Visual Studio: Conditionally Create Shortcuts in Setup Project?

Question

I am working on a Setup Project in Visual Studio, and I would like the user to be able to specify whether to create a Desktop Shortcut and/or a Start Menu shortcut to the program by using checkboxes.

I am able to have the installer to create working shortcuts in the appropriate locations, and I added a dialog containing checkboxes to the installer; however, I am unable to have the creation (or lack thereof) of these shortcuts connected to the status of these checkboxes.

I'm assuming that I need to set "Condition" properties, but I'm not sure of the specific syntax. Is this possible, and if so, how would I go about accomplishing this?

Answer 1

This is not possible.

Look here Microsoft Forum for a reply from Microsoft in April of this year covering the same problem as yours.