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Re: A change to startxwin.bat...


Best way is a provision in "Setup" program
That means somebody have to modify setup.exe.

Alternative is to add a new package which just installs shortcuts
so while installing users can check or uncheck it

Cheers
Biju

--- Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 May 2003, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> 
> > Biju,
> >
> > Biju wrote:
> >
> > > I also make a shortcut to startxwin.bat with run in "Minimized" mode
> > > to avoid the flashing of console window at startup.
> > >
> > > I wonder why not post-install or setup program create shortcuts
> > > at desktop and startup menu while installing
> > >
> >
> > No reason other than the fact that no one has done this yet.
> >
> > Harold
> 
> If you intend to do it, *please* don't do this in a postinstall script!
> Postinstall scripts have no way of communicating with the user, and I, for
> one, get annoyed when software messes up my desktop/start menu *without
> asking me*.  If you want to provide such functionality, please include a
> config script that will be run separately by the user.
> 	Igor
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