"Family Tree Mike" wrote:

> I don't have VS at home. I think you create a shortcut in the file view to
> the output of your executable. You create the shortcut by right-clicking on
> the project output object. You then move the shortcut from that folder to
> the desktop folder in the same view.
>
> Again, hopefully this makes sense as I can not verify it here.
>
>
> "Joe" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am using VS2005 and am attempting to create a Setup project
> > to install my VB.NET application onto the customer's target computer.
> >
> > I am having difficulty setting the Target property for the
> > Desktop shortcut. It only allows me to select the Application
> > folder. I cannot add the actual name of the executable program after
> > that. When I install it and the user clicks on the shortcut, it opens
> > the folder where the application is installed instead of actually
> > starting the program - which is what I want it to do.
> >
> > I realize that I can manually change the target after
> > installation, but it seems like I should be able to do this from the
> > properties page in the Setup project so that no extra work is required
> > after the Setup has been executed.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to put the name of the executable in
> > the Target property?
> >
> > J