Specifying whether a product should be advertised if its installshield prerequisites are run with elevated privileges. This is important as when we package applications, we should always have advertised shortcuts when possible. Can advertised shortcuts point to folders instead of files. When the application is installed, the selfhealing feature is automatically activated if the. By continuing to use this site andor clicking the accept button you are providing consent quest software and its affiliates do not sell. These updates use different installers than the windows installer to replace protected windows resources and cannot be converted into a windows installer package. Basic msi, dim, installscript msi, merge module, msi database, msm database, transform. Microsoft releases software updates, such as service packs, as selfextracting files that automatically runs installation. An advertised shortcut is created like any other shortcut, except it has the advertised shortcut option checked in the shortcut properties dialog. Before you create a shortcut, you should create the feature that contains the file to which the shortcut points. Most commonly this is an advertised shortcut, but can also be a file association or file registration information. This is always triggered by accessing an advertised entry point. Installshield training 100% job oriented application. This view contains a shortcuts explorer that shows a set of predefined destination folders under which you can create shortcuts and subfolders.
In the behavior section, the first setting is advertised. What is the difference between an advertised shortcut and a nonadvertised shortcut and path. Two blue arrows on some shortcuts microsoft community. The principle of active setup behavior is when a new user logs on for the first time, then the active setup will perform a checksum between hklm\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\guid of the msi and hkcu\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\guid of the msi. Once this is done the user that did the first time install should be able to log off and back on without triggering the repair. Windows installer best practices win32 apps microsoft docs. Basic msi, dim, installscript msi, merge module, msi database, msm database, and transform projects.
However, it looks like youre not going to do the job you agreed on, so yet again, im forced to write a custom action to bend you to my will. Add files, with executable for which to create shortcut as. Rod maupin has been a software developer for 31 years and an installshield developer for 22 years. One of the more common and tricky issues faced when installing an application in the enterprise is how to install user data. Creates a standard shortcut to a file that exists in your project. You create and modify shortcuts in the shortcuts view. If a key path is missing, windows installer will try to repair the application before launching the program. Packaging applications for lockeddown environments kirill shemanayev abstract the success of microsoft windows 2000 and windows xp platforms pushes many corporations to upgrade their environment in order to catch the latest influences in the information technology. When the application is launched by advertised shortcut, it checks for all the key paths of the current feature, if any of the key paths is missing it will launch repair.
Advertising shortcuts using installshield dylanpackaging. Used if you want this to be a shortcut to an advertised feature. When an advertised shortcut is launched, windows installer validates that all the components which are included in the same feature as the shortcut feature are installed by checking if their keypaths are actually installed on the device. Many companies are trying to make use of benefits of the locked. How to create an internet shortcut installation developer. Installing hkcu keys using a windows installer repair. Advertised shortcuts are used by advertised features. Automatically set to the components key file for an advertised shortcut. Specifying whether a product should be advertised if its.
Installshield lets you create a shortcut to a folder. The target setting of a shortcut can contain a directory identifier inside square. Youve caused me a lot of frustration and wasted time yesterday in my quest to realize best practices. Luckily shortcut virus files can be removed with a commandline input. The components files are not installed to the target system until the end user launches the shortcut.
Note that if there are multiple features then it will not check the missing key paths of the other features, but only the feature of which the advertised shortcut is launched. Installshield is primarily used for installing software for microsoft windows desktop and server platforms, though it can also be used to manage software applications and packages. I went into the installshield le setup process and added the output of the new project to the application files. Creates a new shortcut to a file that exists in your project. Hi,i am trying to create an advertised shortcut to a folder. When an msibased application is launched by clicking on an advertised shortcut or file type association, windows installer checks the existence of key path items. But we can easily retrieve the path using a small vb script. Find answers to how to create a uninstall shortcut in installshield 11. Delete this tag for anonymous in installshield forum. I think ill soon will regret the day i chose to use installshield and not wix. If you see black square on icons after restart then skip the 6th step and leave value data blank or empty. When the user clicks on the shortcut, windows installer will perform an integrity check to verify all the key paths of the installed application are present.
Creating an internet shortcut in installshield is pretty easy. Installers can create so called advertised shortcuts in the start menu. Just go to the ini file changes view and do the following things. Installshieldspecific tables generally named like isxxx is a separate topic, however. Creating an uninstallation shortcut in a basic msi project. Advertised features are not installed immediately during the setup process. Silent installation an installation that is run without a user interface. Application packaging interview questions and answers, cloud computing vmware citrix hyperv testing tools. Installshield le, the advertised shortcut and erro. Creating an uninstallation shortcut in your application folder is really simple. Make a shortcut in the vms start menu to the repackager executable on the physical computer. I wanted to check the target path of such an shortcut but explorer doesnt show it. If there is a mismatch between the current system state and the value specified in the msi package e.
