Shortcuts removal fails on Windows Vista: Difference between revisions
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(Added Windows 7 for google love + RequestExecutionLevel vs UserInfo note) |
(Didn't work as is, so I added this line: " CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test"" and now it works.) |
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CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test\hello.lnk" $WINDIR\notepad.exe | CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test" | ||
CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test\hello.lnk" $WINDIR\notepad.exe | |||
WriteUninstaller $EXEDIR\uninst.exe | WriteUninstaller $EXEDIR\uninst.exe | ||
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SetShellVarContext all | SetShellVarContext all | ||
CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test\hello.lnk" $WINDIR\notepad.exe | CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test" | ||
CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test\hello.lnk" $WINDIR\notepad.exe | |||
WriteUninstaller $EXEDIR\uninst.exe | WriteUninstaller $EXEDIR\uninst.exe | ||
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Revision as of 21:50, 16 February 2010
Windows Vista and Windows 7 automatically identifies installer executables, including NSIS installers, and asks the user permission to run them with elevated privileges. Automatic detection, however, comes with the price of automatic backward compatibility tricks. One of which is automatic relocation of shortcuts created in the Start Menu to All Users' Start Menu.
To workaround this, use the new RequestExecutionLevel command or create the shortcuts in All Users' folders in the first place, using SetShellVarContext.
OutFile vista.exe Name Vista RequestExecutionLevel user Section CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test" CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test\hello.lnk" $WINDIR\notepad.exe WriteUninstaller $EXEDIR\uninst.exe SectionEnd Section uninstall Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test\hello.lnk" RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test" SectionEnd
OutFile vista.exe Name Vista RequestExecutionLevel admin #NOTE: You still need to check user rights with UserInfo! Function .onInit #TODO: call UserInfo plugin to make sure user is admin FunctionEnd Section SetShellVarContext all CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test" CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test\hello.lnk" $WINDIR\notepad.exe WriteUninstaller $EXEDIR\uninst.exe SectionEnd Section uninstall SetShellVarContext all Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test\hello.lnk" RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\Vista Test" SectionEnd
