Create a Desktop Shortcut

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How to create a desktop shortcut of a program in VB.NET?

Posted 7-Jun-10 21:00pm

jleonorlane

Updated 7-Jun-10 21:21pm

Nuri Ismail

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Wayne Gaylard 8-Jun-10 3:25am

I think you need to give us more information. Would you like to create a shortcut when installing the application? If so, how are you deploying your app? Otherwise when would you like to create the shortcut?

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Nuri Ismail · Answer 1 · 2010-06-07T21:16:00

Solution 1

You can use Windows Script Host Object Model[^] to create shortcuts.
See this[^] article and also this[^] thread for details. :)

Posted 7-Jun-10 21:16pm

Nuri Ismail