function createShortcuts() 
{
  var subkey;
  var valname;
  var szStartMenuPrograms;
  var szStartMenu;
  var szFolderDesktop;
  var szFolderQuickLaunch;
  var szFolderSendTo;
  var winreg;
  var fWindows;
  var fTemp;
  var fCommunicator;
  var fileExe;
  var scExeDesc;
  var scProfileDesc;
  var scProfileDescParam;
  var scFolderName;
  var fFolderDesktop;
  var fFolderPath;
  var fFolderPathStr;
  var is_winnt;
  var szCurrentVersion;

  winreg               = getWinRegistry();
  fWindows             = getFolder("Windows");
  fCommunicator        = getFolder("Communicator");
  fTemp                = fCommunicator + "$MainExeFile$";
  fileExe              = getFolder("file:///", fTemp);
  scExeDesc            = "$ProductName$";
  scProfileDesc        = "Profile Manager";
  scProfileDescParam   = "-ProfileManager";
  scFolderName         = "$ProductName$";
  if(winreg != null) 
  {
    /* determine if the script is running under NT or not */
    winreg.setRootKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
    subkey              = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion";
    valname             = "CurrentVersion";
    szCurrentVersion    = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);
    logComment("szCurrentVersion: " + szCurrentVersion);
    if((szCurrentVersion == "") || (szCurrentVersion == null))
    {
      is_winnt = false;
    }
    else
    {
      is_winnt = true;
    }

    if(is_winnt == false)
    {
      logComment("is_winnt is false: " + is_winnt);

      winreg.setRootKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER);
      subkey              = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders";
      valname             = "Programs";
      szStartMenuPrograms = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);
      valname             = "Start Menu";
      szStartMenu         = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);
      valname             = "Desktop";
      szFolderDesktop     = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);
    }
    else
    {
      logComment("is_winnt is true: " + is_winnt);

      winreg.setRootKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
      subkey              = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders";
      valname             = "Common Programs";
      szStartMenuPrograms = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);
      valname             = "Common Start Menu";
      szStartMenu         = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);
      valname             = "Common Desktop";
      szFolderDesktop     = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);
    }

    winreg.setRootKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER);
    subkey              = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders";
    valname             = "SendTo";
    szFolderSendTo      = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);

    subkey              = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\GrpConv\\MapGroups";
    valname             = "Quick Launch";
    szFolderQuickLaunch = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);

    winreg.setRootKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
    subkey              = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$\\$ProductName$\\$UserAgent$\\Main";
    valname             = "Program Folder Path";
    fFolderPathStr      = winreg.getValueString(subkey, valname);
    if((fFolderPathStr == "") || (fFolderPathStr == null))
    {
      fTemp       = szStartMenuPrograms + "\\" + scFolderName;
      fFolderPath = getFolder("file:///", fTemp);
    }
    else
    {
      /* convert the path string to a path folder object */
      fFolderPath = getFolder("file:///", fFolderPathStr);
    }
    /* convert the path string to a path folder object */
    fFolderDesktop = getFolder("file:///", szFolderDesktop);

    logComment("Folder StartMenuPrograms: " + szStartMenuPrograms);
    logComment("Folder StartMenu        : " + szStartMenu);
    logComment("Folder FolderDesktop    : " + szFolderDesktop);
    logComment("Folder FolderSendTo     : " + szFolderSendTo);
    logComment("Folder FolderQuickLaunch: " + szFolderQuickLaunch);
    logComment("fileExe                 : " + fileExe);
    logComment("fFolderPath             : " + fFolderPath);
    logComment("scExeDesc               : " + scExeDesc);
    logComment("fCommunicator           : " + fCommunicator);

    /* explicitly create the fFolderPath even though the windowsShortcut function creates the folder.
     * This is so that the folder creation gets logged for uninstall to remove it. */
    File.dirCreate(fFolderPath);

