How to create desktop shortcut for all users in WIX

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Ray picture Ray · Feb 6, 2010 · Viewed 13.8k times · Source

I am developping a MSI installer by using WIX, I can create shortcut on desktop for only one user. Now what shall I do to make a shortcut for all users on the machine? Please advise. Thank you.

<Shortcut Id="desktopshortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="test" 
          WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Advertise="yes" />

Answer

saschabeaumont picture saschabeaumont · Feb 7, 2010

You can have WiX set ALLUSERS=1 automatically by declaring Package/@InstallScope='perMachine'... e.g.

<Package Description="!(loc.Package_Description) $(var.version)"
   Comments="!(loc.Package_Comments)"
   Manufacturer="!(loc.ManufacturerName)"
   InstallerVersion="301"
   Compressed="yes"
   InstallPrivileges="elevated"
   InstallScope="perMachine"
   Platform="$(var.ProcessorArchitecture)" />

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