Desktop Icons

[spelltwister]

Hey everyone,

Quick question. The guy I'm working with right now is telling me our software is completely worthless if we cannot add a desktop icon. Now I'm trying to explain to him that ClickOnce doens't allow me to create a desktop icon during install with the option to not have one like a typical installer. He insists that we have to put in a desktop icon.

Does anyone have any good sources for whether desktop icons are really that big of a deal. I mean comeon, people can make their own icon if they need it that badly....

Mike

[RobDog888]

No, they are not a big deal at all. I guess that guy doesnt know how to make one that will reside in the All Users Desktops folder? You could have your code create one but it would be just for that users profile.

If any software I install has the option for creating a desktop icon I always uncheck it. If it automatically ads one then I usually dont like that it didnt even let me choose. So I go and delete it. I like my desktop clean and clutter free otherwise its of no use to have so many as its harder to find what you need.

[sparrow1]

Hey everyone,

Quick question. The guy I'm working with right now is telling me our software is completely worthless if we cannot add a desktop icon. Now I'm trying to explain to him that ClickOnce doens't allow me to create a desktop icon during install with the option to not have one like a typical installer. He insists that we have to put in a desktop icon.

Does anyone have any good sources for whether desktop icons are really that big of a deal. I mean comeon, people can make their own icon if they need it that badly....

Mike

Hi Mike,

Here's a link how to play and create some Desktop Icons;

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...AboutIcons.asp

http://www.entity.cc/create-desktop-icon.php

Hope it helps,

sparrow1