[NSIS-Bugs] [ nsis-Bugs-1008632 ] SetShellVarContext all in Windows 98 SE

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Bugs item #1008632, was opened at 2004-08-13 14:27
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Category: General
Group: 2.0 Series
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: TDMFraggle (erkestbq)
Assigned to: Amir Szekely (kichik)
Summary: SetShellVarContext all in Windows 98 SE

Initial Comment:
"SetShellVarContext all" uses different directories for 
install and uninstall in Windows 98 SE.

Current settings for install are:
$SMPROGRAMS: "C:\Windows\Startmenu\Program Files" 
(should be "C:\Windows\All Users\Startmenu\Program 
Files"
$DESKTOP: "C:\Windows\All Users\Desktop" (correct)

Current settings for uninstall are:
$SMPROGRAMS: "C:\Windows\Startmenu\Program Files" 
(should be "C:\Windows\All Users\Startmenu\Program 
Files"
$DESKTOP: "C:\Windows\Desktop" (should 
be "C:\Windows\All Users\Desktop")

Especially with the different $DESKTOP values, the 
uninstaller fails to remove the links on the desktop.

I tried it with Windows XP, too, and it worked all 
correctly with "all users" settings. I currently have no 
other systems available, but think this could be a bug in 
Windows 95/98/ME also. Maybe someone else can 
approve this.

Attached you find the (uncommented) script file to test.

P.S.: It seems like this bug was already reported with 
request id 906777, but the description was 
misunderstood.

bye, TDMFraggle

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>Comment By: Amir Szekely (kichik)
Date: 2004-08-18 19:19

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Assuming I can find some way to work around this odd Windows
behavior, it will be fixed.

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Comment By: TDMFraggle (erkestbq)
Date: 2004-08-16 10:42

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Thanks for your hint. I tried it and it works fine.

Will this bug be fixed in a later version?

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Comment By: Amir Szekely (kichik)
Date: 2004-08-13 19:36

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After some playing around with the script you've attached,
I've found that the reason $DESKTOP shows the right value
for the installer but not for the uninstaller is that you
have a CreateShortcut line in your installer. I will keep
trying to figure out what's really behind this, but for now,
you can add a CreateShortcut line to the uninstaller before
using shell constants such as $DESKTOP.

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