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I'm trying to distribute a Game, I made a shortcut so that people don't have to go searching through the game files to look for it.

However, when another computer attempts to open the shortcut it doesn't open, instead it asks for a Network Password & Username (something like that), please help!

Extra Info:

  • Using Python (2.7)
  • Tried IExpress, Doesn't Do What I Need
  • Tried Making Installer In Python - Doesn't Work

I'm thinking that I might need a program to create a shortcut, but I don't know.

Shortcut Code:

Target: "C:\Users\Name\Desktop\Project Battle\Project Battle Debug_Build V1.5\Game\Game.exe"

Start In: "C:\Users\Name\Desktop\Project Battle\Project Battle Debug_Build V1.5\Game"
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  • What is the shortcut? – Eli Sadoff Jul 06 '16 at 19:44
  • I'm assuming you mean, what type of shortcut is it? It's an Icon Shortcut (Not An Internet Shortcut) Also I made the shortcut which might mean that other pcs cannot open - but I really don't know. – A Display Name Jul 06 '16 at 19:44
  • No, I mean what is the code for the shortcut? It's going to be very hard to fix this if we can't see that code/no one will help without the code. – Eli Sadoff Jul 06 '16 at 19:45
  • I'll add it to the question XD – A Display Name Jul 06 '16 at 19:46
  • Well the first issue I see is that in python you must use `\\ ` where there is a `\ ` because it reads `\ ` as an escape character so fix that, and see what's happening. – Eli Sadoff Jul 06 '16 at 19:49
  • I don't think that will solve it, I think it is because the shortcut roots to my username, so on other PC's who don't have my username it won't run - so how will I fix that? - – A Display Name Jul 06 '16 at 19:51
  • You can use `%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\Desktop\...`. – Eli Sadoff Jul 06 '16 at 19:52
  • Ok, where do i put that, target or start in? or both? – A Display Name Jul 06 '16 at 19:53
  • Are users guaranteed to place your game folder at a specific location on their file system? If not, you might need a [relative windows shortcut](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1169556/making-a-windows-shortcut-start-relative-to-where-the-folder-is#8163798). – das-g Jul 06 '16 at 20:19

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