>Joy,
>I have a routine for creating a group/shortcut, for access on the Start Menu/Programs. I haven't figured the desktop one out, though.

Take a look at the Windows Scripting Host; the Automation Object Wscript.Shell provides access to the IShellLink API that manipulates shortcuts and the Windows Special Folders, so it's easy to create shortcuts on the Desktop as referenced in the SpecialFolders collection.

>Mark
>
>>Does anyone know how to create a desktop shortcut for distribution? Automating it, that is, as in the install disk.
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>>Thanks,
>>
>>Joy C. Tan