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The bin folder which contains your createShortcuts.exe we call the boot build, and lives wherever you want. If you launch the shortcut, it takes an executable from your boot build to initiate the launch process. During the launch process the clientConfig, etc. is downloaded from the central database. Option 2 (Database connection URL to Operator Client, see section createShortcuts application below) in the createShortcuts application if run successfully it will make:
- A shortcut in \%LOCALAPPDATA%l%LOCALAPPDATA%\fews\NAME_OF_SHORTCUT (equivalent to your FEWS Operator Client executable for previous versions, the region home)
- A shortcut on the desktop / start menu
- c:\Users\USER%USERPROFILE%\.fews\secrets\FILE_WITH_ENCRYPTED_CREDENTIALS
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