[sword-devel] BibleCS Installer

[DM Smith]

L.Allan-pbio wrote:
> From SwordSetup.nis
>  
>   ;--------------------------------
>   ; Establish and remember the Start MenuGroup info
>   !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_DEFAULT_FOLDER     "$[PRODUCT_TITLE}"
>   ; Remember where it is
>   !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_ROOT      HKLM
>   !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_KEY       "${PRODUCT_REGKEY}"
>   !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_VALUENAME StartMenuGroup
>  
>   ;--------------------------------
> This may be a no-no .... HKLM should apparently not be used with 
> installations because it assumes the end-user doing the installation 
> has administrator privileges.
I thought about that, but according to the NSIS site that HKCU is not 
available under Win9x and WinME.
See: 
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Add_uninstall_information_to_Add/Remove_Programs

If so and we go the HKCU route then we need to add in OS version detection.
If Win9x then HKLM automatically.
Else, it should be a choice in the install to install for the current 
user or for all users.

But if several users on the same machine install to the current user, 
how would that work? I mean where would the program be installed? Where 
would the modules be located?

In any "home" installation at least one person has administrator privs. 
In a company setting, the user may not have admin privs and may even be 
shut out from doing any installs even HKCU or changing/adding 
environment variables.

I'm not sure that it is worth trying to install to HKCU. I think perhaps 
we need to go for the lowest common denominator ;)

>  
> Ouch .... I hadn't been aware of this, and have always developed 
> installers that assumed the end-user had admin privilege. I'll do some 
> more research on this.
>  
> See:
> http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/software/windowsxp-sw.mspx  item 3.3
>  
> http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6271.asp
> Comment: "You're having trouble installing a program for a user with a 
> limited account"
>  
> nsis forum question:
> http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=237355 
> <http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=237355>
>