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I have made it worked. &nbsp;I followed different approach to build the installer and it worked fine. &nbsp;I used to use the Setup Wizard to make the installer but I changed to make the installer using the Setup Project. &nbsp;Thank you for replying my question. &nbsp;
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I have made it worked.  I followed different approach to build the installer and it worked fine.  I used to use the Setup Wizard to make the installer but I changed to make the installer using the Setup Project.  Thank you for replying my question.  

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I am building an installer for a Windows form application in VB.NET. &nbsp;I use the Setup Wizard to build the installer. &nbsp;The installer just has a plain generic look of a windows form for the shortcut on user's desktop. &nbsp;I have not found any instruction that shows how to add an image icon for the short cut. &nbsp;Anybody has information how to do this, please give me a hint. &nbsp;Also, the app.config file shows up on the desktop as well. That is kind of odd to have configuration file appears on the desktop together with the shortcut icon. &nbsp;Any body knows how to not to show it there and the shortcut still works. &nbsp;Thanks.
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I am building an installer for a Windows form application in VB.NET.  I use the Setup Wizard to build the installer.  The installer just has a plain generic look of a windows form for the shortcut on user's desktop.  I have not found any instruction that shows how to add an image icon for the short cut.  Anybody has information how to do this, please give me a hint.  Also, the app.config file shows up on the desktop as well. That is kind of odd to have configuration file appears on the desktop together with the shortcut icon.  Any body knows how to not to show it there and the shortcut still works.  Thanks.

Make image icon short cut for Windows installer

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