Cannot create Desktop icon: IPersistFile::Save failed; Access is denied

[Gerben Abbink]

I do the following to create a desktop icon:

[Tasks]

Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; MinVersion: 4,4

[Icons]

Name: "{commondesktop}\{code:GetAppNameVersion}"; Filename: "{app}\XMLBlueprint.exe"; MinVersion: 4,4; Tasks: desktopicon

Normally this works. But one customer gets an error. The log file says:

2021-08-05 06:19:41.598   -- Icon entry --

2021-08-05 06:19:41.598   Dest filename: C:\Users\Public\Desktop\XMLBlueprint 18.lnk

2021-08-05 06:19:41.598   Creating the icon.

2021-08-05 06:19:41.598   Exception message:

2021-08-05 06:19:41.598   Message box (OK):

                          IPersistFile::Save failed; code 0x80070005.

                          Access is denied.

2021-08-05 06:19:45.452   User chose OK.

Any idea how to solve this?

[Jernej Simončič]

On Thursday, August 5, 2021, 15:38:38, Gerben Abbink wrote:

Any idea how to solve this?

What's your PrivilegesRequired setting?

 

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[Gerben Abbink]

PrivilegesRequired=Lowest

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[Jernej Simončič]

On Thursday, August 5, 2021, 16:26:11, Gerben Abbink wrote:

PrivilegesRequired=Lowest

In that case you can't use any of the {common*} constants, as those directories are only writable when elevated.

 

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[Gerben Abbink]

What should i use instead of {commondesktop} to create a desktop shortcut?

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[Jernej Simončič]

On Thursday, August 5, 2021, 20:57:05, Gerben Abbink wrote:

What should i use instead of {commondesktop} to create a desktop shortcut?

{userdesktop}

 

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[Gerben Abbink]

Thank you.

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