>>>Thanks Dan, i saw that, but even i specified the name of the program group, it doesn´t create the shortcut.
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>When creating a setup using the setup wizard in VFP 6.0 (SP5) I allow the user to change the installation path and program group, however, I do have a default path set in the wizard. When the grid comes up, I find the EXE as well as the README and check the box marked "PM item" When the setup compiles and then installs, it creates the program foder and links to the files that I checked. What I haven't been able to do with the setup wizard is to create a shortcut on the desktop (or at least the option). I was getting the shortcuts created before anyone told me it could not be done, and made me switch to InstallShield. <g>

Doug,

The reason you couldn't was that the Setup executable was 16 bits, and could only create shortcuts via the old way (a DDE conversation with the Program Manager). As such it didn't have the facility to do the necessary things to create a link on the desktop.

I solved the problem via a post setup executable and the LNKFILES.DLL. While I let the setup create the program menu item, I create the desktop shortcut and also modify the links originally created to point to a loader VBScript file. One reason I still rely on the DLL rather than the WSH is that we have a number of Win95B boxes, which, of course, don't have the WSH. I check for this and do a silent install of it, if necessary.