I need a TS Shortcut to exe on desktop

[mrbean]

I've seen in the TestStand Deployment the option (checkbox) to Create a Program Item. I don't want my testexec to start right away. What I really need is an icon on the desktop. How do I create a desktop icon (shortcut) to the exe that gets created during the installation?

[tbob]

After deploying, open windows explorer and navigate to the exe file. Right click on the filename and select Send To -> Desktop (create shortcut).

[mrbean]

Is there no way to have the deployment do that automatically?

[tbob]

I've seen this done with some other installer tools, but I don't think the TS Deployment tool does this. Maybe you could deploy using TestStand, then use one of the installer tools that can do this to create an install file that deploys the TS Deployed files and create the shortcut. In other words, use the TS Deployer, then create an install file with the newly deployed files. Use the final install file to deploy to all other machines. A google search for Installer or Package Install might lead to one that performs this action.

[tbob]

Look at this package installer, it can create shortcuts on the desktop.