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I prefer it in a task view.<br />
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Just open the Visual Studio. Right click on the icon in the task view and select pin to task view.<br />
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Hope it helps !
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I prefer it in a task view.

Just open the Visual Studio. Right click on the icon in the task view and select pin to task view.

Hope it helps !

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use %USERPROFILE%/desktop as path to get desktop path and can use vbscript to automate this<br />
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link.vbs<br />
//////////////////////////<wbr />//////////<wbr />//////////<wbr />//////////<wbr />//////////<wbr />///////<br />
set fs &nbsp;= CreateObject(&quot;Scripting.Fi<wbr />leSystemOb<wbr />ject&quot;)<br />
set ws &nbsp;= WScript.CreateObject(&quot;WScr<wbr />ipt.Shell&quot;<wbr />)<br />
set arg = Wscript.Arguments<br />
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linkFile = arg(0)<br />
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set link = ws.CreateShortcut(linkFile<wbr />)<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; link.TargetPath = fs.BuildPath(ws.CurrentDir<wbr />ectory, arg(1))<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; link.Save<br />
//////////////////////////<wbr />//////////<wbr />//////////<wbr />//<br />
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command from Command prompt<br />
C:\dir&gt;link.vbs ..\shortcut.txt.lnk target.txt<br />
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alternatively u can use &quot;mlink.exe&quot; command to generate symbolic link but it file system level thing not shortcut.<br />
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symbolic links is very different beast but you can try this , :)
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use %USERPROFILE%/desktop as path to get desktop path and can use vbscript to automate this

link.vbs
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
set fs  = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set ws  = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set arg = Wscript.Arguments

linkFile = arg(0)

set link = ws.CreateShortcut(linkFile)
    link.TargetPath = fs.BuildPath(ws.CurrentDirectory, arg(1))
    link.Save
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command from Command prompt
C:\dir>link.vbs ..\shortcut.txt.lnk target.txt


alternatively u can use "mlink.exe" command to generate symbolic link but it file system level thing not shortcut.

symbolic links is very different beast but you can try this , :)

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So easy!!!! Thank you Scott.
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I have a simple project that users install from an exe file. It creates a click-once shortcut in a folder in their all programs list.<br />
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Does anyone know how I can create a desktop click once shortcut on install?
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I have a simple project that users install from an exe file. It creates a click-once shortcut in a folder in their all programs list.

Does anyone know how I can create a desktop click once shortcut on install?

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