Creating a ShortCut on the user's deskto

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From: Chris Lane (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 08:06:04 -0700

Hi,

I am very much a newbie still with Setup projects in .NET. I would like to know not how to create a shorcut on the users desktop in my setup package but what file to use. I don't quite understand what file to specify when creating the shortcut?

I just want a shortcut on the desktop to my applications .exe file maybe even an icon as the shortcut to the apps. .exe file.

Do I need to specify a short cut for the application in the programs folder or will the setup automatically create one?

Thanks,

Chris lane

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