.net - Can I create a desktop icon for a ClickOnce application?

Question

I have read in some of the ClickOnce posts that ClickOnce does not allow you to create a desktop icon for you application. Is there any way around this?

Answer 1

It seems like there is a way to place an icon on the desktop in ClickOnce.

1. Upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 SP 1, and there will be a placed an icon on the desktop check box in the options page of the publish section of the project properties window.
2. The second option is to add code to your application that copies the shortcut to the desktop on the first run of the application. See the blog post How to add Desktop Shortcut to ClickOnce Deployment Application.