you guys are all barking up the wrong Brian fart i think.
Mac,
you are trying to create a shortcut to start Aces High from the instalation zipped file.
this AH2023 file is nothing but an instalation .exe
after you install Aces High through this AH2023 file, delete it, or hide it. you wont ever need it again, unless you plan to reinstall again before the next update.
Your Solution:
you need to go into START MENU/PROGRAMS/ACESHIGH2. now on the 'ACESHIGH2' icon that you would use to start the game (the top one with the red/black logo) RIGHT CLICK, look down the list and click CREATE SHORTCUT.
now this will create a duplicate in the same menu as the first one. simply click and drag this from the menu to the desktop and theres ya desktop shortcut.
i think thats what you meant anyhow.
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