Advertisement is a process in which the application appears to be if you rightclick an advertised shortcut creating msi packages, including visual studio up to vs 201012, installshield and wix. Installshield is a proprietary software tool for creating installers or software packages. The method that you use to create a shortcut to a folder depends on the project type that you are using. Our software packager likes to rebuild msi from ground up using admin studio and what ends up happening is the msis dont work great afterwards, most of the time its deleting a shortcut or adding one. Installshield shortcut, advertised shortcut and error. The shortcut virus infiltrates storage devices and replaces all files with shortcuts so that you cannot access the file content.
The installer folder is compressed and thus the guid folder is compressed and thus the exes are compressed. The shortcut makes it appear that the feature is already installed, although it is not installed until the end user requests it. For more information about other installshield settings that may affect whether windows vista and later displays. Once you remove the shortcut virus, download data recovery software to check for any data that has been. If any is missing, it will fix it by running the installation. Installshield enables you to specify the icon that should be used for a shortcut that is created on the target system at run time to specify the icon for a shortcut. This option is disabled when there is no file specified for a component. After restarting your pclaptop, the shortcut arrows will not be shown. If there is no such problem, then you can go ahead and make the shortcut advertised. The shortcutsfolders view provides a simple, visual way to create shortcuts to your application on the target system. Msi populate hkcu keys using active setup technique.
In addition to all this goodness, the msi files actually do health checks on the application by using key files and components think files, registry settings, com objects, stuff like that, and if the installation becomes damaged somehow either by the user or some other process overwriting a key piece, upon launch of the advertised shortcut. How to repack application w adminstudio application. Before i explain this, i will remind you that the vista logo guidelines recommend that you do not put an uninstallation shortcut to remove your application in the start menu. One of the things that we teach students in the installshield and adminstudio training classes is to use advertised shortcuts if at all possible. I recently had to move some resources from one project into a new class library. Specifying the icon for a shortcut flexera software. How to change nonadvertised shortcut to advertised shortcut. Basic msi, dim, installscript, installscript msi, merge module, msi database, msm database, transform. Get the location of an advertised shortcut remko weijnen. If it is found to be missing windows install will kick off a repair. How do i implement selfhealing into the application. Considering the is no purpose whatsoever to an advertised shortcut, other than if you actually advertise the program, i see no reason keep the shortcuts as advertised. Application packaging interview questions and answers.
How to remove shortcut arrows in windows 10 without software. To prevent this message from being displayed, remove. Change the target filed in shortcut table from file path. The properties of a shortcut include its display name, its target executable and arguments, and the icon it displays. Msi installshield installshield adminstudio flexera software installshield.
Typically, the entry point is an advertised shortcut. Clicking the shortcut is a fast way to open the application. A windows installer advertised shortcut causes windows to verify that all of the applications component key paths are in place before launching the application. If you open up your application in installshield, go to the shortcuts page. I am not sure how this application works, but if you advertise shortcut and the application on launch goes for self healing everytime then it is a problem to make the shortcut advertise.
If the virus exists on your pc, you must also locate and remove any virusrelated processes. In this folder are installshield exes for each shortcut for example one for desktop, another of start menu. The advertised shortcuts point to the icon of the exe which has the bluearrows. Activating an advertised shortcut that was created using a standard setup results in a message box displayed before the installation completes. You will use this shortcut to initiate and then finish off snapshots. Most packages will contain some kind on entry point. Application packaging course training in hyderabad india. Packaging applications for locked down environments. Shortcuts are usually placed on the desktop or on the start menu. Advertised shortcuts are associated with the keypath of the component and it derives its path from there. However, you may want to have one there anyway, and that is your choice. The shortcut destination running instance you have to implement custom code.
I cant seem to make this work and wondered if it was actually possible. If it is a command line shortcut, i will suggest you not to modify it. Hello everyone, i have decided to create a tutorial on how to add a shortcut into a msi. When launching this kind of shortcut windows installer will check the keypath of the component the shortcut belongs to and verifies that the component is installed.
I have to be honest, you are the first person ive ever encountered who deploys. In the view list under configuring the target system, click shortcutsfolders. The reasoning for this is how windows installer performs the existence checks on keypaths of components. The features files are not installed to the target system until the end user launches the shortcut. Repair windows installer advertise troubleshooting guide. So, these are the steps to remove shortcut arrows in windows 10 without software. Version1,0,0 once this is added in installshield it should look something like. This method is commonly used so that the software can install in the background without disrupting the end users work. At run time, if the user advertises the product or the feature containing the shortcut, the shortcut is created but the components files are not installed until the user launches the shortcut. I had a bit of experience with wix, and it seemed a bit complicated to use, so when the time came for a real project, i chose to use the new flexera installshield le for visual studio 2010. Installer will create shortcut icon on desktop by default and user will have option to uncheck it.
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