Software Deployment

condition the installing component

with PCTYPE=1

Move the shortcut to a new component (only to hold the shortcut) and put condition as PC_TYPE = 1 for the component. You might get couple of ICE Errors as the advertised shortcut component doesn't have any HKCU registry as Key-Path.

Thanks to all, it worked great. I never had to use this function before...

I have another problem now. What I'm trying to do is if the application is already installed and another property is set during a repair, I would like to change de shortcuts.

So, if the application was installed using the command line "MSIEXEC.EXE /I "package.msi" PCTYPE=1 /QB!" and the repair command is "MSIEXEC.EXE /I "package.msi" PCTYPE=2 /QB!", I would like to change the shortcuts so that it reflects pctype 2. When I do it manually without the QB, the repair works fine and the shortcuts are changed. But using the command line without user interface, the old shortcuts are still there and the new ones are not copied.

I tried using REINSTALL="ALL". It works fine for the repair, but if the package is not already installed well, it won't install. I would prefer to keep one set of batch files with only one command line that would do both install and repair instead of two batch files for each pc type(one for the installation and one for the repair).

Thanks...

Well, I solved my problem. I added a custom action that checks if the product is installed. If it is, it sets the reinstall property to "all" and reinstalls the shortcuts.