Desktop Icon

If you use this feature, the installer will create a desktop-icon for your application. You must enter the Name of the desktop-icon (don't enter a path and don't append ".lnk" !!!) and the Target File you want this icon to refer to (full path!).

Stratmenu Entry

If you use this feature, the installer will create a startmenu-entry for your application in the Programs menu. Use the Folder filed to enter the name of your application's startmenu folder. Then you can specify as much shortcuts as required by clicking the Add button. Use the Target File field to enter the path to the shortcut's target file and use the Shortcut Name field to enter the shortcut's name (do *not* append ".lnk" to the name). If neccessary, you can modify or remove a shortcut by clicking the Modify/Remove button. Click the Clear button to clear the whole list.
Note: If you have enabled the Create an Uninstaller option, the installer will *always* create a shortcut to the uninstaller in you application's startmenu folder. So you don't need to do this manually!

Path Variables:

On each computer there exist so-called "special directories". These directories have a special purpose and are very important, espacially when creating installers. For example there is the Program Files directory, a directory where all applications are to be installed in.
Unfortunately the locations (paths) of all special directories can differ from computer to computer. For example the Program Files directory can be "C:\Program Files" as well as "C:\Programme" or might even be located on another drive ("D:\Program Files" or stuff).
So it's highly recommended to use "path variables" whenever it's neccessary to call special directories. Each path variable will always contain the correct location of it's corresponding special directory. For example use "<PROGRAMFILES>\My Application" instead of stuff like "C:\Program Files\My Application".
The following path variables are aviable:

<INSTDIR> The Install Directory where the application is installed in. The installer will extract all files to this directory. Usually the user chooses this directory during the installation process.

<WINDIR> The computer's Windows directory, the root directory of the Windows operating system (usually C:\Windows but detected at runtime)

<SYSDIR> The computer's System directory, the directory where system files like DLLs, drivers, or system-applications are stored in (usually C:\Windows\System32 but detected at runtime)

<TEMP> The computers's TEMP folder, a directory that should be used to store temporary files (usually C:\Windows\TEMP but detected at runtime)

<PROGRAMFILES> The computers's Program Files directory, a folder where applications should be installed to (usually C:\Program Files but detected at runtime)

<DOCUMENTS> The user's My Documents directory, a folder where personal documents should be stored at (usually C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\My Documents but detected at runtime)

<MUSIC> The user's My Music directory, a folder where audio files should be stored at (usually C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\My Documents\My Music but detected at runtime)

<PICTURES> The user's My Pictures directory, a folder where image files should be stored at (usually C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\My Documents\My Pictures but detected at runtime)

<VIDEOS> The user's My Videos directory, a folder where video files should be stored at (usually C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\My Documents\My Videos but detected at runtime)

<DESKTOP> The user's Desktop directory, a folder where the desktop items are stored at (usually C:\Windows\Desktop but detected at runtime)

<FONTS> The cimputers's Font's directory, the folder where all installed fonts are stored at (usually C:\Windows\Fonts but detected at runtime)

<COMMONFILES> The computers's Common Files directory, a folder where files that are shared across several application should be stored at (usually C:\Progarm Files\Common Files but detected at runtime)

<APPDATA> The user's Application Data directory, a folder where applications should store data that refers to the current user (usually C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data but detected at runtime)

<EXEDIR> The directory where the installer executable itself is located (detected at runtime)

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