Lotus Notes 8.0.2 multiuser - ShortCuts
Hi
I have developed a package of Lotus Notes 8.0.2 Multiuser, but I'm having some problems with the shortcuts.
I have removed the shortcuts from the MSI file (with a MST file), because the users want another name for the shortcuts, so I create some new with a vbscript, but never the less, when I install Lotus Notes, the shortcuts turnes up.
This also shows when I install the Lotus Notes package from SCCM in System context, and I start the Java Notes Client (notes.exe), it also creates a desktop shortcut.
Hope anyone can help and sorry for my poor english :o)
Henning
I have developed a package of Lotus Notes 8.0.2 Multiuser, but I'm having some problems with the shortcuts.
I have removed the shortcuts from the MSI file (with a MST file), because the users want another name for the shortcuts, so I create some new with a vbscript, but never the less, when I install Lotus Notes, the shortcuts turnes up.
This also shows when I install the Lotus Notes package from SCCM in System context, and I start the Java Notes Client (notes.exe), it also creates a desktop shortcut.
Hope anyone can help and sorry for my poor english :o)
Henning
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
My guess would be that the transform isn't being applied. Set up verbose logging: that'll determine whether that's true or not in short order.
Posted by:
Henning
15 years ago
The transform file is being applied, because everything else I set inside it happens.
SETMULTIUSER=1
and some registry changes
SETMULTIUSER=1
and some registry changes
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
It's still the case that a verbose log is the only way you're going to know why those s/c are appearing. It might be that the truly wondrous MSI authors at IBM create them using a Custom Action.
Posted by:
sumitsingh1984
15 years ago
Hi Henning,
The Lotus Notes 8.0.2 shortcut has been created by custom actions,that's why even when we delete them from shortcut table,it gets created when MSI is installed.
Even I had faced this issue,we can use vb/wise script to delete them,the only challenge is that it increases the installation time by a huge margin.
So end users might get annoyed when they are installing this app.
The Lotus Notes 8.0.2 shortcut has been created by custom actions,that's why even when we delete them from shortcut table,it gets created when MSI is installed.
Even I had faced this issue,we can use vb/wise script to delete them,the only challenge is that it increases the installation time by a huge margin.
So end users might get annoyed when they are installing this app.
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
15 years ago
we can use vb/wise script to delete them,the only challenge is that it increases the installation time by a huge margin.Why is that? Shortcut creation takes less than a second in VBS...what on earth is your script doing?!? :)
Posted by:
rlgura
15 years ago
This was driving me nuts too! The icons would come back after deleting via vbScript also. Finally opened a ticket with IBM and they sent me a technical note - you have to set an environment variable before running the install!
Here's the code from my vbScript:
Here's the code from my vbScript:
'------- Install Notes 8.5
'RCPIGNORELINKS=true Environment setting will suppress shortcuts from MSI
oWshShell.Environment("System").item("RCPIGNORELINKS")="true"
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