Hello to all,

I would like to know if it is possible to create a batch file which will create a Desktop Shortcut and a Start Menu Shortcut for a game I am installing.
The game is Soldier of Fortune 2. I am doing a CD to DVD conversion of the game.
To cut a LONG story short, the DVD asks for CD1 to be inserted near the end of the install, I can cancel the install but choose not to rollback the installation thus leaving the game fully installed except for the Shortcuts I mentioned.
I don’t want to go into the full DVD conversion process, but I will if it’s needed.
What I basically want to do is maybe use a batch file to create shortcuts to the exe file which starts the game. I am ALREADY using a batch file on the DVD to start the install.
I can explain all this in more DETAIL later.
FIRSTLY, I would just like to establish if this is remotely possible?
OS is XP Pro but I would like to think if it is possible that it could work on all OS’s.

Thanks

EDIT: After searching through the hundreds of messages here I have come to the CONCLUSION I am going to need to use a script.
Any help or suggestions are still welcome! I'm not aware of a way to create shortcuts in batch language. This little script will create a shortcut for the desktop:

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set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\Notepad.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe"
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.Hotkey = "Ctrl+Alt+e"
oShellLink.IconLocation = "notepad.exe, 0"
oShellLink.Description = "Shortcut Script"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = strDesktop
oShellLink.Save


You will need to adjust the parameters to suit your needs. For shortcuts on the start menu check out: The Scripting Guy for some ideas.

Do not mix scripts with batch files (different interpreters) but there is nothing preventing you from calling a script from within a batch file or using the Run method to call a command file from within a script.

Good luck.