Actual Installer allows you to create any number of shortcuts, so that end users can easily access your application and its associated files (e.g. Help, Uninstaller etc.).

Program Group

The name of the program's shortcuts folder in the Programs menu.

Use all users Start menu

By default, <ProgramsMenu> refers to the Start menu of the user that runs the installation. When this option is selected, the common Start menu is used instead.

Destination

Specify a folder where a shortcut will be created.

Shortcut Name

The shortcut name without the .lnk extension.

Example: My Program

Target File

The name of the file being launched.

Description

In the Description field, you can add a shortcut description.

Parameters

The Parameters setting specifies the command line parameters passed to the link target when this shortcut is executed. This is an optional field.

Working Dir

This setting specifies the working folder of the Link target. This is an optional field.

Icon File

This setting specifies the icon used for the shortcut. If none is specified, the first icon of the executable (or the registered icon for the file type if the file is not executable) is used. This file can be an icon file (.exe), an executable containing icons or a DLL containing icons.

Icon Index

This setting specifies the index of the icon in an icon file if the file contains more than one icon resource. Normally, you want to leave this as zero.

Show

The window state at startup.