I'm struggling on creating a desktop-shortcut depending on the chosen feature(s) within the WiX-Installer. If I run the installer, no shortcut is appearing. Is doesn't matter if only one feature is chosen or both. Are there any ideas out there?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
<Product Id="XXX" Name="MyProduct" Language="1031" Codepage="1252" Version="4.4.0" Manufacturer="MyCompany" UpgradeCode="XXX">
<Package Description="MyProductDescription" Comments="someText" InstallerVersion="400" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" Languages="1031"/>
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="application.cab" EmbedCab="yes" CompressionLevel="high"/>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Name="LfF" Id="INSTALLDIR">
<Directory Id="BIN" Name="bin"/>
<Component Id="App1.exe" Directory="BIN" Guid="XXX">
<File Id="App1.exe" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.src)\App1.exe" />
</Component>
<wix:Component Id="DesktopShortcutApp1" Directory="DesktopFolder" Guid="" xmlns:wix="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<wix:Shortcut Id="desktopShortcutApp1" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="App1.exe" Target="[App1.exe]" WorkingDirectory="BIN" Icon="DesktopIconApp1.exe" IconIndex="0" />
<wix:RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\App1_Desktop_Shortcut" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" />
</wix:Component>
<Component Id="App2.exe" Directory="BIN" Guid="XXX">
<File Id="App2.exe" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.src)\App2.exe" />
</Component>
<wix:Component Id="DesktopShortcutApp2" Directory="DesktopFolder" Guid="" xmlns:wix="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<wix:Shortcut Id="desktopShortcutApp2" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="App2.exe" Target="[App2.exe]" WorkingDirectory="BIN" Icon="DesktopIconApp2.exe" IconIndex="0" />
<wix:RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\App2_Desktop_Shortcut" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" />
</wix:Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder"/>
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuDir" Name="MyProductName">
<Component Id="StartMenuShortcuts" Guid="XXX">
<RemoveFolder Id="ProgramMenuDir" On="uninstall"/>
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Type="string" Value=""/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id="App1" Level="1" Title="App1" TypicalDefault="advertise">
<ComponentRef Id="App1.exe" />
<ComponentRef Id="DesktopShortcutApp1" />
</Feature>
<Feature Id="App2" Level="1" Title="App2" TypicalDefault="advertise">
<ComponentRef Id="App2.exe" />
<ComponentRef Id="DesktopShortcutApp2"/>
</Feature>
<UI>
</UI>
<WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="..\src\bannerapp.bmp"/>
<WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="..\src\dialogapp.bmp"/>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_FeatureTree_NoLicense"/>
<Icon Id="DesktopIconApp1.exe" SourceFile="$(var.src)\App1.exe"/>
<Icon Id="DesktopIconApp2.exe" SourceFile=".$(var.src)\App2.exe"/>
</Product>
The script is a shortened version of the original one. Content of the Directory Id="BIN" is generated through heat.exe and modified with xslt.
After a lot of try and error I've found a solution.
Level="32767" and TypicalDefault="install" in each feature (which means: Do not install that feature)During the setup process choose the feature(s) you want to install and only for this/these the desktopshortcut will be created.
And here is the code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
<Product Id="XXX" Name="MyProduct" Language="1031" Codepage="1252" Version="4.4.0" Manufacturer="MyCompany" UpgradeCode="XXX">
<Package Description="MyProductDescription" Comments="someText" InstallerVersion="400" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" Languages="1031"/>
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="application.cab" EmbedCab="yes" CompressionLevel="high"/>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Name="LfF" Id="INSTALLDIR">
<Directory Id="BIN" Name="bin"/>
<Component Id="App1.exe" Directory="BIN" Guid="XXX">
<File Id="App1.exe" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.src)\App1.exe" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopShortcutApp1" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="App1.exe" WorkingDirectory="BIN" Advertise="yes">
<Icon Id="DesktopApp1.ico" SourceFile="$(var.src)/App1.ico" />
</Shortcut>
</Component>
<Component Id="App2.exe" Directory="BIN" Guid="XXX">
<File Id="App2.exe" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.src)\App2.exe" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopShortcutApp2" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="App2.exe" WorkingDirectory="BIN" Advertise="yes">
<Icon Id="DesktopApp2.ico" SourceFile="$(var.src)/App2.ico" />
</Shortcut>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder"/>
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuDir" Name="MyProductName">
<Component Id="StartMenuShortcuts" Guid="XXX">
<RemoveFolder Id="ProgramMenuDir" On="uninstall"/>
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Type="string" Value=""/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id="App1" Level="32767" Title="App1" TypicalDefault="install">
<ComponentRef Id="App1.exe" />
</Feature>
<Feature Id="App2" Level="32767" Title="App2" TypicalDefault="install">
<ComponentRef Id="App2.exe" />
</Feature>
<UI>
</UI>
<WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="$(var.src)/bannerapp.bmp"/>
<WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="$(var.src)/dialogapp.bmp"/>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_FeatureTree_NoLicense"/>
</Product>
</Wix>