All Questions
347
questions
5
votes
3
answers
3k
views
How to view advertised shortcut
I just learned about advertised shortcuts in Windows. But, I can't find any info on how to view what it's pointing at, what it will execute on double click. Is there a way to modify it, or change it's ...
- 167
11
votes
12
answers
28k
views
How to copy files pointed to (not the shortcut files themselves)
I have a folder containing shortcuts that point to files that are located in various directories and drives. I would like to copy the files pointed to (NOT the
shortcut files themselves) to a single ...
- 316
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Set Windows Explorer start folder to sub-folder of Desktop
How can I set the start folder in the Windows Explorer to a sub-folder of the Desktop?
I know this has been asked in a subtlely different way before (Change the folder that Windows Explorer starts at)...
2
votes
3
answers
3k
views
Create shortcut key in Windows XP to a String (text)
one of my friends asked me yesterday if there was some way for him to create a shortcut key and attached it to his E-mail addressee (thus a string or text).
Example: In a document, mail, webpage, etc....
- 981
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Windows XP shortcut to open a html file in IE
Is there a way to create a shortcut that launches a html file in IE, instead of the default browser which is associated to the html file extension?
I'm trying to open my target https://CA01A0811:8333/...
- 595
3
votes
2
answers
11k
views
Creating a shortcut to a program on thumb drive without drive letter [duplicate]
Is there a way to create a shortcut to an EXE on a USB thumb drive that will work no matter what drive letter is assigned to the thumb drive?
I have a program in a folder on a thumb drive. I want to ...
- 1,389
30
votes
3
answers
92k
views
Where do Start Menu\All Programs shortcuts reside?
What is the Windows 7 equivalent of each these Windows XP locations?
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\
C:\Documents ...
- 15.8k
6
votes
2
answers
6k
views
Create a Link to Resource Monitor
I'm running windows 7 and I want to create a link to the resource monitor that I can place anywhere. But all I've been able to do was pin it to the taskbar and not the start menu. Is there a command ...
- 8,788
21
votes
1
answer
84k
views
Setting a shortcut to trigger task scheduler
I wanted to disable the UAC popup box when running the command prompt as admin, but this didn't work for me. What did work, was setting the task scheduler to run it as admin given a specific trigger. ...
- 8,788
1
vote
2
answers
292
views
Minimizing Window in shortcut -Vista
Is there a way to assign a shortcut for Minimizing a window the Alt-Space-n sequence in just one keyboardshortcut?
- 1,487
4
votes
2
answers
146
views
Simulating Menu button?
I'm using an IBM ThinkPad keyboard, the one with TrackPoint and without any Windows keys. Since Win-keys tend to be quiet useful, I've remapped left Ctrl to work as Win button, Caps Lock to be my Ctrl ...
8
votes
12
answers
34k
views
Can I create a shortcut to a Windows directory?
I would like a quick command line-based way to get to a directory I use all the time. Is there a way to create some kind of alias in Windows so that I can type, for example, VS08P at a command prompt ...
- 335
3
votes
3
answers
3k
views
Is it possible to create a shortcut to a Window console app that starts hidden?
I'd like to start a console app upon startup, but I'd like it not to clutter the taskbar with a cmd.exe item. The options I have when editing a shortcut are only "Normal window", "Minimized", and "...
- 2,773
127
votes
4
answers
439k
views
How to add command line options to shortcut?
How can I add command line options to an executable in a shortcut in Windows XP?
For example in the shortcut properties in target I have:
"c:\path\to\exe\pogram.exe"
I want to add some options:
"c:...
- 1,401
8
votes
4
answers
7k
views
Portable Shortcuts on Windows
I can't figure out how to create shortcuts that don't care where they are mounted. For example, on my flash drive, I want to run CCleaner or Notepad++ in my college classroom. The problem is, a ...
- 133