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Gridcoin-Research
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Extra Shortcut files in Start menu and Program Files (x86) #329

Closed Peppernrino closed 6 years ago

Peppernrino commented 7 years ago

Shortcuts to grcdownloadblocks.dat, grcupgrade.bat, and gridcoinresearch.exe are installed in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\GridcoinResearch on Windows. There is also a Shortcut to gridcoinresearch.exe installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\GridcoinResearch.

Is there any way to stop it from installing these? Most people create quick links or whatever to their wallets on their own.

ghost commented 7 years ago

In my opinion the only shortcut there should be is to gridcoinresearch.exe and the name of the shortcut should be Gridcoin Research.

Like most installers there should be an option to enable/disable creating the shortcut via a checkbox. There should be a checkbox for placing a shortcut on the desktop and a checkbox for placing it in the start menu.

barton2526 commented 6 years ago

@Foggyx420 Can this be changed in the MSI builder?

iFoggz commented 6 years ago

i am on it i havent forgotten XD

iFoggz commented 6 years ago

looks like i can possibly allow the user to choose an option for shortcuts and where they will and will not be placed.

iFoggz commented 6 years ago

also note that recent applications that are run will always appear in the main start menu thats not the wallet installation itself doing it. i can confirm that installer does not install to the main start menu but rather start menu-> Gridcoin Researc -> shortcuts

RoboticMind commented 6 years ago

Is this still an issue?

iFoggz commented 6 years ago

in next release i'll have the stray shortcut in the program files removed. currently the short cut in start menu is cleaned up. quick launch is a internet explorer component and add an option maybe possible as i'm still looking into it more but looks like custom actions etc

tomasbrod commented 6 years ago

Shortcut for the website should be kept, in case the application can't be started.

iFoggz commented 6 years ago

i'll add a shortcut for website. however i tried to do a dialog allowing user to pick what shortcuts they want to place where but for some reason it is known that the msi project has issues so its not verifying the condition to place short cuts or not. so thats out for the quick launch etc by user choice.