Is VS 2005, using a standard Setup project, is there no way to apply a
condition to a shortcut? Files have a Condition property that can be used to
control whether or not to install the file, but shortcuts lack this. I'm
trying to be a good citizen and ask the user whether he wants a desktop
shortcut or not (because I HATE it when apps slap an icon on my desktop
unbidden) but I can't find an obvious way to do it.

"Jeff Johnson" wrote:

There is a condition property on the User's Desktop folder, in the File
System View. I have not tried it but I suspect that is where you put the
condition. It would be an all or nothing condition though, if you have
multiple shortcuts.

Mike

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Sounds good in theory, but check out this fun tibdit from MSDN:
Conditions apply to files and components, not to folders. You can set a
condition on a folder, but the condition will be ignored unless the folder
is empty and its AlwaysCreate property is set to True. In this case, a dummy
component will be created for the folder and the condition will be set on
that component.