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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:53:40 -0700
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According to Gary on 2/18/2010 3:49 AM:
> Is it already possible to somehow save the value of the "Create Shortcut
> on Desktop" checkbox? If not, would it be possible to add this feature
> at some point (yeah, I know, PGA/TC :-) ? I'm sure I'm not the only one
> who doesn't want a shortcut and is getting fed up with having to uncheck
> the box every time.

I would also like such a patch.  But in the meantime, I simply created a
.bat file that calls setup.exe with the correct command-line options to
deselect the checkbox, and use the batch file instead of the raw executable.

--=20
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net


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