Summary

Symptoms

ICE57 only occurs during validation and can be displayed in the following formats:

• Component has both per-user and per-machine data with a per-machine KeyPath.

• WARNING: Component has both per-user and per-machine data with an HKCU Registry KeyPath.

• Component has a registry entry that can be either per-user or per-machine and a per-machine KeyPath.

• Component has both per-user data and a KeyPath that can be either per-user or per-machine.

• Component has both per-user data and a KeyPath that can be either per-user or per-machine.

Cause

• A component's destination is set to a per-machine location, such as ProgramFilesFolder. A key has been created under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive in the Registry Data section of the component.

• A component's destination is set to a per-machine location, such as ProgramFilesFolder. A key has been created under the HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE hive in the Registry Data section of the component.

• A component's destination is set to a per-user location, such as AppDataFolder. A key has been created under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive in the Registry Data section of the component.

• A component's destination is set to a per-user location, such as AppDataFolder. A key has been created under the HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE hive in the Registry Data section of the component.

And one of the following is true:

• A component's destination is set to a per-user location, such as AppDataFolder. A key has been created under the HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE hive in the Registry Data section of the component that is set as the key path.

• A component's destination property is set to a per-machine location, such as ProgramFilesFolder, but a key has been created under HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive in the component?s registry view.

Resolution

1. Open the Setup Design or Components view and find the component displayed in the error message.

2. Expand the component and go to the Registry Data section of the component displayed in the error message. Go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE, or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive depending on which one contains additional keys.

3. Set a value for one of the keys as the key path. This can be done by right-clicking a value, such as Default, within a key and selecting Set Key Path.

This solution requires you to create a new component into which you will move all registry data from HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE, or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE from your old component. Do not delete your old component for it will contain your files.

Important: If a component contains keys under multiple hives, a new component must be created for each hive.

1. Open the Setup Design view and right-click the feature that contains the component mentioned in the validation error message and select New Component from the menu options.

2. Match the Destination location of the new component to the location of the registry data.
   • If the Destination property is set to a per-machine location and a key has been created under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive, change the Destination property to a per-user location.

   • If the Destination property is set to a per-user location and a key has been created under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive, change the Destination property to a per-machine location.

   • In the case of HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE, change the Destination property to a per-machine location.

3. Expand the old component and go to its Registry Data section and note all the keys and values listed under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, or HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE hive.

4. Delete the keys listed under the appropriate hive by right-clicking the key and choosing Delete.

5. Open to the Registry Data section of the new component and do one of the following:
   • If your Destination property is set to a per-user location, in the new component's HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive, recreate all the keys deleted from the old component's HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive.

   • If your Destination property is set to a per-machine location, in the new component's HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE hive, recreate all the keys deleted from the old component's HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_USER_SELECTABLE hive.

Additional Information

More information can be found on dynamic file linking in the InstallShield Help Library topic Dynamic File Linking.

Per-user data is installed to areas of the system that will be accessed only by the current user. For a list of per-user folders, see the Windows Installer Help Library topic Per-User Installations.

Per-machine data is installed to areas of the system that will be accessed by all users. For a list of per-machine folders see the Windows Installer Help Library topic Per-Machine Installations.

ICE57 is documented in the Windows Installer Help Library topic ICE57.

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