Installation Options (Desktop, Start Menu)

[meskibob]

With most apps that have an .exe installer, I expect options to enable/disable the Start Menu folder, the Desktop shortcut, and the Quick Launch shortcut, but no such options are currently available with the PMS installer.

[moshjahan]

An install point option to create an entry in Windows registry to run the application on logon would be nice too. (As in not using not using Start menu Startup group.) Yes, it can be installed as a Windows service, but I prefer to have it running on a desktop for remote admin.

[meskibob]

Bump

[marco275]

With most apps that have an .exe installer, I expect options to enable/disable the Start Menu folder, the Desktop shortcut, and the Quick Launch shortcut, but no such options are currently available with the PMS installer.

Why? You can add or remove them manualy after installation, all this implementations will result in a bulky application eventualy.

[meskibob]

Why? You can add or remove them manualy after installation, all this implementations will result in a bulky application eventualy.

a)I don't have any icons on my desktop or quick launch, so it's annoying to remove them when updating applications, especially when it's something like PMS that is receiving fairly regular beta updates. I added Start Menu for completeness as I know other people that keep that fairly clean.
b) It would affect the size of the download (the exe installer), not the actual application size
c) I'm pretty sure adding three toggles to an existing installer window doesn't really add that much bulk, considering almost all programs now do this and it's just a couple of boolean checkboxes.
You're already adding the bulk by using a self-extracting install instead of just using a zip file, so you might as well add in the couple of customization options to make picky users like me happy. But that's just my $.02

[NaDs]

+1

i would love to see this in my startup programs, and be able to have the option in the installation

[masterzxz]

+1

i would love to see this in my startup programs, and be able to have the option in the installation

Like this?:

http://www.masterzxz.com/projects.php