
If that is the situation, then those two target files should be in separate components, each with their own shortcut (with the appropriate version specific name). it almost seems as if you have two different target files, of which only one gets installed (based on the user's choices during the installation routine). And I say "may need to" because I'm not entirely clear on what your install looks like. I hope anybody can help me with this one.ĭynamic shortcut names are not supported by Windows Installer, so you may need to use a custom action to create the shortcut. However, I didn't manage to create the shortcut I needed. I have tried to enter the name of the version dependent shortcuts in the command line. If version B is installed, a shortcut with the version B specific name is added to the menu. If version A is installed, a shortcut with the version A specific name is added to the menu. Depending on which program version is installed, a shortcut with a specific name should be added to the program menu. My problem is that there are two different program versions that need to be installable via the same installation file. After installing the program, a shortcut should be added to the Windows program menu. I am using Install Shield 2014 and I am creating an MSI Basic project.

I have a question about creating program version dependent shortcuts in the Windows program menu.
