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Asked: 2026-05-11T14:34:43+00:00

‘Regular’ windows application shortcuts have a target which is a path to an executable

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‘Regular’ windows application shortcuts have a target which is a path to an executable file. This path is visible (and editable) in the shortcut’s properties dialog.

But many shortcuts have no such path, only a (read only) application name is displayed. All the MS Office programs, for example, have such shortcuts.

How do these shortcuts work (I guess there’s a progid involved), what are their advantages over ‘regular’ shortcuts and why would I want to use such shortcuts for my own applications?

Finally, can I create such a shortcut with an installer built by a Setup Project in Visual Studio 2008?

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  1. These are ‘advertised’ shortcuts provided by MSI.

    Here’s a google search that contains some information you might find useful: Google Search

    I don’t know if you can create these via a Setup Project.

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