Well Kosta Andonyadis


I have a problem with create shortcut to desktop and to start menu,I have tried
to a lot of time about this but I couldn't what should I do as a creating setup
files.


I have come across this problem as well. To create a shortcut in the start menu. Run your setup wizard as usual. When you come to step 6 you will see a list of the files that are to be distributed to the end user. locate the application file and check the PM item, on doing so you will be presented with a screen which will ask for the description and command line . populate these as you wish.

NB
remember to put %s macro at the start of the command line. this will create a shortcut in your start menu.





To place a shortcut on the desktop. what I did was I created a simple batch file which copied the shortcut from the start menu to the desktop. this batch file was triggered via the post-setup executable option on step 4
e.g.
copy "c:\windows\start menu\programs\myprogramgoup\Myshortcut.lnk" c:\windows\desktop
Myprogramgroup is the program group specified in step 5
myshortcut.lnk is the description of the PM item specified in step 6

It is important to note that the you have to have full control on the program group (user can modify directory only)