Need advice for shortcut behavior

[Kyle]

Once the user launches the deployment by double-clicking
the advertised shortcut on the desktop, will the shortcut
be removed from the desktop automatically? Or, should I
remove it explicitely in MSI scripts?
I am experiencing the shortcut stays on the desktop
afterward, and even if I manually removed, next time when
I log on, the shortcut appears again.

So I need advice what the desirable way would be.
Thanks!

 

[Phil Wilson]

As far as I know, the shortcut remains. It's what is used to launch the
program, and the main difference is that first use causes the installation
of the feature. It's a shortcut to the app, why delete it?

 

[Kyle]

Well, my intention of advertisement is to notify the users
that they should install software packages. My MSI simply
kicks off the self-extracted install program, e.g.
AcrobatReaderInstall.exe, which is in win2000. Once they
install Acrobat Reader, they are done, and my MSI is done
so I don't ant them to see the shortcut anymore.

At the beginning of MSI build, I didn't want to associate
any file to the shortcut, but when I built the MSI, I was
forced to assign the key file to the shortcut, so I simply
added a dummy text file.

Should I use "Publish" instead of "Assign" on
ActiveDirectory?

 

[Phil Wilson]

As far as I know, the shortcut remains. It's what is used to launch the
program, and the main difference is that first use causes the installation
of the feature. It's a shortcut to the app, why delete it?

 

[Phil Wilson]

Well you're using advertised shortcuts in an interesting and non-intended
way. If they need Acrobat Reader, can't you just install it for them with a
custom action?