Comments on: Creating Application Shortcuts for Click-Once Applications http://www.edwardstafford.com/2007/05/03/no-shortcuts-to-creating-shortcuts/ Technologist, Artist, and Geek Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:25:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jack http://www.edwardstafford.com/2007/05/03/no-shortcuts-to-creating-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-4440 Jack Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:41:37 +0000 http://www.edwardstafford.com/blog/?p=8#comment-4440 I found this blog useful: http://dipeshavlani.blogspot.com/2009/05/clickonce-and-startup-on-windows-logon.html I found this blog useful:
http://dipeshavlani.blogspot.com/2009/05/clickonce-and-startup-on-windows-logon.html

]]> By: Ed Stafford http://www.edwardstafford.com/2007/05/03/no-shortcuts-to-creating-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-3260 Ed Stafford Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:33:12 +0000 http://www.edwardstafford.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3260 @Richard Thanks for your input regarding Vista. Much appreciated. @Richard
Thanks for your input regarding Vista. Much appreciated.

]]> By: Richard http://www.edwardstafford.com/2007/05/03/no-shortcuts-to-creating-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-3258 Richard Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:35:39 +0000 http://www.edwardstafford.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3258 This does not currently work on Vista, XP however works great. I've even tried making a separate launcher exe as i have read others successfully used but with no luck. This does not currently work on Vista, XP however works great. I’ve even tried making a separate launcher exe as i have read others successfully used but with no luck.

]]> By: Ed Stafford http://www.edwardstafford.com/2007/05/03/no-shortcuts-to-creating-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-3174 Ed Stafford Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:59:16 +0000 http://www.edwardstafford.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3174 David, Thanks for your comment. I'm happy you found the info here to be helpful. That's an interesting idea about detecting how the app is launched. To be honest, I'm not sure if there is a way to do that, but it may be worth looking in to. Thanks for the suggestion. I am curious about the "trivial" errors you were seeing. The samples were cut directly from my working application. Could possibly be specific to the design differences between your application and the samples here, or maybe a different .NET version? This was created for the 2.0 framework. Anyway, thanks again for you input. David,
Thanks for your comment. I’m happy you found the info here to be helpful.
That’s an interesting idea about detecting how the app is launched. To be honest, I’m not sure if there is a way to do that, but it may be worth looking in to. Thanks for the suggestion.

I am curious about the “trivial” errors you were seeing. The samples were cut directly from my working application. Could possibly be specific to the design differences between your application and the samples here, or maybe a different .NET version? This was created for the 2.0 framework.

Anyway, thanks again for you input.

]]> By: David Karlin http://www.edwardstafford.com/2007/05/03/no-shortcuts-to-creating-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-3173 David Karlin Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:31:22 +0000 http://www.edwardstafford.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3173 This worked very well for me (there were a couple of trivial errors cutting and pasting the code, but nothing to worry about; I can give details if you want), so thanks very much for the clear and detailed post. Haven't tried Vista yet. A question about a possible additional feature: I would like to run the main window of my app minimised to the system tray when starting from boot, but opened normally if started manually. This requires the app to know whether or not it has been launched from the startup link. Do you have any idea on how to do this? Thanks This worked very well for me (there were a couple of trivial errors cutting and pasting the code, but nothing to worry about; I can give details if you want), so thanks very much for the clear and detailed post. Haven’t tried Vista yet.

A question about a possible additional feature: I would like to run the main window of my app minimised to the system tray when starting from boot, but opened normally if started manually. This requires the app to know whether or not it has been launched from the startup link. Do you have any idea on how to do this?

Thanks

]]> By: Ed Stafford http://www.edwardstafford.com/2007/05/03/no-shortcuts-to-creating-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-3118 Ed Stafford Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:05:14 +0000 http://www.edwardstafford.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3118 Alex, The appref-ms file is provided by the click-once install so you do not include it with your project. I don't have a Vista system to test this on, but if you are having trouble getting this to work, I'd start by making sure you have all your Project Properties set correctly, (see notes in the code samples), and you are referencing your paths correctly. I would love to hear back from you if you are able to sort it out. Alex,

The appref-ms file is provided by the click-once install so you do not include it with your project.

I don’t have a Vista system to test this on, but if you are having trouble getting this to work, I’d start by making sure you have all your Project Properties set correctly, (see notes in the code samples), and you are referencing your paths correctly. I would love to hear back from you if you are able to sort it out.

]]> By: Alex Taylor http://www.edwardstafford.com/2007/05/03/no-shortcuts-to-creating-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 Alex Taylor Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:11:01 +0000 http://www.edwardstafford.com/blog/?p=8#comment-2947 The same appref-ms file will work on any computer. It's ok if you include it in the project I think. Maybe this is specific to vista or maybe just me, but I can't get windows to execute my appref-ms file in the startup folder. Maybe it only looks for .LNKs or something? The same appref-ms file will work on any computer. It’s ok if you include it in the project I think.

Maybe this is specific to vista or maybe just me, but I can’t get windows to execute my appref-ms file in the startup folder. Maybe it only looks for .LNKs or something?

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