Creating an shortcut for all users on the desktop

I want to create a shortcut for all users on the desktop that will appear for all users that login to the computer. How is this done in Windows 7? In Widows XP this was done at the "All Users" profile, but I cannot find such a profile in Windows 7.

the users have windows vista , 7 or 8 have a chortcut i created and the users have windows xp isn't created on them desktop
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