Index: install-tl
===================================================================
--- install-tl	(revision 19696)
+++ install-tl	(working copy)
@@ -861,15 +861,13 @@
 sub do_tlpdb_postactions {
   info ("running package specific postactions\n");
   # Run the post installation code in the postaction tlpsrc entries
-  # For now the option_desktop_integrations maps to both desktop
-  # and menu entries, but we can split that later
   my $usedtlpdb = $vars{'from_dvd'} ? $tlpdb : $localtlpdb;
   foreach my $package ($usedtlpdb->list_packages) {
     &TeXLive::TLUtils::do_postaction("install",
                                      $usedtlpdb->get_package($package),
                                      $vars{'option_file_assocs'},
+                                     $vars{'option_menu_integration'},
                                      $vars{'option_desktop_integration'},
-                                     $vars{'option_desktop_integration'},
                                      $vars{'option_post_code'});
   }
   info ("finished with package specific postactions\n");
@@ -1313,6 +1311,9 @@
                            && ($tlpdb->option("paper") eq "letter" ? 1 : 0);
   $vars{'option_desktop_integration'} = $tlpdb->option("desktop_integration");
   $vars{'option_desktop_integration'} = 1 if win32();
+  # we unconditionally set the menu integration, this will be done in all
+  # cases but portable use, where we sanitize it away
+  $vars{'option_menu_integration'} = 1;
   $vars{'option_path'} = $tlpdb->option("path");
   $vars{'option_path'} = 0 if !defined($vars{'option_path'});
   $vars{'option_path'} = 1 if win32();
@@ -1496,6 +1497,7 @@
   $vars{'option_path'}                &&= !$vars{'portable'};
   $vars{'option_file_assocs'}         &&= !$vars{'portable'};
   $vars{'option_desktop_integration'} &&= !$vars{'portable'};
+  $vars{'option_menu_integration'}    &&= !$vars{'portable'};
 }
 
 sub prepare_installation {
@@ -1635,6 +1637,7 @@
     $previoustlpdb->option_pkg("00texlive.installation",
                                "create_formats");
   $vars{'option_desktop_integration'} = 1 if win32();
+  $vars{'option_menu_integration'} = 1 if win32();
   $vars{'option_path'} =
     $previoustlpdb->option_pkg("00texlive.installation",
                                "path");
Index: texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgrgui.pl
===================================================================
--- texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgrgui.pl	(revision 19696)
+++ texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgrgui.pl	(working copy)
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
 
     if (win32()) {
       push @config_set_l,
-        $back_config_set->Label(-text => __("Create shortcuts in menu and on desktop"), -anchor => "w");
+        $back_config_set->Label(-text => __("Create shortcuts on the desktop"), -anchor => "w");
       push @config_set_m,
         $back_config_set->Label(-textvariable => \$changeddefaults{"desktop_integration"}{'display'});
       push @config_set_r,
Index: texmf/scripts/texlive/NEWS
===================================================================
--- texmf/scripts/texlive/NEWS	(revision 19696)
+++ texmf/scripts/texlive/NEWS	(working copy)
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 <li>set LESS='-R' and unset LESSOPEN and LESSPIPE in the environment
     before calling pod2usage.
 <li>don't load the remote db if tlmgr update is called without arguments
+<li>menu shortcuts are installed unconditionally, the desktop_integration
+    option only controls shortcuts on the desktop (W32)
 
 tlmgr rev 19414 (TeX Live 2010 Release Version)
 
Index: tlpkg/TeXLive/TLConfig.pm
===================================================================
--- tlpkg/TeXLive/TLConfig.pm	(revision 19696)
+++ tlpkg/TeXLive/TLConfig.pm	(working copy)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
       "Create formats on installation" ],
   "desktop_integration" =>
     [ "b", 1, "desktop_integration",
-      "Create shortcuts (menu and desktop) in postinst" ],
+      "Create shortcuts on the desktop in postinst" ],
   "file_assocs" =>
     [ "n:0..2", 1, "fileassocs",
       "Change file associations in postinst" ],