shell object

About this tag
The shell object is a component used in Windows scripting, particularly in VBScript, to interact with the Windows shell. In the context of Windows 7, users have reported issues with the shell object's NameSpace method when renaming mapped drives via login scripts. Specifically, the line 'shellObj.NameSpace(driveLetter).Self.Name = drvName' works in Windows XP but fails to rename drives in Windows 7. This tag covers troubleshooting such scripting behavior, including differences between Windows versions and seeking documentation for Windows 7 scripting.
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    Windows 8 Start Screen Pinner

    Hello, I am Sergey Tkachenko from winaero.com. Let me introduce here my latest project It is the Start Screen Pinner - software which allows to pin almost anything to the Windows 8 Start Screen :02.47-tranquillity: You may use Start Screen Pinner for the following tasks: to pin ANY...
    • hb860
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    • control panel file management libraries pinner pinning shell object software start screen user interface windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 login script

    I have just connected a windows 7 pc to my domain and encountered a small problem with my login script. The script is a VB script and it connects the drives just as it should but the line: "shellObj.NameSpace(driveLetter).Self.Name = drvName", which in windows xp renames the drive after mapping...
    • gurgel
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    • configuration documentation domain mapped drives scripting shell object troubleshooting vbscript windows 7
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    • Forum: Programming and Scripting