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Adding shortcut in user's desktop (setup proj) creates a shortcutto shortcut !

TN
I think I am losing my mind. I've got a simple application for which I
have a setup project to install the application. I create a shortcut to
the applications project in the user's desktop. When I go to install
the application it creates a shortcut to a shortcut instead of a
shortcut to the application. Has anyone else seen this before????
Mar 24 '06 #1
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vj
So your set project package your creating is getting its source from a
project output or from a Exe file you have included?

Make sure that the shortcut your are creating is for the primary application
output, like a exe

VJ

"TN" <ti*******@phreaker.net> wrote in message
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I think I am losing my mind. I've got a simple application for which I
have a setup project to install the application. I create a shortcut to
the applications project in the user's desktop. When I go to install the
application it creates a shortcut to a shortcut instead of a shortcut to
the application. Has anyone else seen this before????

Mar 24 '06 #2
TN
TN wrote:
I think I am losing my mind. I've got a simple application for which I
have a setup project to install the application. I create a shortcut to
the applications project in the user's desktop. When I go to install
the application it creates a shortcut to a shortcut instead of a
shortcut to the application. Has anyone else seen this before????

Idiot. Just had to give the shortcut an icon.
Mar 24 '06 #3

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