making swing application to launch from desktop


I been looking into ways of making a Swing application act like a
conventional program under windows. I'd like the user to launch the
thing by double clicking an icon on the desktop, see it on his start
window, etc. I'd also like it to run without opening up a console
window when it does. In other words, the user should neither care no
know that he is running a Java application rather than anything else.

As a bonus, I'd also like to be able to do the same thing under Linux
and Mac's

Anyway, I'm not having much luck with web searches (I guess I haven't
thought of the right keywords). Can anyone offer some pointers on how
to do this?

Thanks

Gary

P.S. Happy halloween
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