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Windows Installer should offer to create a desktop icon #1640

Open bb30994 opened 3 years ago

bb30994 commented 3 years ago

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Many users elect to have FAH NOT start on bootup. The startup script is often not found since the desktop is generally opened by default. The initial CWD ends up not being used leading to a variety of permission problems. ---- ## Describe the Feature When the Windows installation is completed, offer to place a FAHClient-startup icon on the desktop, especially if they elected to NOT start FAHClient automatically. ---- ## Context Installing or reinstalling FAH on Windows. ----
bb30994 commented 3 years ago

Perhaps this is a bigger issue.
Consider the Linux issue reported here https://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=37046

The value in the initial CWD should be a global variable in all OSs so that all of the executables use the same setting no matter how the installation was performed.