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Create a shortcut in Windows on the desktop and on the start menu

Create a shortcut in Windows on the desktop and on the start menu

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'statement to Vb5stkit.dll. Stkit432.dll is for Visual Basic 4.0

Private Declare Function fCreateShellLink Lib "STKIT432.DLL" (ByVal lpstrFolderName As String, ByVal lpstrLinkName As String, ByVal lpstrLinkPath As String, ByVal lpstrLinkArgs As String) As Long




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    'Add to Desktop
    lReturn = fCreateShellLink("..\..\Desktop", _
    "Shortcut to Calculator", "c:\windows\calc.exe", "")
    
    'Add to Program Menu Group
    lReturn = fCreateShellLink("", "Shortcut to Calculator", _
    "c:\windows\calc.exe", "")
    
    'Add to Startup Group
    'Note that on Windows NT, the shortcut will not actually appear
    'in the Startup group until your next reboot.
    lReturn = fCreateShellLink("\Startup", "Shortcut to Calculator", _
    "c:\windows\calc.exe", "")