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Conditional Install of Desktop and Quick Launch Shortcuts        
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With a Setup project created using Visual Studio .NET 2003 it is easy to add a Desktop shortcut to your application. But creating a shortcut based on a condition is not supported. Also, adding a shortcut in the Quick Launch bar is not supported. This article shows you how you can allow the user to choose whether to add these shortcuts. While developing this solution, I also needed to overcome a limitation with the System.Environment.GetFolderPath method and the System.Environment.SpecialFolder enumeration. These only provide the location of the current user's Desktop, not the location of the All Users' Desktop, required for an "Everyone" ins..

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