Jpackage Windows shortcuts
Scott Palmer
swpalmer at gmail.com
Fri Jan 18 20:29:41 UTC 2019
For there record, a reboot fixed my uninstall issues.
Scott
> On Jan 18, 2019, at 1:18 PM, Scott Palmer <swpalmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Add/Remove programs is called Apps & Features now, I guess. So we are in the same place. I’m going to reboot, as I have a Windows update to install anyway.. I think maybe the msi database is very confused.
>
> Scott
>
>> On Jan 18, 2019, at 3:59 AM, Rachel Greenham <rachel at strangenoises.org> wrote:
>>
>> FWIW uninstall working for me from Windows 10's "Apps & features" panel. Could it be doing something different when done from "Add/Remove Programs"? And (wild guessing) might that be related to the known bug about old versions not being uninstalled properly during upgrade? <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8214564>
>>
>> (You might already be able to tell Windows isn't my main platform, only having to use it for this! ;-) )
>>
>> --
>> Rachel
>>
>> On 17/01/2019 16:21, Scott Palmer wrote:
>>> Note that the uninstall is still failing after I removed the spaces from
>>> the app name. I didn't mean to imply these issues were related.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 11:00 AM Andy Herrick <andy.herrick at oracle.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> yes - seeing several problems when space in app name - filed JDK-8217331
>>>> <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8217331> and will address.
>>>>
>>>> /Andy
>>>>
>>>> On 1/17/2019 10:37 AM, Scott Palmer wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm creating a MSI installer. My application name did have spaces in it. I
>>>> can confirm that changing the --name parameter to something without spaces
>>>> avoids the issue, though this is still clearly a bug that needs to be fixed.
>>>>
>>>> It also seems that uninstall does not work. When I attempt it I get this
>>>> error message from Add/Remove Programs:
>>>>
>>>> [Window Title]
>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe
>>>>
>>>> [Content]
>>>> Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not
>>>> have the appropriate permissions to access the item.
>>>>
>>>> [OK]
>>>>
>>>> I can run C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe, so I'm not clear on what the
>>>> real issue is. Maybe a bad message from Windows and the path that can't be
>>>> accessed is a parameter to msiexec??
>>>>
>>>> I'm using Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.471]
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 8:20 AM Andy Herrick <andy.herrick at oracle.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Simple tests of --win-menu and --win-shortcut options on Windows 7 are
>>>>> working for me. Shortcuts are created as expected when running either
>>>>> the exe or msi installer generated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you share the full OS version and full command you use , perhaps
>>>>> some combination of options is not working.
>>>>>
>>>>> /Andy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/16/2019 7:47 PM, Scott Palmer wrote:
>>>>>> Are the flags to create shortcuts in the start menu and on the desktop
>>>>> supposed to be working at this point? I tried them and they had no effect.
>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>
>>
>
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