Windows Installer Setup Project - desktop icon & app.exe?

[Rob R. Ainscough]

I've setup a Windows Installer Setup Project for my VS 2005 VB.NET app -- it
installs find, but my Desktop icon and Programs Menu icon do not run the app
..exe when I click on them -- I can't figure out how to make this shortcuts
point to my apps.exe -- any suggestions?

thanks, Rob.

 

[Phil Wilson]

The way you create a shortcut is to add your exe to the relevant folder in
the File System view in the setup project, right click and create shortcut.
That shortcut can then be dragged to the desktop folder in the File System
view. If that's what you've done, that's always worked for me.

 

[Rob R. Ainscough]

Phil,

Thank you!

Rob.

The way you create a shortcut is to add your exe to the relevant folder in
the File System view in the setup project, right click and create
shortcut. That shortcut can then be dragged to the desktop folder in the
File System view. If that's what you've done, that's always worked for me.
--
Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=280

I've setup a Windows Installer Setup Project for my VS 2005 VB.NET app --
it installs find, but my Desktop icon and Programs Menu icon do not run
the app .exe when I click on them -- I can't figure out how to make this
shortcuts point to my apps.exe -- any suggestions?

thanks, Rob.