LOSS: Doesn't account for global installs.

[the-golem]

I realized this weekend that LOSS doesn't account for global installs, in that it only changes the HKCU settings in the registry. This meant that a "global" installation wouldn't even be able to change the shell using LOSS. The following is an IRC conversation with Tobbe discussing solutions.

Tobbe:
    So, think of it like this 
    "Jane: Who the hell put LS on here? Let's switch back to explorer" 
    "Joe: WTF? didn't I just install LS, let's switch back to LS" etc... 
    That's why the switching is on a per user basis, even if you installed for all users

the-golem
    :-/
    then don't give them the choice in the first place

Tobbe 
    the choice to do what?
    switch shell?

the-golem
    the choice to do it for all users

Tobbe
    that's the way it is. There is no choice to switch shell for all users
    (in LOSS)

the-golem
    no, i mean the choice to install it

Tobbe
    I don't want to limit the posibilities

the-golem 
    ummm ,k so how i understand it, is that when installing, your script says:
    if the user chose to install it on a per user basis, change the IniFileMap to "USR:" 
    otherwise, leave it as "SYS:" SYS points to the localmachine winlogon, usr points 
    to the hkcu winlogon. Now, if the user wants to switch his shell,
    it only changes the hkcu setting.

Tobbe  
    I see where you're going

the-golem  
    since the iniFileMapping points to SYS, changing hkcu has no impact

Tobbe  
    yeah :(. you're right. There is a bug here :(

the-golem
    so, lets revisit our options.
        1) Don't give them the option. Install for current user
        2) Give options, include machine-wide support in LOSS
        3) Keep as is, however, if it's installed per machine, then change the inifilemap 
             so that it changes on a userbasis
        The way I figured it, if someone installed it machine wide, either he's the only user,
        or everyone else is fine with it

Tobbe
    How about this? Always change it to USR: and always make sure the current user
    gets LS as shell. If it's a "global" install, give all users shortcuts on their desktops/start 
    menus to switch to LS, if it's a "local" install, only give the current user those shortcuts.
    Does that sound like a good idea to you?

the-golem
    by "always change it to USR" you mean in LOSS, and the rest for the installer?

Tobbe
    no, always change to USR, even in the installer

the-golem
    ah ok. that's probably the better option, but  we have to change how
    global installations are done then

Tobbe
    yes

[Tobbe]

Apparently I deliberately made the "install for all users" work the way it does now... See closed issue #18