Configure the Target System

InstallShield 2020 Express Edition

Target system configuration includes creating shortcuts, modifying the registry, configuring ODBC resources, making changes to .ini files, configuring file extensions, and setting environment variables. However, for purposes of this tutorial, you simply need to create a shortcut.

Shortcuts/Folders

The Shortcuts/Folders view lets you create application shortcuts on the target system.

To create a shortcut for your product:

1.

In the View List under Configure the Target System, click Shortcuts/Folders.

2.

In the Shortcuts explorer, right-click Programs Menu, and click New Shortcut. The Browse for Shortcut Target dialog box opens.

3.

Browse to the target destination of the Othello.exe file that you added to your project in the Files view.

4.

Name your shortcut Othello.

5.

In the Description setting, enter:

Shortcut to the Othello game

6.

In the Working Directory setting, select [INSTALLDIR].

7.

In the Run setting, select Normal Window.

8.

In the Feature setting, select Always Install.

Note:For this tutorial, you can ignore the remaining views in this step because they are irrelevant to this project. For your own projects, you may want to explore these views to see if you need to use them.

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