Add application shortcut to programs menu and desktop for Vista OS and above for C# windows applicat

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I have created a setup package using Visual Studio and in normal way for adding shortcut to programs menu and desktop, however in Vista , the application shortcut does not appear in the program menu or in the desktop. It works fine in XP.

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