ShortCut Creation While installing

[GodsOwnNative]

While installing package now exe is coming in program list only.I want To create a shortcut to desktop also automatically while time package installing.Help me [lease

[GremlinSA]

What Package and deploment app are you using ???

[aldowsary]

There are 2 ways.
1st - Using third party application to create the Setup Package. Like Inno Setup for example. Search for this software & download it.

2nd - Updating the Setup1.vbp to create desktop shortcut & recompile it. Before attempting this modification, make sure you backup the Setup1.vbp files. By the way, you can find the Setup1.vbp in the Visual Studio Path. In my machine it is located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Wizards\PDWizard\Setup1. The steps to update this project are as follows:

1. In frmSetup1, find the Form_Load, look for the line:
   

   If (GetGroup(gsICONGROUP, iLoop) = gsSTARTMENUKEY) Or (GetGroup(gsICONGROUP, iLoop) = gsPROGMENUKEY) Then

   and modify it to be:
   

   If (GetGroup(gsICONGROUP, iLoop) = gsSTARTMENUKEY) Or (GetGroup(gsICONGROUP, iLoop) = gsPROGMENUKEY) Or (GetGroup(gsICONGROUP, iLoop) = "DESKTOP") Then

2. In basSetup1 find the CreateIcons Sub & look for the lines:
   

   Loop
   CreateOSLink frmSetup1, strGroup, strProgramPath, strProgramArgs, strProgramIconTitle, fPrivate, sParent

   and update them to be:
   

   Loop
   If UCase(strGroup) = "DESKTOP" Then
       strGroup = "..\..\Desktop"
   End If
   CreateOSLink frmSetup1, strGroup, strProgramPath, strProgramArgs, strProgramIconTitle, fPrivate, sParent

3. Now compile the Setup1.vbp & make an EXE file in the PDWizard folder.

You can use P&D Wizard to create your Package. After Creating your Package you have to modify the Setup.lst file as follows:

• Look for section [IconGroups], if it is not found just add it.
• At the bottom of this section add the following:
  Groupn=Desktop
  PrivateGroupn=True
  Parentn=$(Programs)
  where n is 0,1,...etc depending on the number that you found in your file.
• Next, after the IconGroups, add a new section [Desktop], as follow:
  [Desktop]
  Icon1="Your Application.exe"
  Title1=Your Application
  StartIn1=$(AppPath)

[dglienna]

You can get Inno Setup (free) and Inno Script from the site of one of the VBF members site, randem, who wrote Innos Script in VB. www.randem.com Inno Script now costs $15, but gives you a GUI that writes all the options that you may want for you. The new version is noticeably faster than previous versions, which is the reason for the slight charge. I decided that I didn't want to mess around with the setup.vbp to start changing things, and at the time Inno Script was free. It took a while to search for dependencies, but still solved the problems that I had with the P&D Wizard, plus allowed desktop and quicklaunch icons. Plus, it automatically runs your app after it is installed.

[Shuja Ali]

While installing package now exe is coming in program list only.I want To create a shortcut to desktop also automatically while time package installing.Help me [lease

You could even use Package & Deployment Wizard to create the Desktop Shortcut for your application during setup. Take a look at the following:

http://www.vbcity.com/forums/faq.asp...grade#TID10518


Also take a look at this post for creating the Shortcut using API
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showpo...67&postcount=2