create shortcut to desktop
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I am trying to create a shortcut to the user's desktop when I install the application on the user's machine. During the deployment process under the FileSystem(Setup1) tab, it gives me the option to create a shortcut on the user's desktop. When I right click on User's Desktop and choose Create Shortcut to User's Desktop, it will create a shortcut but when I try to open the shortcut from the desktop it opens up the Desktop folder instead of the actual program. Any ideas? jds1207
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I am trying to create a shortcut to the user's desktop when I install the application on the user's machine. During the deployment process under the FileSystem(Setup1) tab, it gives me the option to create a shortcut on the user's desktop. When I right click on User's Desktop and choose Create Shortcut to User's Desktop, it will create a shortcut but when I try to open the shortcut from the desktop it opens up the Desktop folder instead of the actual program. Any ideas? jds1207
It did exactly what you told it to do. It created a shortcut to the user's Desktop folder.
jds1207 wrote:
I am trying to create a shortcut to the user's desktop
That's also what your explanation said you wanted. Or did you mean to say something else? How about creating a shortcut to the Primary output from your project IN the User's Desktop folder? All you have to do is click on the User's Desktop folder in the left pane, then right-click in the right pane and pick Create New Shortcut. Then you open the File System on Target Machine, then the Application Folder. You can then pick the Primary output to create the shortcut to.
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I am trying to create a shortcut to the user's desktop when I install the application on the user's machine. During the deployment process under the FileSystem(Setup1) tab, it gives me the option to create a shortcut on the user's desktop. When I right click on User's Desktop and choose Create Shortcut to User's Desktop, it will create a shortcut but when I try to open the shortcut from the desktop it opens up the Desktop folder instead of the actual program. Any ideas? jds1207