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Anadolu
Level 5
‎Feb 19, 2015 12:10 PM

How to create a program icon on the desktop for all users

Hello,

My installation (IS LE on VS 2010/2013) creates a program icon on the desktop for all users. But it does only for the person who installed the program not any other user who logs on to this computer! How can I make it to create a program icon that will appear on all users' desktops? Thank you.
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Anadolu
Level 5
‎Feb 19, 2015 01:01 PM

I found out that if I place the program icon manually in the C:\Users\Public\Desktop folder, it appears on all users' desktop as needed. But how can I instruct IS to do that?
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DLee65
Level 13
‎Feb 19, 2015 02:04 PM

I am not sure of InstallShield LE, but for Basic MSI you have to set the property ALLUSERS=1 and that should place the icon correctly for you.

You should be able to look this property up on MSDN to get all of the details of what it affects. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367559(v=vs.85).aspx
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