MSI keypath question
In MSI why don't we mark a file as key path which goes into user location instead we mark a registry as key path which is also in user location.
please explain in deatil.. i know that its to avoid a multiple repairs but i dnt how how does this mechanisam works...
Thanks in advance...
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Posted by:
Johnzko
10 years ago
What do you want to know ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Installer
Posted by:
pjgeutjens
10 years ago
in short: because if you don't your msi will not pass ICE validation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368961(v=vs.85).aspx
personally, I tend to use the DuplicateFile table when copying files into the user's profiles, which makes it impossible to put the file in as a keypath for the component(s)
-PJ
