title: Web Start Application built on NetBeans Platform doesn't create desktop shortcut & start menu item
body: <p>I've created a NetBeans Platform application that is launched using Java Web Start. I built the WAR file using the 'Build JNLP Application'-command in Netbeans 6.8.</p>
  
  <p>I've added a desktop shortcut and menu item to the JNLP file, but for some reason, these are not created when the application is launched.</p>
  
  <p>However, when I go to:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Control Panel -> Java -> Temporary
    Internet Files -> View -> Select my
    application > Click 'Install shortcuts
    to the selected application'</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>the desktop and menu shortcuts are created correctly.</p>
  
  <p>Also, in the Java Console, the Shortcut Creation option is set to the following (the default, I presume):</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Prompt user if hinted</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Below is a snippet of my JNLP file:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;jnlp spec="6.0+" codebase="$$codebase"&gt;   
        &lt;information&gt;
           &lt;title&gt;${app.title}&lt;/title&gt;
           &lt;vendor&gt;SomeVendor (Pty) Ltd&lt;/vendor&gt;
           &lt;description&gt;Some description&lt;/description&gt;
           &lt;icon href="${app.icon}"/&gt;      
           &lt;shortcut online="true"&gt;
              &lt;desktop/&gt;
              &lt;menu submenu="MyApp"/&gt;
           &lt;/shortcut&gt;   
        &lt;/information&gt;
        ...
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm stumped. Does anybody have an explanation for this?
  Thanks</p>
  
  <p>PS This is on both Windows XP and Windows 7. NetBeans version: 6.8</p>