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    Advertised Shortcuts in a setup and deployment project

    How can I create a setup and deploment project which does not create
    Advertised Shortcuts.
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    • Phil Wilson
      #2
      Re: Advertised Shortcuts in a setup and deployment project

      Get hold of Orca from the Windows SDK, install from Orca.msi.
      Use it to open your built MSI file, go to the Property table.
      Add a new row, property name case-sensitive DISABLEADVTSHOR TCUTS and give it
      a value of 1.
      Save the MSI file.

      http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368297.aspx



      --
      Phil Wilson
      [MVP Windows Installer]

      "Pat" <Pat@discussion s.microsoft.com wrote in message
      news:911FF055-782D-4F1F-A6E9-7D3736CA7AB4@mi crosoft.com...
      How can I create a setup and deploment project which does not create
      Advertised Shortcuts.

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        • =?Utf-8?B?UGF0?=
          #3
          Re: Advertised Shortcuts in a setup and deployment project

          Thanks Phil, But do you know if it is possible to do this in the Visual
          Studio Setup and Deployment project?



          "Phil Wilson" wrote:
          Get hold of Orca from the Windows SDK, install from Orca.msi.
          Use it to open your built MSI file, go to the Property table.
          Add a new row, property name case-sensitive DISABLEADVTSHOR TCUTS and give it
          a value of 1.
          Save the MSI file.
          >
          http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368297.aspx

          >
          >
          --
          Phil Wilson
          [MVP Windows Installer]
          >
          "Pat" <Pat@discussion s.microsoft.com wrote in message
          news:911FF055-782D-4F1F-A6E9-7D3736CA7AB4@mi crosoft.com...
          How can I create a setup and deploment project which does not create
          Advertised Shortcuts.
          >
          >
          >

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            • Phil Wilson
              #4
              Re: Advertised Shortcuts in a setup and deployment project

              No it's not. This should be in a FAQ somewhere, but VS setup projects simply
              do not offer IDE support to all the features of Windows Installer. If you
              want IDE support for more than one feature, custom actions in the UI
              sequence, your own custom dialogs, support for patches, non-advertised
              shortcuts etc etc then go for another tool. That's why InstallShield, Wise,
              Wix, Advanced Installer and so on are in business.
              --
              Phil Wilson
              [MVP Windows Installer]

              "Pat" <Pat@discussion s.microsoft.com wrote in message
              news:FCF38B0F-634D-4620-BF3F-6DAB138FC081@mi crosoft.com...
              Thanks Phil, But do you know if it is possible to do this in the Visual
              Studio Setup and Deployment project?
              >
              >
              >
              "Phil Wilson" wrote:
              >
              >Get hold of Orca from the Windows SDK, install from Orca.msi.
              >Use it to open your built MSI file, go to the Property table.
              >Add a new row, property name case-sensitive DISABLEADVTSHOR TCUTS and give
              >it
              >a value of 1.
              >Save the MSI file.
              >>
              >http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368297.aspx
              >>
              >>
              >--
              >Phil Wilson
              >[MVP Windows Installer]
              >>
              >"Pat" <Pat@discussion s.microsoft.com wrote in message
              >news:911FF05 5-782D-4F1F-A6E9-7D3736CA7AB4@mi crosoft.com...
              How can I create a setup and deploment project which does not create
              Advertised Shortcuts.
              >>
              >>
              >>

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