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[Bryan_73]

Hi everyone, using AdminStudio 3.5 and building an MSI for a network app. Need to know how to advertise a shortcut whose target is on a network drive. The target is an executable on the Q: drive (in our environment). I can create a shortcut to the .exe file, but need it advertised.

I try to select "advertised" when creating the shortcut, but then it defaults to the "ShortcutsComponent" component, which has no key file. If I select the executable as the key file, it adds the 1.1mb file to my package, which i don't want.

Any idea how I can advertise these shortcuts? Thanks.

[Stefan Krueger]

I believe that Windows Installer can only created advertised shortcuts to files that are included in the install.

The official solution:
You could place your setup on the Q drive and run it from there. Select "run from source" option and the file will not be copied to the local machine, but accessed from the Q drive.

A hack:
Add a dummy file with that name to your setup, make sure the destination is the Q drive, and create an advertised shortcut to that file. Select "never overewrite" to make sure the dummy file won't overwrite the real file on Q.

[Bryan_73]

Stefan, thank you for the help. I'll try both methods.