    /* create the shortcuts */
    File.windowsShortcut(fileExe, fFolderDesktop, scExeDesc,     fCommunicator,  "",                 fileExe, 0);
    File.windowsShortcut(fileExe, fFolderPath,    scExeDesc,     fCommunicator,  "",                 fileExe, 0);
    File.windowsShortcut(fileExe, fFolderPath,    scProfileDesc, fCommunicator,  scProfileDescParam, fileExe, 0);
//    File.windowsShortcut(fileExe, fFolderPath,    "Test Http",   "",             "",                 "http://sweetlou/products/client/temp/ssu", 0);

    /* set the Program Folder Path in the Mozilla key in the Windows Registry */
    winreg.setRootKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");

    valname = "CurrentVersion";
    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$\\$ProductName$";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");

    valname = "CurrentVersion";
    value   = "$UserAgent$";
    err     = winreg.setValueString(subkey, valname, value);

    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$\\$ProductName$\\$UserAgent$";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");

    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$\\$ProductName$\\$UserAgent$\\Main";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");

    valname = "Program Folder Path";
    value   = fFolderPath;
    err     = winreg.setValueString(subkey, valname, value);

  }
  else
  {
    logComment("winreg is null");
  }
}

function updateWinReg()
{
  //Notes:
  // can't use a double backslash before subkey - Windows already puts it in.
  // subkeys have to exist before values can be put in.
  var winreg = getWinRegistry();
  var subkey;  //the name of the subkey you are poking around in
  var valname; // the name of the value you want to look at
  var value;   //the data in the value you want to look at.

  if(winreg != null) 
  {
    winreg.setRootKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");

    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$\\$ProductName$";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");

    valname = "CurrentVersion";
    value   = "$UserAgent$";
    err     = winreg.setValueString(subkey, valname, value);

    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$\\$ProductName$\\$UserAgent$";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");

    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\$CompanyName$\\$ProductName$\\$UserAgent$\\Main";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");

    valname = "Install Directory";
    value   = fCommunicator;
    err     = winreg.setValueString(subkey, valname, value);

    // set the App Paths key here
    subkey  = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\$MainExeFile$";
    winreg.createKey(subkey,"");
    valname = "";
    value   = fCommunicator + "$MainExeFile$";
    err     = winreg.setValueString(subkey, valname, value);

    valname = "Path";
    value   = fCommunicator;
    err     = winreg.setValueString(subkey, valname, value);
  }
}

// main
var srDest;
var err;
var fCommunicator;
var fWindowsSystem;
var fileComponentRegStr;
var fileComponentReg;

srDest = $SpaceRequired$:bin;
err    = startInstall("$ProductName$", "Browser", "$Version$"); 
logComment("startInstall: " + err);

fCommunicator  = getFolder("Communicator");
fWindowsSystem = getFolder("Win System");
logComment("fCommunicator: " + fCommunicator);

if(verifyDiskSpace(fCommunicator, srDest) == true)
{
  setPackageFolder(fCommunicator);
  err = addDirectory("",
                     "$Version$",
                     "bin",              // dir name in jar to extract 
                     fCommunicator,      // Where to put this file (Returned from GetFolder) 
                     "",                 // subdir name to create relative to fCommunicator
                     true);              // Force Flag 
  logComment("addDirectory() of Program returned: " + err);

  // check return value
  if(!checkError(err))
  {
    fileComponentRegStr = fCommunicator + "component.reg";
    fileComponentReg    = getFolder("file:///", fileComponentRegStr);
    err                 = fileDelete(fileComponentReg);
    logComment("fileDelete() returned: " + err);

    updateWinReg();
    createShortcuts();

    /* Log the .dat files that are created post install so it can be uninstalled.
     * Since the components folder gets created (and therefore logged) during finalize
     * we need to log its creation here before the xpti files so it will get removed
     * if the xpti files were the last files in the folder */
    logComment("Create Folder: " + fCommunicator + "components");
    logComment("Installing: "    + fCommunicator + "components\\xpti.dat");
    logComment("Installing: "    + fCommunicator + "components\\xptitemp.dat");

    err = finalizeInstall(); 
    logComment("finalizeInstall() returned: " + err);
  }
}

// end main