rooma
11th April 2008 15:57 UTC

ModernUI and Mixed-mode Installer
Hi,

I'm writing a mixed mode installer (with MultiUser.nsh), usable as both Admin and simple User.

How can I use the MUI language settings and start menu page?

The MUI uses defines for the registry root, but I will know the root only dynamically at runtime since it will be HKLM for Admin and HKCU for User.

Any idea ?

rooma
11th April 2008 16:19 UTC

OK I found it, sorry for the pollution.

Here's the answer in case it's useful for someone else:

The !define must use a variable, and the variable can be set dynamically at runtime:

!define MULTIUSER_EXECUTIONLEVEL Highest
!include MultiUser.nsh
!define MUI_ROOT "$ROOT"


Name MultiUser
OutFile MultiUser.exe
ShowInstDetails show

var ROOT

Function .onInit
  !insertmacro MULTIUSER_INIT
  StrCmp $MultiUser.Privileges "Admin" 0 +3
  StrCpy $ROOT "HKLM"
  Goto +2
  StrCpy $ROOT "HKCU"

FunctionEnd

Function un.onInit
  !insertmacro MULTIUSER_UNINIT
FunctionEnd


Section
DetailPrint $MultiUser.Privileges
DetailPrint ${MUI_ROOT}
SectionEnd

rooma
11th April 2008 17:36 UTC

Well actually it doesn't work for the Modern UI:


!insertmacro: MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
Usage: WriteRegStr rootkey subkey entry_name new_value_string
root_key=(HKCR|HKLM|HKCU|HKU|HKCC|HKDD|HKPD|SHCTX)
Error in macro MUI_LANGDLL_SAVELANGUAGE on macroline 9
Error in macro MUI_FUNCTION_INSTFILESPAGE on macroline 56
Error in macro MUI_PAGEDECLARATION_INSTFILES on macroline 13
Error in macro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES on macroline 6

rooma
11th April 2008 23:54 UTC

OK. I should use the SHCTX root key instead of trying to set a variable root key myself.

See this thread