSI.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I am very new to installshield and am not familiar with installscripts at all. While I understand the basics of the examples they have I am not able to get them to work for my MSI.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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‎Jun 15, 2010
01:53 AM
Hi,
I think you should write more informations :
What is your InstallShield version (professionnal, express...)
and what is your project type (installScript project, basic MSI project..) ?
With these informations, I think you will have more answers.
Have a good day 😉
I think you should write more informations :
What is your InstallShield version (professionnal, express...)
and what is your project type (installScript project, basic MSI project..) ?
With these informations, I think you will have more answers.
Have a good day 😉
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‎Jun 15, 2010
08:22 AM
I am using installshield 2010 with a basic MSI project.
The project calls an exe to install an application. This is ISS driven install. I have created an ISS answer file to install the application and that all works fine. When the program is installed there is no option to not add a shortcut to the desktop or start menu. I have created a shortcut that I want the users to use to launch the application. When I run my msi both shortcuts show up on the desktop. I need to find a way to remove the ones created by the exe that is launched in the MSI.
I am also trying to figure a way out to remove the application installed by the exe when the MSI uninstaller is launched from add/remove programs. Currently both items show up in add/remove and I need to remove the one put there by the exe and set the MSI one to uninstall everything that was installed.
The project calls an exe to install an application. This is ISS driven install. I have created an ISS answer file to install the application and that all works fine. When the program is installed there is no option to not add a shortcut to the desktop or start menu. I have created a shortcut that I want the users to use to launch the application. When I run my msi both shortcuts show up on the desktop. I need to find a way to remove the ones created by the exe that is launched in the MSI.
I am also trying to figure a way out to remove the application installed by the exe when the MSI uninstaller is launched from add/remove programs. Currently both items show up in add/remove and I need to remove the one put there by the exe and set the MSI one to uninstall everything that was installed.
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‎Jun 15, 2010
08:54 AM
Hi,
If you have the MSI which install the shortcuts you want to remove, I think, you can open it in InstallShield and modify it (perhaps with a transform) to delete the shortcuts.
I hope somebody will confirm this idea, because I'm not really sure. :rolleyes:
If you have the MSI which install the shortcuts you want to remove, I think, you can open it in InstallShield and modify it (perhaps with a transform) to delete the shortcuts.
I hope somebody will confirm this idea, because I'm not really sure. :rolleyes:
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